The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-10
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
u%nterestinx News Items FRO" NJ
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A tota! of 10000 pounds of milk was
taken in at the Parkston creamery
June |.
Ont worms are doing considerable
damage to corn i'm the vicinity OF
Parkston. \ number Of helds nave
been replanted.
Five inches of water fell at Parkston
in less than five hours the other night.
Everything is flooded and several
bridges have been washed away.
A twelve-year-old son of Frank Rob
81 of Milbank, Il farmer, broke his leg
while catching on to a buggy from be-
hind. 1t is Il compound fracture.
Richard Davenport has assumed the
duties Of postmaster at Alpena. lie IS
an old soldier and II Of the first Da'
kotans to receive recognition
The annual picnic and reunion Of old
settlers of Clyde, Custer, Clifton and
Pearl Creek townships will occur in
Miners grove. ut the mouth Of Pearl
creek, near Huron. June l..
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs.
AaS on the outskirts of Webster. lhe
family was awakened by the neigh
bors who had been attracted by the
glare of the flames. Loss. about 81
VUO, on which was a small! insurance.
Articles have been filed for the Cas-
tlewOOd creamery company. with q
capital of $1,000. lncorporators. J.. r..
SchulZe. VI. VI. Karlstad. John Jardine.
Thomas Mcllor. William White, \. +.
PoulsOn and Gunder Johnson.
More farmers are working with the
cream cries than last season, AMI all
are pleased with the results. \ gen
eral feeling of Improvements is felt. and
merchants are buying more freely than
for seine seasons before.
The AIpcna high school graduating
exercises were above the ordinary this
year. Five scholars passed with high
honors namely: Misses Efiie Barber.
Iottie Pognie, May Roger Fannie Pog-
ney. Minnie Yeggc and John Mott.
The Dakota Central Telephone com
pany are shipping in the material for
extending their line from Redtield
south to Huron and east to Doland. 1t
is expected that the extension will take
IN tn i'o"h ''i'iN Nv
season closes.
On the 10th the WoOnsOcket cream
cry will commence business. 1t il said
10 be the largest and best-equipped
creamery in the state. having a capac-
ity for the milk of 1900 COWS. and can
run three scparltors. The institution
will be run on the cooperative plan.
Graham * Bcebe of Blunt bought
33j head of young cattle from Van l..
Ross of Huron. to be placed upOn their
anch. Mr.. Ross has sold over 1000
head of young cattle for Western
ranches during the last fe wdays.
The stone dam on the Sioux river
at Castlewood has been repaired ana
improved. and all the surplus water is
running into Lake POinsett. which has
risen ten feet. The government fish
commissioner will place a consignment
Of black bass in the lake this fall.
Col. Jerry +. Elson, late Of the Ninth
Iowa infantry, died suddenly at his
home at Huron. aged s%iXty-onc. He
was among the early residents of HUI
ron and onc of the best-knOwn Grand
Army men in the state and a promi.
neit Mason. Death was the result of
On Wv" "o"h"
The Great Northern road has at last
succeeded in getting n train of ears
over the Jim river by pushing them
across tie bridge at Aberdeen with Il
long train Of empty ears. The water
is still .wo or three feet deep over the
rails, so that an engine cannot be run.
No trains have arrived AT Aberdeen up
70 flts ffthn fAy. Al..,,t ,... .-..I Il.
NE ,'i'e ior ABOUT TWO months VIA
'i"' iihe'
a numher of farmers al Carthage are
making substantial improvements this
season, building new barns or cnlarg-
Ing Very little e land is cultivated
this year. but the distribution of grain
mas heel changed materially. About