The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-02-27
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
I~ntcrcstinx News Items FRO" III
over the State.

Articles Of Incorporation nave ~
filed at Pierre for a creamery WIN "
capital stock of S6,GO.
T., G.. Reynolds, aged seventy-nine;
one of Langford's Oldest ci'lZehs' ''''
at his hone in LanSford.
The Britton G. A. X Post mas uele-
gated G. w. Chase and Samuel Deh'oh
| 10 represent that post at the s'a.e Ell
| campment at WATERFOWL.
A ~peculiar disease. similar TO scariet
| fever, is raging among the lndiah cnii.
dren on the SiSSetOn reservation. Du'
| one death has been reported so Iar.
Most of the counties in the STATE
have already organized immigration
| associations, and the work is beihs
rapidly pushed.
MANY farmers throughout the STATE
| have purchased Kaffir corn, and som"
extensive experiments with inns pfou-
net will be carried on during the COLI
ing season.
The remains of Joseph kenlen Will
| he inferred at Mitchell under the aus
| pices of the X. of T.. He died at can
| non City, Col, Of consumption.
A. w. Lavender, the well known
South Dakota government contractor
and politician, was married at SIOUX
CITY TO Mrs. u. X. Wynn of
The American National Bank or
DeadwOod has received a notice mat
it's bid Of III for 100000 OF the 4 per
cent bonds has been accepted.
Charles Grant, on trial at Parker for
bigamy. was found guilty and sen
fenced by Judge Smith to three years
in the ~penitentiary.
The North Dakota dairymen have de-
cided to hold their next annual con
vention in Aberdeen during the prog
ress of the grain palace exposition
next fall.
]. w. Shannon. editor OF the Huron
tie, has accepted an invitation to
speak for the state board or regents or
education at the WashinGtons blrul-
day banquet, in Nermillion.
Word has reached Pierre Of the
burning of the Degrey p0stofice. thirty
miles south. II. l.. James, postmas-
ter, lost everything he possessed, be-
sides stamps and postal supplies.
At Huron. the residence Of Il. A.
White, together with a part Of the fur
niture. was destroyed by fire. Loss,
5000: insured for $3.50. The furni-
ture was insured for $500. The house
was one Of the finest in the city.
A. c. Witte of Aberdeen is preparing
TO build a large commission store build
ing. on the present site Of his hard
ware store. Q. f. Mead is also arrang-
ing to enlarge his store to double its
pl csent capacity.
The Commercial club of Minneapolis
has requested Mayor Jumper of Aber-
deem to furnish a half-tOne cut of the
principal business streets of that city,
for insertion in n pamphlet. which the
club is preparing for the promotion of
the Black Hills railroad project.
An attempt was made to burn the
Lewis house. at Salem. 1t is thought
to have been the work Of ~incendiaries,
as n portion of h roof had been sat
urated with Kerosene. The fire de-
partment checked il before il had got
beyond control. Damage slight.
A number of the Ogalalla Indians
who participated in the council and
dance at Wounded Knee Of the 10th
arrived in DeadwoOd recently to at
tlh lll' I'tl'ihl hiIt ''hN WI
their festivities at the opera house
with a grand Omaha dance. at which
the elite Of the city were present.
Charles u. Fargo. a ~hotelkeeper at
Hot Springs. was elected from a Bur
lington & Missouri train last August
for soliciting passengers to stop at his
hotel. He brought suit in the United
States district cour for $1,000. After
a trial lasting five days, the jury found
for the defendant OF all issues.
At Pierre a small fire Of supposed in
cendiary origin burned a barn. two
horses and two carriages. belonging to
Eugene Steere. about midnight. Mr..
Steere was preparing TO move to Chi
cago, and had a number Of enemies
over business deals, and the fire is as
cribed to some Of them.
The Populist state central committee
will meet at Mitchell. Feb. %. to de-
eide upon a time and place for holding
the state convention. Owing to the
fact that the Populist national conven-
ton is held at so late a date. delegates
and candidates for state officers. con-
gress, etc, may be named at the same
convention.
At a meeting of the board Of direct
ors Of the Congregational Home Mis-
siOnary society at Huron, $4,000 was
appOrtiOned among churches in the
state dependent upon the board for
aid. The distribution is among 145
churches, and was a much smaller
amount than has been received for
several years.
The Pierrepont Creamery associa-
ton has organized, elected officers and
let the contract for the construction Of
the buildings and plant. The plant is