The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-12-03
SOUTH DAKOTA
I~ntcrestfDG News Items From MI
over the S'utc.

A'ilA'liNS HifN p'Nh NN'Ah NJ ~ NV
Estimated loss $4,000. No lives We're
lost.
w. w. Hubbard, agent Of the United
States Express company at Aberdeen,
had a valuable suit of clothes stolen
from his room at the Sherman house.
Nebraska farmers are marketing
their grain and hogs in Vermillion's
markets. Crossing Oh the Missouri
river IS in excellent condition.
The HomeStake Mining Company of
Chamberlain has declared it's 10th
regular monthly dividend of S31,500,
making a total to date of S6,O56.2jO,
and since Jan. / OF this year S344,0 OO.
When Sheriff Strait went to arrest
Herbert Carr for criminal assault he
found he had left for England with
money furnished by his wife. Carr
was also recently held for adultery
and his bondsm2n vii! have to pay.
Circuit court is in session at Faux
ton with Judge Gaffy on the ocncl.
The contest case OF Bailey against
Wilton was decided in favor of Whi(-
ton. The election returns from pre-
clnct thirteen had been tempered with.
NJ. J. Roche. one of the best known
hotel men in South Dakota, fell dead
OF heart disease. He was formerly
proprietor Of the Commercial House at
Sioux Falls. and was later manager of
the Locke hotel at Pierre.
The Sious Falls city fire department,
1T Il special meeting presented T.. w.
Caldwell with Il gold ring with dia-
mOnd setting a s a token of regard
from its members. The Joe Hooker q.
\. II. emblem.
w. a. McClaren of Mound City. s.
D., has purchased the drug store of +.
G.. Newell at Aberdeen and will short
~ remove his family to that city. Mr..
Newell expects shortly to 90 to Mex
leo, where he is interested in a coffee
plantation.
The meeting OF the governing board
OF the soldiers home OF South Dakota,
which vas in session at Sioux Falls
for a few days, has closed. The an
nual report to be submitted to Gov.
Sheldon was considered. Those who
were present were: Capt. w. V. Luz
1t has been decided TO construct a
ten-ton smelter in the state school of
mines. With such an equipment the
school will be furnished with all the
necessary appliances for treating ores,
both free milling and refractory, by all
the various processes.
J. NJ. Burgess of Spearfish recently
shot and killed the largest deer ever
killed in the Black Hills. 1t measured
ten feet from tip of it's nose To it's
heels when stretched Out and weighed
40 pounds. 1t was a ten-pronged
buck. and Mr.. Burgess refused $40 for
the head.
Edward PossCn. a farmer living
three miles from Mellette, went to
town with his wife. leaving five small
children at home. the eldest n girl of
fourteen. The house burned up and
the children while walking to a neigh
boris were s 70 badly frozen that three
of them are in a critical condition.
J.. w. Grange of Vermillion had a
hard time TO save his dwelling from
being destroyed by fire recently. An
oil stove overfiowed while burning in
q bedroom on the second floor. The
room contained several hundred dol
lars worth Of clothes. all of which
were nearly entirely ruined. The fire
was cNtinguished before much other
damage was done.
The large grain firm of Lee & Prem
It's of Nermillicn began Smelling their
mammoth cribs Of corn recently to
make room for this seasons crop. Last
fall this firm paid as high as II cents
per DuShel for the corn. cribbed, and
are now selling at a sacrifice. Corn
can be bought on the V'ermillion mar
ket for 5 cents per buShel.
U'l,n r,,;, 1n., = NTI.. u-.t...
& Co. of Aberdeen will remove to Min.
neapoiiS the first of the year. The
company has lines Of elevators in
South Dakota. Minnesota and Iowa.
At Canton Tim Parks and George
Lowrie We're sent to the penitentiary
for three and Il half years for cattle
stealing.
The Dakota National Bank OF Sioux
Falls has closed its doors on account
of n heavy run which left less than
$1,000 in cash on hand. The bank is
heavily loaded with real estate of q
depreCiating nature. but the officers
hope TO ~rcorganiZe and resume hrsi-
ness. The last statement of the bank,
printed Oct. 8. shows $4,000 deposits,
and loans and discounts o. sloy.yoJ.
At Pierre Judge Gaffy granted a
writ of mandamus requiring the county
board of c~anvaSsers to meet and cOu It
the returns from Canning precinct on
the state and national ticket. The
board threw out the returns from that
precinct because the certificate vas
not tilicd out. Canning precinct gave
Bryan nine majority. The Ease was
hotly contested and may be appealed
TO the supreme court.
The official canvass Of the late cleo
ton in Hamiin comfy gave John Eec-
gan, Populist candidate for sheriff. a
majority Of six over James Meadows,
the Republican candidate. Mr.. Mead
ows has served notice Of contest on