The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-08
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Interesting Ne.s Items From ni'
over the state

SANAA l~iAE EENN " NNH
declared 10 be false.
The little town of Marion is enjoying
a religious revival under the ministra-
tons OF Rev. Rifenbark.
Edward Cullen aud son OF Remsden.
Iowa. have moved { Mitchell having
purchased 4 farm near that place.
Martin V. Miner. an aged citizen,
formerly q resident OF Iona, Mich, is
dead
Prof. Dukes. priI cipal OF the public
schools at Huron. has been called 10
Early, Iowa, by the death of his father.
Gtn. Morris Taylor of Huron, the
newly-appointed public examiner, will
enter upon his new duties about he
Isl OF April
A number OF large incubators have
been purchased at Canistota. and n
boom is expected in the chicken busi-
ness.
The spring term OF circuit court for
Lincoln county opened ~ Canton.
There are a large number OF criminal
and civil cases 10 dispose Of.
W. w. SWEET. county judge OF Bon
homme county. died at Tyndall. His
successor in office viii be named by
Gov. Lee.
Job Waterman. an alleged resident
OF SCattcTwOOd. Faux county. was ar
rested near Columbia on the charge Of
selling intoxicants without a license.
Gov. Lee has returned from Pierre,
n arrangements are being made to
give the governor and his wife a grand
reception Text Saturday night.
j. :. Griffin OF Hurley has sold his
4crLacre farm TO Rufus Hannah OF
Lancaster, Wis, for $4,000. Mr.. Han
mans two sons, n OF whom has a
FAMILY. VIII carry on the farm.
During the month of February there
were twenty-five real estate mortgages
recorded at Oliyet, and thirty-three
satisfactions.
A. c. Gilruth Of WATERFOWL has pur-
chased the lumber for a large machin-
cry warehouse. which he will have
erected in the rear Of the Goss block.
Mrs. Aug list Anderson. living near
Wolsey suddenly became insane a few
days ago. and was taken to the hos
Iital at Yankton.
The Jones Lumber and Mercantile
company of Black River Falls. Wis,
Is forecloSing n $1,000 mortgage held
upon the furniture and dishes Of Hotel
Kennard.
Hartford viii have a meeting Of the
teachers on Saturday. April 3. This is
the first teachers meeting Hartford
has had for a number OF years. and the
object Is 10 establish n local associa-
ton.
The state has received another pat
ent from the general land department
FOR I,I91 acres of land. which is credit
ed to the agricultural college. The
land patented is in the counties of Mar
shall, Day, Codington and Clark.
The supreme court took up on rehear-
ing the application of Geo. +. Hough-
ton 10 bring disbursement proceedings
against ex-senator Moody and other
prominent Black Hills attorneys, and
again denied the application.
A camp of Modern Woodmen OF
America was instituted last week at
harrisburg. with fifteen charter mem
ocrs. +. III. Bacon, special deputy. in
stltuted the camp, and he was assisted
I'D the work by some twenty neighbors
form Canton and five from Worthing.
The Garretson creamery received
1900 pounds of milk on Tuesday. and
six netrnnS were placed on the books.
John CrowsOn heads the list, with 2TJ
pounds, while Adam Linburger fol-
lows. with go pounds.
All eN-Union soldiers in the vicinity
Of Huron who receive pensions viii
after the April payment. receive their
quarterly allowance from Chicago. in
stead of Milwaukee, the office in the
latter city having been ordered closed
after that time.
Charles Dietz, superintendent of
bridges on the Euron division OF the
Chicago x Northwestern railway. has
gone 10 Pierre TO superintend repairs
on the company's ferry boat that plies
across the Missouri river between that
city and Fort Pierre.
Henry Eastman OF Rapid City vas
digging a we'll and, having occasion to
use some dynamite, placed several
sticks In h stove to thaw out. 1t
thawed, and now Mr.. Eastman has
but n eye and his house was COM
pletely wrecked.
Treasurer Berry Of Turner county
reports the last month as the greatest
month for tax-paying in the history OF
the county. $4,000 having been re-
ceived for taxes. of which S11 900 were
taken in on the last day OF the month.
An officer has left Chamberlain for
Winterset, Iowa. to arrest Hoyt It'd
rick, who is in custody of officers there
on n Geographic charge alleging misaD-
preparation OF SI1I.S5 belonging 10
Pukwana township, Of which he was
treasurer.
Not for years have the settlers along
The Missouri and James river bottoms
had so much cause for alarm over a
prospect of inundation as at the pres
ent time. More snow has fallen than
during any winter yer known. and il