The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-02-24
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Yankton-The announcement OF the
ninth annual state high school contest
in defamation to be held at Yank-
ton, May IL, 1911, has just been issued
by the faculty OF Hankton college.
This state contest was originated by
Yankton college eight years ago and
has been continuously and increasing
ly successful, both in the number or
contestants competing, and in the
character Of the work done. 1t has
become the established and popular
event of its kind among the high
schools of the state.
Buffalo Gap-The ranchers of Gus
ter and Fall River counties have
called a meeting here for the pur-
pose of organizing an anti-horse
and cattle thief association. When
the organization is formed the asso-
citation will offer standing rewards
for the arrest Of all persons guilty OF
stealing horses and cattle in the two
counties. and in addition will if neCes-
sary contribute money to aid the state
In prosecuting those arrested.
Sioux Falls-Forbes and Lcftus. the
two bank robbers who escaped from
the Brookings county jail after they
had been sentenced to terms in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, and a short
time before the time decided upon by
the sheriff to bring them to Sioux
Falls and lodge them in the peniten-
tiary. now al1e believed to have sue
ceeded in making their way to Sioux
City or Omaha. it being known to the
authorities that they have friends in
both those cities.
Aberdeen-A m is in circula-
ton in Aberdeen, which appears
to have some foundation, to the
effect that the Northwestern road
which nov run its passenger trains
through to the terminus of the line
at Cakes. N. d., viii hereafter u
the night trains only as far as Alb
erdeen. putting on local day trains
between Aberdeen and Cakes, and viz
tually making this place a passenger
division point.
Pierre-The police yesterday kill
ed a Spitz dog at an Indian camp
just east Of town. after it had
bitten several dogs at the camp and
about town. The animal also bit a
squaW in the finger. 1t is aid the
dog was bitten by another which was
Killed here and on examination by
physicians at the Minneapolis Pas
teur institute was pronounced to have
been afflicted with rabies.
Pierre-The decision of the Sill
preme court in the case of the
state ex rel S. W. Clark. attorney gen.
eral, VS. the White River Railway
company ana the Chicago. Milwaukee,
& st. Paul Railway company, IN
which the state sought to compel the
railroad to Build a bridge across the
Missouri at Chamberlain, dislnisses
the case.
Aberdeen-Hans Thompson, Of Web
len. Marshall county, is among the
oldest homesteaders in South Dakota.
He came to South Dakota in 1882, but
did not exercise his homestead rights
until a year ago. when he took a claim
in Harding county, on which he has
lust made Communication proof at the
age of IS.
Belle Fourche--William d. Wal
terS, we'll known in this section
for many years, was killed on the
Northwestern railroad near here. He
Is said to have jumped on the pilot
of the engine for a short ride and was
thrown under the wheels on A cucve
both legs being severed and death be-
Ing almost instantaneous.
Pierre-The disbarment case againsf
a, Sherin. of Watertown, was up
in the supreme courts on an or
der to show carse why the findings
OF the referee should not be received
and accepted by the court Mrs. L
r Eastwood, the party filing the
charges, was in court with the attor-
neys in the case.
Aberdeen-E. Ellington Of Macomb,
Ohio. has the record for the long
est homestead on the Standing
Rock reservation. There is a strip
Of land extending along the south
ern edge of the reservation which
is but 40 rods wide. Ellington has
filed on a quarter section of the
strip, his claim being 40 rods wide
and two and one-half miles long.
Pierre-A homesteader named Mile
vas found murdered in his cabin nea
'ort Pierre Sunday night. He la