The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-01
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From all
over the state.

present season, says:
Fire damaged the store Of Jacob
Puetz at Parkston to the extent of
about $500.
The large farm house of l.. w. John
son, near Gayville, burned ut a loss OF
5000, insured in the German, of Free
port, for $1,000. Johnson's daughter
was married that night and the we'd
ding festivities were kept up until
morning. The young people lost all
their money, clothing and wedding
presents. liver Bjerkland, the groom,
dislocated his elbow in attempting to
save property.
A head end collision took place be-
tween the Watertown train and the
passenger train from the east. The ac-
cident occurred on he embankment
just east of the depot at BroOkings.
Fortunately no Il was injured, as
neither train was derailed. Both en-
gines were badly damaged. also the
mail car, which was telescoped by the
lender Of the engine. The engineers
and tiremen saved themselves from i'm
jury by jumping from their locomO-
tiyes.
In the trial Of Thomas J. Wallace,
James King and Edward Baxter be-
fore United States Judge Garland 1T
DeadWOod for the robbery of the High.
more poStOtfice, it was proved that the
stolen stamps and cash had been for
warded to Gettysburg and had been
received and receipted for by a prOmi-
nent attorney of Sioux Falls. Joseph
Kirby. Kirby. who had been in attend
ance on United States court, left town
as soon as Express Agent j. II. Howe
of Gettysburg gave his testimony. His
disappearance from Deadwood has
caused a mild sensation.
Circuit court. in session at Huron for
the past two weeks. has adjourned.
Mrs. Tracy Whitcomb asked for abSo-
lutte divorce from her husband. VIM.
+. WhitcOmb, on the grounds Of cruel
~. The defense failed to appear and
the decree will issue. Judge Camp
bell named Oct. > as the date for hear
ing argument in the case of Freeman
against the city of Huron-a well
known city warrant case. The Judge
sentenced Jesse Ely to the reform
school for forging John f. Wards name
to n check for so. and Sheriff Long
staff took the boy TO PlankingtOn. Bur
dette Fitch pleaded guilty To an in
dictment charging him with stabbing
William Haigh, and was sent to the
county Jail for 60 days.
Joseph Mcdonald. a prominent Chi
cago, grain man, has been in Aber-
deem for the purpose of securing data
upon which To form an estimate of
| the yield of wheat in this section of
the state. Mr.. Mcdonald is decidedly
Of the opinion that the price of wheat
is bound to advance quite materially
between now and spring. He states
that the total yield Of wheat in this
country would not exceed 221. O,000.
or about half the usual yield. That in
many states large acreages of wheat
have spoiled in the shock and stack,
owing to the continual wet. warm
weather. Everywhere in the West the
yield is proving n disappointment. Be
cause of these conditions of the crop
and a manifest shortage he anticipates
a steady advance in prices.
A desperate attempt was made to rob
the till at the Cascade mills. ut Sioux
Falls. About the middle Of the after
noon two men came into the mill and
asked permission TO weigh themselves,
which was granted. While Manager
Craig was buS.r at the scales a third
attempted 10 sneak toward the money
drawer. Mr.. Craig tried to seize the
would-be thief, but the latter eluded
him and skipped. Mr.. Craig pursued.
and the fellow was captured as he was
boarding an outgoing train. He was
armed with Il revolver and a knife,
and fought desperately with his cap
tors. Mr.. Craig received n severe
knife cut across the hand. He had
$50 in his pocket When searched at
the lookup.
The temperature during the week av-
eraged considerably below the normal,
with Geld nights and killing froSts
generally on Saturday morning. The
frost injured only vines and grasses,
as the staple crops were all maturcd
except, possibly. il few limited patches
Of late flax, corn and potatoes il local
tiles. The cool weather Of the last
two weeks stopped the growth Of the
late corn and induced %ripening. and it
IS safe to say that the crop quite gener-
ally is wei matured. will yield album
iantly and OF excellent quality. Re
ports continue 70 Indicate that il is the
lest crop for many years and farmers
IRE well pleased with the result. With
The exception of 4 few localities. all
earlier crops have been well secured
iHt tHt SttlleI1Np OI the Hitter VIII now
be pushed with vigor. Taken as a
lslole. the season, except in localities.
las been Il very favorable one. Unfor-
unateiy there was a lack Of moisture
n many localities at Il time when It
would have been very beneficial to
cheat and oats, but these crops have
proven fair 70 very good and there are
number of localities where they were
excellent. Farley md rye were very
aood generally. The season WAS quite
generally favorable to garden stuffs and
;~rasscs and there probably IL mere hay