The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-05-09

w. c. Faucet, attorney, once OF
Pierre and more lately OF Sioux Fails,
has decided to locate at Sioux CITY.
A young man from Oldham, by the
name OF WaKman, was struck by light
ming a few days ago and instantly
killed, near De Smet.
The Huron city council has pur-
chased alot on Dakota avenue and will
erect a bu lding for a ty hall, offices
and for the accommodation OF the
fire department.
The Newark Times:-A very pecul-
lar case OF death by fright happened
in town a few days ago., one OF Mr..
Leonard's horses dropping dead at
at the sight of the train passing by.
Lightning recently struck Charles
Deinegar's barn at Goodwin, which
was burned, with four horses and
harnesses, one cow, several nogs, a
barn, a threshlng machine, hay and
grain. .
Bad whisky, pistols and Indians
mixed up in a row a few days ago at
Wllmot. Result Mr.. Merau has a bull
let hole in both legs, and Mr.. Blue
Uoude is in costody. Blue Cloude was
held to the grand jury.
A party OF ing officials of the
Great Northern hallway has been
making a tour OF South Dakota, as
c%ertaining crop conditions by person.
al investigation IN the country tribu-
tary to their own line.
Francis E. Holmes was assaulted
and pounded with a club by his step
son, Sherwood Sysinger, at Gam Val
ley a few days ago. Holmes is in a
critical condition. Sysinger is under
arrest Tor attempted murder.
Land commissioner Lockhart has
returned from Washington. and while
ne did not secure a decision in the
Iankton reservation land case, he
claims assurance OF success, and that
the state will secure the lands claimed.
In the storm a few nights ago Henry
Nachtman, aged IS years, vas struck
by lightning and killed, two miles
north OF Lake Preston. His mother,
who is subject to heart disease, is not
expected to live as the result OF the
shock.
A cyclone passed east OF Watertown
in a southerly direction a few evenings
ago. It's path was discernable two
miles northeast OF town where it ap-
peared to rise from the ground, carry
ing debris with it. No heavy damage
is reported.
Mrs. A. L. Losdal, five miles south
OF Aurora, met with a very severe
accident a few days ago. She was
stacking lime, a quantity beingthrown
into her eyes. The patient suffers
great agony and no doubt the sight OF
both eyes is destroyed.
The Watertown city council at a
recent special meeting decided to dis
continue the use OF electricity for
street lighting purposes. 1t was de-
clded to put in twenty five sun vapor
lamps which burn gasoline, the cost
OF these for the year being estimated
at $500. The electric light cost 5000.
At the special election held in Camp.
bell county recently the proposition
to issue six per cen bonds to fund all
outstanding county warrants issued
prior to March l, 1898, carried by q
good majority. The proposition to
issue S3, 900 in bonds OF the county
for the purpose OF building a court
house at Mound City also carried.
The Aberdeen Coursing club met a
few days ago and transacted import
ant business. About 20 new men,
bers were admitted. j. NJ. Lawson
and s. w. Narregang were elected del
egates to the American Coursing
Board, which will at Huron
in October. 1t was decided to hold
another coursing meet at Aberdeen
during the first week in October
Ed Fallen a few days ago was or
dered off thefarm ofDan Sullivan, near
Canton. Trouble ensued and Fallen
was shot through both legs. Sullivan
fearing he had badly injured the man
started to hitch up his team to 60 for
a doctor. In the meantime the
wounded man tried to kill himself by
cutting his own throat, but succeeded
only in doing a poor job. He was
taken to Canton and afterwards ex-
pired from his wound. Fallen was an
unmarried farm hand and is said to
have wrecked the domestic happiness
OF a neiGhboring family of Sullivan
and had then commenced to chang
around Sullivan's house.
George d. Mathieson. one of the