The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-03
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WAS TOTALLY BLIND
8. A. Carleton. the rs year old
father of Jerry Carleton. the popular
Deputy U. S. Marshall of Sioux Falls.
has been totally blind for two years.
He was recently operated on by the
Drs. Stevenson, of Sioux Falls. and
now has his sight fully restored.
Chamberlain The Catholics Of
Wagner. one of the prosperous towns
Of Charles Mix county. have decided
to erect what will without douh.
n of the finest church buildings
in that part of the state. The new
edifce will cost about $4,000 and
belongs to the Wagner Catholic So
ciety.
Aberdeen-A movement is under
way to establish a Young Mems Chris
tan association in Aberdeen. The
new Methodist church is fully equip
ped with gymnasium, plunge baths,
reading rooms and other facilities for
such an organization, and the demo-
mination has offered the use of the
building to the organization should it
be started.
Mitchell-the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st Paul road is having its annual
trouble with the pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river at Chamberlain.
and twice within the past week trai-
fc has been stopped. The draw Of
the bridge has been opened to let
the flowing ice going through and
1t was impossible to close 1t each time
for several days.
Sioux Falls-The plans are fully
matured for the erection in this city
during the coming six months of a
500, 900 addition to the present rack
ing plant operated BY the Norrell
Packing Co.. giving this tonce'n a
capacity of 1000 hogs per day. This
city feels considerably elated over tbs
Improvement to a leading industry.
Huron-TFe annual meeting of the
Federation Council of the Churches o.
Christ in South Dakota. meets in HUI
ron, South Dakota, on Thursday. De-
cember IA. Members elected or APP
pointed by their respective denomina-
lions and those interested will please
take notice. The program is beng
prepared by the executive committee.
Belle Observation-Disclosures of the
Commercial club are meeting with
success in raising the necessary sub
scribed funds for the erection OF the
new 100000 hotel that it to be put up
here by Hugh M, Vance of White
Owl. and il is expected that work
will shortly be commenced. The build
ing is to be L shaped and of three
stories and VIII fill a long felt want.
Deadwood-The $500 employees Of
the Homestake Mining at
Lead will not be given a chance to
down indefinitely. This action is not
a surprise as all Indications for the
past few days pointed to a shutdown.
The point OF dispute was the question
as to whether Lead should be a union
or q n%on-union camp. 1t having been
an open shop town until the miners
decided they would not work with the
non-union men after November %.
Doland-The old artesian we'll
which since early days has supplied
the people Of this place with water
for fire protection and domestic nur-
noses, has suddenly ceased to flow.
the cosing evidently hoving rusted out
permitting the water to escape before
It reaches the surface Of the ground.
Fortunately a new well had been
sunk and this will afford fire pro-
lection and supplies for domestic uses
in future. An effort will be made to
restore the old we'll to its ola-time
immense flow by sinking new casing.
The old we'll was one OF the first ar
tesian we'll sunk in this part of the
state, 1t having been drilled at a time
when 1t was extremely doubtful
whether the great artesian basin un-
deriving portions Of South iakota
could be struck this far north in the
state.
Yankton-The Clay creek drainage
ditch which will reclaim several thor
sane acres of land in the eastern rart
Of the county is about completed at a
cost of $4,000 to the adjoining land
owners but the value of the ditch has
already demonstrated itself to such an
extent that several %eptitions are be.
ing arranged for submission to the
commissioners of Clay and Yanktor
counties for further Improvement
along these lines looking to the re
elamation OF several more thousandi
sf acres Of land which during the rast
seasons Of excessive rainfall has moi
besE tillable. I