The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Jutersstin News Items FrOm al
over the state.

fined in the IHnton asylum.
A travelling mems reunion and parade
will be a feature Of the fair at Sioux
Falls.
! S. L. Young. formerly Of Sioux Falls,
now OF Ohio. in Il recent visit to Ner-
million, decided to locate there for the
! practice # INV.
After struggling for years Lower
Brule Indians lave obtained permis-
: sion from the government to locate on
Rosebud reservation.
Mrs. Kate Il. Folger, secretary Of the
Woman's MutuHl Suffrage association
| of South D..kota, died of heart disease
at WGteTtGvn.
s. r. VOORHEES, Of SturgiS has been
| notified that he has been awarded the
| contract to furnish Fort Meade with
LEGO, 900 pounds Of soft coal and 5000
pounds of blacksmith coal.
Jack Wallace. who destroyed the Off
cial ballot stamp ut the city election
in AlceSter, was found guilty and fined
$50 and costs, amounting IN all 10 the
sum Of 5000. In default he is i'll jail.
The city Of Mitchell has sold $4,000
Of its $T6.kN refunding twenty-year
Us to the Colonial united States Mort
gage company # st. Paul at 4 premium
Of j per cent. The remainder will soon
be disposed Of.
The gold excitement Mt Beaver, Bear.
Potato and irou creek gulches. Law
renee county. j. undated. Tire country
for miles around has been located. and
the prospeCtorS are utilizing every mo-
ment Of time in seeking the precious
metal.
The first report in regard to the crop
yield comes from Boa HOmme county,
where Henry Dirks threshed 4 field of
four acres OF barley, from which he OBJ
tanned 600 bushels. The grain was
badly lodged, and he thinks that fully
fifty bushels Were lost,
The wheat r of Dawson county
has been overestimated. The yield is
proving Il grea, disappointment. The
average * placed at seven bushels,
which is somewhat lighter than last
year, .Hru59blv two-thirds Of the crop
is now in stack. , .-
The petition ~ the voters of McPher-
son county. asking the board Of county
commissioners to submit the county
seat question To a vote Y fall, was
granted and at the next general eicc-
ton the voters will be called upon TO
decide whether the county seat is to re-
main ut Lcola or whether it shall be
removed to Eureka,
The quarterly report OF the superin-
tendent of the insane asylum Mt Iank-
ton for the quarter ending July l shows
that in that quarter rOrty-two new in
mates were received. twelve dis
charged ;nFl seven died. increasing the
II der in the asylum lS twenty-three.
There are now 412 inmates. There is
due to the asylum fund from the differ
ent counties the total sun of Sl9,-
362.O O
The Lake Madison C%hautauqua as
sem5ly closed under favorable circun-
tanceS. All the expenses of this as
sembly have been met. and the man
ayers were able To announce that a set
Element had been effected with the
creditors of the association by which
the entire indebtedness will be cleared
up and the $4,000 property will stand
free from all REMEMBRANCE. The Lake
Madison C%hautauqua will 70 On to
greater success in the future.
"llltdll EiGtN, VINO was sentenced
for two years in the penitentiary from
Faux county for grand larceny, has
been pardoned by Gov. Sheldon. and
has been released. David NickerSon,
sentenced for Il similar crime from
C~odington county for one and one-half
years, also pardoned. was released.
The Indian, Yellow Hawk. who served
thirteen months for participation in
the pOsiottice robbery at Chamberlain,
was released on the expiration Of his
sentence.
Thomas Adams. a farmer living i've
miles east Of Mitchell. was probably
fatally injured while covering his
binder after a days work. The team,
which were still hitchpd to the ma
chine, o fright and ran away. In
attempting to stop them he was thrown
under the binder and no ribly mangled.
A guard was found to be wedued be-
tween the bones of his leg below the
Knee. Regardless Of this he walked
nearly a mile after the accident. His
chances for recovery are doubtful.
Miss Retta AmeS. twenty-four years
OF age, daughter of Hon. T.. H.. Ames.
a prominent farmer and politician. was
Killed at her home near Bijou Hills. in
h southern part Of Brule county.
Her brother was cutting a field Of oats
near the house and got off the machine
to pull Suntlowers. when the team of
horses became frightened and ran
away. As they approached the house
the young lady ran out to intercept
them and was thrown to the ground
and the large wheel of the machine
passed directly over her head, killing
her instantly.
The new siX-inch government arte-
sian well at Yankton agency is GER
tainly N of the best in the state. but
1t is liable to be ruined I'm the same
name as he now famous mill we'll