The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-01
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
interesting News Items Fro" NJ
over the state.

state board of dental examiners.
Sam Shaw. claiming Buffalo, n. l.,
os his home. was found on the brake
beam of a freight car at Athol with one
leg broken. :.
Grasshoppers have appeared In smaii
sections i'm the southeast part OF Spiiih
county. The commissioners are taking
steps 10 destroy them before they are
able to fly.
Two prisoners escaped from the c0un-
~ iail at Aberdeen recently, by Saving
| the bars in the corridor. The sheriH
got a clue which led TO their capture
| about three miles out of town
The school board Of Deadwood voted
| TO increase the size Of the Second Ward
| school house by the addition of a second
| story. Five thousand dollars will be
expended in the improvements.
A Buffalo county settler named Nun
| frlu. was struck by lightning and Killed.
| Ie was eating breakfast with his lam
| ily when the bolt entered the house.
| None of the family were injured.
Pensions have been granted us FOL
lows 10 South DakOtans: Orlglnal:
Herman Dennis. washington Springs.
Increase: William NJ. Cuppet. Canton.
Widow: Mary f. Bardin, Edgemont.
Delaney Bros, stock men, have closed
| ont their ranch west of Bowdle, to j. +.
McDougall of Britton. They retain
| their North Dakota interests. and will
| hereafter make their headquarters at
jamestown.
The ~seyen-year-old son of Willis
| Burnham of Armour, who was recently
| bitten by Il rattlesnake, has suffered an
| amputation Of the leg. He is now
doing nicely, though for a time his life
was desIaired of.
The %poStofice at Aurora was robbed
Sunday night. the safe blown open and
everything taken of value. Postmaster
Baker has Il iewelry store in connection
with the office. and all his watches and
rings were nipped.
Water Rhodes, a prominent stockman
in the northern part of Charles Mix
county, is reported dead from sun
stroke. His life was very recently in
sured in the New York Life Insurance
company for $4,000.
The Interstate Elevator company Of
BercsfOrd is erecting a new steam pow
err elevator on the site of the n
burned a short time ago. 1t will have
a capacity of $4,000 bushels and have
all the modern improvements.
A highwayman robbed David Mitch
ell of his money and watch as he was
returning from Ringlings' circus at HUI
ron. Two men did the work, and one
shot Mitchell in the head, causing a
painful but not fatal wound.
John Leonard committed suicile Mt
Newark by taking arsenic. He was the
son Of A.. L. Leonard. Il prominent and
wealthy resident of ManiStee. Mich.
who owns large farming interests near
Newark. The cause of the deed was
insanity.
The South Dakota Sheep and Wool
Growers association met in annual SEES
sion at Pierre. The officers are G.. NJ.
S%hepperd, Clear Lake. president: S. b.
Howell, Mcpherson county. vice prcsi-
dent, and w. +. Il. Bushnell, Aberdeen,
secretary.
Tramps vent through the house Of
Harvey Paine at Redtield recently. ap-
propriating articles that pleased them.
Two We're apprehended before they left
town. and a third was found mt North
Vile with ii broken leg, received while
riding on brake rods.
Fred Fisher. n we'll known school
teacher Of Alpena, who disappeared
from his home, was found dead in n
ditch with his neck broken. His
friends had believed he was foully
dealt with. but the superstition now is
that he fell from his wheel.
Five nt1us tool, tbo E-oI -
order at Aberdeen recently. Services
were conducted by Bishop O'Gorman OF
SiouX Falls. assisted by four of five
priests. The Catholics will erect a res
idelice FOR their priest and begin work
on Il new church this summer.
Peter G.. Roy was arrested by DEM.
ty Marshal Lewis mt Chamberlain. ON n
charge OF herding sheep on the Indian
reservation and cutting timber on gov.
eminent land. United States District
Attorney Elliott has been te~legraDhed
Tor to conduct the preliminary exam.
nation.
The Old Settlers Organization for
aurora County has been perfect.d nv
the election Of G.. J. Anderson rs nres.
dent; {. f.. Nevin. secretary: i T
stevens, treasurer. and ]. C.. Read hiS
,orlan. In all probability they will
nave a reunion celebration some time
this fall. ""o
A Dig meeting was held by the busi.
ness men OF Sioux Falls. and il was do
clded 10 nave a tri-state fair This scu
III is proposed TO build corn. wheat ana
oat palaces in different parts of tho
city. n merchants are to build hootbs
III the principal streets in front Of tbai,
places of business. A gccd racing MO
gramme was arranged.
Two members of the United Stotos
survey nave arrived at Rapid City from
washington, II are making prelimin.
ary for the forestry re-
ser,e survey, provision for which was