The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-08
NEWS Of THE, STATE

pointed postlnistress at that place. ~
- William Van Erem, living ear Mill
bank. was fined $500 and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail for selling liquor at
his home.
Charged with sending obscene mat
ter through the mail, Henry w.
Schltz, druggist at Bruce, has been
bound over for trial at the October
term Of federal court at Sioux Falls.
The city council Of Mitchell has
taken Anal action authorizing the erec-
ton Of q 13-room detention hospital.
The cost of the building when COM
pletely furnished is estimated at $15,.
600.
Mary Collins, a young girl who ran
away from her home at Aberdeen, was
arrested at Vermillion. The girl had
planned to return to her old home In
Missouri and secure work in order to
get q better education.
The thirty-frst anniversary Of the
pastorate Of DR.. A. C. McCauley. Of the
Presbyterian church at B~ridgewater,
was celebrated with fitting ceremony.
This is a very remarkable record, with
out a parallel within the state.
William Huebel of White Lake was
arrested by United States Marshal
Tom Taubman. charged with shipping
wild game to a Chicago commission
firm. The violation Of the federal
game law was traced from Chicago.
Sheriff Vaughn OF Clay county has
returned to Vermillion from Appleton,
Mimi, having in custody Ira E. Seek
err, who is charged with having de-
serted his wife in Vermillion. Com
plant In the case was made by the
wife.
The recent announcement OF the dis
covery OF bauxite in the Bad Lands
is disputed by Doane Robinson, state
historian. Mr.. Robinson says there is
much clay In the Bad Lands having a
high aluminium content, but denies that
1t is bauxite. 4lj aAt
Only a fraction OF an inch Of space
saved the life of Harold Sorensen. en-
plOyed Of 4 farm nea Beresford. when
q heavy erowbar fell from . windmill
tower and grazed his head. The
glancing blow was sufficient to render
him unconscious.
TIE Methodist and Congregational
ehureleaFa1s Highmofe have fpsmed .
union church and win thus cut down
the expense of maintaining n church.
| The oficeke OF the new organization
are msae hpypf nenibers tsop both,
Of thu formed churches.
Haas seiv4s q F1ankfoA. toSeA7
er w4he Nh 4nAruy, of R4y4 KaS..
were seriously Injured when al auto
mobile in which they were riding
struck a patch of sand while travelling
at a high rate of speed and turned sew
eral somersaults.
Bishop c. B. Mitchell, OF st. Paul.
Mimi, was the principal speaker at
the dedication exercises Of the new
Methodist Episcopal4ehprch at Logan.
Thse d1ifce is one 81 DE finest and
met tostly okitg kind a the interior
part q the stttel
roklhg a pierith a an resulted In
thu death OF 1ohA DunN4k OF Haakon
couutt. Dunwsy war sStsbping out OF
the house with the guh in his hand
when a pig CROSSED his path and he
attempted to push the animal out OF
his way with the butt Of the gun. The
weapon was discharged and the full
load of shot took effect in Dunway's
body, killing him instantly.
ff4seueytp, for I{fprmatiqp Hneer:
Y ing the land available, for homestead
!, s1tfyfah Lavrepfe sqahty under a NOV
Jaw passed last month are deluging
Ene black Hihf inAtionAf forest Mead.
shsrtepA eti Deadtood.l Before 3ihe
land may be taken up the forest force
ing pushed, but it will require several
weeks to complete. The opening pf
these lands will mean several hundred
FhJ board ii }ducatidn qfArlinst1n
evidently believe in the value of print.
er's ink. for It is running a two-column
9dvRrtisepent ip the Arlington sub,
tellhg6f fheaadfanttkes offered in the
fcouSse u stuE adopted in the Airing.
ton public schools. 1t is believed that
this method Of publicity will result
in many additional students being se.
cured from out Of town. who would De
required TO nay a. monthly tpitdon feb
Which would materially aid IL takink
care Of the expenses for running the
. schools. il D5ff93
Frank Meyers. OF Miller, recalls the
ffty-frst. anniversary, of the date oh
which he ana four com1panions, car.
rying dispatches from old Fort Sull4,
Plocated fappht three. miles down the
river from Pierre, to Fort Rice, wert
captured in Little Cheyenne river By
a band OF hostile Sioux. The CAP
tured scouts were taks..1 into the Sioux
camp, and were much relieved when
they found that even a larger party
Of Sioux, who had spent the previou.
winter at Fort Sully and were friend
~, were camped with the hostiles
The friendly Indians, as soon as they
learned who the captured men were
took charge OF the situation and res