The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04
GE RAJ.

Eleven people are reported killed In
Council Bluffs, la.
Richard A. Ballinger has been ap-
pointed commissioner OF the General
Land Office.
The funeral of the late King George,
1t is officially announced IN an Alhehs
dispatch will take place March 80.
A tornado swept Bombay, Fla, and,
according to reports, three persons
were killed and twenty-five injured.
Manager Kilian has announced the
purchase from the Nebraska State
league of Spellman, who is said to
have burned up the Nebraska circuit
last year as a batter.
st. Joseph, Maumee and st. Mary
rivers in Indiana are on a rampage
Fort Wayne is without lights and a
water famine threatens. Highest
water in twenty years.
Grand Island is planning an emerg'
ency hospital.
Dennison Iowa, has voted $4,000
for a new city hall.
Plans are ready for the new brew
cry at Grand Island.
Contract has been let for a new
bank building at York.
A $4,000 building is being erected
at the Indian school ut Genoa.
The Elks of Rubuque, Iowa, are
planning a $100, 900 club house.
Ground has been broker for the
Grace Lutheran church at West Point.
The Iowa City, Iowa, Masons are to
build a $4,000 Temple in the near
tfuure. !
The department at Washington is
asking for bids for a new postoflce
at Carroll, Iowa.
There is a marked Improvement in
train service in the flooded zone in
Indiana and Ohia.
Douglas county is to have a new
County hospital and tn poor house Is
TO be completely ~overhauled.
C. J. Shackleford, a resident or Dali
las and Polk counties, Iowa, during
the past forty-six years, is dead at his
home in Des Moines, aged u.
Another flood stricken village was
heard from when Coroner Frtmeyer
was notified that thirty-two lives had
been lost at Venice in Butler county
Ohio.
The citizens of Wood River, Neb.
held a mass meeting for the purpose
of raising funds for the stricken PEG
pie of Omaha and vicinity and In 6
few minutes raised 1928.
National Guardsmen on duty II
Omaha are being so nicely treated by
the people that they are beginning tt
feel that they are guests, rather thar
there on official business.
White ~slavers from eastern cities
are at work in Omaha competing will
the relief committees, some DISCUS
ing as relief workers, in housing SOM
of the girl victims Of the tornado.
The Missouri senate recently pass
ed a bill making the nine-hour day ap
ply to all m workers except thos'
employed by telephone or telegraph
companies. The bill has passed Thu
house.
Fire in the town of Werner. S. D
caused a loss of $4,000. All the bust
ness houses on the south side of tn
main street were destroyed. Aber
deem fire department aided in check
ing the flames.
A visit of a committee to Yutar
representing the Fremont relief worl
ers, convinced it that the needs Their
are not as serious as in Omaha, an
the balance Of the Fremont relic
fund will be turned to the Oman
committee.
Fire which started in a clubroom
the Bonnell block, East Federal an
Walnut streets, Youngstown, y
caused a loss of $4,000. Owing t
flood conditions the fire could b
fought by only a feeble stream {
water.
Judge W. I. Redick Of Omaha ha
been appointed a member Of the re
lief commission by Governor More
head in place Of Mayor Skinner OF Ra
ston. P. L. Hall of Lincoln takes tn
place of G.. w. Potts on the commi'
sion.
Boston defeated New York in tn
National Billiard league three-chuslo
match when DR.. r. Hudson won frol
II. Goldman, so to As.
The illiteracy average OF South u;
knta has been reduced by almost ha
III the last ten years, according to
bulletin issued by the bureau OF tn
census.