The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-01-14
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

detship at West Point.
A young man named Berger, single
residing southwest of Miller, acciden-
tally shot himself and was not expect
ed to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gors, promi-
nent pioneer residents OF Turner coun-
ty, have just celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Smith Of Weta
suffered a heavy loss when their
dwelling house was destroyed by fire.
A run and sewing machine was all
that could be saved.
A good roads meeting held at the
Aberdeen Commercial club, resulted in
positive action being taken toward the
building of a complete county road
system in Brown county.
Harry Nancorp, a married man, was
found dead in his barn, thirty miles
southwest of Miller. The %coroner's
jury, after investigating the case, re-
turned a verdict OF cause unknown.
At the family home in Bryant oc-
cured a celebration in observance Of
the golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. David Gunderson, highly re-
spected pioneer residents Of Bryant
and vicinity.
w. B. Sherrard, the founder, and for
many years the head of the South Da-
kota Children's Home in Sioux Falls,
is dead at Long Beach, Cal, according
to advices which have been received
at Sioux Falls.
A delayed letter from LiDach, Aus
tria, to Rev. T. J.. Mccarthy Of Lead,
tells OF the death at that place No
vember IS, Of Rt. Rev. John Stariha.
first bishop of the Roman Catholic
diocese OF Lead.
JOIN a.. Stransky, a prominent pio-
neer resident, has assumed the duties
of postmaster in PukwaEa, to which
he recently was appointed. Eight
years ago Mr.. Stransky was the Dem
ocratie nominee for governor Of South
Dakota, and is we'll known throughout
the state.
The record Of deaths from automo-
bills in South Dakota for December
is that CT Hiram Walters, who was
killed near Freeman when a towed
auto he was guiding went into the
ditch and overturned; a siX-year-old
son OF Edward Diede, of Memo, who
ran into the street III front Of an auto;
and six-year-old Willie Lang, who was
killed when the auto he was riding III
near Lead rolled $50 feet down a bluff.
The Mitchell board Of education has
hired a trained nurse for the public
schools. Miss Elizabeth Hanson, en-
ployed throughout the state last year
III Red Cross work, has been given the
position of head Of the physical vel
fare department of the schools. In her
work Miss Hanson Will cooperate
closely With the teachers and parents
Of the pupils along lines leading to the
best physical development Of the chill
dren.
A woman inspector for the sufervi-
sion and inspection OF all shops. stores
and markets in Mitchell offering food
and milk Tor sale has been petitioned
for by the ladies of six Of the leading
clubs Of the city. The representatives
Of the clubs appeared In a body before
the city council and made known their
position. The council referred the
matter to the health committee of the
council which probably will report in
the near future.
To return from a trip 90 Canada and
find his homestead sold and a mort
gage placed on it by forged papers
was the experience Of Thomas Whit
ledge a former resident OF Midland. He
!. says that a roommate in Canada dis
appeared ome time ago, after break
ing into his trunk, and taking out real
estate papers among other things. and
presumes these were used in making
a transfer. He has begun suit to re
cover possession Of his property.
The growing popularity of Lake
Madison as a resort is attested to by
the fact that a new park and subdivi-
ssion has Just been laid out near the
southeast end Of the lake. The new
park comprises AZ acres and is owned
by Wentworth parties. Lots will be
put on the market in the spring and
development work begun. Several cot
tages are on the grounds now. A small
!, park has existed IN the south side OF
the lake for several years, %patronized
largely By Sioux Falls people.
IN the flow from the hot water arte
sion we'll at Capa, forty miles west oil
Pierre, winter has no terror for frogs
as the water in the pond which is fec
from the flow of the we'll is never
frozen and at the end of the pipe
which feeds the pond the water is de
. cidedly warm. A short time ago one
of the flock OF ducks which also takes
advantage of the warm water for win
J ter swimming, followed a tempting
green frog into the supply pipe, ant
once in, kept trying to force its way
) forward instead of backing out, and
soon plugged the flow Of the pipe, re
!, curing a day of work on the part O.
, several men to locate and remove the