The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-06-23
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

position rs captain III the N.Y. i'S
| ment =. y. '.
| The State Medical association mel III
annual session at Sioux rams, pelhS
| the seventeenth gathering 81 tiiat as-
ISOLATION in this state. ne session o'-
cupicd Two days.
| John Iyerson of Huron, one OF the
hest known conductors On the chicago
& Northwestern, was called 10 Chicago
! nv the accidental killing Of his SON.
former resident Of Huron.
The fifteenth annual tournament al
| the South Dakota volunteer hreleeh
| was held at Yankton. Three DAYS
| were given to the races. IL was one Oh
| the best and Iargest-attended toufla-
| ments ever held in the state.
During severe thunder storm the
| barn of Martin Arntson. about lwel'e
miles southwest Of oberoh, was
| struck by lightning. killing I'VE horses
| outright, two Others being burned 70
death. The barn is Il total loss.
The Homeopathic society of Sou'h pa
| kota held its annual meeting III SluuA
| Falls, and elected the following oth-
GERS: President, J. II. Smith, Huron;
| secretary and treasurer, william Love,
| Madison: censors. Drs. A. r. Hoy', U.
W. Fulford and ii. A. Clark
In the circuit court at Aberdeen. Max
| Herring. charged with obtaining money
| under false pretenses, plead guilty ana
| costs. In the case of William Reeves
| of Fredwin charged with assault win
| attempt 10 commit rape, the jury round
| verdict of guilty Of simple assault.
| While clay pigeon shoot was in
progress at Letcher. q shotgun in the
hands of spectator was accidentally
discharged, and the entire load OF shot
| entered the leg Of A young man named
| Charley Olson, just below the knee,
| badly SCATTERING the bone. br. crane
| was wired for. Whether the leg can
| be saved or not is not Row known.
Marion will celebrate Jug Fourth.
A very interesting programme Is beng
prepared by the NJ. w. a. quite
number of prizes will he given away.
! The boys are doing all they can to
make Il success of the day. y ball
game will be played 10y two leading
| clubs for a purse of $40, The Marion
| cornct b; nd will furnish music all day.
Mrs. q. r. Salmer, wife Of Gilbert +.
| Salmer, Il wealthy citizen Of Ncrmil-
| lion, committed suicide sunday 10y
| drowning herself in cis.ern. She had
| been Respondent for several weeks,
and mt times showed signs of Insanity.
! She had evidently been in the water
! for several hours, though how long is
not known. She had suffered from
consumption for four years.
George SwenSon. n settler ON the ceG
| ed portion Of the IanktUn Indian reSer
Walton. near Chant erlain. died Of
| misunderstanding, contracted from a
| glandered horse. He supposed that he
was suffering from intiammatory
rheumatism, and did not summon "A
| doctor until too late. The state veter-
| mary surgeon has been notified of the
prevalence of CHAMBERS among the
| Swenson horses. and will doubtless al
once condemn them and have them
killed.
Burglars entered the store Of $. J.
Snyder in Kimball and forced the safe
with explosives. The discharge was
heard ny Robert Fredlund, clerk,
, sleeping in an adjoining store. but lie
| supposed the report was only the rum
piiliS Oh 'huhdeF' az raIhs'orin was
gong on AT the time. ana 10 attention
was pald 10 II. IN order 10 deaden the
holse the cracksmen had mutfied tie
sate with heavy goods from the store.
Something like 500 was taken. and
probably other valuahles may be found
| 10 De missing. The officers are without
| clewS.
The Sioux Indians. without All cXccp-
, ton. will exhibit their. patriotism hy
celebrating Iudependence day much
more generally than ever before. The