The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-06-30
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Eire broke ont in the Northwestern
depot at Redtield and badly uoHlaseu
,, the interior. but was eXtlnSuisneu DC
fore the building was destroyed. me
fire started i'm the ticket ONCE, put tie
cause is unknown.
The long period Of hot, dry weather
which has prevailed in the heignpof-
| hood of Aberdeen. doing serious daln-
age to small grain. was recently DION
en- by heavy thunder showers. ,rops
| of all kinds will be greatly benen'eu.
The first shipment of wool from
| Pierre for this season was TWO car
loads. 1t is estimated that not less
than 100000 pounds will 60 from that
station this year. The advance IN
prices has encouraged sheep men 10 III
| crease their fiocks largely this season.
During the firemen's race at iankton
| four prisoners broke out OF the county
Jail Among them is Thomas Meek,
| who was brought from Lincoln, NeD..
about Il month ago. having broke lall
in March with four Others. O1ncers
were in pursuit within fifteen minutes,
but they have not been recaptured.
Four men, apparently of the tramp
order. were arrested at Brooklhgs
while Ell route from Aurora To that
city, and are in Jail. They are accuesd
OF having in their possession counter
felt coin, and of having passed some
of the same on the farmers and others
. i'm payment for small purchases.( re-
| ceiving the change in good money.
4 shooting ARRAY took place ut
White. :. d.. in which Joe McGraw, 4
miller employed in the White roller
mills. was shot through the hip by
William Conklin. proprietor OF Hotel
IIoyt. The weapon used was a rife.
The wound is serious but is not consid-
| cred fatal. Conklin is in custody OF
the sheriff and shows marks of hard
| usage. having been struck in the face
with Il stone.
In circuit court at Aberdeen. in the
ease OF Minnie HOltz VS.. Isaac Ritter.
sheriff. Judgment was given plaintiff
in the sum of S4oO.39. In the case OF
Noyes Bros. and Ritter vs.. Sabin. judg-
ment I'm favor of plaintiff for SSS4 and
interest. George Wilson, John Wilson
and Henry Huddlestone were convict
ed of burglary in the fourth degree and
sentenced 10 sixteen months in the pen
itentiary. The sheriff will take his
prisoners to Sioux Falls on Monday.
Probably the largest business trans
action i'm the state this year has been
closed ut Chamberlain by the Dow
Brothers Of Madison, Wis. purchasing
the Rhodes cattle ranch, situated south
Of Chamberlain. on the Missouri river.
The consideration was S6I.OoO. based
on $40 per acre. which price includcd
land. buildings and stock. II is said
10 DE the intention of the purchasers
TO immediately stock up the ranch with
$4,000 worth OF cattle. making total
investment of 100000.
The district w. e. +. l.. convention,
in session at Aberdeen. has closed. The
exercises throughout were very inter-
esting, attracting considerable atten-
tor, Prominent workers and dele
gates from many points in the state
were present. Interesting papers were
read by Mrs. - T. Bartholomew of
Minneapolis: Mrs. Ingalls,. of the Ma
tional w. G. +. t.. Mrs. Emma
Swartz, state president. and others.
The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Mary 6. Gregory, Brit
ton: corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Kate Harris. Webster: recording sec
rotary, Mrs. y. Il. Kimball. Aberdeen:
treasurer, Miss Ollie kicser. GrotOn.
Recent adviccs from the 500 line ex-
tension indicate that work is being
pushed rapidly. Graders are ut work
all along the new line from Kuhn west
TO Youngstown, twenty-thrce miles dis.
fa mi Iar tl,.,- ,,.;l. 81,
deem and bismarck grade. 1t is now
thought the line will he completed and
put III operation this fail up 10 "A point
twenty miles from bismarck The sur
veyors have also run a line southwest
from Youngstown, toward Winona. on
the Missouri river, but il is not known
at this time whether any work will he
done on that branch this SEASON
There are large quantities OF ties. iron
bridge timber, spikes and other build.
ing material piled up at Kuhn, and that
place Is enjoying quite a boom.
contest brought by Theodore Olson
against the homestead entry of Jomes
r.. Bailey, made June -, 1852, for land
west of the Missouri river IN Tho
chamberlain land district. has resulted
IN unearthing hideOus crimc--tbo
coid-blooded murder i'm Indian Terri |
Tory OF the entryman. Bailey was sew
eh'S-sN years Of age. He went 10 |
Kansas to visit son living AT Scandal
ana lett there for an overland Trim
through Indian Territory. The old |
man had team, a covered wagon ,nd
ABOUT 300 in money when he LEFT his |
son : place. In the wagon were also |
IN ola trunk. containing letters and ma |
pers from tn" Masonic lodge AT Marble |
ROCK. iowa. To which he belonged |