The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-01-07
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA


Sunday, January 8, has been fixed
as the time for the dedication Of the
new Methodist church which has just
been completed in Roswell.
Redfield business men. have placed
their stamp of approval upon the bud
get fund system, and will operate for
another year at least on this plan.
Aberdeen merchants, in all lines, re.
port a larger Christmas business this
year than ever before in the history
OF the town. Bank %clearings, too. show
a marked increase over last year
Samuel E. Linton, for the last six
years superintendent of the Sioux Falls
Gas company. has accepted the posi-
ton of general manager Of the Nash
vile Gas company of Nashville. Tenn.
n left for that city.
The razing of one of the first busi-
nees blocks Of the city. now occupied
by the First National bank, the wealth
lest banking institution at WATERFOWL,
will begin early mex spring to make
room for a $4,000 banking building.
Death came suddenly to Mrs. Eliza
beth Kelly, one OF the best known of
the Ome pioneer settlers of the
Draper territory. She died of heart
trouble, almost without warning, at the
family home five miles south OF town.
BUD" Mount, night police captain
at Nermillion, who disappeared some
time ago following the issuance of a
warrant for his arrest on a charge pre-
ferred ny a former telephone operator
here, has returned and has been ar
rested.
J.. w. Robertson, a prominent citi-
zen of Fedora. was found dead in bed
at his home. death evidently having
resulted from an attack of heart fail,
ure. He had retired the night before
apparently in his customary good
health.
Clarence Schulze of WATERFOWL,
commonly known as "Schlitz,' a local
bookkeeper OF unmistakable national
ity, short, fat and jolly, with a face
like John Bunny's, has been offered
$500 per week by a Chicago moving
picture house.
4 5o.no,,d b,ffa1o roas- n,rcbaso
through the Jaynes meat market of
Pierre and coming from an animal
taken from the famous "ScOtty' Phil
IL herd Of bison in Stanley county.
graced the board at the annual ban
ouet OF the ~duak-hunters held in Alb
erdean.
Pennfa Young ia vorn~ follow who
was convicted at Aberdeen ~ arson
but placed under naro,a ana VINO n
was believed bad brolran h;e naro1o
ana S8#IHed 2 tae state, ms been
ioc#tsl Pc Gla p leave the stats
oF even hfQ@A county. lie GA3t ore
pace NheGe fe Nas ~ 7 and took
y hs#ssl3N Nh 2 farm lust two miles
a"a#, where re- ls now WORKING CON.
1eE56als.
T1e members III ,Aa p3rfa sava-
phoYe band. which fs the aalv bsaa af
fla Rt1a In South Dakota. hive cr~4-
nersaa work VIII 9ha nqsseet W. ~.,a.
As ias Town Nl'3 9 town aaIt
hs.tStf N5.#il 4s aa#I5 Eees@d tof
P.slle aEt@i13 anu entertainments.
#lita baa aleh Wilt tRemseIE#s raise
tAe 4A2ls5 Hscas#iy " erect lae
structure.
GaTretson peon9a arc raioioinp no..
cause Tho Great Northern las r,a7Iv
takon steps 10 hufIl = new denat ana
roundh0use there. e~onveniences tha
business of tha road at tbat no,nt
have long demanded Tho nreeent
Qah mouse ana statlon haTlng iQng
aso sfoNh ihaaequale 70 the demands
UPON ihell
REPORTS concerning the extent of Tho
alleged SMALLPOX endemic At Wa44bav
have been greatly exaggerated n is
true q yerv mild form Of sma11nov
has prevailed at Waubav. and at fin}as
several persons. especianv children
have had the disease in a mild form
at the same time. but there has been
M sprio;1s Illness M daaths and moth.