The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-19
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Thomas Rooney of Worthwhile, lately
| employed by the Northern racine ran
| road. was robbed Of $500 by "a hobo Ut
Aberdeen.
A farmer by the name Of Malnlns,
| living neal Nermillion. was stabpea III
| the back by his hired man during "A
| quarrel. Manning will live.
The sheriff has arrested Joseph b.
| Kenniman at Madison, who committed
| rape on the sixteen year-old daughter
of Ii. G. Cole, a farmer.
The artesian well at the Indian
agency has n strong flow OF gas. A
match applied to n of the pipes re-
suited in Il blaze some six feet high.
1t is quite a sight ut night.
The state equalization has been CON-
pleted by placing bank stock at 10 per
cent. The levy for the comm gyear is
placed at 2 mills general levy ana :
mills bond interest and sinking II
Asa A. Grant. ex-president Of the
South Dakota Firemen's association,
i3 a state delegate to the National AS
| ISOLATION of Fire Engineers, which
meets ut New Haven, Conn.
Joe Whitaker. residing on the j. X.
Knapp ranch in the Cheyenne valley.
near Forest City, was burned out
while in the hay field. The fire Is sup
posed to have been started by an in
cendiary.
The Y. NJ. c. A. of Yankton college
is now making strenuous efforts TO
have gymnasium wOrk for girls intro
duced as one of the principal factors
of college life there. Some $1,000 S TO
be raised.
The educational regents have ap-
pointed a subcommittee. consisting If
Herried. Hare and Blair. To check up
The accounts of Treasurer David Will
Jams of the old board and settle the
charges of shortage.
The jury in the Wamsley case at
Vermillion brought in a verdict Of ac-
quittal as To Anna Wamsley and nan
slaughter in the second degree rs TO
Marion WamSley. The court sentenced
the latter TO three years at hard labor
in the ~penitentiary.
The body of an unknown man was
found under the floor of an old cream
cry building a mile south of Water
town. The body and head were terri
bly, mutilated. 1t is thought To have
been the work Of tramps. A %corOner's
jury has been summoned to investi-
gate the case.
The damage caused by the food It
Hot Springs Is now mostl yrepaired.
Trains upon both roads are now run
ming regularly into the city. Water.
light and telephone systems are all
completely fixed. and the big plunge Is
expected TO be ready for business this
week.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed for the Dakota and Alaska Gold
Mining company at Sioux Falls, with
q capital of $1,000. Incorporatofs. T..
c. WhitehOuse. q. III. Fulford. l.. :.
Taylor, l.. j. Gilbert, X. s. Stearns.
Alpha r. Orr. +. G. McClelland. James
w. Hartley. John Oleson and j. +.
McGarraugh.
An important change has been made
by all the railway companies west OF
the Mississippi river In their methods
of making rates for shipment of all
live stock. Hereafter the charges will
be made per 100 pounds instead Of by
the ear. Shippers will Ike benefited
by this change. and can figure accur-
ately the freight cost on a consignment.
Tramps broke into six cars of mer-
chandise on the Northwestern racks
ut liedfield and took dry goods. gro
ecries, fruits, etc. No arrests have as
yet been made. but n number are un-
der surveillance. 1t is reported [! at
300 tramps are headed that way on the
st. Paul railway, between RedIield end
Mitchell.
Department Commander Clark. q. A.
r.. has issued Il circular in which he
designates Saturday. Aug. 81. as the
date on which the officiel department
train Of South Dakota will he run.
The fare Is stated to be one fare for
the round trip to Chicago. and | cent
per mile each way from there to Ruf.
falO.
Manager Wells, Of the Sturgis E!ec-
tric Light and Railway company, has
been notified by the wal departmrnt
mat II application Of the company
for n right Of way to build an electric
motor line upon the Fort Meade Ieser-
walton has been granted. The comma
NY has also made application for a
franchise to light the post with electric
lights, and this will also doubtless he
also %favorably acted upon.
Huron Council, L.. G. r., has been In.
augurated with these officers: ]. G..
McAdams. post councillor: Charles T..
Hairows, senior councillor: l.. T.. How.
junior councillor: ii. j. McGarvey. con-
ductor: {. \. Mcllvain, secretary AMI
treaesurer: ID. Il. Saner, page: G.. s.
Hutchinson. sentinel: j. A. Cleayer. s
' ;. Dol, George Il. McEthron ana G. NJ.
MatsOn, executive committee.
Judge Smith, ut the recent term Of
court ut Nermillion. sustained the A.
tachment of the Hudson Roane case
which was argued mt Vormillion. The
case VIII probably be brought up nj
the fail term of the circuit court. and