The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-10-21

m000 yet mined In the Arkansas Lel0
Was found, weighing 20 carats anc
worth $4,000.
Chicago-Fifteen flremen were over
come here In q fire at the hay ware
house Of the Union Stockyards and
Transit company. The loss was $780,
600.
San Francisco-Miss Jocelyn Rod
en-, grieying over the death OF her pet
cat, Tiger, swallowed poison at her
home here and died in the Central
Emergency hospital.
Madison. N. 1.-Pierced by Is knife
wounds, apparently the work OF q
maniac, the body Of Janet Lawrence,
12-year-old school girl, was found
concealed behind . log in Kluxen
woods, neal here.
Chicag0-Three bandits stole Ave
sacks Of mail from an Illinois Central
loading platform, but were captured
by police and the loot returned be-
fore p~ostoffice officials were aware
that 1t had been stolen.
San Francisco-James McGill was
married here to Media Trostol Of Sac
ramento, and Immediately thereafter
was taken to San Quentin prison to
serve q life term for murder of John
D. Koplos. Marysville merchant.
Beaumont. Texas-Two men were
killed and n seriously injured by an
explosion at the Magnolia Petroleum
company's plant here. The cause OF
the flash" was due to oil being run
into a hot still. company officials re.
ported.
Chicago-The United States RAILROAD
labor board ordered the Pennsylvania
Railroad company appear Oct. 20 and
show aus why 1t should not be held
to have violated the order Of the board
directing a new election OF employees
committees.
Chicago-The Chicago White Sox re
tanned their title as city champions by
defeating the Chicago Cubs, 9 to s. II
was the fifth consecutive victory foi
the American leaguers against theil
National league opponents, who failed
to win q game.
Omaha, Neb.-Willard v. Mathews,
president of the now defunct Pioneer
State bank of Omaha has been indict.
ed by q special grand jury on charges
Of embezzling $780, 0L and with kit.
Ing" checks between the bank and the
Denver State bank of Denver.
Chicago-Worx on the $500, 900, 26.
story Methodist church, to be erected
by the First church in the heart OF the
loop. will start not later than May l,
1922. according to an announcement
at the Rock River conference.
Northwest
Mason City, Iowa-Roy Tesene. ~
years old. was killed by lightning while
topping Oh a stack OF hay. His wife,
20 feet away, escaped injury.
Ringing, Mont.-A 400 acre tract Of
wheat on the Ringing ranch here
threshed an average Of rs bushels to
the acre, which Is thought to be a rec.
ord.
Muscatine, Iowa-Infection from an
old wound inflicted by an Indian ar
row SO years ago caused the death OF
James Swalle here. He was the tar
get for a Redskin while on the West.
ern prairies.
Red Lodge, Worthwhile the family
OF Livingston Hay was sound asleep a
huge boulder came down a mountain
side, crashed through the roof and
wrecked the bath room. Nobody was
hurt. 1t is believed the boulder had
travelled a thousand feet.
Billings, Mont.-Salt water has been
discovered in Montana bubbling up
from the ground in Dead Mans basin,
Golden Valley county. Oil drillers
sunk a hole to q depth OF 1000 feet,
then abandoned the enterprise. A
fOw OF water soon appeared which has
q strong flavor Of the ocean, though
the well is 1000 miles inland.
Foreign
Constantinople-The American Red
Cross has discontinued its relief work
among Russian refugees.
Cairo. Egypt-The preliminary esti-
mate Of the Egyptian cotton crop for
this a places the yield at 3,44O,-
600 cantars. or about 1874, 900, 900
pounds.
Shanghai-Exports to the United
States from China fell on nearly so
per cent in the year that ended June
80, 1921, % compared with the proceed
ms year.
TOkio-Due to the gravity of the
matter, the japanese cabinet has not
yet decided or Japan's course in view
Of the Chinese refusal to accept the
Shantung settlement.
Observation-Disclosures at work in the
ruins Of ancient Ephesus have dis
covered . crypt believed to be the
tomb Of st. John. tho Evangelist, 10
II said, in . dispatch received here.
Capetown-South Africa will place
upon the tomb Of Americas unknown
soldiers" IN Arlington cemetery, a
tribute composed Of wild flowers pick
ed IN various parts Of the Union Of
South Africa.
Paris-William B. Leeds, Jr., son OF
Princess Anastasia Of Greece, and the
late William B. Leeds, the Tin Plate
King" OF Richmond, Ind, and Princess