The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
i]utcrsstinr News Items From al
over the State.

i'm store at Canton and took $500
worth of goods.
Many horses are dying AT Northville
of a strange disease. They hang their
heads down. refuse TO eat or move,
! and die in about three days.
Oscar Moore. a we'll Known ranch'r.
was crushed To death by Il falling tree
rear Piedmont.
:. Peabody. anage of the FAR
view Creamery company nj canton,
has ~absconded with $1,000.
The question of apprOpriating 5000
| Cor the Black Hills exhibit at Omaha
will be submitted to Il vote of the peo-
pie at the judicial election this fall,
Director Glenn of the weather bu-
reau ut Huron was thrown from his
carriage recently. breaking two ribs
and intiicting severe internal injuries.
The taxpayers of Brule county will
vote. at the coming fall election. on a
proposition 10 improve the county jail
TO the amount of $1,000.
Fire destroyed NJ. T.. Dickey's new
store building ~ " cStpOrt. and part OF
the goods. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. The .oSS is insured for half.
The hardware store "t tie Fullerton
Lun Der Company ut l'arkSton was
b, rglariaed and fifty pocket knives,
seven raZ0iS and six r"volverS were
taken. Entrance was made by the
use of skeleton keys.
James Homer. living near Howard.
had his scalp aiken off by falling I'M
der the wheel while trying to stop Il
IN Nkn tnInl His nSInnp from "a
horrible dealt, WAS 4 miracle.
The licensed saloons in Lawrence
county number fOrty-cight. Tie mon
ey received for licenses amounts to
$4,000. of which $4,000 goes 10 the
state and $1,000 to the county.
Gov. Lee has granted pardons TO
John WeSS. who was sentenced from
Roberts county on Il charge Of seduc-
ton. and 10 Mike Carrea, who was in
the Jail OF Clark county for violating
the old prOhibitory law.
Burglars entered the store of the
Fullerton LumhrI compan! ut Parks
ton. and helped themselves to pocket
knives. rcvOlverS and raZOrS. The doors
were locked and windows unmOicSted,
so they must have had keys of their
W to fit the locks.
4 colorcd man. giving the lame Of
Thomas NcStbruOk. was arrested ut
Huron on suspicion of being the man
wanted ut DeS AIoincS for numbering
his wife there Oh June -. lie is cop
p~er-colorcd, about twenty-five years of
Slim-huilt and weight about 40
pounds. He declines to give any ac-
Oun Of himself.
The ~cOrOner'S jury has finished it's in
v~eStigatiGn growing out of finding Il
dead babe in Charles AndcrSOn'S pas
turc well IT Na;ortOwn. 4 young WO-
man of eighteen. Mary Harsrog. CON
feSSed TO killing the babe. which was
her own. h is under arrest. ana
claims that the father of the child. Jul
Eus Jensen lives in BrookingS county.
y. creamery will he established at
Puckwand in the near future. The
town. although small. is surrounded
by IN excellent farming country. Puk-
wapa has had two disastrous fires dur
ing the past six or seven months. but
the business men of the place. in the
course OF IN hour or two. succeeded in
securing subscriptions amounting to
nearly $: ! in aid of the new enter
prise.
Paul SChaCcr was arrested mt Can
tol' for assault and battery on the
person of John Westby. Il horse doc
tor. The fight took place i'm one of
the business houses. and was owe an
dc cOu the doctor had against
Mr.. Schager. The complaining witness
had to Civ" bonds to guarantee the
costs. and at the end Of The jury trial.
which the defendant demanded. as
SchaGer was acquitted, hal 20 foot the
bill OF costs 10 The tune of SO.
TIC attOrpey-ganeral has given his
opinion to the auditor that the appro-
priation for the Investigating commit
tee Is Lot available, having been in
cluncd III TN" general appropriation
ana not IN i separate bill, as provided
Tor III the constitution. The auditor
mas consequently refused to jssue
vouchers Tor the bills presented by the
commission. The latter will Mt once
apply FOR Il writ IF mandamuS TO COM
pei Tie auditor TO issue vouchers. and
ire opinion of he supreme court upon
THIS Tatter will b" mad very shortly.
Articles of Incorporation have been
nieu as ioll"ws: The Charles Mix
County Milling Company of Castalia:
capital, $1,000; incorporators. T.. G..
smith, j. II. Wolf, Kimball: A. G..
Won. Castaiia. Bercsford Co-opera-
i've creamery. capital 5000: l.. p.
I-ainherton' president; Il. Schmidt sec
rotary. Farmers Traffic Associotion
IarkSton. capital $1,000: orporoto
W. j. Mcdonald. Claus Stamp. / w
stamp: to handle grain. G.. 4. Grir,
fifth Hardware Company of ond
capital $4,000: 'ncorporators. CbarJos
a. Griffith. Il. V. Griffith. T.. NJ Ennn,
dict. "
FRED Cummings of Scotland lost his