The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

OF $50 in gold ana 81 In stamps.
Armour is TO have new hotel. Fred
Day will conduct it,
A new butcher shop is bein glocated
i'm Washington.
Lyman j. Bates was appointed post
master 1T Lake Preston.
l.. Nj. Hanson. a young druggist Of
Canton. has taken possession of the
drug store 1T Hudson.
Children playing with matches set
fire to the barn of Mrs. Addington ut
Huron. seriously damaging 1t.
A man by the name of {. .. Booth is
charged with the theft Of a horse ut
Glendale last week.
Tie sale of carriages. wagons and
farm implements at Elk Point this
season has beea Unprecedented.
The furniture store of w. T.. Jones
of Hudson was broken into by bur
glars last week. The safe was blown
open but the burglars secured nothing.
Harry Baker and William Tects. the
parties arrested for stealing goods
rom Scott X stones store ut Center
vile. were given ten days in Jail.
Several new buildings have been
erected nj Estelline since spring, and
others have been enlarged and inn
proved.
The Scvcn-ypar-old son of George
Letcher of Emery fell from load OF
hay onto the tines of a fork and was
seriously injured.
a man named Spencer. manager OF
the postal Telegraph company at
Dcadwood. committed suicide while,
visiting in South Bend Ind.
John W. Harding. recently appoint
ed Indian ageniat the lankton
agency, will take up his duties next
week.
Armour will sink another well. Her
recent fire has awakened the citizens
to the fact that a good artcsian well is
a mighty handy thing during Il fire.
The city council M Elk Point has
called IN election for Dee. >, to vote
on issuing 5000 in bonds to build
system of water works.
The first town in the state to step up
and pay ii saloon license. and the first
one to make Il hrek 1T the illegitimate
sale of liquors by druggists. is Wes-
sington.
The United States and American
EXPRESS companies have consolidated
their interests III Mitchell, and the
business of the two will be conducted
by one agent.
Milford r. Motz fell from II Milwau-
kee train at North Wolsey and WAS
killed. His home was in Topeka, Kas.
In company with two others. he was
trying To steal Il ride
&. f.. Stroud. Il shoemaker. eloped
from Elk Point with Miss Carter, a
daughter of Ed Carter of that place.
Stroud leaves II wife and four small
children in destitute circumstances.
Mrs. Il. l.. Il. I'rugh. wife of the
Presbyterian minister at Rapid City.
is dead of consumption. The remains
will be taken to Seward, Neb., for in
tcrmcut.
Mr.. J. III. Buliinch. one Of YanktOn's
pioneer residents. is dead, at the home
TO his daughter. Mrs. j. y. Cramer.
Mr.. Pultinch has resided NJ Iankton
since 1872
Farmers in the vicinity Of Montrose
have built more this year than for
several years. Several hundred acres
of new ground have been broken. and
Il larger crop than ever will be put in
next year.
The Hudson Building and Loan asso-
citation elected the following officers at
their last meeting: j. Il. Bradley,
president: l.. \. Aversuch. secretary:
\. l.. FrittS. treasurer. IN addition to
these. w, *. Sladc ana i. Il. Cable are
on the board OF directors.
At meeting of the Aurora county
canvassing board, which met on Mon
day. the following results were OBJ
tanned from the vote Of that county at
the recent election; Smith. Republi-
can. 233; Fellows Democrat. 2OT:
GoodykoOntz. PopuliSt 81
\ telegram has been received at
Fort Meade that Troop A. which has
been stationed for some time nj Fort
keugh. MCnt., il on the way to Fort
Meade. their old station When they
arrive Fort Meade will be the largest
cavalry station in the United States.
The steamer Last Chance has re-
turned 10 Chamberlain from Forest
City. from which point il has been en-
gagged in hauling government freight
to the Cheyenne Indian agency. 1t
and several other boats will go into
winter quarters ut Chamberlain.
Len VI. Abbott, well known Young
clerk OF Groton. nearly died recently
OF morphine, self-administcred. poi
soning. At last accounts he was still
alive. There Is an air of mystery
about the ease which relatives decline
to clear up so far.
There is talk of r"modcling the OPP
era house n, Huron. and using il for a
department store The owner. II. NJ
Int1 rlnS. cnlnn In this lnniSinn mill.