The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-07-07
IN SOUTH DAK0Tl

lud Willis, farmer. lvi,,.
miles southeast or Huron. was Cd lew
~ injured by falling from laa d'do's-
Arrangements have been mad !,
union open-air services each Sn of
evening by the various chur.hnnay
Huron. OF
b. ii. sullivan of Plankinton reo0,.
~ appointed receiver OF the Lana ~.
at Luto, Alaska. will shortly leay "'.ce
his post of duty, his family remain,a
1t PlankintOn. ''hS
Mrs. Prof. Scott of Huron hal :.
OF her ankles very badly injured w.
being trampled upon by n borsa -
was leading to water, during tho !,
sence of her husband 1T"
ID. Ii. McConn Of Great Fails no..
recently appointed register of the ! =
land office at Circle City, Alaska l. -
old-time resident of Aberdeen. and h.,
relatives now living in that citr.
Hon. w. :. Glass. United States coo
sui at Kehl. Germany, has arrived :.
Watertown. Mr.. Glass stated tint NJ
world send in his resignation immeG
ately anu would remain at Wa,er.
town.
There is a report in circulation th.,
Il. w. A. Pope Of Milbank, who Or.
ganiZed large party and took them IL
Alaska, has been hung by his compap. |
ions. Ii is stated that he mis!ed them
by false statements.
\ mass convention of the Free. Sjlro,
Republican voters Of Brown conutr
has ben called to meet in Aberdeen on
Wednesday, July Is. for the purpose of
nominating candidates for a coup,,
ticket and members of the state lesis
lature.
Notice has been sent 10 the holders
of Aberdeen city bonds in New York
that $4,000 Of these bonds have beq,r
called for payment, interest ccasing
Aug l. These bonds viii he paid from
the city sinking fund, III which there
is surplus.
G.. X. Owen proprietor of 4 well
known legal blank house which he
established i'm Chamberlain nulnMr
of years ago. has moved his plant TO
Mitchell The necessity Of having his
business at a more central point in the
state was the cause ~ the removal.
The popular war loan IS in high IA.
vor ut Aberdeen. Up 10 Saturday
night. the 18th inst. the local banks
had received subscriptions in excess Of
$4,000. The applications came from
all claSSeS-farmerS. mechanics in fact,
every branch of trade and business.
The Missouri river is on a rampage
ut Chamberlain. being much higher
than expected during this, its regular
June rise. considering the comparative
ly light snowfall Of last winter The
river is only about a foot and half
lower at Chamberlain ;han last year.
following Il winter % unusual SLOW
fall.
Il. Il. Spicer. one o. The Old settlers
of Watertown, killed himself by tak-
ing morphine. He was 1t one time one
of the leading business men % Water
town. He became financially elbar-
raised, mental arrangement followed |
and he was declared insane last wiz
ter. He has been absent several
months.
W. l.. Abbott. alias silver Bill is
in jail AT Plankintou charged with has
Ing stolen IA horse from IerraGM
county farmer He arrived there Mon
day morning. and the farmers, arriving
i'll The evening. found the horse in bis
possession. He broke jail in W0on-
socket Saturday night. AT which place
, he was confined for stealing beer from
the railroad while In transit. and. 10
make his escape, stole horse.
\ runaway occurred ten miles tfOm
Sturgis, in which G.. G. Wilson lost MS
life. Mr.. Wilson and wife were re-
turning home from SturgiS, and WIFE
going down Il steep hill one OF ihe
tugs became detached. and the team j
pair of friSky colts, al once began r'si
ming. They got beyond his control ana
dashed ut full speed into wire ielee
throwing Wilson against a post, Hilllhs
him instantly. His wife was dashHi
into the wire and frightfully cut. bal
it il not believed she is dangeronsH
injured.
The Northwestern Baptist assocE
ton has closed its session 1T Water
town. The following officers for 'i~
ensuing year were elected: Modefar
or Rev. Or. Mason. BrookinSS: SEER
tary. j. l.. Pratt. Elkton: treasurer "
L. Grattan, Elkton. The folioWmS
committees were appointed: Audi'lns'
&. Il. and Rev. W. G. Camobell' cr
rollmcnt, Mrs. Alice Lockhart and you.
stance Irving: place and preacher ~
the next annual meeting, Rev. ~ ~
Brown. Mrs. l.. ID. Lyon and MIS- ".
{. Churchill. The session was 'eis
successful one.
MI doubt as To what the state poa,"
OF regents woul do in regard to CONN.,
uing the school of mines another wa,
has been settled by the appointileh, -, !"
new members to the faculty ana w
announcement made 10y the resen~
that the school will be opened III 'u'