The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-21
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
interesting News Items From n11
over the state.

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The courts have decided that the -four
constitutional amendments were all le-
gally carried at the recent election.
Joseph and William Ietter are incar-
rerated in the Codington county Jail,
Enlarged with stealing a bicycle from a
Deuel. county party.
8 George V. Schprer was bound over to
appear before the United States grand
Jury for selling liquor to Indians. He
was placed under $500 bonds.
A sneak thief broke into a rear kitch-
Zen at Mitchell and stole a quarter OF
beef. The wonder is that he left the
house.
Since the wolves around Redfield
have been killed off the rabbits have
been increasing in numbers very rap
idly.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Il. Dwelly Of Mel
lette were overcome by coal gas Mon
day night and :.arrowly escaped as
ph~yXlation.
Mrs. K. J. Odell Of Montrose, by acct
dent, took ii spoonful of tincture OF
arnica, causing her intense suffering.
Her condition is improving now and
she is considered out of danger.
A persistent sneak thief has made his
appearance in Canton. The latest work
got In was the taking Of Cashier An
derson'S whip and a 32-caliber Win
!. ~chester,
George w. Snow was the successful
bidder for the contract for the Santee
Indian agency school. His bid was
$4,000. Sexton. Phillips & Co. of Min
neapolis heat it for $1,000.
Deputy Marshal Andrew Bray Of
DeadwoOd has in charge August Parsch
charged with opening another mans
letters. paTsch claims the other fell
lows wife consented.
Reports received by Miller stOckmeu
show that one hundred head of cattle
and horses and nearly eight hundred
sheep persisted in the recent storm OF
ranges tributary to Miller.
T.. 4. Tulain. n United States fish
commissioner. is locking up a location
for a fish hatchery in Speartish. A
suitable location has been found and
negotiations are now @
Daniel Elliott. postmaster at Buffalo
Gap, has been arrested at the instance
of his bondsmCn for Cmbezzlement. lie
is being held pending the arrival of tie
loStoliicc inspector.
Dwight Leach. for years one Of the
best known machinery dealers at Aber-
deem and ut GrOton, died after n pro-
longed Illness of cancer of the stomach.
He was Well known in many places in
Minnesota.
T.. ID. DiCkCy OF Elkton was before
commissioner Grant of Huron. charged
with violating the government liquor
laws. He was held in bonds of $500
for his appearance ut the mex term Of
the United States court.
u TIE case of the Yankton Lumber
company against Bishop Hare of
Yankton, for obtaining lumber with
which to erect the Episcopal building
at Nermillion, and which has been be-
fore the circuit conrt this week. was
set aside by the court. owing to the
company having failed to incorporate
under the laws Of the state.
J"hn Ia stman If Flandreau. together
with his brother. DIR. Charles Eastman,
left for Washington t. attend the third
house now i'll session at Washington.
They will try and get another a%ppropri-
&tion bill passed fer the Indians. Civ
ing the Indians several hundred dol
lars a head, under an old IT, atty. Both
say that they have great hopes Of get
ting the bill passed.
August i. Duclos, government teach
er AT Lower RrulC Agency, has mystic
riouSly disappeared. He left Chamber
lain n week ago for Mitchell. but has
nov disappeared completely, and no
trace Of him can be found. His wife is
almost distracted ever the uncertainty.
Foul play is suspected in some quar-
ters, as the missing man took several
hundred dollars y it'll him for the pur-
pose Of paying off a mortgage.
The Yankton weather bureau. through
the personal interest taken by Can
gresham Gamble, has secured the re-
cOgnition due it by the department at
Washington. and it will be fitted out as
n first-class station, probably TINS
month. The office is the Oldest in the
two DakOtas, having been established
In 49,, and the records show that for
twenty years it has held first rank at
the weather bureau. For the past five
years the station has been lowered to
third rank.
John Dahmen of Norway township
was brought before Justice Hurd at
Parker, on the charge of grand larceny.
He waived examination and was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of
4 S400 bonds, which he had not procured
at this writing. There are two other
charges ready to be filed against him
as soon as he procures bonds or is 9th
erwise released on this charge. II
seems he has been stealing wheat for
some time, and was caught in the act
Of bringing Il load TO the elevator to
sell. and, on being questioned. he adj
mitted that he had stolen it. The pros