The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-16


son county, have organized the first
farmers vigilance committee tD the
state. Believing that there is an Or.
ganized gang OF thieves systematically
robbing the farmers OF the state and
believing further that the only cure
is self-protection. more than 400 farm
ers in the vicinity of Ethan have ~
ganized for the express purpose Ut
running down the robbers who have
been carrying off tires, grain, live
stock, engine parts and all sorts OF
farm equipment.
A harvest hand employed in the Do
land district boosted to fellow work
men that he had stolen four automo-
biles, and would get another" before
he left the Doland territory. He kept
his word, for nov he has disappeared
together with a touring car belonging
to a Doland business man. A neigh.
Dor saw him %cranking the car, but
lever dreamed he was about to steal
II Thus far no trace OF the harvest
hand or the stolen car has been found.
Z. Oscar M. Osbon. formerly editor OF
newspapers at Huron and Howard,
and doorkeeper of the United States
senate since 1909. died in Washington,
b. C., at the age Of Is years. Mr.. Os-
bon went to South Dakota in 1853
from Ohio. He served for q number
of years as sergeant at arms or the
state senate. He was . veteran ofNthe
civil war, and was given a military
burial In Arlington cemetery.
Conditions at the oil WEI being
drilled by the South Dakota Develop
mont aud Refining company IN the
Standing Butte field continue very
promising. A considerable quantity OF
natural gas has been encountered, and
when lighted at the casing-head pro
duces 4 flame hard to extin guish. The
showing Of oil encountered in the last
500 feet Of drilling is also very en-.
couraging.
Theodore Selik~of Mitchell, who
was arrested last month charged with
the murder Of Anton Skokan, pleaded
guilty in circuit court and was sen.
fenced to twenty years in tho SiouI
Falls p~enitentiary. Selik killed Sko.
kan with an ak while he lay asleep
and then gave himself up to the police
several hours later.
C. V. Kymer, a farmer living near
Tyndall, succeeded in shooting an A.
bino crow which has been making it,
home on his farm for several weeks,
and SEN it to the museum at the state
university. It has been mounted and
placed IN exhibition az one Of the
curiosities OF nature.
With a record OF over $4,000 arrests
Turing a period Of twenty-one years
with the police force Of Sioux Falls
nineteen OF which he mas served ~
chief, William NJ. Martin one Of the
most effectice and best iixan police
officers in the northwest. has re.
signed.
While John Sanford and GeerSe
Lennon, who were employed in the
5tate park. nea Hot Springs, OF road
work, we're working with explosives Z
premature explosion occurred which
.esulted in the death Of Lennon and
he serious injury of Sanford.
There is some agitation in parts Of
he Black Hills at present over a pro
posed federal road, the route OF which
g to be from Canada to the Gulf,
through the state of North and South
Dakota, Nebraska, and south across
he United States.
Several shootings, and other general
lights with clubs and other weapons
rave been reported from different sec.
ions of the state on account OF melon
md fruit raiders, who drive out many
niles from different towns to carry on
heir work.
The contract has been awarded for
the erection in Lennox Of what will
be one of the most modern high school
buildings in that section of South Da-
kota. The structure will be 100xS0
ment.
South Dakota has made more prog.
-ess in building good roads IN the past
sixteen months than any state visited,
according to w. d. Fisher, secretary
Of the Custer Battlefield Highway -
ISOLATION.
Belle Fourche, with other cities In
the western section of the state, 10
the center Of much interest and ex-
element as Z result Of official oil re-
ports which have been circulated.
A large dancing pavilion 10 being
moved to the state fair grounds in
Huron where 1t will be set up near
the woman's building in preparation
for the coming state fair.
Fred B. Ray. Of Yankton, was -.
elected commander Of the American
Legion at the closing session Of the
third annual South Dakota Legion
convention.
The Gregory Commercial club 10
completing proportions for . commun-
ity picnic. to be held in the Gregory
park early this month.
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