The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
Miscellaneous

The repair shops Of the Consolidated
road at Valley Falls. II. l., have start
ed up on full time of sixty hours Il
week.
The Indiana state sonat has passed
the bill authorizing the attorney gen
cral to bring suit against the Vandalia
railroad for a sum estimated at 81
600, 900. said to be due the state.
The Stevens Point council voted $500
in support of the g public library.
This makes ST. o which the commit
tee in charge of the work have to be-
gin with.
The supreme court has sustained the
recently adopted civic ordinance pro-
hibiting pool selling and taking COM
missions on racing bets at "a Fran
cisco.
The Ontario Mining Company of
Salt Lake. Utah, has declared a month
ly dividend of $4,000. The DAILY Min
ing company has declared a monthly
dividend of $4,000.
The New York Herald's correspond
ent in San Jose. Costa Rica, sends word
that Gen. Gutierrez is dead. He was
a candidate fol. the presidency of the
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The l.. Candee company. manufac-
turerS of rubber footwear at New
Haven, Conn, has resumed operations
in their plant after an idleness of two
months.
All the employees of the United Coun-
tries railway. which runs from st.
Johns to Hyacinthe. province of Que
bee, are on a strike because they have
not been paid for thirteen months.
Lima bean growers OF California,
controlling over % per cent Of the total
bean output of the state. have formed
an organization to control the market,
known as the Lima Bean association.
The Ontarion Mining company at
Salt Lake City, has declared "A monthly
dividend of $4,000. The DAILY Mining
company has declared IA monthly dlvi-
dcnd of $4,000.
Archbishop BcnsOn's forthcoming
saint Cyprian'' is called by the Satur-
day Review n ~pOSthumous bid for
much fuller literary and scholastic lau-
rels than any which DR.. Benson gath
cred during his lifetime"
The Michigan state senate adopted a
resolution asking that a special com
mittee of three be appointed and en-
powered to subpoena witnesses, and
take such testimony as shall be ncceS-
sary for a thorough investigation of the
soldiers home at Grand Rapids.
Anent rumors of wrongdoings within
the ranks Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen. which has a member
ship of $4,000. the indianapolis News
says: A former member of the Broth
erhoOd has been selling counterfeit
travelling cards to railroad men and eX-
railroad men.
The Marshtield. Wis. Novelty works
have sold $500 worth of their slot
machines to Mr.. Cone of Chicago. who
has also the right of Colorado. whCT"
the machines will be used. T.. {.
Blodgett of this city and Jerry BlOdgett
of Minneapolis are the manufacturers.
Owing to a seizure by treasury
agents at San Francisco of contraband
opium valued at 100000 and n further
seizure worth $4,000 later. the price of
opium has advanced So per pound. All
the opium in San Francisco is now
held at S15 per pound and is expected
to advance to $50.
Charles w. Warner has been ap-
pointed permanent receiver for the
James Wallace * Sons. brewers, of
New York. The ~reccivership is an
Outgrowth of II controversy between
the sons of James Wallace. deceased,
whose estate was valued at $1,000
600.
\ statue of Bacchus, presented by
King George of Greece TO the city of
Boston, has disappeared. 1t never
reached Boston. 1t is not at the Gus
tom house. and Mayor Quincy and the
members of the city council, as well as
the members Of the Boston Athletic as
ISOLATION. are wondering what has be-