The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-09

county.
After being on strike the members
Of the Aberdeen Typographical union
who walked out from the Daily Ameri-
can Office, reconsidered and resumed
work.
County Superintendent Ole Jorgen-
son has instituted a corn-growing con-
test, having put up over 100 prizes to
be competed fol- by farmer boys of
Brown county under eighteen years of
age.
Olaf Christofferson, aged forty-sev-
en- years, is dead at Speartish. The
deceased was a well known rancher
and had resided in the Black Hills a
quarter Of a century. Seven children
and his widow survive
II. r. and A.. P. Hasvold have or
ganized an elevator company, and will
build a line of elevators at stations
on the Milwaukee in the northern
part of the state. H. r. Hasvold Is
an Aberdeen resident, and 4. p. Has
vold's home is at Flandresu.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Wagner State Bank, at
Wagner, Charles Mix county, with a
capital of 100000. The incorporates
are John E. Shea, Chicago, S. l..
Gable, Jr, Henry Evers, l.. M. Gable,
AlI..% ,,1~r ~e lanrnr
The Willow Lakes board of educa-
ton has awarded the contract for the
construction of a fine new public
school building. Eight bids were sub
mitted, the highest being $4,000 and
the lowest $10,95S. The successful
bidder was a Watertown. S. D., con-
struction company.
S. M. Bowman, aged forty-seven
years, a well known South Dakota
miner, is dead at Terry. The de-
ceased was at the time of his death
chief of the Clan Stewart, Order Of
Scottish Clans, and had resided there
for eighteen years past. He is sur
vived by his widow.
The Rev. William Waurich, assist
ant pastor of lions Lutheran Evan
gelical church in Aberdeen, died sud
denly at Warner, where he was con-
Quoting services, death being due to
heart disease. Rev. Mr.. Waurich
came to Aberdeen from Germany last
November. He was forty years old.
The supreme court was called upon
to take a hand in the fight between
the city of Huron and the Dakota
Central Telephone company. An or
der to show cause was granted in or
der to prohibit the city from inter-
fering with extensions by the com
pany, with a hearing set for the 21st
of April.
Burt Benner met with a serious &C
cident at Sturgis while out exercising
a stallion. Benner was knocked down
by the animal, and when first see
by persons nearby the horse was
kneeling on Benner. Benner was bad
ly bitten OF the right arm and on
both legs below the knees. He is
thought to be hurt internally.
A movement has been inaugurated
at Oldham, having for it's purpose the
installing of an electric light system.
An effort will be made to organize a
local stock company for the purpose
Of installing the desired the desired
system, and if this is not successful
outside capital will be invited to en-
bark in the enterprise, which is Ger
tain to be a paying one.
Francis M. Kennedy. aged twenty
five, a well known mining man, is
dead of pneumonia at St. Joseph's
hospital, Deadwood. He had resided
in Deadwood even years, coming
from Chiffon, Wis, to assist his broth
er, the late Edward Kennedy, then
general manager of the Golden West
Mining company at Rockford. The
remains were taken to his former
nome Tor 1nterment.
The South Dakota board of railroad
commissioners is in strong sympathy
with the effort of the Northwestern
Millers association to secure a read
justment of rates to Eastern points
by a proceeding which the associa-
ton has commenced before the inter-
state commerce commission. and
Commissioner F. C. Robinson has
been delegated to represent the com.
mission at the hearing before the fed.
raj commission.
MI. and Mrs. Tucker, ranchers near
Provo. were murdered by their son-in-
law, Richard Barton, who killed them
with an ak. after which he mutilated