The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-04
South Dakota
General State News
in Paragraphs.
in Paragraphs.

cltlZenS OF COlman, director or the
Colman Citizens bank, died suddenly
at Coleman last week.
The building permits issued in Aber
deem during the past month aggre-
gate $4,000 in value. 1t is believed
$1,5o0o0O worth new buildings will be
constructed this year.
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Fire at Aberdeen destroyed the
warehouse, buggy shed and barn of
the J. B. Moore Furniture company.
Three horses and large quantity of
furniture were burned Loss $4,000,
insured
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the First State Bank of Nor
rstown, Corson county, with capital
of $4,000. The incorporators are w.
L. Hale, F. r. Ginther, G.. r. Schmalle,
all of Lennon.
Edmont G. Johnson, chief chemist
at the Western Portland Cement
works at Yankton, died suddenly,
aged thirtytwo. The remains were
taken to his old home at Girard,
Mich, for interment.
August Elfman of Aberdeen is a
special protege of the Goddess of For
tune. Ten years ago he bought
twenty-five acres adjoining the city
for $25 an acre. He recently sold
twenty-three acres Of the tract for
5000 an acre. The ground will be
plated as an addition to Aberdeen.
St. Mary's Episcopal church of
Mitchell, which has been without
rector since late last fall, is to be
placed in charge of Frances Black
man Barnett, who will arrive the last
part of July. Mr.. Barnett is gradu-
ate of Yale. and is taking his last year
in the Berkeley Schol of Divinity of
Connecticut.
The body Of the seven-months'
Feikens baby, who was drowned with
its mother and little brother and SIS
ter in the East Vermillion river, over
three months ago, has just been
found at point near where the body
Of the mother was discovered about
two months ago. The bodies have
now all been recovered.
An enterprising farmer near STRAIT
ford hauls his grain to market with
an automobile. He attaches the auto
to string of ten wagons loaded with
grain and hauls the whole train to
market, making the journey in half
day, when under the old system it
would require ten days to market a
similar amount Of grain with one
team.
c. Westergard, an Aberdeen archi-
tect, has drawn plans for an eleven
story Office building, and will endeav-
oor to organize a stock company with
capital of 100000 to construct the
building. Mr.. Westergard believes
that Aberdeen has reached a point in
it's growth where the "skyscraper"
style of Office building will prove prof.
liable.
Big preparations are on foot at
Yankton for the county normal insti-
tute, to be held June q to July 2.
Among the prominent men to be here
are: Dr. Schaeffer superintendent of
public instruction of Pennsylvania;
Prof A. H. Porter of Chicago, a spe-
cialist in drawing, and President
George Nash Of the state Aberdeen
normal and others.
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From the efforts of the Belle
Fourche Business Mems club and in
dividual town boosters it is now
probable that this summer will see
the erection Of modern hotel. Plans
are now being made for the raising Of
$4,000 for the purchase of site, and
the building of the hotel. A subscrip.
tion paper started on the project
raised $4,000 in six hours.
Though he was extremely skeptical
regarding his dream, vivid as it was,
Frank Delire, leading business man
of Platte, ridiculing himself as he
dumped out the contents Of a barrel
of debris in the rear of his store
sought among the sweepings that had
accumulated until he found a valuable
diamond he had lost In his dream he
saw the jewel swept from the floor
and thrown into the barrel.
Insurance Commissioner Basford
has employed Frederick A. Draper as
an assistant in the examining Of the
policy forms OF life insurance COM
panies doing business in this state,
which have been submitted to the Of.
fee to find if they conform to the life
policy from law of the last legislative
session. Mr.. Draper has been con-
sulting actuary of the Modern Wood
men and of several old line insurance
companies.
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The Huron Municipal Telephone ex-
change. with capital of $4,000. has
been incorporated by F. H. Kent. 8.
P. Malone. Charles r. KOepp. ]. r.