The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-05
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Nsa>nao~ rmo, News >ervlrr

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lion.
A Milwaukee freight train two miles
from Ashton struck a soft spot in the
track and seven freight ears lett the
track.
Women cast approximately one-third
OF The votes in the school election at
Sioux Falls, the poll lists showing the
names Of 936 ome and 1893 men Of
the total vote of 2,729.
Considerable ceremony was observ,
ed when the ground was broken for
the new school house al Clark. The
band played a number of airs and sew
eral addresses were made.
The city government Of Yankton
last week, with a very large number
Of bidders and contractors present,
let street paving, curbing and grading
contracts to the amount of $50, 600.
The faculty of the Northern Normal
and Industrial school at Aberdeen will
soon present Uncle Toms Cabin" in
q benefit, the proceeds to so to the
Christian associations Of the school.
With an active Y. NJ. c.. A., a full
time salaried secretary, Geo. G.. Phil.
lips, and 235 students enrolled in BIZ
bic study classes, religious conditions
al State college at Brookings are bet.
ter than average.
There viii probably graduate from
the Aberdeen high school this spring
q total Of 81 seniors, a class that ranks
high in both numbers and intellectual
attainmcnts in the annals Of the school
Sisseton business men are planning
for Tie installation of a white way
in the business section Of the town
The plan is for the business men to
purchase three posts for each block,
the posts to be set off with cluster
lights.
Section men located in Canton were
occupied for a day in removing wreck.
age from the track three miles east Of
canton. In coming down the lnWooC
grade four freight ears We're thrown
tronl the track. Traffic Was delayed
only a short time.
The Roswell Commercial club, which
= 49, t3'A lAH|a I'1NIttis Nh'h II
men Of the community assembled il
the Methodist Episcopal church, plans
extensive civic Improvements and the
carrying forward Of many projects fol
social betterment.
Dallas will spend 81. 200 during the
next few weeks in planting trees ano
flowers in the library. school and other
pubic grounds and in making substan
tlal parking improvements on severa
important streets Of the city. The
money Tor the Improvement was raised
by subscription.
Potato rover of the vicinity OF
Willow Lakes have organized an asso
citation, capitalized at $4,000. for the
purpose OF increasing the potato rails
ing acreage Of that territory this year
The officers u the association vii
have charge Of the shipment Of potst
toes after they are harvested and Nil
protect the growers in different ways
Recently il was reported at Park
ton that Harold Thomas, VINO formerly
lived there With his parents, had beer
drowned III the White river. west OF
Chamberlain. A letter now has beer
received from the young man SAYING
he is alive and we'll. and that II is 3
mystery TO him how the reports 81 his
death got into circulation. The family
lives at Belyidere.
Paul Barden, a former Mitchell boy
is now private secretary TO Secretary
Of State Lansing At Washington. From
Mitchell Mr.. Barden moved With lis
uncle, Charles Ferguson, 4 merchant
Of Mitchell. to Missoula. Mont lie
attended the Montana agricultural col
lege and later studied law i'm the office
Of q Nissoula law firm. lis call p The
national capital followed.
G. Arnold Nerkle Of Eureka. Whc
graduates III June from the Northern
Normal at Aberdeen. enjoys the dis
tinction Of graduating right into he
highest salaried position ever offered
to a finishing student Of this sehool.
Merkle was Just recently elected tc
the position of principal Of the high
school at Hazelton. y. y. He IS very
popular in school, occupies many pc
sions OF trust and honor Ia the va.
rious student organizations and has
Won eight monogfams in Northern
Normal athletics.
On May y the Ninth annual high
school athletic and declamatory meet
will be held under the auspices OF
the Northern Normal at Aberdeen. The
new Johnson field will Be tile scene
Of this spirited contest among many
high schools Of the state for suarema.
cy in athletics and defamation In
connection with the hig! school meet
the school Will conduct a grade school
rally. M. M. Guhin is IN charge Of the
latter event. The children are TO be
given gold, silver and bronze medals
for coming I'D to the standard or ex.
ceiling IN ito running, jumping and
throwing contests. In the case 0f the
grade school rally the youngsters do
not compete with each other but in
stead they strive to attain the stand.