The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-09
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

made to the streets of %Iroquois.
movement TO erect a large fireproof
hotel.
A farm be lOnging to the Peter Cox
hoff estate near Parker sold for sl4,
$50, or S91 an acre.
A farm school for the BOYS Of Clark
county vii be held at the fair grounds
in Clark the week commencing June
II.
Edward Gardner, the 13-yearold son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. julius Gardner, living
on a lam LEI White Lake, accidental
ly shot himself to death.
AT an enthusiastic good roads meet
Ing at Bristol a permanent %organiza-
ton was perfected. The object is to
maintain the highways in that vicinity.
information has reached Niborg of
the death at the new family home IN
California OF G. NJ. Sorrenson, who vas
q pioneer business man Of Niborg and
Hurley.
Wool prices for this year on the
ranges i'll the northwestern part OF the
state, are starting at from % to - a
pound. and The clips are said to be ex-
ira heavy and of good quality.
Gus Hart, station agent and post
master at Corona, committed suicide
by shooting. lie left a note TO his
wife, stating he had made a failure of
life, and asking her forgiveness.
Returns from the school census Just
complied for Sioux Falls show that
there are 344 more children OF school
age and 2S4 more under school age
this year thar in 1915, making a total
gain Of 62S for the year.
The Farmers Mutual Tornado In
surance company Of Lake county, at
Madison, has been authorized by the
state insurance department to trans
act business in the counties of Brook
ings, kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Mime
haha and Moody.
The great municipal "at home" to
De known hereafter as the Harvest
Festival, had its dates officially set
at a meeting of the executive commit,
tee of the Aberdeen Merchants asso-
citation. The observance of the festi-
val will he on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October 4. 5 and s.
The Sioux Falls Poster. a Norwe-
glan weekly newspaper published III
Sioux Falls for the last nine years.
has been sold to The Scandinavian OF
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papers published in the United States
in the NorNegian-Danish language. and
has thousands of subscribers in South
Dakota.
South Dakotans who We're granted
patents from the patent office al Sioux
City last week We're: Otis vi. Kulin.
Natertoun. scale: August G.. Linde-
kugel, Spencer. yaporizer; Charles
Singer. Winfred, window construction.
Edwin F. Thorne, Forest City. portable
harbor; Theodore b. Hintsen. Bel.
mont. halter.
After some delay on deciding on the
plans for the new school building to
be erected at Webster the board de
cided TO let the contract at once. Part
Of the old building Will be used, the
new structure being annexed to this.
The estimated total cost will amount
to $4,000 giving Webster one of the
finest school buildings in the state.
Henry D. Packard, formerly a postal
clerk at Gary. S. D., taken before
United States Commissioner p. ]. Con
way Of Sioux Falls to answer Il a
charge of enlightenment Of postoffice
funds. waived examination and has
been held for trial at tho next term
Of the United States district cour for
that division. He furnished bonds in
the sum of 81, 900 for his appearance.
The directors of the Plankinton tel
ephone system have let the contract
for placing the wires underground in
the business district, and to otherwise
improve the plant and the service.
Owing to the war the contractors will
not be able to get the cables for tie
underground system at P~lankinfon be-
fore August, but it is hoped TO get the
underground wiring installed by DC
tober l..
The town of Blunt is organized for
q combined fight on dandelions. James
S. Brown. Il of the old residents,
starting a fund with so for the boy or
girl who brings in the greatest nun
Der. which must have beer dug on va
ant lots or streets or alleys. Ills the
Dry being that If the streets are clear
ed, the property owners will look aft
er their lots. He has asked others to
donate to see that the diggers get Day
for their work outside the ten dollars
he offers for the most industrious
youngster in town.
The poultry business is becoming a
profitable side line on many South Da-
kota farms. w. G. West, who lives on
a rented farm in Aurora county. with
the assistance Of Mrs. West. Is finding
poultry profitable. Mrs. West averages
selling 10 dozen eggs weekly from the
hens aud has AVERAGED that number