The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-25
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Burl Blanchard, living near Philip,
was badly burned by an explosion Of
gasoline in the cylinder of a large
gasoline tractoron which he was work.
ing.
During the absence from home at
Mayor Baumgartner and family Of
Hudson, burglars entered the house
and made away with a small sum OF
money.
Martha Kruger, 3-year-old daugh-
ter OF John Kruger, a farmer living
about ten miles from Jaya,tWas scald-
ed to death by falling into a pail OF hot
water.
A committee Of five men has been
appointed at Aberdeen to attend a
meeting in Sioux Fails and endeavor
to secure a federal loan bank for Alb
erdeen.
Voters of Flandreau at a special
election defeated the proposition to
issue bonds Of $4,000 for the improve
ment and extension of the wreerWorks
system.
Prof. J.. f. Todd, Of the University Of
Kansas. is working around Pierre,
looking into the surface possibilities
Of securing an Oil flow for that part
Of the state.
Philip claims the distinction Of be
ing one of the chief cream shipping
points III the state. During a period Of
thirty days an aggregate Of 1900 cans
III - =, rpara CIippal from that
point.
The 4-yearold child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fox, living on a farm near
a~rrison. is the first victim Of ~nfantile
paralysis in that vicinity. The child
had been III only a short time when
death resulted.
The building committee Of the Lu
theran college at Sioux Fails, has con-
cluded arrangements for the erection
of d new building at the college to cost
sos. 600. This will give the college a
set of four buildings.
Harvesting around Winner is all
completed and thrcshing is now in full
blast. Wheat is making from twenty
to thirtv-fve bushels per acre and is
bringing s1.18. Corn prospects in that
section are of the brightest.
A number Of harvest hands sleep
ing in box cars at Bri1gewater were
the victims Of holdup men. Amounts
varying from 80 cents to S. We're tax.
en-. The robbery was committed by
two men who made their escape on the
night train.
The citizens Of Kadoka. Vets and
Interior have combined fer ttls cor.
struction of q good highway connect
ing I'll three towns. which tine woulo
be q scenic route along the great wal
OF the Bad Lands in that section 81
the state.
Preliminary arrangements are Tie
inc made for q big conference of saf
frage workers. which will be held II
Sioux Falls on Thursday. August 81
and which will be addressed by ia
tional suffrage workers who are nov
touring the state.
The high price and prospective
shortage Of sisal. the standard heml
for Irvine, led a harvester company K
plant 80 acres near Aberdeen as at
experiment. This hemp is now from
five to ten feet high and looks to be
q practical crop.
Potatoes around Aberdeen will not
yield as large a crop as had been eN
pected. The hot wave a. the time the
vines We're ia blossom prevented the
potatoes from setting so that while the
vines are looking fine there are no pc
tatoes on the roots.
Refusing to surrender his gun when
officers who sought his arrest demand
ed 1t. Ham Hampton, IN alleged stock
rustler near Deadwood, vas shot and
instantly killed by George p. Russell
and his son, John. Both officers We're
arrested and maintain that they saw
Hampton's gun in Mis- belt and We're
taking no chances after he denied
having one.
Two masked negroes held mp a mum.
ber Of harvest hands on a MOVING
train as the freight was passing
through Arlington and after robbing
them compelled them to jump from
the moving train. Three Of the vic
llIiiS III liz 1loIddP iAN w - t@Ai Ii
jured in jumping. One had his face
terribly skinned. another had two ribs
broken and the third sustained in
juries to his back. The v negroes
were arrested at the next station and
are now in Jail awaiting trial.
Judge Levi MCGEE has rendered a
decision in the case of the State VS..
The Deadwood Business Mems club,
holding that the club has no right to
sell liquor and giving an order re
straining the club from selling liquor.
The defense argued that the club vas
not an incorporated body and that liq-
uor furnished to members was not to
be considered as sold within the meaa
ing of the law. Judge MCGEE held hat
the state was normally under prohibj-
ton until certain requirements have
been met and that until the club takes
out a retail license liquor cannot be