The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-03
SOUTH DAKOTA.

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| Sylvester Hymen. an old and highly
| respected citizen Of Parker, died re-
Gently, aged seventy years.
The rabid-dog scare has reached
! washington. and all dogs at large ull.
| muzzled are being killed. No damage
has been done as yet
Edmunds county real estate men are
working overtime and inquiries for
land prices are pouring in from all sec
tons of the country.
Grand Commander J. r. Morrow Of
| Mitchell inspected the Brooklyn com
mandery recently, and expressed him
self well pleased with the condition Of
the order in that jurisdiction.
Hon. John Bertrand. eX-cfairman Of
the Democratic central committee, and
Il pioneer resident of Canton. has re-
moved to Akron. Iowa, where he mas
gone into the mercantile business.
John Sutra. a well-to-dO Bohemian
firmer. living about six miles east of
Tyndall. committed suicide by jump
ing into Il bored well head foremost
He was dead when found.
The Masonic fraternity is getting
bids on lots upon which 70 erect a Ma
sonic temple ut Huron. and the indica-
tionS are that the coming season will
see fine building for their use erect
ed there
Formers ut Chamberlain are getting
their machinery ready for spring work.
Many old-times predict a late spring.
1t is our experience that late ard
backward spring is more beneficial to
all ,.la -iprlnIipV stack
The residence OF George Dawson,
near CanaStota. WAS totally destroyed
by fire together with all its contents
eXceceDt the sewing machine and Or
gan. The origin of the fire is not
known. nor the amount of insurance,
if any
John Weber. veteran of the civil
war and Il settler in Mcpherson coun
~ in 1883. died of apoplcXy ut an ad-
yanced age. \ wife and eight chill
dren. all Of whom live ut home or in
the immediate vicinity. survive him.
l.. &. Gorsuch of uNron. one of the
oldest ana beSt-knOwn engineers Oh the
Dakota Central Division of the Chica-
20 y Northwestern railway, has taken
siX-mOntlS' leave of absence. and
will start for the gold fields Of Alaska
in few days.
News has been received Of the death.
in Kentucky. of Hon. Frank Gault.
late of Mcpherson county. and MEM
Der Of the constitutional convention.
He was Il Scottish Rite Mason and an
e-member of the Wisconsin legislature.
Belfast, Ireland. was his natal place.
A. w. Mosher. who is under arrest
on charge of robbery. Il Faux county
prisoner. was brought into Pierre and
lodged in Jail. Mosher was arrested
for the same OffcnSe several years ago,
and escaped by greaking Jail. and has
been ut large ever since that time UNI
Ill his capture. few days ago.
\ rev disease Is reported in AID
about Freeman. The symptoms are
peculiar. First. the eyes begin to swell.
the disease then spreading 10 the face
and neck. sometimes affecting the feet
and hands. and in some eases there Is
sore throat. Several families are
being afflicted. and II child of j. IRA
mer of that locality, died from the dis
ease.
\ report from Chamberlain says:
Inquiries regarding decided and public
lands yet available for settlement in
this section Of the state are more ::u-
mer0us than usual. and there appears
TO be every prospect of a pronounced
intiueX Of new settlers In the spring.
Transfers of decided lands are being
recorded daily. There is Il strong feel
ing that this character Of lands will
never again be as cheap at AT present.
The Bagley Elevator company has
settled ut Groton with all the parties
having claims against il for wheat al
legged to have been delivered without
the usual issuance of tickets. The
amount thus paid out, all due to the
rasrality of its absconding agent, +.
A. DetZ. was Sl,1I6. and of this out
lay the company has never had and
has no prospect OF ever having Il
cents profit.
The board of commissioners of Bea-
die county have awarded the contract
for the care of county wards and the
county almshouse for the coming year.
to Peter McCrary. He is TO receive
$3.50 per week for the board and care
of inmates Of the almShouse, except In
times of sickness. when the compensa- +,
ton is Increased. The board also de- |
cided 10 erect a new bridge over the
Jim river.
Inspector Mclaughlin of the interior
department. passed through Chamber
lam Oh his way to the Lower Brule |
agency to negotiate with the Sioux |
There with reference To a portion OF |
the tribe moving to the Rosebud reser- |
walton. and opening part Of their re- |
servation to settlement. The Indian |
police will ut once notify all Indians
20 NJ In. f..t bA
ellis, which promise to he the most i'm |
uortant since the visit of Cen Crook