The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-02
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
interesting News Items From all
over the State.

will celebrate the anniversary or the
founding of the order on April -, in
Aberdeen.
Capt. j. .. 4. Bradcn Of Aberdeen
has gone to West Superior. where he
will engage in the abstract business,
which promises well for the future.
While Claude Tice. a brakeman on
the AndOyer line, was locking ii car ut
| 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 y 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 Il mum
Der of Douglas county farmers has
been completed. \ 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 Ia
towns near the reservation, have been
made happy by the distribution of an
other installment Of $4,000 among
lUt llulilS.
Sheriff Erbe OF Sully county appear
ed before United States Commissioner
Pattison on Il charge of selling liquor
without Il 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. :. Cradle and +. NJ. NrOman of
EdgemOnt have returned from Il trip
around through the mining belt, gath
ering information and statistics for the
parties who are figuring on putting Il
large Smeiter in there. with 4 view ~
treating Black Hills ore.
The development shaft on the Man
d0iinr 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.
NV bEINl VI 'utllt Sltiltite oI Ilf It's
eTyatiOn. had an examination before a
United States commissioner in Fail
River county, and was bound over to
appear before the next federal grand
jury n Sioux Falls.
Gov. Sheldon will ln called upon
shortly 10 pardon Edward McNabb.
who was convicted i'll Lawrence
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. III. T.. McNutt; first
vice president, w. III. Finch: second
vice president. William Gilmor; sec
rotary. w. q. Jones; treasurer, VIII
lam Wallace.
Articles of Incorporation have been
fled for the CanOya Creamery lSSoci-
alton. at Canova. Mine" county: capt
tai stock. $1,000. For the Bowdle
Creamery company. at Bowdle, Ed
munds county. with 4 capital stock Of
$500.
Cattlemcn south OF Dickinson report
the loss of stock by gray wolves. One
man recently lost twenty-five head of
steers and heifcrS. -Four or five
wolves would single ont a fat steer
ana worry the life out of him in Il
short time. Tic loss OF young colts is
also reported.
Fire destroyed the general store an
stock of Miles X Smith of MOntrpse.
The firm carried IL SlO,OD stock, and
the store building was valued at
$4,000. Both are total losses, with
total insurance of $4,000. Tho vacant
building of T.. Fuller was burned; loss,
Sl.ouO: no insurance. The origin OF
the fire il unknown.
y l~iydrOphObia scare in Perry town
hip. Lincoln county. is assuming Sc
riOuS proportions. \ rad dog belong
ing to John Schuer rln through the
reighborhoOd and bit Il number of cat
Ne, hogs and other animals, which In
iurn developed Indications Of hydro
phCbia and died or were killed.
William West. who murdered a dep
Ity marshal in the CherOkeen Nation
ieveral months ago II broke Jail at
Fort Scott, was arrested at DeadwoOd
; few days ago. \ deputy marshal ar
'ived to-day aud fully identified West
md will return with him to the Fort
Scott Jail.
A bill designed to grant settlers the
right to- max second homestead en-
tries. which was drawn up by John
II. Rivers, Ii Chamberlain attorney,
ana recently introduced in the lower
hOus" of congress. is. according to in
formation from Washington. practic-
ally certain to become a law.
The Colorado parties holding an OPP
tinn on tho ~ NINA NJ IJin I;t,,
have let Il contract to sink the deyel-