The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17
Terrible prairie fires, st.,.
burning fire guards, ragged 'sd
Ipswich for thraa 1ou hofth

Ipswich for three days recently a
an Immense amount of dam, aoial
ports coming from the hns III
trict are to the effect that 'ahed d
families have been left emf, Syores
less, and entire stock 10y hon.
been burned. The most can aes had
estimate place the damano rVads
less than 500, 900. at vi
t.. Inc inter-conference conventio.
c9e M. E. church has been botN,
TIVE days session at Hot sn,isJ
Bishop John p. Newman mr.,
Ministers from Nebraska. w
and the Black Hills were "sona|
rms convention idea VS. fraeSea
INTO effect two years ago ana
to enable the ministers Of tna la
west to become acquainted VIII
Other and to diseases topics o(imss
ance and interest to their WORK
j. G. Smith, assistant aprosto,o.
to the department OF apricpItr,'
Washington, has been at the R,o. 1
ings college for several days NJ
Smith is out on a tour OF invs,4.1
ton, making a special study -,
forage plant problem in the ma,
states. He has already spent ool
time in Iowa, and he goes rom ' "
to Nebraska and Kansas, H. -
very much pleased with the wrrt a'as
on forage plants by the South atO.'
station.
About a month ago Ludwig Has !.
Russian farmer living near Ep.,,
was arrested and taken 70 g..
Falls and in the United States en-.
pleaded guilty to sending an inda.,.
letter through the mails and rDl
$50. The letter was written 10 ~.
Heb, whom Mr.. Hoff had canseS ~
be arrested for adultery with M,
Hoff. The fine was paid and NJ.
Hoff with q ticket for Eureka 90, =.
the train for home, but for sow.
reason got off at Baltic. From tbs.
place Mr.. Hoff was seen going noysS
along the railroad track. Since Than
he has not been heard from.
In his report for the fcal year lSs;
Land Commissioner Lamoreaux say,
that twenty lists OF selection BY Nm
tate OF South Dakota on account O
grants in aid of Educational and char.
table institutions, embracing 2GS,4fO
acres patented, to the state dun.
ing the year in the same state, there
were 1Ol, 757 acres of land, embraced
din Indian and miscellaneous patents.
issued. The area covered oy survey.
ors in the state which were accented
Ivy the Office during the year va,
l,4Sl.4G6 acres. For this work
$3.50 was allotted out OF the pO
preparation for surveys OF pubr
lands.
About a year ago the Geo tsch tE.
ly lett Dakota to locate in ArkaN
as did hundreds OF others, hopl.
that there they would find the neV
Colorado. The family came back to
Dakota a few days ago. They say
that times are now eve1 harder there
than here, and it is their belief that
there is hardly anyone who lei hert
for that state but would be glad t
return. They claim it takes all on
can earn there to buy fertilizers u
produce q crop. The family is tN
first OF the Arkansas trave lers' u
return andthe balance OF the wan
derers will be looked for shortly.
The third annual exhibit OF ID
Inter. State Grain Palace Assocla'io
at Aberdeen, closed q most successor
weeks show on Saturday last. Id
crowds we're larger tn IN on any pr
vious year; the decorations ana eS
hibits superb in every particular an
the music by the Marine Band
Chicago, the finest ever heard IN "
Dakotas. All premiums were pala !,
full and q small surplus remains i
another year. Aberdeen has v
credit of beng the only city IN y
United States that can boast o.
surplus after the third year Me-
years show will be more extehsp
than eyer