The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
A new Modern Woodman lodge has
been organized at Mound City with a
charter membership OF sixteen.
At a mass meeting of business men
and other residents it was decided to
~reorganize the Hayti commercial club.
The Carthage board of education has
for the erection of a new public school
building.
The Masons are considering the tea
sibility of organizing a lodge in Nor
ristown. There are about forty mem.
bers of the fraternity in the vicinity.
The voters of BOLTON, at a special
election, authorized the issuance OF
bonds in the sum of 10000 for the
erection Of a new public school build.
ing.
The Farmers elevator at Ipswich, a
cooperative concern, has handled ILL.,
600 bushels of grain up to January 20,
and has declared a dividend of 8 per
cent.
Frank M. Rood, secretary of state,
formally his candidacy for
denomination as the Republican can
didate for secretary of state to succeed
himself.
Members of the Highmore volunteer
fire department recently gave their
fifth annual dance and the proceeds
have been placed in the treasury of
the department.
DR.. E. M. Doyle, city commissioner
of Yankton. prominent in Democratic
councils of city and county, and for
years on the city board of education,
died at his home there.
Seven automobiles and a quantity Of
accessories were destroyed, entailine
a loss of $40, 900, by a fire caused by an
~overheated stove in a galvanized iron
covered building in Sioux Falls.
Rev. DR.. Henry Cullen, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at White, died
Of hemmorhage Of the brain. aged c.
years. He had been actively engaged
In the Presbyterian ministry since
1879.
kAllOA tdCCh, d bOIleIlldH idUOTeT
died suddenly from heart failure fol
lowing a game of ten pins in a Yank
ton bowling alley. Three brothers
who are fighting in the German army.
survive.
After lighting his pipe and stretching
himself upon a couch in his home, ia
cob Eagle Hawk. ar aged Indian living
on the Yankton Indian reservation, was
stricken with heart failure and died
instantly.
Lake City business men are consid.
ering plans to place the hitching posts
for teams on the side streets and to
beautify main street by planting trees
on both sides of the street for it's en-
tire length.
The Redfield high school basketball
team kept their record unbroken OF
not having lost a single basketball
game this season when they defeated
the Bookings high school unit by q
score of As to q.
Washing windows is the method q
fair schol ma'am of Onida took to Sc.
cure funds to build up a library in the
schools of that place. Taking advan
tage of a holiday. Misses Finch. Mel
son and Sropengeiser Jared forth with
their window cleaning outfits, and
made a round Of the business houses
securing work to keep them busy for
their holiday" and clearing up a nice
little sum toward their library fund.
L NGoLy~;r1A oe WHIT 49,.
tried many occupations. but he likes
farming in South Dakota best of all.
and most profitable. Mr.. White does
not own his own farm, but has beer
renting the same farm near White for
t~hirty-ive years. Before that he was
a barber, a shoemaker and a black.
smith. He has forty head of cattle,
milks ten cows, ard sold over $40
worth of eggs in February. an unusual
line for a South Dakota farmer, many
Of whom neglect poultry.
1t is stated by baseball fans of that
part of the state tina. every town which
had a team in the Corn Belt league OF
last season stands ready to enter a
team in the league again this season.
At Bridgewater, Frof. Reed, athletic
director in the nigh school. is arrang.
ing to put a school team in the field as
soon as the eason opens. 1t is be.
lieved that from the high school squad
Prof. Reed can select a team for en-
try in the Corn Belt league. While
none Of the teams in the league last
year made any money, it is believed
that with last years mistakes omitted
this season all the teams can end the
season in good financial condition.
John Block, a rancher on Bad river
near Capa. has moved his buildings
to a higher location. on the predictions
Of an old Indian living near his place.
Last year the red man predicted a
flood in the Red river valley, and when
1t actually came, the Block home was
invaded nv the waters and his family