The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20


The annual meeting Of the Black
Hills federation OF Wonens clubs
will be held ut DeadwoSd.
The postotiice at Como. Hand county.
:. d.. has been discontinued. Mail
goes to Ames.
Republicans organized the board Of
| commissioners of Lake county nj Mad
| ison, for the first time in six years.
DR. III. w. Moore has been appointed
| n member Of the board OF pension eX-
| aiming surgeons at Brookings.
Walter NJ. Cheever. formerly stenog-
rapher in Judge Andrews court, will
! begin the practice of law In Brookings.
Christian f. Brady OF South Dakota
| has been appointed additional farmer
ut Crow Creek Indian agency, Mont
ut $50 Fer month.
\ secomi double dividend for the
Homestake was announced tor last
| month. and the mine paid $1,000. or
| twice the usual amount, the last week
! in December.
\ young man who has been work
| ing for Lars Nelson. four miles west OF
| G. nterville. committed suicide by hang
! ing. Disappointment III love affairs is
supposed 10 have been the cause.
\ sale of the 81. Elmo, in the South
| crn Hills has been made To Capt.
| Marsh of Omaha and others for So
600. and they will push the mine. In
| cluded III the deal is Il ten-stamp mill.
The state tair officials are nearly the
| same aS last year-twO or three new
| ones They have announced their i'll
| tention to have Il better fair than ever
| the coming year.
Preliminary steps looking to the or
| ganiZatiOn of Gregory county have
| been taken. and Il merry war is IN
| progress between those who favor the
movement and those who oppose it.
Sheriff Hickey of Yankton has re-
! turned from Elk Point. bringing with
| rested in Sioux City. and who. OH the
23d of December, burglarized Il Sa-
! loon in Gayville.
Mrs. Sandidgc Of Mitchell has en-
| tered suit against Fred Widman. sal
| OOnkecpcr. for selling liquor 10 her
| husband. known around town as Jack
of Spades. Widman had been notified
| not to sell TO her husband. and she
| HOW tlullllS T1,NNPt NdliidSbS.
The state board of charities and cor
| rcctionS has awarded contracts for
| supplies for the insane hospital at
| IanktUn. and those receiving the con-
| tracts are the Bloomfield. Neb.. Mill
| ing company, flour; William Blatt. and
! the &. .. ID. Grocery company Of
/ iankton, groceries.
Charles O'Neill. prisoner In Jail at
| Gettysburg, awaiting trial for incest,
sawed his way 10 liberty the other
| night. He left 4 note thanking the
sheriff for his kindness TO him. and
concluding: Catch me if you can;
| but | don't intend you shall Yours,
| truly. John Dooly." Efforts are be-
| ing made 10 recaptIIre him.
| j. II. Sechler. Indian farmer at Chey-
| ennc agency, reports that antelope are
becoming quite numerous about sixty
| miles out on the Cheyenne river This
| is from the fact that rancherS are al
| lowing the few which have been left
in that section 10 increase and are
| protecting them. If they continue lin
that policy there will soon be many Of
these animals in that section again.
The state university ut Nermillion
has agaiu opened for the winter term.
| AMI many new students are in attend
| ance. besides nearly I'LL who attended
| last term. Much interest is manifest
| ed in the work of the board of regents,
and President Blair's efforts in placing
| the University Of South Dakota be-
| fore the state are praised 10y every one.
| The commissioners Of Hughes county
are attempting to secure the payment
| of Il portion of the delinquent personal
| property tax due the county, by hold
| ing warrants due to all individuals
| until they have settled the tax charged
| up against them. Their action is not
| just satisfactory to some of the delin-
quents, but is generally approved.
Two very serious runaway accidents
are reported from lankton county.
| Peter Weber. one of the most prom
| inent German residents near Lester
| vile. was thrown from his sleigh and
| nearly killed. a farmer near Utica.
| Herman Peters, operating q weli-drill-
err was struck Oh the head by falling
| pulley and actually scalped. without
breaking the skull.
| For the frther education Of the schol-
| ars of Clay county the superintendent
has arranged a fine lecture course for
the remaining school months, one
number being arranged for each Of the
districts In the county. Some prom
inent lecturer will be- engaged on each
| occasion and an admission charged.
the proceeds of which are to be used
in furnishing libraries for the fifty-six
schools throughout the county.
j. Leslie Thompson. receiver OF the
| Chamberlain National Bank. which
failed during the panic several years
ago. has sold at public auction all the
remaining assets. The fine two-story
brick bank building. including fixtures.
was bid in by Il representative OF G. a.