The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-02-04

SlouX rails nave about completed
preparations for the erection Of what
Viii be one of the finest lodge hal
buildings in South Dakota.
Redfield.-The commissioners Of
Sphinx county are the first to lead off
in the state in making an appropria-
ton for a Sphinx county exhibit at the
state fair at Huron next fall, having
appropriated 5000 for the
Madison-The local Equal Suffrage
club has been reOrganized, with Mrs
Mcklnnon as president. 1t is the
purpose Of the club to hold monthly
sessions and members of the club will
make a canvass of the city with a
view to interesting all women in the
votes for women movement.
Aberdeen-Forty-two Masons took
the Scottish Rite degree at the Mas
onic temple here, from the fourth to
the thirty-second, inclusive at the
annual winter reunion of Scottish
Rite Masons. On Friday, the shrine
initiated a large number. There We're
over 500 members of the Scottish
Rite bodies in Aberdeen.
Pierre-Governor Nessey has been
receiving letters the past week from
"Wn along the line of the Nil Nau-
kee road from Chamberlain to Rapid
City in which they say that the coal
situation, which looked serious two
weeks ago, has been relieved in such
a n that under ordinary con-
ditions, they feel safe for the present
so far as the fuel situation is con-
cerned.
Butler-Butler has been coming to
the front the past year, n can now
boast of two state banks, three
churches, five elevators. two lumber
yards, cement sidewalks, two as fine
general stores as can be found in the
state for a town of its size, and al
most all business enterprises are rep-
resented except a doctor and a drug
store, and here is a fine opening for
both.
lie Beau-The United States Senate
committee on public lands has order-
ed a favorable report on the Gamble
bill creating a new lane district in
South Dakota with headquarters at
LeBeau. The measure was introduced
in the house by Representative Mar
tin. 1t is more than likely that the
bill will become a law and the new
district created in time to take care
of the big spring rush of land seek
erS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lodge No.
8, l. Q. Q. F., has laid preliminary
plans for the erection of a fine new
lodge building during the coming
year. Lots having a 75-foot front
have been purchased on Main street.
and it is more than likely that the
whole space VII be utilized by the
new building. This will afford three
good business places, and it already
said hat the rooms ave been spok-
en- for.
Pierre-The Odd Fellows Of this
city will institute an Encampment
Lodge here the first Thursday in Feb
ruary, starting out with a charter
membership of abou thirty-five.
among them being Governor Wesley
and Justice Whiting, Harvey j. Rice.
grand secretary will be here IS i'll
stalling officers, and members of thu
diff erent e~ncampment lodges of the
STATE are expected to be present to
assist in the work.
Yankton-The t~Wenty-first annual
meeting Of the State Horticultural
society closed here last night with a
banquet at the Congregational church
At the executive session, A. w. Kreu-
ger of Groton was elected as presi-
dent and A. l.. Nanosdel, Mission Hill
vice president. M. J. Dewolf is treas
urer and Professor Hansen Of Brook
ings, secretary. Prof. Hansen's illust-
rated decture on his our trips to ST.
IBERIA were an interesting feature of
the meeting.
Sioux Falls.-The Equal Suffrag-
lists are busy, their state organizer.
Miss Penfield, has returned from a
short trip and reports gratifying re-
suits. At Madison, where she spoke
before the students of the State Nor
NAL and various women's ~organiza-
tons, a committee was formed for
campaign work. Arrangements were
also made in Howard for an %organi-
cation. Sunday night she addressed
a large congregation in Salem at a
union meeting Of the churches.
Aberdeen-The Aberdeen school
board rejected all the bids submitted
for the purchase Of bonds recently is
sued for the erection Of new high
school building, on the ground that
the bids were all too low. h Citi-
zen's Trust and Savings bank of Abb
was the highest OF the thir-
teen bidders, offering a premium OF
$4,000 on 5 per cent bonds, or $3.50
premium on 4 IL per cent bonds.
The bonds are for 5000, and they
will be r~e-advertised for sale.
Brushie-The homesteaders who
maintained their residence on
their lands in this part of northwest
ern South Dakota this winter have
had a time, but will come
through the winter all right. Those
who have had the most distressing
are the homesteaders who did
not mike suitahle nroNisinn in the