The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-22
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Sunshine State

ScOrob0ard.
A loss estimated at $15, 900 resulted
when fire destroyed the Johnson Z
Peterson garage and . dwelling house
It Worthing.
Raymond Ksifer, 7-year-old son Of =
farmer Of the Veblen district, was in
stantly killed when a shotgun was &C
ci~deotally discharged.
The prevailing price being paid for
the picking Of corr in Brown county
10 Is cents per bushel, although some
farmers have paid Is cents.
While hauling 4 load OF pats from
the threshing machine, Edward L.
Wishard, = farmer living six miles
northwest Of Murdo was instantly
killed.
The census bureau announced the
1890 population for South Dakota as
635 ,s3s, An increase OF 1881, or 80
per cent.
Albert l.. Mcmillan, OF Alpena, who
has been chosen al one OF the Rhodes
scholars from South Dakota, is a spe-
~A0 AoW OIANCAI ~ lAC ololC UAAvOA
sity.
1t IL confidently expected that the
contract will o be awarded for the
erection in Huron OF a new Beadle
county court house, which will cost
about 5000, 600.
An oil well drilling machine has
been brought to the St. Onge oil fields,
and it is announced arrangements
have been made to spud in a well on
the Laravie property at once.
At a special election held in Scot
land a majority Of the citizens voted
in favor of the issuance of bonds of
$4,000 for the extension OF the mu-
nicipal waterworks system and i'm
provsments to the system.
After more than three years Of in.
adequate light, power And gas serv-
ice the Mitchell city council has in
structed the mayor to appoint an ap-
praissr and proceed to appraise the
plant, SO that the city can buy It.
Friends have been advised Of the
tragic death at Butte, Mont, of George
Heard, a former well-known resident
Of Lead. He died from the effects of
a gunshot wound, alleged to have been
inflicted by Mike Raich, also a for
mer resident OF Lead.
The cornerstone of a new Masonic
temple, which Is in course OF construc.
ton at 'Hikhmore, was laid with elab-
crate ceremonies, in which MasOns
from a number OF other cities par.
~ticipated. 1t is expected the new tenn
pie will be completed ready for &C.
cupancy before winter.
The first shipment Of coal from the
state mine amounted to five cars,
which went to towns in the northern
part of the state which have been
using coal from this mine in the past.
While it was necessary to haul the
coal three and a half miles to load
1t, it was placed on the cars at a
cost Of $3.50 a ton, and as soon as
the spur line is completed to the
mine, it car be loaded at a lower
rate.
Gov. Norbeck gives out a statement
as to what is being done in the way
Of progress OF the part Of the state
coal commission. To make the situa-
ton more plain, outside Of the state
ments Of the governor, the commits
sion, after investigation Of several
months failed to find a coal producing
territory in the state, which was with
in distance OF railway transportation,
and under authority Of the law Civ
North Dakota, a few miles, and pur-
chased a tract Of coal land near rail.
way facilities, including ninety acres
undertake with q good vein of coal,
and is installing machinery to increase
the output Of this mine. The COVER
nor shows that the commission has
purchased a tract within three and a
half miles OF Haynes, N. D.. including
ninety acres underlain with a vein OF
coal ranging from twelve to fourteen
feet in thickness. That the tests
show that the tract is underlain with
fully 1000. 900 ton Of coal, which at
the price paid Of. $4,000 Tor the prop
CITY WOuiu AAC0A PRACTICALLY D CCulS
q ton for coal, this without taking into
consideration OF the value of the min
ing plant on the property. The pur-
chase includes q right Of way to the
railway tracks in Haynes, and includes
coal tipple, mine track, mine cars.
buildings and tools. The present ca
pacity Of the machinery purchased is
200 tons 2 day, but the plant is being
enlarged. The state Is building the
track to connect the mine with the
railway, az well as putting in new
machinery, and will be ready to send
out coal as soon - the track is com
pleted and work be commenced. Just
what the production cost will be will
depend upon the labor which can be
secured and the other conditions
which control in mining work. but the
cost will be practically that Of placing
the product upon the market.