The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-02-11
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
A WoOnsocket organization, has just
Installed the nucleus of a public libra
ry in Woonsocket.
J.. G. Beckett, for several years man.
ager of the Riverview hotel at Pierre,
died from heart failure.
The municipal saloon idea is being
quite generally discussed among the
business men of Bridgewater.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Strahon Trans.
fer company at S: Dux Falls, with q cap.
ital of SIS, 900.
At a special election held at Alces-
ter the citizens voted 100000 bonds
for the purpose of supplying the city
with electric lights.
The Timber Lake land office shows
a continuation of filings on govern.
ment land in that district, which is re.
ported to be increased every day re-
CARELESS Of the cold of winter.
Several recent fires Of mysterious
origin have caused the Lead authori-
ties to fear that a dangerous "firebug"
has commenced operations in Lead
and Deadwood.
The congregation of the Swedish
Lutheran denomination at Webster
has bought the site for a church build
ing and expect to erect a handsome
edifice in the very neal future.
The German bank of Eureka, Of
which c. Vorlander, one Of the leading
financiers Of that part of the state is
president, reports a most handsome
growth for the past two months.
: James Jensen, a homesteader, near
Winner, who recently was found in
his claim shanty in a badly frozen con.
dition, has had to have one of his fro.
zen feet amputated in order to save his
life.
A petition has been prepared at Wa
tertown seeking to change the com
mission plan to the old aldermanic
form Of government by means Of a
special election prior to the regular
April city election.
The government has announced a
civil service examination to be held
in Aberdeen on February "a from the
results of which applicants will be
taken to fill positions as stenographers
and typewriters for the government.
H. M. Dismore of Midland is mar
keting his crop of onions which he
Urouy 1oSf Hynor hoVjpr on,,rol % non
pounds, which he is now selling at a
good profit. He supplied one Dead.
wood firm with 10000 pounds in ono
week.
Fire completely destroyed a store
building in Brookings owned by Mrs.
Mary E. Hall and occupied by H. R.
LeLond, a music dealer. O. w. Wall,
jeweler, and H. G.. Williams, a real
estate agent. The contents were a to
tai loss.
According to the reports at the
twenty-eighth annual meeting Of the
Society Of Black Hills Pioneers al
Deadwood, their number has now
dwindled to 1873, SO of whom are WON.
en-. The society. however, has a banl
balance of " e $4,000.
Charged with setting fire to their
old home ear Grenville that they
might collect the $500 insurance on
their household furniture, John Szcpa.
MAX and father, Lawrence Szcpaniak,
were tried and found guilty of arson
in the fourth degree in circuit court
Three county seats without railway
facilities in eastern South Dakota, and
four in the western half of the state
is a record which several of the coun.
ties are trying to remedy by either
moving their seats of county govern.
ment to railways, or secure railway
building. Those in the east are Buffa.
10, Hutchinson, and Charles Mix coun.
ties, and those in the western are
Harding, Perkins, Mellette and Ben
nett counties.
Wolf hunters have an opportunity tc
carr a nice little sum in the Bad
Lands near Interior, as there is an
offer of $25 a head for grey wolves
among the ranchers of that section.
On account of the snow, these animals
are extremely destructive, coming out
Of their dens in the Bad Lands forma.
ton, and pulling down live stock run.
ming in the herds. A number Of stock
men have lost cattle and horses from
their depredations.
A movement is now on foot at Mil.
bank which may result in the solving
Of the drinking water question in Mil.
bank, a matter which is of vital impor.
lance to the city. The city council is
trying to induce the Milbank Light &
Power company to put in a water puri.
flying plant for the purpose of treating
all water used in the city for domestic
purposes. The company is taking the
proposition under consideration, and
will report its decision shortly.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George