The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

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tor another gear.
Mr. Lopvcngrr of White Lake mas
Skinned and sold 600 head of calves
and expects 900 head more IN Few
DAYS. The supply is not equal 10 the
demand. Large quantities OF STOCK OF
all kinds are being shipped daily.
One of the heaviest shipments or
sheep which has ever been mace from
Pierre went out the other day. ana con-
sisted OF thirty carloads, or over three
thousand head. They were sent out
| nv several different parties, VINO are
heavy sheep owners on the range.
The very pleasant weather since the
| big storm has again set the threSncrs
ut work, as there is only hDout one
third of the grain threshed in Lake
county. Farmers are taking advantage
of the fine weather 10 dig their oota-
toes. of which there is heavy crop.
In the Roberts county seats case.
which came up for hearing before
JnIge Campbell, the court decided that
n writ of Inandamis be granted tn
compel the auditor To place the queS-
ton upon the ballot In such way that
each voter might write or stamp upon
the ballot the name of the place he
wished the county seat located.
In the case of II. c. Wright, charged
with the theft OF a quantity of grain
from the farm of II. Cummings. the
court at Aberdeen decided that Wright
aud Cummings were partners. and as
such no lawful act was committed by
Wright In diSposing Of grain to pay
threshing bills. Tho case was dis
missed.
T.. n. Raney. at one time supcrin-
tendent Of the Sunnyside mine. near
Hill City, has been appointed general
manager OF the Holy Terror property.
20 take the place Of J. J. Faycl. de-
ceased. The estate Of Mr.. Fayel is cs-
limated all the way from $4,000 10
81, 100000. Eighteen months ago he
was In debt $1,000.
Judge Gaffy At Pierre denied the mo-
ton for an order 10 show cause In the
Stanley county annexation case. The
interested parties will carry the mat
ter 10 the supreme court, but IL il not
likely that they will get In with it be-
fore the election. and the test will be
made in putting the annexation into
effect after II is carried, rs IL certainly
will be.
There is n great deal of complaint in
regard TO caTcleSSneSs on the part OF
camping outfits on the range country.
through lack Of properly putting out
camp fires on leaving them, a number
of fires have started which have de-
stroyed larg" tracts OF winter pastur-
age. While dozens may use all possible
DrecautiOn, one careless one will do
damage. and all campers are blamed
for the carelessIiess Of the one. A lit
tie care 10y all will save Il great deal
of damage and complaint.
Some weeks since Mrs. Nels .Jourgen-
sen of Huron went 10 Hawartlcn for n
visit, and while there suffered the am
putat!on Of the small toes of one if her
feet, and also the removal Of n portion
of the outside bone OF the same foot.
She has long suffered from n corn and
applied corn Salyc that had been
highly recommended, the result being
that tn" foot swclled rapidly and IL
was feared that unless the toe was
removed more serious results would
follow.
Manager kcllar, Of the DcadwOOd
football team. is wanted badly for alb
ScOnding with the proceeds OF the last
game played at Butte. Mont. He was
given $40 by the manager of the BUTTE
team with which 10 dcfray the eX-
penses of the Deadwood team to their
home In Deadwood He gave the boys
the slip and was caught at Ogden,
where he turned over SO saying that
IL was all he had been given. The
boys got home the best way they could.
kcllar Is now supposed 10 be in Salt
Lake City.
T. h. Landcrs Of Dcadwood shot the
first silver tipped bear Of the season In
the Black Hills over on Spcartish creek.
The animal weighs 800 pounds and il
gave the hunter a close call. He nut
two shots into il when il turned on
him, but he stood his ground and gave
the bear another shot at close range,
which tore n large hole in his head.
He sold the animal to a DeadwoOd
meat market for $3.50 cash. Several
other bears have been seen in the
heavy timber in the Bear gulch dis
trict.
The steamers Last Chance and Capi-
tola Butt, of Chamberlain, and several
other steamers owned at down river
points, are having all they can do dur
ing the short period intervening be-
tween now and the time the Missouri;
river freezes up in transporting TO the
nearest railroad points along the river
the grain and live stock shipped from
Gregory and Charles Mix counties
which lie along the river. but are re-
mote from railroad lines. Gregory is
one OF the new counties created from
land coded by the Sioux Indians. and
although il contains only about go
square miles. and population of not
more than 800, conservative estimates
place its yield OF wheat this wear nj
200 lNA luShnls Thn h,,ll. nf L.. - &.