The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-07
IN SOUTH DAKOTA,
interesting News Items From M,
over the state.

The Central Dakota prrsbyrery met
at Madison, recently.
The fifteenth annual meeting Of ,ha
hInGsbury County Sunday School as
so"lation was held at %Irouuis.
The South Dakota Firemcn's associa-
uon VIII hold their annual tournament
at Canton in June.
The Indians at Yankton agency have
again been made happy hy the receipts
OF another inStallmeut of $1,000 inter
est money.
T. business men Of Yankton have
raised the cash required by the state
board OF agriculture for locating the
falr there for nine years. The amount
required was $1,000.
\. NJ. Harris. for twenty years a 81
loon man ana gambler. died It Sioux
rams recently from grip, which went
10 the heart. He leaves an estate Of
So 0G.
Fire consumed the elevator and a
large quantity Of grain belonging to G.
h. Bartlett, at Meckling, nine miles
west Of VermilliOn. The loss is large,
but partly covered by insurance.
In the circuit court at Miller. Will
lam Palmer OF Beadle county was
found guilty Of attempting to lynch j.
w. CaSterline. last fall. Mr.. Ziese.
from near Redfield, is now being tried
OIL Il similar charge.
\ large barn four miles south of
White. belonging TO William Davis.
was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground. 1t contained several hun
dred bushels Of wheat and some feed,
which was a total loss.
At Oacoma. during a row between
Nick Miller and his brother-in-.aw,
Mat Sawyer, the latter shot the forr1-
or in the breast. Fortunately the bull
let glanced upward or Miller would
have been killed. Sawyer at once de-
camped.
The Aurora county grand jury has
returned five indictments against
M1ssrs. Hart and Hatten for en-
b@ZZlement in connection with the
failure of their bank, two years or
more ago.
In default Of $1,000 bonds s. d.
Chatfield. Il welEknOwn resident of
Bon Ilomme county. has been placed
in the jail of that county on the charge
Of assault and criminal intercourse
with his ~14-year-Old daughter. He will
be tried during the term of court
which ~convcneS next month.
4 party Of Elkhorn surveyors have
run a preliminary survey up Battle
creek. leading toward the town Of
keystone. Pennington Sunty. Key
stone is noted for the rich mines in the
vicinity. and the residents o feel
assured OF railroad connection in the
near future.
NJ. Il. Clcmengcr. of the well known
firm Of Morrison x Clcmenger, artes-
ian well contractors. has been bound
over ut Chamberlin in the sum Of $500
to appear before the next term OF cir
cult court to answer to the charge of
attempting 10 bride two members OF
the board Of county commissioners.
The conference Of the Episcopal
clergy closed at Huron with an adj
dress by DR.. Walton, Of WATERFOWL.
Bishop Hare confirmed a large class,
and tomorrow will go to Howard, TO
meet the clergy of the southern part of
the state. lie is we'll pleased with
the work i'll various parishes, and re-
ioiceS at the amount Of good being
accomplished.
The Board Of Insanity examined in
10 the sanity Of II. l.. NOemeyer, a
Dakota pioneer and former prominent
business man of Pierre, who has be-
come mentally unbalanced through
business reverSeS. and is at times VIC
lent. He was declared a fit subject for
the asylum and will be sen TO Iank-
ton as soon as an attendant arrives.
The sheriff has closed ,Packard's
saloon at Madison, and captured a
quantity of beer and liquor; also
Kelly'S saloon. and took the contents.
The cold storage warehouse of j. w.
Hurley was opened, and the sheriff
captured three large dray loads of
beer. which was taken and deposited
in the county Jail cellars.
The firm of Owens & Perry have pur-
chased the rights and property inter-
ests of the Northwestern Elevator COM
pany, on the Great Northern tracks. as
the elevator company has decided to
withdraw from that territory. The new
firm will at once begin the erection of
\ large elevator on the site Of the n
destroyed by fire some weeks since.
Joseph Majors of st. Louis, who has
at different times bought mica at Gus
ter City. has just arrived from st.
Louis with his family and expects to
devote his entire time to the mica bus
mess. The price he pays, from 10 cents
to 81 per pound, leaves a good margin
to the miner. then encouraging work
in the mica mines.
The creamery at Britton will be
ready to take in milk this week. This
makes the second creamery in Mar
shall county and the Langford and
Newark crcameries will start up on
Nav ). With one exception, there is
4 creamery either in operation or be-
ing built at every station on h Hast
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