The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Intcrestiux News Items From al
over the state.

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bv iumpipr down an eighty-foot well,
north of Tyrdall.
The Aberdeen board Of education
have re-engaged Prof. r.. /. f1tch as
superintendent of the city schools al
an increased salary.
Martin Olson. Il blacksmith and iSD-
uty sheriff ut Violin, was recently SO
badly mixed up with IA horse which he
was shoeing that he had to be fixed up
by Il doctor for a broken rib.
The Dakota Central telephone system
will put on Il force Of men shortly anu
extend its line eastward from Grafton.
Ii is expected to reach Ortonville i'll Il
short time.
The board Of control of the State
Firemen's association met at Scotland
and selected Madison as the place for
holding the annual tournament on June
o2. Madison guaranteed $1,000 for the
tournament.
BrOokingS is to have a branch OF the
Salvation army rs soon as the neceS-
Sary officers can be obtained. h army
being very short of officers at present.
owing to the opening OF SO many new
posts.
The house of Mr.. Valentine Hartman
of Sully county caught fire and burned
up: the prairie caught fire. but by hard
fighting they stopped il before much
damage was done. Mrs. Hartman was
badly bu.led.
Edward Fallen Of Scotland has been
awarded the contract from the Scot
land Creamery company TO furnish ma
terial and build the Swimming station
ten miles southwest of that place.
A little child Of James Moore Of Lead.
aged nine years. swallowed Il 2Jcent
piece last week. The coin stuck in his
aesOphagus ana had to be pushed down
into his stomach with an instrument.
JOY Bros. of Huron have set out 30
600 strawberry plants OF their irrigated
farm south of town. They have also
put out an in menSe number of cur
rant, gooseberry and raspberry bushes
and are preparing 10 extensively engage
in raising small fruit.
James Hargrow. Il section hand on
the Chicago. Milwaukee X 81. Paul
railway. Il man about SiNty-tire years
old, had his right leg cut off just below
the ankle at GrOton. He was returning
from his days work and attempted to
pass under Il car IN his eagnrneSS TO
reach home. when the train moved
backwards AMI caught him.
Andrew Ramsey, Il farmer living
north of Madison Il few miles. on re-
turning from his work in the field re.
Gently. found his wife dead. lying on
III" floor. while his two young children
were play ing around the dead body of
tlniY. alntl,,,. ,,.,,,y.fn,. tl,, ,v,-,I;,A.
was the matter with her. Heart dis
ease is supposed 10 have been the cause
of her death.
A good strong flow of water was
struck in the aItesian well for the Red
field Power company. The water rush
es forth from N eight-inch pipe about
fourteen feeet above the pipe. The
well is very much like the former one
and it is the purpose of the company
to have the pipe sunk down into the
rock to prevent any recurrence of the
well.
The k~ingsbury county assessors have
decided on the following basis Of valu-
alton: Horses under , years and over
6 months, IS; 3 years and over. $50;
cattle under > years and over q months,
SO: cows years end over, S12; all other
cattle ovc > years. S11: mules. Sl4:
sheep. $1.23: hogs. $50: wagons and
carriages, so: melodions and organs.
$40; pianOfOrtes, 500.
The new school building ut Madison.
for which 5000 bonds were recently
voted. will he commenced as SoOn as
plans can be completed. and the bonds
negotiated. which proceedings will
take about three weeks from date. The
new building will be ready for occl-
pancy in time for the fall term Of
school. The high school grades and the
grammar department will occupy it,.
leaving the Central school entirely for
the secondary and primary grades.
Edward Anderson Of Scatterwood
was examined before Commissioner
Wallace ut Aberdeen, charged with
opening Il letter addressed to Henry
Helgcline. and appropriating Il check
contained therein to his own use. He
pleaded guilty and was bound over to
the grand jury in $1,000 bonds. Being
unable to furnish bonds he was taken
to Sioux Falls for confinement.
At Ashton Olive Perry. aged fifteen.
was accidentally shot by Nelson Tcg-
land. aged thirteen. The boy was hand
ling a hammerless shotgun when it
went off. the charge passing through a
door into the shoulder and fac" Of the
girl. who was as work in IN adjacent
room. The charge contained iifty-two
shot. many Of which the surgeon was
unable to extract. The patient is doing
well and has Il fair chance to recover.
The election of officers for the Yer
million fire department resulted MS fol-
lows: Chief. &. +. l-atkc: first assist
ant chief, Frank Beskett; second as
sistant chief. w. III. Lawton: secretary,
G. j. Vaughn: treasurer, T.. T.. Collins.
The delegates to the state tournament
will be Patrick Sullivan. Charles Crane
and Charles +. Vincent. Vcrmillion