The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-09-10
In SOUTH DAKOTA.
Interesting News Items From MI
over the state.

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A. Pearson of Miller has recently
purchased a ranch on Little Wolf
creek and will engage in the cattle
business.
The drug and hardware store of
Steinson Il Co, at Nolga, was broken
into by burglars and a quantity of
merchandise carried away.
The team Of Chris Jensen. living
south Of Gary. becoming frightened in
the streets of Gary, ran away. A small
boy was thrown from the seat and re-
celved a severe scalp wourd.
The Presbyterian church people have
decided TO build a new ediiice this fall.
The structure wilR be a fine one when
completed and a credit to the faculty
and the city.
George III. Perry, proprietor OF the
Occidental hotel at Aberdeen, accident
ally . a dose Of carbolic acid, dying
in about five minutes. He was about
10 years Of age and leaves q wife and
one child. He was n member of Wood
men and Odd Fellows lodges.
Fire totally destroyed the house of
"A. G. Eberhart at washington Springs.
The household goods We're all saved.
The building belonged to DR.. =. III.
Melchcr and cost 5000 ana was insured
for $500. The fire was the result OF an
i~ncendiary's work.
The Baptist college at Sioux Falls
will open Sept. s. There is promise of
a large attendance. Miss Blair. teach
or in Latin and German. will be sue
ceeded by Prof. T.. 4. CfOrd. who has
just returned from 4 years study in
Germany.
Alfred T.. Ellis, cashier of the Miller
bank, who was arrested on the charge
of embezzlement, had his hearing be-
fore Justice Briggs. and was held to
answer TO the crime charged before
the circuit cour Sept. Is. Mr.. Bills
secured a bond for his appearance.
A new town has been started on the
northwestern railroad seven miles
west of Gary to be called Moritz i'm
honor of A. G.. Moritz. general mana
ger Of the Winona and Dakota Grain
company, which has built n grain
house there and expects to boom the
town. A.general store and other i'm
proyementS are now in sight.
At Redfield Mrs. Eggaman's horse
hh2@%ma frightened at On e%mbankment
and ran away just as she reached |
town, throwing out herself and baby. !
which she had in her arms. The baby
was underneath and was crushed, and
is not expected to live. The mother
has = broken shoulder.
Father Maher of Mitchell. Monsig.
nor LAWYER Of Alexandria, Very Rev.
McnSing of eWbster, Rev. Claud Eb-
ncr of WoonsOcket, and Rev. Mr.. Flynn
held a conference with Bishop O'GOr-
man. MonsignOr LAWYER was appoint
ed vicar general of the diocese of
Sioux Falls and Very Rev. RCdmund
Of Lead for the Hills district.
Lieut.. James ". Benton, quartermas-
ter at Fort Robinson. va drowned
while bathing III the Plunge at Hot
Springs. He was Il good swimmer, and
1t is supposed he was seized with
cramps, as he was found lying on the
bottom Of the plunge some time after
entering. He. with other army officers.
was at Hot Springs accompanied by
his wife for the purpose Of attending
the grand military ball. which was to
have been given at the Evans hotel.
a party of Bad river Indians. headed
by Black Tomahawk. were in Pierre
recently and wired a kick to Inspec-
tor Mclaughlin at Washington. They
claim that Agent Couchman, ut the
Cheyenne agency, is discriminating
against them with a desire to force
them to give up their present allot-
mentS and move north of Cheyenne
river on to the reservation where he
will have more direct control over
them.
Nels Johnson. who for six months has
been running a saloon at Garden City.
visited Lead ana Deadwood and got
drunk. While driving up Blacktail
Gulch from Central. some parties who
passed him observed his condition and
warned him about his reckless driving.
and he had hardly gone Il hundred
yards further before he pulled his
horse off a 100-fOOt perpendicular
bank. The man fell under the horse
and was almost instantly killed. He
was single. 40 years of age. and had
lived in the Hills ten years.
Il" j. T.. Levers, Il wholesale liquor
dealer of Aberdeen, has been placed
under arrest for the illegal selling of
Intoxicating liquors. 1t appears that
when his place was raided several
weeks ago IL lot of liquors were found
and contiscated. These liquors, it is
claimed. eventually found their way
back into the hands Of Mr.. Levers. al
though Constable Stickney, who made
the seizure. was instructed by the
judge to destroy them. Levers gave
bonds for his appearance at the next
term Of court. The complaint against
him was made by COmstock and
Kearns, blind piggers of this city.
The state convention of the Y. z. s.
c. Il. closed its session at Bookings.
Two hundred delegates were in attend
ance and much interest was manifest
ed. The convention was ably assisted
in it's work 10y addresses from Rev. \.