The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
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NUN q Ill ''o
The county of Beadle has approprl-
ated 800 for the purpose OF testing
sugar beet culture.
The directors of the Clay county 1alr
have fixed Sept. u to ~ as the date
for the annual exhibit.
Fire ruined the residence anu most
Of the household goods of John Fer
and. at Huron. The family had a
narrow escape.
In the national G.. A. X. encampment
in Buffalo in August, this states con-
tingent will travel over the Northwest
ern and Lake Shore lines.
The board of county commissioners
of Beadle county have appropriated
500 for the purpose OF testing sugar
beet culture in that county.
The contract for the school building
TO be erected at YanktOn has been let
for S1O,S99. The building will be first
class in every respect.
The Worthwhile mill is turning out
sev~enty-five barrels of flour per day,
and under the management OF Mar
field 4 Johnson. promises to be n big
thing for that vicinity
Three horse thieves entered Henry
Dumie's barn. and succeeded In get
ting one horse loose. when Dumkie
fired two shots. dropping II of the
thieves. but he got w afterwards, es-
Gaping with the rest.
A. Shove's store at Howard was bur
glariZed. The thieves broke in a win
dow and helped themselves To cloth
ing. boots and shoes. jewelry and 80
in cash. all there was in the till. No
clue to the burglars.
The state board of pharmacy. at
their meeting at Sioux Falls. selected
Mitchell as the place for holding the
next annual session. The prize for
the best essay was awarded 10 \. IL.
Sites of Sioux Falls.
j. W. Kelley Il Son of the Huron
City mills. have arranged TO put their
town on the Huron division of the
Chicago Il Northwestern railway: the
capacity OF their mill is $50 barrels of
flour per day.
The milk crop Is n that never fails,
and farmers OF South Dakota are be-
ginning to realize that S25O.OO0 per
month paid them by the ~creaIncrieS OF
the state is a sun mol TO be scorned.
The amount will be doubled another
year.
At the Fairbanks place. Grace Cah-
er. Il seven-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Shandy of Vermillion. was run over
and one leg was crushed. The wagon
was loaded with hay, and the child
was hanging and swinging from
side Of the rack.
During the last fOur months one or
phan's home in Chicago has found
homes in Hand county for thirty boys.
The last shipment was seven boys. the
last of n car load which the agent
started from Chicago with. They were
all taken quickly. the farmers liking
the idea of a number to pick from.
A serious accident occurred at the
first bridge north of White, on the
railroad, recently. The bridge carpen-
tiers were working on the bridge there.
when the bank caved in. One Of the
men, ii. Il. Nichols Of Emmetsburg.
Iowa, was instantly killed. Mr.. Mich
OILS was Il member of the Masonic or
der. being n member of the blue lodge
and chapter at Emmetsburg and the
commandery at Esterville.
"a iV" butS dSo county
was visited by horse thieves. who
drove OFF TO North Dakota six horses
belonging TO Phil Lewis of lie Beau.
Mr.. Lewis declares that he knows the
culpritS. n has started north. where
he expects to cause the arrest of the
guilty parties. and, as soon as requisi-
ton papers are issued by Gov. Lee,
VIII have them brought back for trial.
The agent of a gopher killer is at
work in the northern counties of
North Dakota. killing off the gophers.
He uses a poison which is sprinklcd
upon bread and placed near the 90
piers hole. The animal scents the
fragrant stuff, comes forth and par
takes, and that is all there is Of It. 1t
is said to be a sure exterminator OF the
gopher pest.
ii. w. White Of YanktOn has re.
ceived honorable recognition for his
abilities az an inventor. He recently
patented what he terms is the best
and most simple churn dasher ever
placed before the public. The govern
ment board Of examiners Of patents
a awarded him a handsome gold and
silver medal. Mr.. White has long Ia
bored upon different inventions, and is
the patentee of at least fifty useful ar.
ticles.
The Chicago 81 Northwestern depot
at CastlewoOd was broken into and SD
taken from the money drawer. The
agent was away TO supper and had not
been absent over twenty-five minutes.
The outside doors were locked when
he left, but upon his return one door
was found open. Two tramps. who
had been seen lettering around the de-
pot during the day. were arrested ON
suspicion. but there being insufficient
evidence to convict them thov w,ra