The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-02-25
SOUTH DAKoTAToPICS.
Events Of the Week Related IN
Brief Paragraphs.

of Yankton college, in 1925 died in
the state hospital for the insane acre.
He was once also a member Of the
territorial board of regents and a
member and chairman of t. board Of
trustees If the State University. He
leaves a wife and two children.
Rapid City-Preparations are UNI
der way for the celebration to be
held in Rapid City in April during
the annual meeting Of the Western
South Dakota ~Stockgrowers Associa-
ton. The Business Mems club is in
correspondence with flying machine
men and an aerOplane flying exhibit
ton will probably be added to the
usual attractions Of broncho busting
Inc other COW boy features.
: Mitche'l-The C. mmissiOn form OF
government has been under discuss On
in this city for the past winter, and
the citizens will be given an oppor-
tunity to express their sentiments On
it. Petitions were circulated and tn re
was no trouble experienced by the
solicitors in securing enough men to
sign them. The city council received
the petitions and designated Thurs
day, February "a as the special cleo
ton.
Centerville-Rev. j. Watson, OF
Highmore, with w. H. Thrall, D. D,
NS lJpvnp rnr1pnte1 cprvirAS At tHo
Congregational church here SUNDAY.
At a business meeting following, Mr.
Watson was given a unanimous call
to become the pastor which was &C
cepted. Mr.. Watson's year begins
here April /. but he will 60 abroad
during the summer to visit his aged
parents in London, returning the last
of August.
Miller-Wolves are becoming mum
erous and bold. The condition Of the
snow and ice is such that they can
not be hunted successfully with dogs,
whose feet are cut badly in the chase
o(r them. J. NJ. Coykendall. a
half mile south of town. sees them
near his house nearly every day. A
man driving to the north saw nine
of them in one pack. They will be
hunted with dogs as oon as the
snow and ice softens. so hat the do,ss
feet can stand the running.
Aberdeen - George Kalinwoskie.
who on Thursday was found to be in
r,ro and ur,c ,rlar,I SD,t e., tl.,
asylum at Yankton, broke out Of his
paddle cell at the Brown county hos
pital and escaped. AS the night was
bitterly cold, and kalinwoskie was
thinly clad. it was feared the man
had persisted, but Friday afternoon
he was found in a %"dusout' on some
t g ri.V, and he was returned to the
hospital. Kalinwr skies insanity is
due to worry over a real estate deal.
Pierre-The woman'S board of in
veStigation of the state charitable
and penal institutions has made it's
annual report to the governor, and
in the report finds the institutions
generally Well managed. and about
the only cause for complaint being
the lack of room for the proper are
of those under the care of the state.
This condition they find to be acute
at the hospital for the feeble mind
ed at Redfield and they also find lack
of proper dOrmitory facilities at the
deaf mute school at Sioux Falls.
Lead-LeaVing a farewell note to
her friends. Mrs. Jessie Graham. aged
90, took aim with a revolver and fired
three shots at herself and then fell
unconscious on the floor. Neighbors
investigated the shots, summoned a
doctor who thought the woman ead
Closer examination showed, however.
that not one Of the bullets had touch
ed the would-be-suicide M hat she
had merely swooned from fright.
Each Of the leaden missiles was found
Embedded in the wall nearby and Mrs.
Graham has now changed her mind
bou dying.
Huron-A valuable addition to
college library has been made
by DR.. J.. A. Cowles of New Jersey.
who presented the library with Mas
terpieces and History Of Literature.
De Lux editions. Mr.. Cowles has
made a number Of donations to Hur-
on College library. the last being in
memory OF his father, the late Abra-
ham Cowles, a we'll known physician
and literary student.
The trustees of Huron college have
accepted an offer of $;S.0O0 for lands
in Montana, donated to the college by
Ralph Voorhees, and wife. Of New
Jersey.
Rapid City-Work was started this
week on the tunnel Of the Dakota
Power company twelve miles west OF
Rapid City lear Big Benz A soon
as the weather conditions permit the
waterway will be completed and the
power station and pole line built.
When completed and In operation this
plant vill furnish 10000 horsepower
70 Rapid City and vicinity. The first
installation to be completed early this
fall will nav a capacity Of 1000
horsepower. A twenty year franchise
was recently granted the Dakota
Power Co. by the city council to fur
nish electric juice for all purp' es
to Rapid City. Rapid river from
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