The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-17
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
~1nte.estfnx Ners Items From nj
over the state.

J.. +. I'tley of Tindall. dealer in gen
eral merchandise, has sold MS STOCK 10
Joe Hahn.
Robert Hartwell of Aberdeen. a boy
about fifteen years Of age. has been
sent TO the reformatory at Planklnton'
Mccarthy Bros. 4 Cas- feed mill at
Cakes burned to the ground. Loss
$1,000, with no insurance.
There are 40 children at the govern
ment Indian school ut the Yankton re-
servation at Greenwood.
The Jury in the j. II. FOsdick case,
on trial rat Aberdeen. for assault with
deadly weapons, failed to agree ana
were discharged.
John Larson. Il farmer living south OF
Chamberlain. skinned several OF his
cattle that had died. Blood poisoning
set in and his death resulted.
James PettijOhn of Gary was con-
yicted of rape on Matilda Johnson OF
Gary. who is fourteen years old. She
had lived with Pettijohn for years, and
was considered one of the family.
The Sioux Indians of Rosebud Agen-
CIV are receiving their share OF live
stock from the government. Six hun
dred horses. 600 COWS and GOO calves
are being distributed among them.
The State Board of Pharmacists will
meet in Deadwood June "a for the eX-
animation of druggists and drug clerks.
The number of applicants for eXamin-
alton is quite large.
Sample specimens of the g~raSshop-
pers which are doing such damage near
Groton. have been sent to Minneapolis
by s. III. Jumper, where they will be
examined by Prof. otto Luger.
A miniature war has been averted In
the coded Sioux lands west of Cham
berlain by the action of some cattle
owners in removing cattle from lake
beds. in answer TO the demands OF
Stockmen.
Harry c. GOrday of Milwaukee. a
travelling newspaper man. is under ar
rest at Aberdeen, on a charge of draw
Whipple House, A. +. Whipple. He
was intoxicated ut the time.
There is every probability that Com
pany c, First regiment. ID. y. O.. of
Yankton will disband and reorganize.
1t is thought that reorganization will
give a new and larger membership and
that more enthusiasm will be shown.
Nicholas Hotaling of Huron died at
the soldiers home at Hot Springs of
paralysis of the brain. He was the
first sergeant-at-arms of the senate Of
North Dakota. and held many places
Of lOnor and trust during his life. He
was at one time a millionaire, but lost
all in building railroads in Costa RIGA.
Minnie Falgre. the eight-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fal-
gre Of Flandrau. who has been suffer
ing from n formation or gathering in
the side caused by measles, had an OPP
Grafton performed by a specialist Of
st. Paul. who came to Flandreau for
that purpose. The child is improving
rapidly.
Bert Sherin, q SiXteen-year-old son Of
States Attorney A. Sherin Of Britton.
was killed in 4 runaway nea Kidder.
II boy and another were coming
home with a load of wood, when the
team took fright at n hand-car and ran
away. throwing the boys out of the
wagon and running over Bert. He sur
vived only about half en- hour after the
accident. The other boy was only
slightly injured.
J. l.. w. ZeitlOw Of Aberdeen de-
clares his telephone system should be
extended from Itedfield TO Huron and
from Redfield to Doland. Work on
these lines will be commenced after
the extension east is completed. There
is strong probability hat the system
Will take in Wat,rtown before the end
Of the season. Mr.. Ieitlow went East
to superintend closing construction on
the Webste.: line.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Lost Cabin Gold Mining
Company at Lead, with n capital stock
of S2.WD.OOD The incrrroratOrS are.
Peter Clark. Dwight CaSner. Patrick
Doyle and Alexander Ross. Also for
the Leroy Mining company. at Custer
City. with a capital of S1,OOO.000: in
corporators. Frank ii. Cook and James
H.. Sinclair of Minneapolis and Albert
+. Feay. Also for the III. 4 III. COMMA
ny for general merchandising, capital,
S1OO.OOO, at Lead Cit: ~incorporators.
Thos. ]. Grier, Burdette Moody. Lead
City: G. c. Moody, Deadwood: j. T..
Haggin and T.. II. Clark. New York.
a local lodge Degree of Honor was
organized at Carthage with thirty
eight members. under very auspicious
WhitechOshrd lrdl rdl rd lmfwy fwyp
prospects. The following are the Off
GERS elected: Past chief OF honor, Mrs.
III. H.. WEIGH; chief of honor, Mrs. T..
G. Reeves: lady of honor, Mrs. j. J.
White; chief of ceremonies. Mrs. Ann
Barber: recorder. Mrs. w. III. Trow:
~financier. Mrs. G. Il. Martin: receiver,
Mrs. +. Il. Albright: sister usher, Mrs.
Charles Campbell: inside watch. Mrs.
George Huttenhow: outside watch. ].