The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-16
State BrfefS.

State Briefs.
The Alpena Cooperative Creamery
company has been organized at Alpena
with $1,000 capital.
G.. u. Reebe. for a number of years
engaged in the dry goods trade IN Tyn-
dali, has closed up, and will move his
stock elsewhere.
a. ]. Steffier was thrown from his
buggy ut Huron and badly nurt. His
head was seriously cut and bruised.
ard it is feared that he received intc;-
nal injuries from which he may not
recover.
John Martin and Paddy Shipman o.
Ma,.~yA we're indicted by the United
States grand jury at Aberdeen for
passing counterfeit coins. John Fin
neGan was also indicted for tampering
with the mails. The Bookings post
office burglars were arraigned and
pleaded not guilty.
The Turner County Bank building AZ
Hurley burned. The contents of the
bank were removed. The loss on the
building is $1,000; insurance. 5000.
The bank will be ready for business in
new quarters at once. G. IL. Goddard,
lawyer. and w. f. Hillery occupied
the second story of the building and
saved nearly everything.
Mayor Jumper Of Aberdeen is adj
viSod that Gen. w. ID. WaShburn Of
Minneapolis. in consultation with
prominent business men Of that city.
has promised his support in the Black
Hills railroad project. Matters seem
TO be shaping up in a very gratifying
name
Judge Haney has decided that W. Fl.
McKittrick. Democrat. has three ma
iOrity for the office OF clerk Of court in
Rrulc county. \ former decision gave
the office to McKittriCk, but Plaintiff
Pardee appealed the cCse 10 the state
supreme court. which ordered a new
trial. The above decision is the result
Of Il retrial.
DrS. ParkhurSt and Butler, the emil
ncnt New York 'livines. have written
South Dakota clergympn. protesting
against the proposed bull fight in Now
lin county. A DpadwOOd dispatch re
ported that the bull fight was TO be
for the purpose Of Obtaining funds to
build Il churcn. Letters of protest are
pouring in from the clergy throughout
the East.
During the quarter ending Dec. 81.
thirty-eight original homestead entries
were made at the United States land
Office at Chamberlain covering 6.Ob6
acres. During the same time twenty
seven settlers made final proof. on an
aggregate Of 4.46I acres. \ total OF
So. 1gO.46 was received in cash during
the quarter.
The board of county commissioners
of Brown county have r~eappoint"d
Capt. RabcCck superintendent Of the
county hospital. They also apprCprl-
atod 500 to SuDt. W. Z. SIerrard. or
the childrenS' homo at Sioux Falls. Tor
his expense in placing seven orphan
children from this county into COM
Portable homes.
Hon 4. G. Johnson. chairman Of the
Republican State Central COMMITTEES,
was in Aberdeen recently. and says he
is not in favor Of an early convention,
and thinks the middle OF May Is early
enough for the Ii to select delegates
to the national convention. He taVorS
holding two conventions. one FOR the
nomination of state officers and the
other 10 elect delegates to the national
convention.
The complete list of delegates to rep
resent Hughes county and Pierre ut
the Immigration convention at Mitch
ell, Jan. rs and l.. is made up as
Tvs. Appointed by the county COM
misSioners: John +. Hughes. James
w. Morse. Appointed by the beard of
trade: Charles l.. Hyde, ID. Nj. Boyle.
Appointed by Mayer iNarcher: Robert
Ii. Proudfoot. ID. NJ. Boyle, w. A. Den
het. II. +. Denton. !. X. Lambert, !.
+. Stone. W. G.. Gates. NJ. R~eisdOrfer,
James MonkhOuse and John Walsh.
An Indian named Pad Corn Rob.
who belongs on the Pine Ridge reServ-
alton. recently created 4 furOre among
the gambling fraternity of a town near
the reservation. by participating III
their games. and so successfully that
several of the banks" were on the
point of breaking. The Indian after
wards said he was Il medicine man.
and knew how to make n certain KIND
Of medicine that would make the pos
SCISSOR of il Il Sure winner ut games OF
chance. He offered TO dispose of some
of it for two ponies or SO in cash. but
found no takers. He declares the med
icine is in the form of an amulet,
which must be worn on the right
wrist. Bad Corn bob evidently was
given some points by a gambler
friend.