The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-24
SOUTH DAKOTA.

worth of bonds at IL premium of $160.
August Brockman, a prominent citi.
zen of Rcdticld, died recently of lung
fever.
jamestown Elks will open club
rooms in that city. there being quite
herd Of them.
Local sportSmcn have got in their
work ut Bismarck and shot some Of
the nortEbound geese.
1t is reported that the Russian this
lie has almost disappeared from tais
state and Minnesota.
Three cars of Canadian cattle re-
Gently unlOadcd in the western part Cf
the state were bid for ut So "A head,
but the owner refused To sell.
\ report from Blunt says: More cat
tie have been shipped in the last two
months :han in all last year, and yet
we have room for lots more.
Madison will have vote on license
in April. There are four saloons there
paying $1,000 per year each. An eff
fort will he made to divert this sum
from the county and city treasures
into other lines of trade.
The officers of Lake Sounty are after
a gang of wheat thieves that have
been making merry all winter. Two
suspects are jailed. and there are sew
on or eight more in the jungle waiting
for the clouds to roll by.
Mrs. William T. Bishop has received
good news from attorneys in PennSyl-
vania. \ fortune is To b." divided he
tween eleven heirs. amounting 10 near
~ 81 100000. II is coal and coke lana
and has been III litigation many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thayer of Fort
Pierre started from Pierre recently for
Dawson. Mr.. Thayer has been in the
stock business for several years, but
has disposed Of his interests and Will
try Alaska.
The combination of the safe in the
Grafton First National Bank refused
to unlock several days ago. and, after
importing several Minneapolis eXperts,
il still remains closed, but the bank is
open with lots of money on hand, just
the same.
The state insurance department has
refused authority 10 do business In
this state To the Home Forum order or
Chicago. for the reason that the organ
izatiOn has failed to meet its losses ia
many cases and other minor consider
atoms.
Farmer GUNNER of Trail county
who shot and killed a young man who
was stealing potatoes in his garden,
and was afterwards acquitted, has
been sued for $4,000 damages by the
father of the young man who was
killed.
Joseph DOlrouX, farmer who lives
near Cavour, was arrested on com
plant of Postal Inspector Fawkner
and brought to Huron. DolrouX was
charged with sending obscene letters
through the mails. United States Com
missioner Grant bound him over to the
federal grand jury in the sum OF 5000.
RcdficId is 10 have building boom
in the spring. \ $1,000 hotel Will be
built by V. L. Packard: a $4,000 in
surancc block by Mrs. A. Il. Ander-
son. and an opera house by stock
company. at cost of about $4,000,
which will have Il seating capacity OF
about $500. The opera house will be
completed by May 20.
Inspecting Officer Lieut.. Frost Of the
:. -. y. c., recently inspected compa-
at present the largest IT, the state and
is doing splendid work. The company
is prepared to perform whatever work
Is required, and should call for
troops he made they will respond
heartily, both officers and men.
Judge Winchester of Bismarck has
declared constitutional the law passed
by the last legislature annexing the
unOrganiZed territory west or the MIS-
souri, river to Stark and Billings cOun-
ties. The law was opposed by the big
cattlemen for the reason that II meant
the taxation of their herds IN thost
counties. The case will be appealed
by the cattlemen to the supreme court.
Edward Kaske, a farmer, who lives
near CrandOn, Sphinx county. was
brought to Huron by Postal Inspector
Eawkner. and taken before United
States Commissioner Grant, on the
charge of sending obscene letters
through the mails. He was bound
over i'm the sum Of $500. Koske re-
ceiveG some comic valentines. and his
reply to the sender is the cause OF his
present troubles.
An oratorical contest was held at
Dakota university at Mitchell, recent.
w. to select representative Tor the
intercollegiate contest to be held at
Brookings in May, There were hye
contestants. George Potter, +. l.. Colt
on. Il. A.~White, Miss Mana Cook and
T.. s. Whitaker. Mr.. Cotton was
awarded first place. The subject was
THE Decline of Citizenship" Mr..
Cotton won second in the state contest
in 1895.
On March 3 fifteen head Of cattle,
belonging to Andrew Schultz. living
near Sturgis. were stolen, and James
f. Henderson OF WhtewoOd and Pete
Christensen Of Sturgis were arrested
for the crime. At the preliminary
hearing the accused were bound over