The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
SOUTH DAKOTA.

there.
Prof. Nc Cormack has resigned his
position as aSSayer OF the School Of
Mines ut Rapid City.
The meeting of the silver editors al
Huron last week was the largest ever
held in the state.
The hardware store Of NJ. III. IIea
gard at WATERFOWL, was broken into
and $500 worth Of cutlery stolen.
Cant. Ludlow organized Union Vet
|, Grams association in Flandreau last
week.
John Dillon. the popular comedian, n
making Il tour Of the state. lie is re-
ccived with crowded houses.
Thomas Martin was held at Miller
in $500 bail for assault upon Il farme.
tanned Hinckley with intent to kill.
Proceedings have been started a.
Miller, against John Marsden. charged
with violating Il state law in taking
orders for goods for Il Chicago house.
Mrs. Salcme Il. Stearns. mother "a
Mrs. George, 4. Pcttigrew 90
FlanGreau, died at the home of the
latter one day last week.
The Sleepy-Eye elevator ut st. Law
renee burned to the GROUND. 1t contaiEea
| 900 bushels Of wheat. There was AZ
| Insurance.
George Slick, David Cunningham an9
William Stokes of Deadwood left las#
| week for klondike. They Will remaia
| in Seattle until spring.
J. III. Dickerson's store of Sutherlan5&
was entered by burglars and abou
$3.50 worth Of dry goods taken. N
clew.
On the Redemption group in Rich#
mond Hill, Black Hills, Nj. nlenber.
| has driftcd into vein of ore running
$3.50 in gold and - per cent lead.
More than POO settlers on the home
| stead lands of South Dakota have mad
| contributions 10 fund 10 maintai@
n lobby in Washington to look after THO
| free home stcadS bill.
Frank Tillman. an old citizen, die6
at his home ut Pierre. If pneumonias
He moved here in 1883 from Water
town, Wis, since which time he wa#
in his 10th year.
| A moutain lion has been exciting Tho
! farmers by his presence near tbs
mouth of the Jim River near YanktOna
and hunting parties are searching To-
the animal.
| High grade ore has been struck iE
the Nlogul of the KildOnan company il
the Black Hills. 1t is POO feet wiis
and is rich gold. A track is bein:
built there and ore will be taken Oas
| 1T once.
Captain J. l.. Babcock. for magl
years superintendent of the county bk
| rlit n flys llnR htM
rendered his resignation. The grand
| jury had made an examination and re
| commended his dismissal.
| A Redhe'd real estate man reports
that he has sold seven good farms in
Sphinx county the last year and that
next spring he expects 10 sell Il dozn4
more. The lands are hetng bought by
resident farmers.
| Aberdeen has been accorded Il RED
duction in soft coal rates, wh;cl
amounts TO fifty cents ton and now.
the various roads are quibbling oyeSa
which one of them started in the move
ment for reduction. II makes little diff
ference however 10 the people.
Prof. o. c. Harrington of Chicago
| found skeleton of an elothcrilim in ths
bad lands fifty miles east of RapAa
City 1t is thought TO be the best spec
lnent ever found. The bones have beeS
shipped to the Field Columbian muse
um, Chicago.
Lee lsminger, a wealthy farmer lin
| Ing near Fairvicw. has myS;criousla
disappeared, leaving valuable properts
| He Is % years of age. and PRIOR To ha
| disappearance made his home with tgs
Of his sens. No reason is known To-
his departure.
The Springfield Normal Schoo i
| furnishing instruction 10 fifty pupE
and is running along smoothly, pay
ing its own expenses. Nearly all thS
pupils attending ut this school are froE
| this immediate vicinity but ua
! promise for next spring is excellent 10
4 large attendance.
| Deputy Oil inspector De Woody
| Aberdeen has condemned more thaSS
1GO barrels OF kerosene oil SIND
entering upon his duties. He recentl
inspected and condemned Lars
| quantity at Milbank, Webster, BrittOE
and other places.
| Deputy Sheriff Roddle of Brookins
captured Joseph Mothers. who had Tia
| en- French leave and forgot to serve o. IA
an e.ghty-day sentence in Jail. He wa
n ''truaty' and went for Il pail Of wat
and although he went clear into Min
sofa he had not yet found the watq
when the deputy sheriff overlook hrS
Major Clapp, Indian agent nj PIP
Ridge agency, has finally arranged fg~
q complete settlement OF the late trUNS
| bic between the cattleman adjoiniIV
| the reservation ana the Indians of u
agency over the question OF stray c.,
| tie Oh the reserve. IA
Hon. \. Il. Melville, formerly. ~
| Huron, now residing in Chicago. 81
said 10 he seriusly i'll with Bright dlf
ease. Mr. Melville stood in the froIS
rank of Dakota's prominent men ans
Is well known throughout the nolfT
| west. M