The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-25

The Illinois state tax commission
has fixed the rate of state x for
next year at 80 cents on each $500 OF
assessed property valuation.
National banks of the country must
soon make a showing of their condi-
ton.
Pinchot asks the president for leave
to file a brief concerning the Cum
ningham claims.
Memphis, Tenn, has a population
OF 131,105 according to the statistics
or the thirteenth census.
Because it was fined for infraction
OF law. the window glass trust has
retaliated by reducing wages.
Demand for tariff revision will be
made to the coming session of con-
gress by the knights of labor.
All contests for the p~atent1ng of
lands in the Oil country Of California
are being held up by the government.
Doctors at their Baltimore meeting
scored medical schools for their fail
ure to train students on care OF in
fants.
Charles w. Armour believes high
prices have reached their climax, aud
from now on will be on the down
grade.
The supreme court of the United
States has adjourned for it's Thanks
giving recess. 1t will %reconvene No
vember %.
Latest returns from the Nebraska
election show that Wait, republican,
for secretary of state, will have about
$50 majority.
The Nobel prize committee has
awarded the prize for literature for
1910 to Paul Johann Ludwig Heyse,
the German poet and novelist.
The successful campaign OF Eugene
N. Foss, the democratic candidate
for governor of Massachusetts cost
him $4,000, according to his sworn
return.
Prof. w. r. st. Claire, one Of the
best known educators of the middle
west and former principal of a high
school in Louisville, KY, committed
suicide.
Not having sufficient feed to last
their sheep throughout the winter
many Montana ranchers are selling
their stock to ranchmen In Alberta
and Saskatchewan.
The New York state department of
health is seeking the cooperation Of
various r%ailroades operating in the
state In a%bOlishing the common drink
ing cup from trains and railroad sta.
tons.
Complete returns indicate that the
Wyoming legislature will be repub-
lican by a majority of eleven on joint
ballot, insuring the return OF Senator
G.. d Clark to the United States
senate.
Governor B. F. Carroll announced
the appointment of Lafayette Young,
editor and publisher Of the Des
Moines Capital. to be United States
senator, succeeding the late Senator
Dolliver.
Exports out of this country In Oc-
tober were larger than In any pre-
vious month in the history of the
United States while imports were
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month last year.
Five hundred pounds more OF docu-
mentary evidence records OF the Chi
cago & Western Illinois railroad were
brought into court to aid the govern
ment in it's suit against the Standard
Oil company of Indiana.
AS the result of a letter to the
Navy department, which is regarded
by officials as insubordinate in tone,
Major H. C. DAVIS who is in com.
mand of the marine guard at Guam,
has been ordered home.
Belated returns on Tuesdays cleo.
ton continue to increase the plurality
of James H. Hawley, democratic can.
didate for governor Of Idaho. 1t is
now estimated he will lead Governor
Brady about 1000 votes.
Long and short haul problems In.
volved in the fourth section of the
amended law for the regulation OF in.
terstate commerce will be discussed
at a conference at the interstate COM
merce commission headquarters in
Washington on November %.
A letter was made public from
Woodraw Wilson, ~governor-elect OF
New Jersey, in which he said he had
decided to resign as professor of poll.
tics and Jurisprudence in Princeton
university, thereby severing all con.
nection with the teaching body of the
institution.
Census Director Durand has boon
having more trouble of late than any
officer of the government. Census d.
rectors always have trouble and al
ways expect it. Aspiring communi-
ties of the urban sort are seldom sat.
isfied with the result of the federal
enumeration Of population.