The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07

have been filed for the bank Of Lake
Preston, with a capital of $32, 900.
IncorporatOrS, r. B. Miles, Los An
seleS, California;; Henry Lloyd, r. W.
Miles i. j. Laughlin, Lake Preston.
Pierre-The state has received a
draft for $4o,567.34, as its share OF
five per cent of receipts from sale of
government lands in the state. This
has been credited to the permanent
school fund of the state, and is the
largest draft the state has ever re-
ceived from that fund.
Aberdeen-Aberdeen attorneys are
agitating the establishment of a mu-
nicipal court here. such a court has
power in civil cases where not more
than $500 is involved, and tends not
only to relieve the congestion of liti-
cation in the circuit court, but to ex-
pediate the settlement of cases.
Sioux Falls-James J. Hill is one
Of the prominent men of the country
who has just been officially invited
to be present and make an address
at the annual convention Of the South
Dakota Retail Hardware Dealers as
sociation, which is to be held in Sioux
Falls or February Is, 16 and II.
Gregory-Miss Della Howard, aged
% years, is not only holding down a
claim lear Carter, but she has con-
structed a sod barn for her team OF
horses, keeps a dog for a companion
and finds time to maintain a county
Sunday school, which she organized
near her home. Her claim is within
a mile of the new toWnsite of Carter
and is considered worth fully $4,000.
Pierre-Fifteen dollars an acre is
what some of the Indian Inheritance
lands brought at the recent sale OF
such lands at Cheyenne iRver Agency.
This price was reached after spirited
bidding, r. J. Warner being the pur-
chaser. With land among the In
dams bringing this price, those who
get first choice tract on the Cheyenne
reservation, at the government max
imum of six dollars an acre will 1e
getting a good thing at the price.
Watertown-In the interest of un-
form game laws for North n South
Dakota Minnesota and Iowa, w. +.
Bancroft of this city. South Dakota
game warden, has started a move
ment which has the approval of the
fish and game athorities of the other
three states. It is expected Nebraska
will also be interested. Letters have
ben written to the executive officers
of the fish and game commissions of
the states, suggesting a meeting of
the officers, presumably in the twin
cities, at an early date.
Lemmon-Bison, the county seat Of
the new county of Perkins in north
western South Dakota. is confronted
With the possibility of remaining in
darkness until the switchman's strike
is settled. Bison merchants had but q
small amount of coal when the
strike began, since then they have
been unable to secure any more, and
it is feared the supply will be totally
exhausted before the delayed ship
ments will get through. Bison is off
the railroad. it's nearest shipping
point being Lennon.
QUINN. M. Stephenson, a STAN
ley county farm er residing near here.
this year found good profit in rails
ing musk melons and squashes for the
seeds which he supplied to ar cas-
tern seed house. He secured 400 lbs
to the acre of melon seeds, and dis
posed of them at IS cents a pound.
His squashes yielded his $3.50 pounds
to the acre at IA cents a pound. His
net return was over $50 an acre, and
he is arranging to largely increase his
acreage of both vegetables for seed
growing purposes next season.
Yankton-The formal opening of
the new woman's building at the
South Dakota Hospital for the Insane
located here took place on Wednesday
of the state We're present. Gov. Yes
ssy being among the speakers on the
program. The building is of con-
crete and w asbuilatgt ca artagt
crete and was built at a great saving
to the state by the personal direction
of DIR. l.. G. Mead, Supt. of the in
stitution. The interior of the build
ing is said to be finished the best
of any building of similar use in the
United States.
Yankton-This city is making ar
engagements for the entertainment Of
the South Dakota State Horticultural
society which convenes in this city
in annual convention on January IS.
~ and 20. A leading feature Of this
years convention will be an address
at the New Theatre Tuesday evening
the 18th, which will be given by Pi>f.
N. E. Hansen of Brookings who has
made foul trips to Russia and Siberia
in the interests of the United States
in the study of horticulture. This
lecture will be free to all and will be
illustrated with stereopticon views.
Kimball-On December 5, f. l..
Fessenden, a painter, left K%ennebec
to go out about five miles in the
country for the purpose of looking at
a house lust being comnleted to con-