The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17
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south Dakota synod-A Gas Well at North
~yiIie-Prairie Fires Near pswich An
other Blind Pig Closed Other State
Items of Interests.

Items OF luUtTtsis'
A banker, OF Mound City, named
ICnrist Johnson, died recently. q
The South Dakota Methodist con-
ference has just been in session at
Aberd Ell.
A postoAice has been established at
lamont, Union county. and Andrew
Iartin appointed postmaster.
William Locke. a leading farmer OF
H. mpbell county, ace dentaily shot
md killed hin:sei "a few days ago.
The Church Messenger, published AT
Huron by Rev. Il. ID. Works. has been
made the organ OF the Dakota Bap-
fists.
The state normal school located at
5yearfsh opened September 9th, with
ne largest number OF students ever
enrolled.
1t is currently asserted that a
damage suit is pending
s~painst the city OF Sioux Falls, grow
ing out OF a grading contract.
II is asserted that the c. Nj. & st.
2, Ry. CO., will this season extend
their Fargo Southern line from Orton-
vile. Mimi, to Flandreau S. ID.
Deer are being slaughtered in the
Black Hills out of season. A few
vigorous applications OF the game
Laws might be of beneficial effect.
The populists, o. the third commits
sioner district OF Sphinx county. have
nominated Elmer b. King, a popular
Young merchant of Redfeld, for coun-
ty Commissioners.
Clinton Noyes, living two miles
north OF Lake Henry, lost his house
and barn by fire a few days ago.
The stock and a large portion OF the
furniture were saved.
Fred Crouch working with a thresh-
ing crew about twenty miles north of
WATERFOWL, II few days ago lost a
limb by its being crushed into the
cylinder while in rapid motion.
While excavating in the Vulcan
shaft, in the Black Hills, recently,
TO lower the grade so that water
would run out, a good body of ore
was uncovered.
The republicans OF the third COM
missioner district of Sphinx county
have nominated James Avery, and
the republicans of the fifth district of
the same county have nominated l..
f. Wood.
A law was passed by the legisl allure
last winter requiring school district
treasurers to publish a detailed state.
ment OF receipts and expenditures for
the year. A good many
have already complied with the law.
The Moffat oXidizing process will
be in operation at Puma, S. D., by
the first OF November. Many OF the
miners who operate on a small scale
are holding their ore at present,
intending to give the process a trial.
Twenty car loads OF fat cattle were
shipped one day last week to Chicago
by the Britton Live Stock Company.
They have 600 more head in the
reservation east OF town to be
shipped next month.
The scheme to start an experiment
tai irrigation farm at Miller is meet.
ing with the approval OF non,res dent
land owners, who have forwarded
nearly $1,000 to Judge Carroll in
favor OF the enterprise.
The house and contents on the
Dowell farm, five miles southeast Of
Gary burned to the ground q few
days ago. The fire is supposed to
have been caught from the kitchen
stove. Loss about 1900 insurance
not known.
The Underwood Milling Company
has made arrangements with a we'll
company for the sinking of q gas we'll
at Worthwhile. The mill will be heated
and run by gas, as it Is thought that
there is plenty Of gas to be had by
sinking a well.
A blind pig that has been in opera
ton at Bristol for some time was
raided a few nights ago, liquors and
stock destroyed and pooltable moved
out in the street. There will prob bly,
be t ouble, as the keepers OF the place
declare they will operate at all
hazards.
The State Fair held at Sioux Falls
was a pronunced success, in point OF
| attendance. and the y q .Lo