The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-05-23

4 Ioose-WoOl Men OF the "est-Urand
Lodge A. o. u, W. Other Interesting
state News.
Chris. Anderson, Deadwood horse
thief, was captured at Pierre a few
days ago.
Miss Georgia Rinehart attempted
0uicide at Edgemont few days ago.
Timely antidotes probably saved her
lie.
n. NJ. Benedict, brother-in law OF
" w. TAYLOR has been bound over
TO the grand jury on the charge OF con.
spiracy
The motion for change OF venue in
the cases of Taylor's bondsmen was
denied by Judge Gaffy at Pierre few
days ago.
The Grand jury at Sioux Falls have
returned three indictments against
n Mark ID. Scott, editor Of the Journal
OF that city, for criminal libel.
Governor Sheldon has pardoned
John H. King, sentenced from Meade
county for larceny, and Frank Y. Ten
nv. sentenced from Turner for bur-
ylary.
H. S. Bliss, rapid City inventor,
has a model about completed of an
air ship which he thinks, and others
who have seen it think, will be practi-
cable.
Joe. Sampson, the Sioux Falls Aid
erman who is said to have defaulted
HI with $3.50 OF city funds, was ar
rested at Sundance, Wyoming, few
e days ago.
Two United States prisoners were
released from the South Dakota pen
itentiary few days ago, one being
81 John Moriarity OF Warner, and the
other Charles II. Tyler OF Hutton.
A fire OF incendiary origin at Huron
II destroyed a large barn, a splendid
81 carriage horse and other property be-
81 longing to DR.. Brockway. This is the
n second time DR.. Brockway has suff-
Il cred from freburgs within year.
q Richard James, we'll known miner,
q was killed at the Tornado mine, in
VI Bald mountain few days ago. He,
with partner, was pulling ur boards
from shaft and slipped to the bot
a tom, distance OF 200 feet. He was
single man about so years OF age,
and WAS to be married in a short
time to an estimable young lady OF
~ Lead.
N The annual Farmers Alliance Chau-
tauqua for Brown county will be held
ut EversOn's grove, on the banks OF
n the jim river near Columbia, com.
mencing July 3. Senator Kyle will
deliver his first speech for the year in
this state at the grounds on July 4.
Prof Heron, of the university at
Grinnell, Iowa, is among the noted
speakers that will be present. He will
speak on Saturday and preach on
Sunday. There will be three sessions
daily, morning, afternoon and evening.
n Hon. Hoks Smith. secretary OF the
interior department, has forwarded
to registers and receivers of land
q offices a circular calling attention to
the rights OF homesteaders upon gov
eminent lands. 1t is in accordance
70 an amendment passed Dec. 20,
1894, to the act of March :, 1889,
and by its provisions the homestead
Is virtually restored to all persons
81 who filed upon government land prior
to Dec. 20, 1894, and failed because of
h crop losses or other unavoidable
causes to make final proof on the
same and procure their patent. How
ever, no party will be entitled to
make q second entry under this act
unless the former entry is Cancelled
n Tor causes above referred to.
Il The law regarding the sale Of school
lands provides for payments running
through several years, at per cent
u interest, payable annually in ad-
vance, but allows purchasers to make
payment in full at any time he de-
slres by paying a years interest in
advance. During the time Maj Ruth
was commissioner of lands he held
that if purchaser who had paid mis-
interest on Jan. 1st desired at any
Time in the year to pay the full pur.
chase price, lie must pay afull year in
advance OF the date OF purchase, vir-
8 tually collecting interest twice for the
D portion OF the year remaining. Com.
missioner Lockhart has changed the
ruling to apply to only enough time
70 make full year after deducting ad-
vance interest already paid.