The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-06-16
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Farmer Bogard of Sully county, AZ
@nr shooting at his wife, shot ana III
stontIv killed himself at Lebanon.
The Evans hotel at Hot Springs
which has been closed for the winter,
opened with Il goodly number Oh
guests.
Colton of Mitchell won first for South
Dakota in the interstate contest heiu
at Nermillion between North ana
South Dakota. Hubbell OF Fargo, ~
d.. took second place.
George Wilson, John Wilson ana Ed
ward Huddlestan were arrested At Ab-
crdeen charged with burglarlZlhe s'N
eral residences. Considerable station
property was found in their possession.
Since the LIST of May over four inches
of rain has fallen at PlankiDton, COM
ing in copious showers every few
days. and making crops look aS they
have not since the boom days in the
early eighties.
Hot Springs has been favored with
more rain in the past two weeks than
in any previous spring for fifteen
years. Cattlemen are rcjoiced and the
farmers are happy. Feed is splendid.
and the chances for n hay crop never
We're better.
The foundation OF the new building
at the state industrial school AT Plank
ington is nearing completion. The
building will be of Sioux Falls granite,
three stories and basement. The
new chapel at the school was dedicated
Sunday with appropriate services.
Eight young ladies and gentlemen
graduated from the Plankington high
schoO,. Miss Myrena Russell. who has
had charge of the grammar depart
ment of the school for the past two
years. has accepted like position in
Lead.
Joseph Il. Mashek. well known
Gregory county settler, was killed by
the accidental discharge of a gun. He
was crawling up 10 IA pond to shoot
ducks. dragging the gun behind him,
when the weapon was discharged. He
lived but a short time.
Al a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Redfield high school. all the
old teachers We're reelected for the en-
suing year. This will he Prof. MYERS
fourth year as principal. Teachers in
stitute for Sping county has COM
menced a twO-weekS' session.
A force of 40 men has commenced
the extension Of the Black Hills x Fort
Pierre railroad at Greenwood. south
towards Mystic. The road was extended
six miles last fall. and il is expected
that five miles more will be added.
which will take the road into a dense
ly-wooded district.
Hor. William Jennings Bryan has
notified Maj. G.. Boyd Barrett that il
will be impossible for him TO he pres
ent AT the convention of PopuliStS and
Free Silyerites in Aberdeen June 22.
1t was fully expected and announced
that he would deliver one or more adj
dresses during the convention.
Articles of incorporation were filed
for the Bowdle Town Hall company.
with a capital of 5000. Directors. III.
\. Mason. +. j. Edwards, Conrad
Bracket, Myron T. Sayer. A. ID. Rob
inson. Josiah Wallace, John Klein, T..
G.. Ward, Clark Hudson, w. l.. Boyd,
Ii. ID. Ballet.
The three-days' meet of the South
Dakota SpOrtsmen'S association closed
at Huron. 1t was decided 10 hold the
next meet at Sioux Falls June next.
The new officers elected are J. \. Gage
OF Bridgewater, president: G. NJ Tee
ley, Canton, vice president: William
TOlmie. Huron, treasurer.
The appointment of Col. NJ. w.
Sheafe of WATERFOWL as brigadier gen.
eral came as surprise The colonel
Is receiving many congratulations from
friends. and feels jubilant He was
removed by Gov. Lee as colonel and
Lieut.. Fnest appointed, when the call
for troops was made.
Burglars entered the harware store
OF II. IL, Loeffier nj Armour and took
about $50 from the money drawer.
The matter has been kept rather quiet
in hopes OF getting some clue to the
thief, but 80 far nothing definite has
been learned. The same night a trav-
cling man, stopping at the Farmers
Home, was relieved Of about So.
Commencement lay at Black Hills
college was held last week, and n class
or three young gentlemen and two
young ladies were graduated The
week has been devoted to the various
closing exercises, which were largely
attended by townspeOple and strang-
ers. The college has closed very sue
cessful year.
Legal proceedings have been insti-
tuted at YanktOn against the Great
Northern Railway company. by Rob
ert Hinton, former employee Of the
road, for damages. Last January he
had his left foot badly crushed In the
turn-table in the Yankton yards of the
Great Northern, and claims to be Der.
manpDtly diSabIad tborohy