The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-02-25
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From al
over the state.

Vernon resulted disastrously to a
coach, but. fortunately, no one was IN
jured.
IroquOis elevator men report that
wheat receipts are increasing. The
price still continues around the W-cent
mark.
William Welch Of Yankton won the
pole-cutting contest from William kel-
ly. He chopped poles enough to load a
wagon in 10 1-2 minutes.
The state encampment OF the g.. A.
X. will be held in Redfield on June 3
and 10, and the people Of that city are
arranging for a grand time.
Col. Sheafe Of Watertown has ac-
cepted the position of aide to the grand
marshal Of the inaugural ceremonies
at Washington.
The country near Letcher is being
canvassed TO find out if Il sufficient
number of COWS will be pledged to
support a creamery at that place.
The wooden Interstate bridge be-
tween South Dakota and Iowa, AT Be
lott. will be replaced with a new steel
bridge rs SoOn as the weather will per-
mt.
'ilitN ENpl hiSS ItIpl - Ni't IAiSVht
appearances Indicate that the cream
cry there will be receiving 1000
pounds of milk daily before the LIST OF
March.
YanktOn is to have a humane society
organized there. The first meeting was
to have beer held on Feb. Is, but was
postponed on account of the Christian
EndeavOr societies convention.
Mr.. Baker, the proprietor of the
Lead Electric Light works, has been
looking over the ground at Ragged
Top, with an idea of establishing u
plant there.
The Waterfowl Commercial college
has changed hands, Prof. III. l.. Wins
low having transferred his interests TO
Prof. ID. Y. Walker, who will hereafter
conduct this school.
Henry Miller. eyed seventy-two, who
founded the town of Miller fifteen
years ago, dropped dead while shovel
ing snow. He came to Miller from
Iowa.
Al Jones Of Ipswich dug one of his
sheep u of a snow bank that had
been covered up thirty days. 1t par
took of milk quite freely, and i'm two
hours was able to stand.
The Brookings creamery made last
year, in the 1913 days in which ii was
in operation, 23,5J3 pounds of butter
from 531 900 pounds of milk received,
and paid out TO its patrons ~S2,623.T1.
J. l.. Stoner had a narrow escape last
week at IrOquOis. While working in
his elevator. his coat caught in some of
the machinery and he received a shak-
ing-up that was not to be desired.
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs.
Charles McInnis at DeadwOod. Loss,
$1,000. The inmates had a narrow es-
cape, leaving the burning building with
scarcely clothes enough to them.
The Union County Agricultural as
ISOLATION and the Union County Driv-
ing association have consolidated, and
rented the fair grounds ut Elk Point.
They will hold their first race meeting
some time in June.
The dray-license case that came up
at YanktOn was decided in favor Of the
city's right to license them; but the de-
PENDANT was not satisfied, ard the case
will be thoroughly discussed in the cir
cult court.
Scotland had a mass meeting lately
w Souiit lht Nu'Slioh VI al fO-oItIitlNe
creamery. A committee reported about
1000 mich cows within seven miles Of
town, of which about GOO to 500 could
be secured to start on.
X. r. DOran, a farmer. living nine
miles northeast Of YanktOn. lost $40.
the last dollar he had in the world.
somewhere in the town the first OF the
week. 1t was all in greenbacks, and
was inclosed in an old tobacco sack.
f. Lynch of Manchester, while rid
ing along a road which runs close to
the railroad, was guddCEl upset and.
with the horses, went down into n ten
foot railroad cut; no serious damage
was done.
The NJ. f.. church at WATERFOWL had
a very close call from fire last week.
The pastor and jGnitOr We're i'll the
o when a Kerosene lamp fell to the
floor n the burning oil spread all
around. After a hard fight the flames
were extinguished with a fur coat.
h stockholders of the Kimball
creamery received a q per cent divi-
dend the LIST of February, as the profits
on the first seven months run. They
expect to operate tn ,ir creamery every
day, including Sunday, during the hot
weather, the coming season.
A firm of Madison stock buyers re-
Gently returned from a buying trip up
the Jim River valley with three cars
of cattle. They said there had been a
considerable loss of stock by smother
ing, and were fea rIu of more losses to
follow.
T.. A Syverson, cashier Of the Farm
ers and Citizens Bank of Bryant. :.
- mot with a uoinfuI accident loo,