The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-08-25
SOUTH DAAur,,

IN ana the wheat yirld
ten to fifteen bushels. ''H IS
An old man named William Eo,n
was found dead I'm his cabin rnrrIy
1t is supposed that he died of na. at
rhage of the lungs >'''1r'
a pardon has been issuel Lr
Lee Tor Ihomas Morse, who was SOM
UP fron' Roberts county five Years ,a,
on charge of manslaughtpr 'eo
Lightning struck the barn Of W u
Saunders, six miles west of NiILar,'
and killed Welcome. the four,e.n,vaaA
old son Of MIR. Bearlsley ''"''
This has been an unusually cood
son for fruit in the Black Hils, The
has been sufficient moisture and &C
frOsts or vermin pests. There ara Sow
eral large orchards that will rival any
in the eastern part of the state.
Word has been received at Deodwoo,
OF the death Of Ben Lawrence. an ola
miner in the Hills. who died last weat
while on his way home from Sou,b
America. He leaves wife and FINN.
lily at Speartish.
George Emmett, thirty seven wears q,
I. "A
OF. shot and instantly killed his sister
Anna Emmett, thirty-tive years old and
then committed suicide. the tragedy
taking place at the family home in
Rockford, Ill.
The barn Of j. W. Loughlin at Blunt
was totally destroyed 10y fire the r.
suit of "A stroke of lightning. But fer
downpOur of rain the house would
also have burned. The loss is est.
mated at about 81 900, covered by in.
surance.
The DeadwOod fire department decid.
ed. at its regular meeting. to attend in
body the national firemen's associa.
ton, to be held at Omaha Sept. Z to
10. The DeadwOod department is one
of the best-equipped in the state, and
the members confidently expect to get
Il portion Of the $4,000 prize money.
The worst hail storm in several years
passed over Chamberlain. doing con.
siderable damage to windows, gardens.
etc. In Chamberlain many panes Of
glass in western ends and sides Of
buildings We're broken. Hail stones
were unusually large. No reports Of
damage done in the surrounding coun-
try have been received.
The water and sewerage systems al
the government Indian school in Cham
herlain have been completed and ac
cepted by the government. Work Is
now in progress on several additional
buildings. The regular term of the
school commences the first Monday IN
Ia H., inn. Z -
ed the school will be filled TO its full
capacity.
from the field with a load OF hay
Words were exchanged between them,
and Hooper drew a gun ana shot Rea
one buckshot hitting him in the arm
and three others cutting his intestins
in a horrible manner. He was brougN
to the HOmcstake hospital at Lead,
where he died. Hooper gave himself
up at Rockford, but lie has not been
arrested,
The boy who was caught while bullu'
ing pile of rocks on the Burlhs.ou
track. with the intention OF deralilAs
the train. had a hearing AT Hill oH!'
and was bound over 10 the county
court. His name is Benjamin Sml'A'
and his parents live near Hin oll!
At the trial his father appeared, anu
was astonished to learn of his sons
criminal actions. The boy Will ul
dOubtedly be sent to the reform scho'A
Frank Lake. a bicycle enthusiast has
just returned to Rapid City from
1,3O0-mile trip, having taken in oiiiana
and other Eastern points, and returheu
by way of Pierre across the reserve
ton. He succeeded in breaking 'nT
fast record on the trip across the coun
try. The distance from Pierre to Deau'
wood is 165 miles. and Lake MADE II
twenty-nine hours and twenty'nin'
minutes.
The Methodist churches Of the biaeA
Hills will hold their annual conferenvs
in Dcadwood from Sept. / until the ior
lowing Monday. with Bishop fltzse,
aid presiding. Presiding Elder 'iouss
states that the Methodist hiliiis''.
throughout the Hills are all Deiis ~
quested TO remain another year III ,n,
churches. 1t is expected that apou
thirty-five ministers will be In a''eN'
rec at the conference.
John Bright. farm hand near W.
tertowI, met with very SEVERE
dent by the accidental discharge n ~
revolver. the ball entering the e'e s.o,
Of the right arm. DR.. Campbeii' a."
repeated attempts. was unapie ara
cate the bullet, and, in order 10 s
the mans arm. took him TO Mihne. us.
lis. where the y ray was USED sue 70
fully. the ball being located anu
Moved.
The Watertown city councli nt "a
granted an electric light iralit ~, orct
o. NJ. Kirlin and Others. VINO Mnm .ance.
plant as soon as suitapie liant
ments can be completed. Inc and