The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-07-23
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History h the
State.
State.

Deadwood.-Lawren county off,
cials here will propose to the voters
the establishment of a county insane
asylum.
Sioux Falls.-The county commits
sioners of Potter county will submit
they wish their town to be incorporat-
ed as = city or not.
Watertown. A train Of seven
coaches will leave this city for La
Beau, the Missouri river terminal OF
the Minneapolis & st. Louis, July a..
with load of local trade junketers.
Watertown. The South Dakota
state board Of medical examiners, in
session in this city, reelected DR.. L..
G.. Hill, OF Watertown, president; DR..
Graves. Hurley. vice-president. and
DR.. Freyburg, Mitchell, secretary.
Pierre.-Charles Williams and Har-
ry Middaugh were arrested by Stan
ley county officers, and are being held
In Jail at Fort Pierre for officers from
Nebraska who want them on charge
of stealing horses from Fred Ogden,
at Mills, Neb.
Aberdeen.-H. A. Way, who has con-
Quoted a business college here for
twenty-one years, has sold the school
to w. Maclay Oates, of Grand Forks,
N. D., who has taken possession. Mr..
Way has purchased the Record at
Dodge Center, Mimi.
Volga-The third district medical
association held a meeting here.
There were present Drs. Miller, Boy
den. Stahl and Roys, of Brookings;
DR.. Hopkins, of Arlington; Drs. Hav.
erman and Dyar. of DeSmet. and Drs.
Scanlan and Torwick. Of Volga.
Pierre.-The body Of Irving Ross
Smith, who went by the name Of
Charlie Ross, here, was taken out Of
the river. and is being held for in
structions from his mother, who is
somewhere in North Dakota. Smith
was drowned early last week, two
miles up the river.
.Milbank.-Henry 8. Volkmar and
We, citizens here for thirty years,
they will make their home. Mr.. Volk-
mar served the city five terms as
mayor. In August, 1879, he estab-
lished the Grant County Review and
continued to own 1t until November
Of last year.
Hot springs.-Alexander B. Steph-
enson. of Edgemont, was arrested
upon the sharge of obtaining money
under false pretenses and bound over
for trial. Stephenson is alleged to
have given checks on q Hot Springs
bank to Edgemont residents and to
have removed his deposit from the
bank before the checks could be
cashed.
Pierre.-Hyde county authorities
have arrested and bound over Frank
Brandle, George McCarty. Fred Kline
and Charles Bowman as members of
horse-stealing gang. One of the
horses stolen was recovered in Ohio.
A number Of head of horses have been
taken In that part of the state
the past year, and 1t is hoped
that the arrest of these parties will
put stop to It,
Aberdeen.-Over 4,16O acres of land
near Buckmere, Faulkton county.
known as the Spohn ranch, including
the barns, corrals and other equip
ment were sold to Gus Schultz, G. w.
Schulder and others, residents of
Malcom, Iowa, for about 100000. p.
H. O'Neill was the seller of the tract.
which will be divided by the purchas.
ers into small tracts and resold for
general farming purposes.
Sioux Falls.-Arguments will be
made before Judge Jones, of the state
circuit court here. on a motion for a
new trial in the case involving the
estate of John Mcclellan, a wealthy
Sioux Falls pioneer, who ten years
ago was crushed to death in an ele.
vator in the building in which he had
apartments. The case has been In
the courts since that time, several
sets of heirs fighting for the estate.
The state Of South Dakota also has
been party to the litigation, claim.
ing that there are no lawful heirs of
John Mcclellan, and that the estate
belongs to the state. The motion for
the new trial will be made by Arkan.
sas claimants.
Pierre.-An effort is being made to
secure congressional action looking
toward the establishing of National
Bison park within the Black Hills
forest reserve, presumably some.
where on Rapid Creek. For this pur.
pose "Scotty" Philip has agreed ia
divide his herd held on the Missouri
river. as it is becoming too large for
the range which he has for the holdins
Of his animals. Such a move would
aid in the propagation and increase OF
these animals in the northwest. and
the Black Hills section is looked upon
| as very favorable to the handling and
propagation Of these animals, once "a
plentiful in the northwest, but becom.
ing more and more rare, and harder