The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-18

at Springfield, which was closed last
summer under a. act Of congroes. will
be reopened on July l OF this year. due
TO the efforts OF Senator Thsnaas
Sterling and the three consrsssnle1
and Of a Springfield business meas
COMMITTEES.
Despite the predictions tAa4 tAoa-
sands Of acres OF Land. sold last year
during the real estate boom wsuld
revert to the original owners in March.
when final payments were to - made
in many cases., Mitchell bankers b.
| lieve there will be ne widespfeAd
hardship, occasioned by the land spec
u~lation.
Arrangements are being made for
the purchase OF material for the Q
struction Of a transmission line t.
bring electricity from KimbAu to
White Lake, SO that the residents OF
this city may BE- provided with slee.
'ric ty tor lighting and power pur.
poses. II 10 planned to have 34-hovr
service when tao line IL built.
Isaac Turpin. aged 80. father OF
eleven children. for many years a OF
the best known ranchmen OF tho Ar
pen district OF western South Dakota.
died Of blood poisoning resulting from
wounds self-infllcted on both wrists in
an attempt at suicide. His act Wal
| due to dependency.
In anticipation OF a lively trout fish.
ing season along Spearfish creek. n
Of the best trout fishing streams IN
the Black Hills, residents OF this city
and other Black Hills towns are pre-
pairing to erect cabins in Spearfish
canyon, adjacent to the creek, whore
they can camp during the spring and
summer.
Mrs. Bert Fetters. farmers wife,
armed with an ak, WOE a fight with =
large gray wolf at Groton. whom she
%cornered the animal in q hog house
and killed it. A dog pack had been
fatigued when the woman Joined the
chase.
Melting Of q heavy fall Of snow in
the upper Black Hills caused Fall riv-
er to go on a rampage, rising several
FEET in a few hours. The result was
that several bridges were carried out
and extensive damage was don4 to
highways extending along the stream
Mitchell women already are making
plans to win a place on the board OF
education. At the regular meeting OF
the league of women voters q com
,r{%<oo ,vo, -,nr1oJ t> ca0L norAsdatA
for the board.
Extensive building operations are
planned by the Bridgewater Catholic
society for this sumemr. 1t has been
decided to erect a parochial school,
and work on this will commerce In
the spring.
Farmers OF this district may be com,
PEELED to organic a Vigilance commit.
Tee to put q stop to wholesale thiev.
ing which now is being carried eA IN
the farming community.
The annual training conference fos
Christiau workers for the state g
South Dakota will be held at Dakota
Wesleyan university, July IL - ~.
this year.
At q meeting hald in Howard by the
Hereford breeders Of Miner county
what viii be known az the Aiass
A.uuly Hereford Breeders assUciA-
ton was o~IIanized.
A number Of farmers in Hand eouA.
ty have sowed wheat and maay have
ploWed, narrowed AID pulverizeG the
round with . view Of sowing any
time now.
The town of Colman has purchased
a new pump for the waterworks. The
pump throws 800 gallons per minute
against a head of $50 feet. A new IS
horsepower motor was also purchased.
School consolidation won another
victory in Lyons, when the question
If issu ng $45, 900 worth Of bonds to
build the new consolidated school. won
,ut by five votes
Fred Reed. garage proprietor at
Athol. aged As, committed suicide BY
shooting himself above the heart with
\ shotgun. Dependency over his
health was the cause.
There promises to be an irtel est
'ng contest. for appointment as post.
haste Of Canova under the incoming
epublican administration.
Mobridge Masons a organized an
association for the purpose Of erect
'ng q new Masonic temple in No.
bridge.
Sioux Falls has been selected for
he coming state convention Of the
South Dakota League OF Women vot.
err on March % and ~.
Six cents and a pair OF holey socks
was the sum total Of the loot secured
from the Yankt5n steam laundry BY
robbers who entered the building.
A woman's auxiliary Of the Madison
AroorSoor Tovoin MOST hou hnMn 49,