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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
Rec HEIGHTS.

Reams OF paper and gallons OF ink
have been used in writing poems
about ''the beautiful SNOW" 50 we
will save u illusions till it is time
to write about the beautiful spring.
But we have plenty Of snow, and
where we will go when it melts off is
hard to tell. Mr.. Hill expects to
keep his youngest boy in his high
chair, and Peter Watkins thinks of
moving to the upper story OF his
house.
Plenty OF snow did not prevent
Mike Lasalla's house from burning,
with all its contents, including $40
in silver. Mike and his wife are hard
working people, and they haye the
sympathy OF all.
The passenger train from the east
arrived here Thursday last at 2 An.
and stuck fast in a snow bank, re-
manning here till Q O'Clock Sunday
night.
Mr.. Wesley Newell, Just across the
line in Hyde county, after viewing
the big snow drifts, concluded he
could not see his best girl this VIM
ter, so his best girl accompanied him
to Huron, where they were married,
and Rec Heights loses Miss Clara
LOuZOn.
Meetings have been held at the par
sonage for several Sabbaths past,
also Sabbath school.
Pastor Fisk is giving talks Sunday
evenings or Bible Characters, COM
mencing With Adam, and he is now
plotting us through the food, a sub
lect we L all much interested in lust
now.
Charley Camp is now working on
the c. 4 n. W. section.
d. W. Whitconb has a new separ-
ator.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
RURDEITE.

Following is "a list OF the officers
for Burdette township for the ensu-
ing year: Supervisors, b. r. Pringle
chairman, j. j. Morris, W. j. Hal
bower; Clerk, j. +. Bartlett; Treas,
Sam Bushong; Assessor, II. II. Stone;
Justices, G.. r. Bottum, c. Tyler;
ConstabIes, Chas. Lawson, Art. Keel
er; Overseers, b. Il. Pringle. VIM. IT.
win, Geo. Bingham, VIM. Werner.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
A STATE

Everyone should take pride in helping
10 maintain a first class newspaper with
i'll the state, one which is devoted ia
South Dakotas interest, and which is
bending its energy to push the state for
ward,
Every republican should take pride in
helping to build up a party newspaper
within the state which Is fighting for the
success of republican principles.
When this can be done and at the sauna
time greater value be gotten for less mon
ey every one should take hold. The
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader has lately
greatly improved it's new service and has
IN view still other Improvements. It
trInts by far more state news thah n
other daily which circulates among South
Dakota people. 1t prints the full Asso-
cIated Press dispatches. It's editorials
are crisp and pow srful. It is in closer
touch with affairs of the state and the
party than any rival and furnishes more
news Of interest. It's legislative service
this year is handled by by j.. Tomlinson,
and will be far more elaborate and
more interesting than that of any other.
1t reaches Its readers as quickly or more
so than any other paper.
Its subscription price is only four dol
lars per year. Every Republican in South
Dakota should take it. It is worth sur
more than the money. Argus Leader,
Sioux Falls,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

The legislature Just closed, elected
Tor economy and reform, passed an
appropriation bill containing one
hundred thousand dollars more than
than that OF the republican legisla-
ture two years ago. The whole ex-
pense and appropriations, special
and general, of the 1897 legislature
ioots up One Million Dollars. How
DO the taxpayers like the record?.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

F.. X. Fossatt lost . GOOD vouno
horse a few DAYS aeo with some bow
Ell trouble.
n. Mckinney has been unite sick
Tor some time time past. He hurt
his back shoyelinp snow. We are
sure there has been more snow shov-
cling done this winter than was done
in five years previous.
'n"ri'e MORROW o OF John Nor
row, d former resident OF Miller, is
"orAlhg lot T. f. fiaiolg.
At the Glendale Twp. election the
following officers were elected: Sup
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
ST. LAWRENCE.

!. p. Griffith, after saving thecouI-
try in Tierre, is back, as talkatiye as
ever.
Mr.. Squires, tired of the rain and
mud OF Oregon, has purchased the
Hilderbrand place for his permanent
home, and owing to the fact that he
is an old soldier, the G. A. II. people
gave him IA reception at their hall
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. H. 7. Hoskins is preparing to
move on his farm in Gilbert town
ship.
A number OF cattle are awaiting
trains for shipment east.
A law suit is to settle the trouble
between f. l. Platts and the Sleepy
Eye Milling Co.
Since the adjournment OF the leg
islature the weather has been very
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
Dent.stry.

DR.. {. D. Whitcomb, who is now
attending dental college at Chicago,
will return to Miller about April LIST
and resume his practice here. He
will then have completed his course,
and will be prepared to do all kinds
OF dental work by the best aud most
modern methods. Miller and Hand
county will be fortunate in thus Sc
curing the services OF a reliable. COM
petent resident dentist.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

Sunday evening the rotary pillow
went west and dug the legislature
out OF the drift. Some five trains.
passengers and freights, followed the
pillow east on Monday. The crowd
OF legislators, lobbyists, clerks, re-
p%orters, gamblers, Office seekers,
and the Optical Comedy company
all passed through MiIIer-and it is
now hoped that a kind but Just
Providence will have pity upon this
blockaded section, and permit spring
to come with its usual blessings.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
Obituary.

Died at Rockham, Faux Co., S. d.
Feb. %, 1897, Mr.. VIM. McLane at
the age of So years and II months,
Of tuberculosis OF the bowels. Mr..
McLane was one of Hand County's
early settlers, coming from Benton
Go. Iowa, early in the spring of 1888.
He located with his family north
west of Miller, being the first settler
in Alden township, 114-69. where he
lived on a farm until 1892 when he
moved to Orient and started in the
hardware business with his son J. 4.
as partner. In the fall of 1894 he
moved his stock OF goods to Rock
ham where he was in business at the
time of his death. He leayes a wife
and four children; two sons and two
daughters. r. o. of Woodbury. Co.
Ia, J. A. OF York twp. Mrs. II. Eyler
OF Campbell twp, and Mrs. 6. A.
Sandon, Ontario, Wis. The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev.
DOmery and the remains laid to rest
in the cemetery at Rockham. \
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

The fire bells tap brought out a
crowd Saturday evening at about
eight O'Clock, the alarm coming from
Al Steadman's house, north of the
lake. Quite a blaze occurred inside
the house, but it was confined there.
The fire started from II broken lamp
III the hands OF Mr.. Steadman. Cur
tains, carpets, furniture etc, We're
burned and damaged considerably
before the fire was smothered out
Mr.. Steadman and family had to
leave the house lust as it was. pend
ing examination by the insurance
company. He thinks his loss will
foot up $50 to $175. The house.
which belongs to A. S. Sayles, is also
damaged on the inside.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
THE E0V SPRINGS

located in the Black Hills of South
Dakota have wonderful medicinal
propertiesfor thecure OF rheumatism,
neuralgia, and kindred ailments.
and Should be investigated by all
suffering from such troubles. First
class hotel accommodations and
baths. Tourist tickets on sale daily
ana especially low rates on the first
and third Tuesdays OF each month.
Full information furnished on appli-
cation to ticket agents c. & n. W.
R'y. ct.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
Very low Rate Excursions to the West
and South.

On March 1G, April 6 and 20, the
Northwestern Line will sell Home
Seekers excursion ticket, with favor
able time limits to numerous points
II the west and south atexceptional-
ly low rates. For tickets and full
information apply to agents Chica-
go K Northwestern railway. 12t3
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

Our usual blizzard arrived today.
Everybody recognized it, first thing.
because OF the strong family resem-
blance. No more trains for another
week.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

One by one IL imaginary troubles
disappear! The Nebraska legisIa-
ture has repealed the law providing
Tor a bounty to destroy the Russian
thistle. 1t is not SO bad a thing af-
ter all. Come to think of it. we
haven't seen one for a long time!
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

The Black Hills boom does not ap-
pear to be wholly genuine. Labor
organizations out their have issued
a circular warning laboring men to
keep away, and saying the stories
OF new fabulous gold finds are not
true.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11
S0ut Invest Hand.

W. 5. Ford hauling feed from Lou
is Hemingson's, a distance of 16
miles.
Mr.. Carl is teaching in the Hooking
school, which Miss Clara Burke gave
up TO become deputy auditor.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

No Legislature in South Dakota has
ever received such severe criticism
from all parties as the last one.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

Nice clothing was never so cheap
as now. Aft j. w. COQUILLETTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

Don't buy any dress until you have
seen our stock.
tt j. W. CoQUILLETTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-11

me Press will publish free all notices ofIo-
,ad organizations, If handed in by those in
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
POOR NAT FULNIER.
He Is Not Up in Reading. Writing and
Arithmetic


Phoenix Arizona dispatch: A good
deal of interest is felt here in the mel
ancholy case of Nat Fulmer, of Nogales
He was a member of President McKin-
ley's regiment, the Twentythird Ohio,
but being in straitene1 circumstances
he could not afford the trip to Wash
iugtOn and was not present along with
the other surviving members of the
regiment at the Inauguration cere-
monies. He wrote a friendly letter
to the new president however, expires
sing his regrets at being unable to at
tend, and explaining that his absence
was due to the fact that re ghbor
who owed him $500 failed to pay on
time.
The president is said to have answer
ed Fulmer's communication with an
autograph letter, in which he thanked
his old comrade for remembering him.
expressed his regret at not being able
to shake him by the hand ana asked
him if he could do anything either per-
sonally or officially to promote his
comfort and welfare.''
Nat Fulmer wrote back asking the
president to appoint him customs il
spector at Nogales. This is a subaltern
position under the collector and the
conpens alton is $50 month. The du-
ties Of the Office are those of a Zine
rider and the chief educational re-
quirements are those of riding horse
back, shooting Winchester and gen.
eral knowledge of the contour of the
country where the riding and shooting
is to be done.
President Mckinley made the ap-
polntment unhesitatingly, and yet Nat
Fulmer has lot assumed office, for the
reason that he is deficient on Asiatic
geography and not fully informed
upon the location of Capt. FInisterre
or on the chemical composition of local
gas.
1t turns oat that this position is un-
der civil service rule a1d a scholastic
examination is nee essay for all appli-
cants. An examination was held at
Nogales not long ago, and only de-
creplt Schoolteache-, physically inca
pable of sitting on a horse, succe edcd
In answering enough of the questions
to pass.
Nat Fulmer was with Mckinley in
the reg ment when the latter received
his first start in life. This was after
the battle of Antietam, when, through
the skill and energy of Commissary-
Sergeant William Mckinley in
of the Iwenty-ihird were the only ones
who had a cup of coffee and crust of
bread apiece to satisfy their hunger
before turning in for thu night. II
was for this bit of service that Colonel
rutherford b. Hayes promo ed WI
liam Mckinley to a second lieat sna1cy,
and Nat Fulmer was his chief assistant
on that occasion.
a good deal OF interest is taken in
tulmer's case here, and the matter has
been discussed great deal in the
local press, while some of the cas- ern
newspapers have also commented upon
the peculiar state of affairs which
prevents the presidents regimental
comrade from serving ip such a minor
position simply because he lacks in
scholastic alta inments.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
HIS WITS SAVED HIM.
A Divers Terrible Adventure Under
the Sea.

A Divers Terrible Adventure Under
the Sea.
Some years ago, upon the coast of
France, there occurred one of those rO-
mantle episodes that seem to belong
to the realm of fiction. a vessel had
foundered within sight of port-gone
down with all her cargo. Two divers
were sent to report upon the cause OF
the disaster and the prospect of raising
the goods. One of these represented
the insurance brokers, who had insti-
tuted the investigation, and the other
the captain and owners of the vessel.
The brokers' man touched bottom
first, and found himself on a bed of
white sand. He was fortunate. enough
almost Immediately to discover the
wreck, and at once climbed the crags
upon which the vessel rested. Investi
cation showed him that there had been
foul play, for an augerhole was plainly
visible in the hull of the ship.
He had turned to point out his dis
covery to the other diver, who was now
by his side, when he felt himself sud
denly clutched by the waist and dragged
down upon the sand. Here his assail-
ant murderously attempted to break
the glass of his helmet, but the assailed
man fought desperately for his life.
He firmly believed himself to be in
the clutch of mailman, and for few
minutes the water was thick with sand
that flew up around the combatants. In
the end the first diver was worsted, and
his assailant forced him to loose his
hold upon his line.
Death seemed imminent. but the
divers wits did not forsale him. Find
ing that he was no match for his adver-
sary, he fell back and apparently
swooned, and in this condition the other
man prepared to leave him, cut off from
communication with the upper world
He gave the signal to be drawn up, but
as he began to ascend the apparently
swooning man sprang to his feet and
clutched the rising mans legs with
firm grip, and the two were hauled to
the surface together.
Then, indeed, the ready-witted diver
tainted in earnest, and before he re-
gained consciousness his enemy had es-
capped to land, and when captured was
attempting to leave the country. At
the trial he explained the reason of his
conduct.
1t was the old story of greed leading
to unlawful deed, and of the resulting
danger melting to fresh crime: an over
insured cargo, q scuttied ship, and then
a frantic effort on the part of the ship
owners to avoid disgrace and punish
nIent by Offering to the diver share of
the profits on condition that the dis
covery, sure to be made by his rival.
should never be heard of above the :ilr-
face.-Youth's Companion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
La Fes,ividad del Cinco de Mayo.

The celebration of the overthrow OF
the French forces on the heights
of Acultzingo May 5, 1862, by the
Mexican army will be celeb
ed in Juarez on Wednesday next as in
the rest of the republic.
According to La Revista, the break
of day will be announced by the ring
ing of bells, the discharging c f cannon,
and the parade of a band of music
through the principal streets Of the
city playing patriotic airs.
AT midday, the firing of cannon will
be repeated, and during the afternoon
there will be a civic parade through
will be participated in by the federal
garrison on Invitation of the Junta Pa
triOtica.
At night, fireworks will be discharg-
ed, with an illumination display both
from public and private offices, the
day ending in a grand serenade con-
Guided at II p. m. The Junta Patrio-
tica makes polite request thai ALI
citizens decorate and illuminate the
fronts of their houses.
Citizens on this side suggest that it
won d be a handsome thing if the Fort
Bliss garrison could go over the river
and take part in the procession which
marks the festivities OF the fifth of
May and the 10Th of September. The
soldiers say they would be very glad to
90, and no doubt the MeXicans wouli
be highly pleased TO have them in the
procession.
Nothing will be done on the Amer
iran side
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
CORRALITOS NOTES.
Things Being Pushed Along the Line, and
Nobody Taking Rest.

Things Being Pushed Along the Line, and
Nobody Taking Rest.
The Construction company has
bought two big ten wheeler locomotives
from the bankrupt Kansas Midland
railroad, and they will be along in ten
days. With the arrival of these prac-
tically new Baldwin engines, the COM
pany will be able to lay three and a
half and four miles per day as a regu-
lar thing. At present, while three and
three and half miles per day may be
la id on specially favorable occasions,
the average is hardly three miles per
day.
1t is understood that the new inter-
national bridge will be built in about a
month. BY that time Corralito5 will
have been reached, ard the approval
of the Mexican government secured for
the bridge. The consent of the Am
ericau government was secured some
time ago, but there is good deal of
routine to be gone through with at the
City of Mexico, before final consent is
given.
The turn table has been placed in its
pit and will be ready for use the last of
the week.
Work has begun down the yards on
the new car sheds.
The tracks are about all filled up
with cars of material from this side
which are being showed to the front at
the rate of thirtyfive cars per day.
But when the new engines come, the
delivery will be about fifty cars per
day.
Engine number is in the shop hav-
ing her fiues cleaned.
A shop track has been laid opposite
the blacksmith shop which is proving a
great convenience.
A seventy-fve car transfer was
brought over this afternoon, and an
other will be made later in the week.
The CONTRACT for ties with a Mar
shall, Texas, contractor was Cancelled
the other day by Manager Ramsey, be-
cause the contractor failed to live up
to the specifications. But Mr.. Ram
sey's action brought the man to his
milk, and he has satisfied the manager
that everything will be all hunky-dory
from now on. So the shipments are re-
sumed.
Chief Engineer Smith is in Casas
Grandes today, and will be up later in
the week.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

Physicians who are in attendance
upon Alonzo Merchal, of Maxwell,
Iowa, gave out strange diagnosis of
his case. Mr.. Merchal is IS years of
age. Before the prohibition law was
effective in Iowa he was hard drink
err, but after its enactment he stopped,
and for several years was teetotaler.
Then he formed the hard cider habit,
drinking from quart to two quarts of
the manufactured stuff a day. The
doctors say a mother of vinegar has
formed in his stomach and a surgical
operation will he necessary 10 remove
if
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

German scientists have recently fur
nished information in regard to the
age of trees. They assign to the pine
tree 500 to 700 years at the maximum,
42o years to the silver fir, IT'S years to
the larch, 2i5 years to the red beech
2l0 to the aspen, 200 to the birch. 40
to the ash, AS to the elder and $50 to
the elm.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

The carriage in which President
Brigham Young rode into the valley oil
the Great Salt Lake in 1917, is now al
St. Johns, Apache county, Arizona,
and the bass drum used by the NauvoO
Legion when Prophet Joseph Smith
was its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. is owned by
Cyrus Jennings, ofTaylor, Arizona. 1t
is expected that these relics will be
taken to Salt Lake for exhibition pur-
poses during the coming jubilee.-Wil
liams. Arizona. News.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Good Ground for Her Request

my mither sent me to see if you wad
gle her calendar like the ane YOU gied
to Mrs. Mackay," said a boy to grocer
in the village.
but, my little boy" replied the
grocer, your mother doesn't get her
groceries here"
No." replied the boy, but she bor-
rows them from Mrs. Mackay, and Mrs
Mackay gets them frae you."-London
Household Words.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

DIR. Thomas Wilson, of the Smith
sonian Institution, one of the most
eminent archaeologists in the world
says thai wherever the Indians may
have come from, whether from Europe
or from Asia, they. could not have ar
rived in America at later period
than 1000 years 8. G. There may
have been one pair or one hundred
pairs OF them to begin with; certainly
there could not have been 100, 900 or
100000. There were about IL 900, 600
Indians in North and South America
when Columbus landed, AMI they had
200 distinct languages. This spread
and differentiation OF languages could
not have been accomplished within a
shorter period than that given.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

Juan Marcos is q misguided joven of
Tahuamara extract on. He infests a
jacal nea- the Spanish Baptist church,
and thought last Sunday night that it
would be real funny to whoop things up
and heave bricks in the church. For
this the festive joven was arrested, and
last evening he, or rather his pa-enteles
appre ciables shucked out pesos to
keep Juan off the chain gang.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

The recent exodus of Texas actors
and actresses to the New York stage,
the victories of Texas writers and
painters in the worlds competitions
and the boom in the Bailey style of
dress coat would indicate that Hoyt's
prediction was about to come true and
New York was COW coming to the
Lone Star State for her art, literature
aud fashions as we'll as her Texas
steers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

Spring medicine is a necessity which
Hoods Sarsaparilla grandly supplies
1t purifies and vitalizes the blood ara
thus gives tone and strength to the
whole system,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
THE WEATHER
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Blank books cheap at Twins.
Cut roses at 220 Hill Street.
Go to Irwin for window glass.
Acme saloon for good whiskey.
Home cooking at Smiths Creamery.
and IL year old whiskey at Acme.
Butter 25 and 35 cts Smith s Cream
cry.
Typewriter paper at the HERALD Of
Gee.
Apple sauce with cream. Smiths
Creamery.
Fresh Buttermilk-Smith's Cream
cry.
Hot biscuit. Fine butter. Smiths
Creamery.
Ell PASo STEAM LAUNDRY,
Telephone No. At.
Mining Location Blanks for Sale at
This Office.
Mining location notices for sale at
the HERALD job Office.
Ask for "EL PASO TRANSFER"
the best cent CIGAR on the market.
The best Mex. can and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell Paso Cigar Mfg.
Go.
Pleasant rooms with or without
board, at Mrs. Kneeland's, San Antonio
street.
Pleasant furnished room, private
family, privilege of parlor, 403 N. Ell
Paso st.
Refrigesators, Ice cream freezers
and gasoline stoves.
MOMSEN & THORNE.
Payne. Badger Coal company, Nc
Alester, CeriIlos and anthracite coal,
cord and stove wood, yard Second and
chihuahua streets. Telephone No. IL.
Ell Paso Fuel Co., are 1.-THE" agents
for the celebrated Cerrillos White
Ash and anthersite Goals. Successors
to Cerrillos Coal r. r. Co. Phone
1lO,