The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-10-29
week IN SOUTH DAKOTA,
important Events in the State
Briefly Told.

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Pierre-A reception was tende.,o
Helen LARAMIE Baker, the S, ffrasi-t OF
Spokane, at Cove. nor Vesse!'s home
She addressed meetings and was n
troduced by Governor Vessey, w.. o
strongly endorses Suffrage.
Aberdeen-For the first time in
many months, the vital statistics in
Brown county for September show a
larger number Of deai his than bi tt
During that month there we e Al birth
~ deaths, 80 marriages and two d.
yorces.
Vermillion-Several people OF the
city declare hat they fe,t an earth
quake shock here ab~ut for 0'c,o,k
Yesterday morning. The windows at
led and houses seemed to tremble.
rhe supposed quake occu red about an
lour before the rain storm came up.
Onida-Thursday evening the re l.
'ence of Milton Gibbs, near cd Fort
Bennett in northern Stanley county
vas, with contents destroyed by fife
With a loss OF about a thousand dol
ars. The fire evidently started fir m
' stove, in which a fire had been start
d, just before Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs
10Th left the building to do chore
work..
Abredeen-Sheriff John Andersen
md his deputies raided a number Of
aloons here yesterday and secured
eleven stereopticon machines which
we're showing immoral pictures. The
aloon keepers were also ordered to
emove the slot machines from their
,laces. Mayor Aldrich had previous
v ordered the stereopticons removed,
nut the notice was not needed.
Custer-The COngregatiOnalists OF
he Black Hills met here in a two DAYS
session that was largely attended there
>eing present the pastors and Sunday
chool superintedents and lay dele
rates from each church in and around
barge OF Rev. Holden Of the local
congregational church.
Fort Pierre-The executive COM
mittee o fthe Federation of CONNER
cial clubs Of the State Of South Da-
kota has appointed Hon. Granville
Jones, secretary of the club for the
balance of the year to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. F.
J. Armstrong who was elected secre-
AIRY at the Deadwood meeting last
January. Mr. Jones was secretary OF
he federation for the year 1908, and
filed the office with great credit to
Madison-The report by John l..
ones, public examiner for South Da-
,ota state banks shows that the Ge-
,osits in the state banks have increas-
i S 1888, 960.76 in the three months
ON May % to Sept. l. AS the deposits
n May % were in round numbers.
AZ, 900 900, this is an increase of six
yer cent. At this rate the deposits
Il the state banks of South Dakota
re growing "a per cen a year.
himself and the federation. Mr.. Jones'
axes a great interest in the work of
the federation, which Is shown by
the fact hat in his letter OF his ac-
cepting the appointment he makes 1t
IN the condition that he shall re-
ceive no pay, either for salary or
travelling expenses. and 1t is hoped
hat every commercial club will CO.
operate with him in sending at least
one delegate to the annual meeting
to be held at Presho o. the second
Tuesday in January 1910.
Verdi--Members of the Woodmen
organization in this part of Brook nss
ounty are greatly pleased with a fine
odge hall building which has just
If this place. The building was form
lily opened on Friday evening Of last
week, and hundreds Of Woodmen and
members OF their families from Verdi
md the surrounding were present to
make the opening of tn new lodge hall
building a great success.
Vienna.-This place, which Is n of
the thriving towns OF northwestern
South Dakota. has just taken a plunge
into municipal ownership which is ex-
pected to result very successfully. The
town board has concluded negotiations
for the purchase of the local electric
light plant, which was installed and
heretofore owned by a private COM
pany. The plant vas purchased for a
little less than $1,000 which includes
q new dynamo and engine lately in
stalled. The plant is in first class con-
dition and Is expected to annually
make q good profit for the town.
Belle Fourche.-Shipments of cattle
and sheep from this point for 1909
will exceed by forty per cent the
number sent out last year. The ship
ping seaso will not end until some
time in November but local railroad
officials give 1850 cars as conservative
estimate of this years figures. Out Of
this number 1t Is expected that 200 to
$50 will be cars Of sheep. Already
this year 1877 cars Of sheep have been
sent a s and more are contracted
for. Last "a the total number Of
sheep cars was 154 and cattle $50.
Aberdeen - Ernest Wilkinson, a
-oung man. a native of England, who
vas arrested here a short time ago and
oeld for investigation on the charge
hat he had served a term In England
or felony, has been ordered deported,