The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-12-29
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Gr0t0n Is going 10 invest 5000 in in
struments and uniforms for a town
band.
A horned owl measuring six feet be.
tween wing-tips WAS shot last week by
Frank Bramble.
T.. T.. Lee of Summit is going East
soon as an immigration agent for his
home town and county.
4, During the past four years forty
SchoOlnams of Kingsbury county nave
resigned to get married.
Freeman celebrated twenty wed.
dings last week. There ought to be a
building boom in that town soon.
Interested parties are again agitat.
ing the scheme for bridge at Yank-
ton and a railroad connecting that
city with Norfolk, Neb. 1t is a good
scheme, too.
Work has begun on the new incan.
descent electric light system ut Can
ton, and the full lighting capacity OF
the dynamo has been already con-
tracfed for by business houses and res
idenceS.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed for the International Mining
company at Pierre, with n capital OF
81, 100000. The incorporators are T..
l.. Squire, Ralph NJ. Jacoby and L. l..
o. APPEL.
In a drunken row outside of sa-
loon John Huff, n farmer, stabbed
Frank Debilzan three times with a
knife. DebilZan was cut twice in the
neck and once near the heart, but will
recover.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Edward Kelley Mercantile
and Stock Growing company at Cen
trail City, with a capital of $4,000. In.
corporators are Edward Kelley, Mar.
garet Kelley and John Il. Barry.
The cable brings the news that three
South Dakota boys died at Manila re-
Gently: Privates James Il. Link. Com
pany |. Of dysentery; John j. Ma
honey, Company X, typhoid fever, and
Musician Erwin |. Willet, dysentery.
Miss Florence Gregory, the Yankton
girl now travelling with the Andrews
Opera company, received compliment
tary mention in a recent Number OF
the New York Dramatic Mirror for
her presentation OF the part OF Pitt
Sing in the comic opera of 'Mikado."
The Chicago & Northwestern water
tank south of Condo burned down on
Wednesday, The section men were
thawing out some frozen pipe when
some oil on one Of the piper running
up to the roof Of the tank took fire,
setting the roof abiaZe, and rs there
was no way Of getting at 1t it had 10
he left to its own destruction.
Walter Scott. the little son Of Supt.
Scott OF Aberdeen. was taken to Min
neapolis for n delicate and critical op-
GRAFTON. An abcess had formed inside
the skull near the base of the brain.
and it was found necessary TO cut
through the skull bone i'm order to get
at the seat OF the disease Word has
been received that the operation was
successfully performed.
II is the sentiment OF the legislative
delegation from The Hills that a new
registration law is SoreIy needed In
South Dakota. IT is being talked by
them that the new law should apply
to every precinct in the state. 1t is
also said that the Black Hills delega-
ton stands favorabIy distressed toward
re-enacting the election law OF 1895.
which forbids the placirg OF any can
didate's name more than once on the
ballot.
Elmer Hawks. a merchant from the
forks Of the Cheyenne river. while I'm
Pierre few days ago reported that
wolves. while vet doing some damage
on that portion OF the range. are not
nearly so numerous or destructive as
In former years. This reduction Is
caused by the wolf hunters. who make
business Of killing wolves for The
bounties offered by the counties and
ranchmen. or are hired by the ranch
owners by the month
In the case Of Joseph Dupreau vs.
the c.. 81. e. st. r. Railway company
at Aberdeen. the Jury brought in a
verdict or $500 for the plaintiff. Du-
preau was shot and severely injured
last summer by Special Policeman
Kruger. Who claims to have been at
tackled by crowd Of hoboeS he was
trying to dispense. Dupreau Claims to
have been an innocent spectator and
received the bullet intended for some
one else. An appeal will likely be
taken.
At frequent intervals during the past
rev years the stockmen along the
White river have been suffering Sc
we're losses OF stock as the result OF
the EFFORTS OF an apparently organized
gang OF cattle rustlers. The losses
have at times become so great that in
self-defense the large cattlemen have
been compelled to organize vigilance
committee to run the thieves to earth.
and this method has been invariably
attended with satisfactory results. al
though In several instances not par
ticulariy conducive to the health and
NDerty or the rustlers. OF late the evil
mas become as great as ever. Among
the most severe sufferers being w. ii.
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