The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-18

Harry Wriddlwooth vas Jailed at
Yankton a few days ago for highway
robbery and attempted murder OF
an Irene man. His pal is still at large.
Arthur Low, an 8 year-old boy,
had his leg torn off above the knee a
lew DAYS ago at Dell Rapids, by being
caught in the wheel while hanging on
the real end of a wagon.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled at Pierre for the Berresiord State
bank. Capital stock, $40, 600; direc-
tors, Boyson Ross, Ii. j. Thorde,
Akron, Iowa, and II. j. Merdel, OF
Berresford.
Assistant secretary of State Gel
Iette has rendered his resignation pen
ding inquiry unto the recent charges
made against him. 1t Is asserted by
some that the charges are nothing
but spite work OF enemies.
Chambers Keller, OF Hot Springs,
has issued a circular letter to the de.
scendants OF the American revolution
in South Dakota. 1t is Mr.. Keller's
purpose to organize a chapter in each
considerable town in the state.
Information was received at Cham
oerlain a few days ago that a reward
Of 81, 900 has been offered for the re-
;overy OF the body OF Phillip Turgeon
and another man who were drowned
n the Missouri south OF hamber-
| ain n short time ago,
Information has been received by
The Castalia Republican, published
aear the ankton reservation, that
4 detachment OF United States regu-
llars from FIT. Omaha will be present
20 preserve order during the opening
of that reservation to settlement.
A sad and proSSbly fatal accident
occurred a few miles northeast of
Byant a few days ago when the 8 year
old daughter Of Mrs. John Slaw was
horribly burned. She was playing
near q burning straw stack, when her
clothing caught fire, and, frightened,
she ran half q mile to her home with
her clothes in a flame. By this time
her right arm was perfectly crisp and
her body in nearly the same condi.
dition.
A large Russian thistle was found at
Ordway a few days ago in a wire fence
and attached to the center OF the
thistle was this letter: Bismarck, n.
D., Feb. 6, IS95.-Here / am set
adrift in a storm. Whoever finds me,
please report me to j. S. Clark, Bis
marck, n. D." This makes a dist
ance OF about 100 miles the weed has
travelled, scattering its seeds. Prob
ably in it's rambles back and forth
across the prairies, the weed has
travelled several hundred miles more
than the distance from Ordway to
Bismarck.
In the United States court at Sioux
Falls a few days ago indictments were
returned against Ole Anderson and
Arthur Mckee of Kimball, S. d. The
former was indicted for selling whisky
without a government license, while
the latter was indicted for O. much
different offence and one which is
quite novel. His crime lies in his
writing the following on O. postal
card and mailing the same: Sir:
There is a balance due me Of 1915
which | want by next Monday, and
If not paid by that time something
will drop. | have monkeyed with
you as long as am going to-"
The matter Of closing saloons at
Huron was not referred to at the re.
cent council meeting, much to the dis.
appointment of a large number of
antl-saloon people present. Three OF
the new aldermen are strong temper
ance men-One a congregational
preacher-but none OF them seem in
clined to declare war against the
blind pigs, holes in the wall, saloons,
gambling dens and other questionable
places until they have become more
familiar with their fellow aldermen
and the workings OF the city govern
ment. 1t is quite certain, says a tele-
gram from that city, that four or five
| members OF the council will not have
everything their own way, and to
Judge from present indications, the
saloon will not 60 from Huron this
year.
Seldom is it given to any locality to
witness a sadder scene than that
which occurred in Blunt a few days
ago, the funeral OF both Mr.. and Mrs.
Phelps Moore, formerly of St. Paul.
The couple came to Blunt a year ago,
and had just moved a house on to a
claim, preparing, as the old gentleman
frequently said. to spend their last
days, "a sunny old age III a sunny
state" Three weeks ago Mr.. Moore
was thrown from a wagon by a runa-
way team and severely bruised. In