The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-03
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ar.os.n We'll Power Can II BE The Wells
-Expert Irrigation Improvement OF the
Missouri River at TT. Pierre-Other In
teresting State News.
F. D. Dalkins, OF Spencer. Ia, has
recently been at Mellette taking notes
of the Hunter farm to be used in his
Forthcoming pamphlet on irrigation.
Another bridge is being erected
across the Sioux river at Dell Rapids.
It is to be an iron structure $50 feet
long and l6 feet high. With twenty
| loot stone abutments.
The wal against Waubay's open
saloon has again broke out, and the
sheriff and deputies went there, arm
| ed with an Injunction, and conflscat-
| ed the stock OF liquor and closed the
building. No arrest was made.
John O'Brien, a farmer residing
nine miles southwest OF Howard re.
Gently shot and killed his neighbor,
ID. O.. Sullivan, in a qurrral over a
division fence being built by the lat
ter. O'Brien came in town and gave
himself up to the authorities.
Belle Fourche, twenty-five miles
north OF Sturgis, was almost totally
destroyed by fire a few days ago.
Three brick buildings are all that IS
left. Loss, $4,000. Arnold Bros.
& Classic, of Sturgis lost a $4,000
stock of groceries. There was nc loss
of life.
The triennial convocation OF the
Episcopal CLERGY of South Dakota
has Just been held in Sioux Falls.
The work Of the Episcopal church in
this state ia particularly important
on account OF its large work among
the Indians. There are already n
missions established, and the work
is constantly growing.
Thirty buildings, containing most
of Belle Fourche's wealth, were des-
troyed by fire a few days ago. The
loss was $50 900. Alabama Kid, a
notorious western character, was ar
rested charged with starting the fires.
An attempt was made to lynch the
prisoner, but the determined stand
OF the officers defeated the mob.
A good flow of water has just been
struck in an artesian well completed
in Pleasant Grove township, near
Chamberlain. The well is six
inch, and the water flows to a height
of twenty inches above the top OF the
pipe. Brule county is rapidly taking
first place in the number OF arteslan
wells and water flowing from them.
Maud Lee, who for several years
has been a prominent member of the
demi monde in Pierre, Deadwood and
other western cities, died recently
under peculiar circumstances which
gave rise to a suspicion that it might
have been caused by a criminal opera.
ton. The matter has been brought
to the attention OF the authorities.
A few days ago the regular monthly
dividend OF the Homestake Mining
company, number 2O6, OF 25 cents
per share was paid at the Offices OF
the company in San Francisco and
New York. 1t amounts to $50. 500,
an aggregate Of $780, 600 since Janu-
airy !, and a total to date OF s., $685.
$50 distributed among the stock
holders.
The society leaders OF Yankton
have filed articles OF incorporation
for the Yankton Hospital Associa.
ton. The directors are all society
ladies and are: Mesdames Dickson,
McVoy, Burleigh, Amy, Kingsbury,
Delan, Wooley, Ward, Hoffman,
Hand and Wilcox. President Mrs.
Anna H. Dickson; secretary, Mrs. c.
F. Burleigh; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah A.
McVoy.
H. NJ. Thompson, superintendent
of the Hatch experiment station OF
the Massachusetts, agricultural col.
lege, has been at Artesian recently
buying a carload of young cow and
heiiers for the college farm. This is
the third carload OF young stock
Artesian has furnished the same
college within two years, which may
be considered az no small compli.
ment to the quality OF our stock.
1t is reported that F. T. Evans nae
disposed OF his entire property inter.
est in Hot Springs to an eastern syn
dictate headed by H. NJ. Flagler, OF
the Standard Oil Company, the con.
sideration being 81, 600, 900. The
property consists of the large and
fine Hotel Evans, plunge baths, the
Hot Springs and other city property.
If consumated, it would be the larp.