The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

deem.
over 800 head of young cattle nave
been shipped TO Parkston ana SOFA u
farmers.
August Kruger. farmer living one
miia west Of ,irotutl. had i'a bushels
of wheat stolen from his granary re-
Gently.
The people of Gayville viii send
car load of shelled corn, secured us
contributions from the farmers OF 'nat
neighborhoOd. 10 the suffering CuDahs.
Charles f. Holmes has purchased me
drug stock and fixtures which belonged
to II. H. Sabin at Aberdeen until tllat
gertleman's assignment.
Citizens of Madison are CONSIDERABLY
worked up over the question vi schooi
teachers salaries. Taxpayers protest
against paying higher salaries than are
paid in other cities.
Bland Herring. a cattle and horse
raiser of Sturgis. has sold all ms DOS
sessions. including ranches ana All
stock. to Corhin Morse of rapid Clty.
The consideration WAS S3o,VOo.
4 banquet was rendered TO Huron
Council No. III. Union of Commercial
Travellers. recently. Ivy +. ii. Kent, or
the Depot Hotel. Huron. About nity
knights of the grip were III attend
aIlce.
The American. Great Northern and
Ur:ted States Express companies have
been united under one management at
Aberdeen The same policy has been
pursued ut Mitchell. lankton and other
points.
Of ('lnD
county have set aside $500 for the
Trans Mississippi fund. which Is being
raised by the different counties Of the
state to be added 10 the state appro-
priation.
Should the present warm weather
continue for Il few days longer. II is
probable that tho farmers will COM
mencc wheat seeding The ground il n
very good condition 10y reason Of the
heavy rains last fall.
James Fate. siXty-two years of age,
died ut his home two miles northwest
Of Richland. or Bright'S disease. after
an illness Of two weeks. He was enc
Of the earliest settlers Of ihat I,gion
and u man highly respected.
Thomas :. Campbell. for the past
four years president of the First M
tional Bank of Huron. died of pneu-
monia IL Chicago. He had just re-
turned from Il Southern trip. and was
expected home in Il few days. His de-
mise causes deep sorrow.
+. T.. Touse of Rapid City is dead of
Bright'S disease ut the age of sixty
four. Deceased was an I'D resident OF
the Black Hills. having been pOstmaS-
ter ut the Eta mine for several years.
He served both i'll the Mexican and
Civil wars. He leaves Il large family
of grown children and an aged wife.
The Davenport Elevator company
has closed its elevator at Bushnell for
the season. The reason they assign -
that the grain is practically all mar
keted and there will not he enough
coming i'll to pay the expense of keep
ing the house open.
ii. Stephens of Springfield. s. d..
who was some weeks ago appointed
United States Indian agent at Crow
Greek agency. has just assumed the
duties Of his rev position. Or. Fred
Treon, who is thus relieved, has been
in the Indian service. either as physi-
cian OF agent for more than ten years.
1t is understood that he will engage
in business in Chambo rlain.
The directors Of the Interstate Grain
Palace Association have reelected :.
w Huntington president. and elected
NJ. III. Kelly secretary and w. G.. Bick-
elhault. treasurer. Mr.. Huntington is
proprietor of the Golden Rule Depart
ment store. Mr.. Kelly was secretary
Of the State Fair Association for sew
cral years. and Mr.. Bickeihaupt is
proprietor of line Of elevators. The
directory * one of the strongest in the
history Of the organization.
\ man who gave his name as John
son attempted 10 pcrpetratc a Swindle
on the Iankton National bank recently.
lie sold some grain 10 the elevator COM
pany ard received q check for SD. He
raised the check 20 Sl34 ana presented
il To the bank. hut. as il looked suspi-
cious. they started 10 telephone to the
elevator when the man seeing the
movement. hurriedly disappeared. 4
thorough search has failed 10 find any
trace Of him.
Two men broke the lock on Il. +.
lieringtOnS elevator M Waubay and
took thirty bushels of wheat and ten
or twelve bushels of flax. soon as
the loss was discovered officers took
the trail. which was Il plain wagon
track. and followed il eighteen miles
southeast to a point near Strouseton.
Grant county. found the grain and ar
rested aud brought back the two men,
who gave their Eamcs rs Ball und
Weston. They have been in the clutch
es Of the law before Oh similar charges.
Preparatory Ia the leasing of school
lands for the coming year. the state
lands board consisting az tho yoyern
or, lani commissioner and state audit.
or, met the past week and set the min
imum leasing price in the different