The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-11

Lhe report senC out from Armon,
that the register and rec;ev,
had refused to accept the flin,,
offered by J. l.. Lockhart, comm:ssior.
er OF school and public lands, unon
lands in the Yakton Indian reserve
ton, for indemnity and endowmsn, /
purposes for the state, is erroneons
as the filings have been accepted hr
the register and receiver of the Unitsss
States land Office at Mitchell, and NJ
Lockhart now holds the receivers 20
ceipts for 1854 for filing fees.
Mandamus proceedings have been
instituted against the officers of tina /
grand lodge, Ancient Order OF Unitsa
Workmen, to compel them to call
the session OF the grand lodge this |
year as usual. Officers and memberS !
Of Webster lodge take the initiative in
that judicial circuit. Deputy Sheriff |
Smith made service of the paperS |
upon Grand Recorder LAWN and
PAS Master Workman McNutt and
the writ is returnable on the 10th
inst. before JUICE Campbell at Aber.
deem.
1t seems pretty certain that W. W.
Taylor has at last been located in
Chile, w. G. Kisen, of Redfeld, one Of
Taylor's bondsmen, has Just returned
from Chicago where he met c. H. Vim.
ton, cousin Of Taylor, who told him
that Taylor is safe in Chile. Attorney
General Crawford, when approached
in regard to the matter, would neither
affirm o deny that Taylori is In Chile,
but admitted that he is in South
America, but that he does not expect
any definate developments for about
thirty days, as the detectives are
about that lar behind him.
Temporary injunction papers have
been issued from the United States
circuit court at Pierre and served up.
on A. l.. Carter, OF the Carter Pub.
fishing company. and Judge f. G.
Smith, OF the Yankton judicial Circuit
against the further sale Of volume l.
Dakota Territorial reports. The
rights Of publication was sold by
Judge Smith to the Carter Publish.
ing company OF Pierre who published
the volume, and the injunction is up-
on the application OF the West Pub.
fishing company OF St. Paul. The
hearing will be in the United States
court at Sioux Falls.
A Menhnite colony, sixteen miles
southeast OF Parkston had a close
call from poisoning a few days ago.
Some OF the men had caught n mess
of fish and had prepared them for
their Sunday dinner. and the cook
took several pieces and put poison in
them for rats, laying them aside. As
is the custom Of the colony they
charged cooks on Sunday, and the
new cook, seeing the meat, gathered
it up and put it with the rest OF the
fish for dinner. But fortunately the
other cook noticed the poisoned meat
was gone and made inquiries. 4
piece OF the cooked fish was given to
a dog and in five minutes it was dead.
Prospectors Wenner and Kroksh
are still at work on the old steam
boat which was found ~ feet below a
sandbar in the Missouri river, near
Elk Point recently, and which was
sunk 30 years ago. The men have
made very little progress during the
past two or three weeks, owing to the
insufficient casing of their shaft and
to the lack OF strength OF their water
buckets. Both these defects have
been cured, and they hope to reach
the object OF their ambition withina
short time. There is considerable
speculation as to whether the whisky
in the hold of the steamer will be
found in good condition.