The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-09-24
SOUTH DAKOTA TOPICS.
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Lebanon-south Dakota had q large
share in both the discoveries Of the
north pole, according to the claim OF
T. H. Druen, a veterinary surgeon and
dog fancier of this place. Mr.. Druen
says that he furnished the dogs for
both the Cook and the Peary expedi-
tons, purchasing them In Bowdle,
this state.
Pierre-Governor vessey today APP
pointed as delegates to the session of
the American Mining congress which
meets at Goldfield, Nevada, September
"a to October 2, the following gentle
men: William O'Brien, Nicholas Ire
week, ST., Lead; John Brewers, War
rem Owen, Rockford; William Chris
Jensen, J. A. Clark, Rapid City.
Sioux Falls-InfOrmation has reach
ed this city of the appointment of
David D. Wipf of Pierre, as census
supervisor for the first district of
| South Dakota, comprising the terri
tory east of the Missouri river, and
G. B. Mansfield of r.apid City as
supervisor of the second district COM
prising the territory west of the Mis-
souri, river.
Deadwood-A telegram from H. J.
Mayham, the we'll known mining pro-
moter announces that by the fifteenth
of September he will be in the Black
Hills prepared to pay OF all the float
ing Indebtedness OF the Hidden For
tune and Columbus Mining companies
and to comemnce operations on both
on q large scale. Both there proper
ties though having large deposits OF
milling ore have been lying idle for
several years owing to litigation and
Indebtedness.
Menno-Chris Ulmer, a well known
farmer Of this vicinity, is the water
melon king Of this part of the state.
He is at present marketing his melon
crop, to which ne devoted ccnsidera-
BILE acreage this Isl From
acre he sold melons this cas- to the
value of 500, which pays the price
of the land about twice owe Ulmer
does not place mis- entire reliance on
melons, however, rs he recently COM
pleted threshing 1850 bushels OF wheat
and 5000 bushels OF oats and barley.
Sioux Falls-A movement has been
started in this city to have a reunion
OF all old citizens who have been con-
J tinuous residents for 80 or more
years. 1t has been a great surprise
to those specially interested to find
the list is large. One old pioneer has
come to the surface who has not even
been outside the city limits but once
during that period, and although Sioux
Falls has six distinct railroad lines
this party has never been on but one
train-the one on which she arrived
in the city.
Gregory-The filing Of the last 1000
of the 5000 people who drew home
steads in the coded portions of Trip
county at the government land lot
terry, now is in progress before the
United States land officers at this
place. For several weeks before the
date fixed for the filing to commence
the holders OF the lucky numbers Wis
tied all portions of the coded lands.
and while the best of the land had
previously been filed upon, there are
many fine quarter sections left that
will be very valuable when patented.
Pierre.-Governor Wesley today re-
ceived notification that the forest re-
serve fund which will be lue this
state for h sales of timber last year
will be $10,49S.38. This will be d.
and the Sioux reserve, that being
included in the Short Pine, Slim Butte
and Cave Hills reserves, all in that
county. The rest of the fund will be
divided among the Black Hills coun
ties which are within the forest re-
serve. Nearly ten thousand dollars
of the fund will go to the Black Hills
reserve and about eight hundred dol
lars will go to Harding county as its
share.
Sioux Falls-South Dakota has this
year produced over two hundred mil
lions Of new wealth, and Is fast coming
to the point where the total Droduc-
tion will amount to . quarter Of . bill
lion. This il certainly going some"
for q state which has only q little over
half a million Of people. In q single
year the bank deposits in the state
have increased by as much as eleven
millions Of dollars. In 1898 they were
about ten millions. It Is no wonder
that people are CRAZY to get hold Of
South Dakota land.
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Custer-The paint industry in the
Black Hills bids fair to be q growing
industry. The paint factory at this
place is now running and turning out
q fair amount of product. The plant
has two down draft kilns In which
the red rematite Of iron IL burned be-
fore being crushed to a powder. The
plant has . capacity Of about four
carloads q month, and are now engag-
ed In preparing q shipment. It is ex-
pected that other shipments will now
follow regularly. Near the Book ranch