The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-09
NEWo OF SOUTH DAKOTA

cav" on the public streets and to pay
u me OF s25.
The postmaster at Sioux Falls haa
sent in a request for more mail car
riers and the postoffce department II
investigating the matter.
The prosperity of the residents of
PukWana and vicinity is shown by the
fact thai the aggregate deposits Of the
local banks now amount to $250.0O0.
PukWana has less han 500 popula-
ton.
The Garretson News is another
weekly newspaper in the state which
is building a home of it's own. l. d.
Aldrich recently built a new home
for the Headlight at Big Stone, and
the Garetson paper is building a new
structure of cement blocks.
The Salvation Army at Huron has
purchased a So 100 building and lot
in that city, and will convert it into
a permanent home. The Salvation
Army has been there a number Of
years and hopes to better its working
conditions by having a property.
Members of the Young Mems Wilson
watermelon feast the other evening.
The noon lunch for business men.
long a feature of the Aberdeen Com.
mercial club, is now in operation at
the Sioux Falls Commercial club.
A. A. Colgrove is the bonanza farm
er of his section of Faux county. He
has harvested and threshed small
grain to the amount of 1000 bushels.
His wheat threshed out % bushels an
acre, barley so, and rye %. 1t is esti
mated that in addition to the small
grain he will have not less than 2,00G
bushels Of corn.
Jacob Hickman Bryan, aged sc
years, died at his home in Springfield
Mary Bryan came to Dakota territory
in 1868 and resided in Clay county
aince then with the exception Of the
n months that he has lived in Spring
field. He was prominent in politics
in Clay county, where he held the Of
fees of sheriff and register of deeds.
Kelley. the young Montrose pitcher
who has gained much respect from
the batters in various semi-pro teams
throughout that section OF South Da
Eota and who was later taken owe by
Yankton and then transferred to Sioux
City of the Western league, has been
assured of a berth on that team next
year. according TO Sioux City reports
Roslyn is the newest town to spring
into existence in South Dakota, anC
rapid progress is being made in the
work of constructing the town. A
number Of new business houses al
ready have been opened and Others
will be installed. A large number OF
new dwelling houses and business
places are in eourse OF construction
At a meeting Of the members OF The
Baltic Commercial club a committee
Mas appointed to encourage some OF
the local capitalists to erect a number
OF new dwelling houses to meet the
steady demand. Recently several fam
lilies have been prevented from locat
ing there permanently because they
could not secure places in which tC
live.
A new Masonic lodge has been insti
tuted at Wood, with a good charter
membership. Members Of the Masonic
lodges at Winner and other points in
the Rosebud country We're present and
aided in installing the new lodge. Dr..
I,oane Of Yankton, grand senior war
den, was present and delivered the
charter to the new lodge and installed
the officers.
The sawmill recently built at Rapid
City by the Warren-Lamb Lumber
company has sawed its first lot Of
lumber. The mill was started to op-
Grating with a considerable degree OF
ceremony, and Mayor Robinson was
first sawdust in a pail, and to retain
as a memento the first slab of lumber
manufactured.
An unknown thief stole a horse and
buggy belonging to Peter Schurman,
a farmer, while the horse was hitched
on a Tyndall street. The sheriff was
notified and Immediately got busy,
with the result that the horse and
buggy have been found ut a point
south of Louisville, but there is no
trace of the thief, who abandoned the
stolen property.
The determination Of the Centerville
authorities to enforce the automobile
speed laws has resulted in a number
of arrests recently. Thus far eight
or ten persons have been arrested on
the charge of exceeding the speed lin
it and fines OF SIS and costs We're as
sessed in each case. Some others were
for not having the numbers OF
their autos properly displayed.
An Oneida Indian, Alpheus Christ
John, got a stranger into trouble and
earned for himself a term in Jail. He
a young man recently from
Illinois to procure liquor for him. The
young man finally refused to procure
additional liquid supplies and then in
evenge the Indian reported him as a