The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-09
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
interesting News Items From all
over the State.

has gOup to West Superior, where lie
will engage in the abstract business,
which promises well for the future.
While Claude Tice, a brakeman on
the AndOver line. was locking a car at
Langford, he had two fingers smashed
Oh his right hand, 1t is feared that
they will have to be amputated.
The main shaft in the Deadwood-
Terra mine will be sunk ..!!00 feet deep
er at once. The work will be done by
compressed air drills. The big com
pressed at Lead will furnish the
power.
The issuing Of seed wheat TO a num-
Der of Douglas county farmers a
been completed. 4. total of $500 bush
els was distributed, being about 600
bushels less than was thought would
be necessary.
The Indians at Yankton agency, and
incidentally many of the merchants i'll
towns near the reservation, have been
made happy by the distribution Of an
other inStallment of $4,000 among
the Indians.
Sheriff Erbe OF Sully county appear
ed before United States Commissioner
PattiSon on a charge of selling liquor
without a license. and the government
absolutely failing to make a case he
was dismissed.
1t has been announced that the Hash
Knife (brand) cattle outfit will ship
10000 cattle from the south to their
range north of Belle Foueche. The in
dicatiOnS are that the shipments both
out and in will be unusually large this
year.
J. s. Cradle and F. NJ. Vroman OF
EdgemOnt have returned from a trip
around through the mining belt. gath
ering information and statistics for the
parties who are figuring on putting a
large Smelter in there, with i view TO
treating Black Hills ore.
The development shaft or the Man.
30iine mine nea Custer City has
reached the water level, and the rich
ness of the ore still continues. Some
Of the richest ore found in the Black
Hills comes from this property; it is
telluride of bismuth.
A Sioux Indian named Short Man.
accused of cattle stealing on the res
ervatiOn. had an examination before n
United States commissioner in Fall
River county. and was bound over to
appear before the next federal grand
jury at Sioux Falls.
Gov. Sheldon will hn called upon
shortly To pardon Edward McNahb.
who was convicted in Lawrence our
ty last October for cattle stealing.
State Treasurer Philliph is one Of sew
eral prominent men who have interest
ed themselves in McNab's behalf.
The Aberdeen Republican City
league has elected the following OIL
GERS: President. Fl. L. McNutt; first
vice president, w. III. Finch; second
vice president, William Gilmor; sec
rotary. w. o. Jones; treasurer, Will
lam Wallace.
Articles Of incorporation have been
fled for the CanOva Creamery tSS0ci-
alton. at Canova. Miner county; CAPT
tai stock, $1,000. For the Bowdle
Creamery company. at Bowdle, Ed
munds county, with a capital stock Of
$500.
Cattlemen south Of Dickinson report
the loss of stock by gray wolves. One
mar recently lost twenty-five head of
steers and hciferS. -Four or five
wolves would single Out n fat steer
and worry the life u of him in q
short time. The loss of young colts is
also reported.
Fire destroyed the general store m
stock of Miles q Smith of MOnrrose.
The firm carried Il $4,000 stock. and
the store building was valued at
81 .0OO. Both are total losses. with
total insurance Of $4,000. The vacant
building of T.. Fuller was burned; loss,
S 1000; no insurance. The origin OF
the fire is unknown.
A ~hydrophobia scare in Perry town
ship, Lincoln county, is assuming Sc
riOuS proportions. A mad dog belong
ing to John Schuer rim through the
neighiorhoOd and bit a number of cat
tie. hogs and other animals, which in
turn developed indications of hydro
phob!a and died or We're killed.
William West, who murdered a dep
ity marshal in the Cherokeen Nation
leveral months ago and broke jail at
Fort Scott, was arrested ut DeadwOod
/ few days ago. A deputy marshal ar
lived today and fully identified West
ind will 1eturn with him to the Fort
Scott te3.
A BIN designed to grant settlers the
right to make second homestead en-
tries. which vas drawn up by John
ID. Rivers, q Chamberlain attorney.
and recently introduced in the lower
house of congress, is. according to in
formation from Washington, practic-
ally certain to become a law.
The Colorado parties holding an op-
ton on the J. II. mine at Hill City
have let a contract to sink the devel-
opment shaft 200 feet further. The
owner of this property, while doing
development work, took out $4,000 at
a cos Of less than $4,000, thus netting
them q handsome profit i'm addition 10