The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-12-03

~ AAliillph FINN''N
saws: Unfortunately the IN
this vicinity have already sold the
greater part of their wheat. The sorry
fact is that it went ut a losing prlce.
The farmers were hard pushed for
money in the early fall and many or
them were compelled TO sell at a sac
rifce. Wheat sold at II time as low
as 81 cents. Those who have been
able to hold their grain are now get
ting a top price. Many old mortgages
are being paid off and general pros
perity is beginning to prevail.
l.. l.. Lostutter, receiver for the
Huron National Bank, sold at public
auction about $4,000 worth OF notes,
warrants. judgments and other person
al property as assets of that institu-
ton. The sale was by order Of the
controller of the treasury, and was for
cash. The proceeds amounted to about
$ 100. Several of the signers Of the
notes were present by proxy, and
bought their paper for a few cents on
the dollar of their face VALUE. Mr..
Lostutter will now close up the affairs
of the concern, make his final report
and ask to be relieved as receiver.
Prof. C. NJ. Young, professor of po-
Aili-Ns CNoltclby III tbS va
South Dakota, situated at Vermillion,
and corresponding secretary of the
South Dakota Educational association,
which meets at Vermillion Dec. 2S-31,
has already began TO make arrange
mentS for the meeting and for the en-
tcrtainment of visitors. The uniVCr-
sity buildings will be used by the as
ISOLATION as the place of meeting.
! Every indication points to Il large
attendance and a most profitable meet
ing. Speakers from this and cOntigu-
Gus states who are prominent in Cdu-
cational circles have been secured to
/ give addresses before the association.
Mrs. Jacob Weidenbach of ParkstOn
! went to the store recently to make a
purchase, leaving her two small chill
| dren at home alone. When she re-
turned size found her fOur-year-old girl
lying in the middle Of the room. its
| clothes burned off. the room full of
smoke and the child dying. How it
set fire to its clothes is a mystery,
there being only q hard coal stove in
the room and fire in the same. The
~SuppOSition is that il heated the poker
n the clothes caught fire from the
anne The child lived about thirty
minutes. There was no carpet on the
floor. which saved the building from
burning down. Ne -.
\ Huron correspondent Of the Min
neapOliS Tribune says: 1t is quite
probable hat the recommendation of
the secretary OF the interior. made
four years z for consolidating the
government land offices in this state
will be acted upon by the incoming adj
miniStratiOn In his event il is prob
able that the Mitchell and Chamber
lain Offices will be united at Cham
berlain, the WATERFOWL and Aberdeen
offices united al WatertOwn. and the
Huron and Pierre offices united at
| Pierre. and the clerical force reduced
at least One-half. Public land business
is rapidly growing less. and three of
fees could do the business in this state
quite as easily as is now done by the
six offices east of the river.
The Forest City and Sioux City rail
way, which extends from Gettysburg.
in Potter county. to Forest City. Il dis
lance of about sixteen miles. has been
sold at pubic auction by direction Of
the United States district court. The
purchaser is the New York Security
and Trust Company. of the
mortgages under which foreclosure
was made. The properties of the For
est City Land Improvement Company,
which built the road, was also sold at
the same time. The road was bid in
for SJ0,0O and the other property for
$500. Col. j. j. :. Hasler of Wash
ington, d. c., and eX-Gov. Buckley of
Connecticut We're the i~naugurators and
workers OF the enterprise. Several
Chicago and New York parties also
had an interest in it.
Cattlemen in the Bad Lands section
of the great cattle range west of the
Missouri river have decided to ask aid
Of the state legislature in Kidding the
region Of the gray wolves, which con
tinue to do great damage to their herds.
The cattlemen in Il scope of country
extending fOrty-tive or fifty miles along
White river. and back from thai
stream a distance of about twenty-five
miles to the head Of Bad river. some
time ago formed an organization hay
ing for its object the humiliation of
gray wolves. upon which a bounty of
SIS each was offered by the cattlemen.
The fund used for the purpose was
raised by assessing members of the
organization two cents per head for
each animal owned by them. As cat.
tlemen owning an aggregate of about
25,OOO head of cattle belonged to the
organization. a respectable fund was
raised in this manner During the
past season three assessments have
been levied upon the members OF this
organization, hut without any appre,
cable decrease In the number of
wolves that infest the territory. This
has become burdensome on the cattle.
men and the state will now be asked
to ssum the burden and protect the
cattle interests, which are among the
most important In the state.