The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-10
|SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
GATHERED FROM LATEST
TED PRESS DISPATCHES.
A New Railroad For south Dako'a- ~"
Homestake Company to Try Deep MINING
Important Land Decision.

A yourg man named Christian Mel
son, while attempting to board
moving freight train Oh tie North
western road nea Aberdeen
was krocked from the side OF a car by
coming in contact with a warehouse
and was seriously injured. He was
taken to the hospital where medlca.
treatment was given HIM. He VIII
recover.
The magnificent crop has given a
lively impetus to business at Milbank
Empty stores and dwellings are filling
up. The grist mill, which stood idle
for nearly a year, has started up. and
the creamery has done a good bust.
ne.s. The elevators a'e getting 5000
bushels of wheat a day. Two OF Phil
| Armour's rep e.entatives have been
there to buy wheat.
Late reports received from Captain
| Lucas, of the Soldiers Home, are to
| the effect that Mrs. Lucas is suffering
| with a cancer and that all hope OF her
| recovery has been abandoned. This
distressing news will be q great shock
to the thousands offriends of Captain
and Mrs. Lucas in South Dakota who
extend sincere sympathy in this hour
OF their great afilict ion.
In the case OF school district No.
116, Minnehaha county, vs.. German
Fire Insurance Company OF Freeport,
Ill.,, an insurance policy contained a
clause invalidating the policy in case
the building insured was used for any
other purpose than for school or
church purposes. The school board
allowed a local dealer to store a mum.
Der of barrels OF lime in the basement
OF the building and the fire which de-
stroyed the building is alleged to have
begun in the lime thus stored. The
lower court is ov, rruled and the COM
pany is sustained in its refusal to
pay the insurance money, as the stor-
ing Of the lime was in direct violation
OF the provisions Of the policy.
The important work OF one days
convention OF Baptists was the loca-
ton Of the next state convention, and
Huron captured the prize. Rev.
Smith, OF Pierre. was selected to de-
liver the annual sermon with DR.. Van
Roren, OF Vermillion, as alternate.
Judge Keit h, OF Sioux Falls, sub.
mitted a report on Christian educa-
ton, and pending its adoption, Prin-
cipal A. r. Mckay, of Sioux Falls
College, gave an excellent address rel
alive to the work of that institution.
His address was followed by one on
the same line by Prof. S. l.. Brown.
This WAS followed by a general dis
cussion in which Judge Keith, DR..
Mallory and several others spoke
with special reference to Sioux Falls
College. From statements made the
outlook seemed to be promising, and
all Baptists were urged to raj Y in the
support Of the school.
The case which has been causing no
little Indignation among the citizens
OF Sioux Falls wherein two brutes in
human form have been arrested for
debauching two little girls IN that city
came up for hearing a few days ago.
The young girls told a pitiful story
and the two men arrested were bound
over to the next term ofcircuit court in
the sum of $4,000 each. In speaking
of the affair editorially the Argus
Leader says: The evidence submit
ted in the case against Charles Bell
and Joseph shannon before Justice
Sites and the story which ont of the
girls told privately to the officers
ought to send q thrill of horror
through the veins of every parent.
Think of a young girl less than four
teen years OF age at a picnic with
people, many of them men unknown
to her-of her being outraged by a
man who afterwards leaves town to
avoid trouble, of her going to visit q
woman on the east side two months
later, of being induced to drink beer
until she was almost drunk, OF two
men tax ng advantage OF her reckless
indiscretion-the seeds of ruin sowed
right under the eyes OF parents who
did not know any thing about-an aw-
full crime-:wo OF them committed
right under the eyes of the officers
and no ne..Gnding it out until all the
ruin vas done. Two of the men are
in a fair way to get their punishment.
But wh. re are the rest?