The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-23
SOUTH DAKOTA
General State News
Photographed.

Of Wentworth will open bids for the
construction of a municipal system
of waterworks. Plans and specifica-
tons already have been prepared.
Billy Morris, who has been in the
Meade county Jail about three months,
charged with grand larceny, eluded
the authorities and disappeared. A
thorough search is being made to
find him.
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Sheriff Charles NJ. Nelson has re-
turned to Sioux Falls from Saltwater,
where he secured a man named c. w.
Townsend, who for about two years
has been wanted in Sioux Falls on
the charge of forgery. Townsend
was just out of the state prison.
The Salem Odd Fellows have
made elaborate preparations for TIE
suitable observance on Monday, April
26, of the ninetieth anniversary of
the founding Of the order. The county
organization has united with the Sa-
lem lodge to participate in the exer-
ciSeS.
All eyes were turned on Hyacinth
Florence Nightingale when No. las
was called in the land drawing at
Gregory. However, Hyacinth is not
a slender young girl, but a sturdy
man, who has thrived apparently de-
| spite his name. His residence is at
Atkinson, Neb.
Her mind unhinged by l~ong-contin-
ued reading of dime novels and SEN
%sational literature, Edith Crossman,
an eighteen-yearold girl of Terra
vile, shot and killed herself at the
home of her parents. She had fol-
lowed every detail in the Thaw and
| other noted murder trials.
The farmers elevator project at
Cavour has advanced to such an ex-
tent that ample funds now have beer
raised for the construction of the ele-
vator. At a meeting of the stock
holders, Otto Myers was elected
president; l.. Bloodgood. vice presi-
dent, and A. Beales, secretary.
The Northern South Dakota Educa-
tional association, at its recent meet
ing at Aberdeen, chose Milbank as
the meeting place next year., and
| elected the following officials: Presi-
| dent, J. S. Johnson, Milbank; secre-
tary, S. x. Clark, Milbank; treas
urer, w. E. Johnson, Aberdeen.
Work has commenced at Kimball
on the construction of a new grain
| elevator, of $1,000 bushels capacity,
for the Kimball roller mills. The
lance in Kimball, and is very mate
| rally aiding in making Kimball one
of the best grain markets in this
state.
Mrs. Mary Putnam. one of the best
known and best loved in
Lead, is dead, aged seventy, death be-
ing due to pneumonia. For thirty
| years she has been a citizen here,
conspicuous in her social lodge and
charitable work. Her only known
relative was Mrs. Harriet Battell of
Mediapolis, Iowa.
The third annual session of the
| state conference of charities and cor
rections began at Sioux Falls with a
large attendance, and will continue
several days. Among those who adj
dressed the session were DR.. J.. G..
Parsons of Sioux Falls and Mrs. Dora
Donald Humbert, superintendent of
the stat eschool for the blind at Cary.
AS the result of conferences be-
tween the members of the Ancient
Order United Workmen and Modern
Woodmen of America lodges of Brad
ley, the two orders will have what
will be one of the finest lodge halls
in the eastern par tot the state. The
present building of the two orders
will be greatly enlarged and i'm
proved. Among the improvements
will be a large stage and auditorium
sufficiently large to hold entertain
ments in. The r%emodeling of the
structure will be in charge of a com
mittee of six-three from each of the
two lodges.
Wool growers in the western part
of the state are enthusiastic over the
outlook this spring. Last year the
best price they could get was about
Is cents, but this spring they are be-
ing offered an advance of about 23
cents before shearing time, and while
some are contracting at that price
most of the wool men are holding on,
with the expectation that they will
get twenty-five or better by the time
the buyers for different firms get
upon the ground. Shearing is report,
ed to have commenced in the extreme
western ptrt of the state, but nothing
in that line will be attempted in
Pierre until the weather is more set
tied.