The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-22
SOUTH DAKOTA

An unknown man committed s,,..
ny jumping in front of Il north Jhn nuo
train 1T Erwin. ''uhd
An increase in pension from s,a =.
S11 month has been granted To 70
Glarry, Madison. ''ies
II. II. Myers Of Huron is IN a. :,
home, and his friends regard his con ms
ditiOn as serious. WIZ
Simmons Tazewell Of Wessino,ou
has been admitted TO practice no W." oi
attorney before the interior denart
ment.
The public schools of Alprna have
opened with a large ATTENDANCE
Prof. NJ. Il. Watkins has charge of tho
school this year.
Quite long period Of dry weatho,
was broken by general rain aroma
Miller, placing the range in excellent
winter condition for stock.
Theodore Glomstad. an engineer
aged twenty-eight, who resided ton
miles northwest OF Revillo, died Tines.
day Of typhoid fever
Mayor BouZa has put in an electric
light plant at Tyndall and the wires
are up over the city. The plant will
be in operation in a few days.
Burglars entered the house Of A. C.
Berg at Redtield and secured 500 in
cash, notes and checks. All the money
was in his pockets. His clothes were
found this morning in an old shed
with the pockets ripped.
The Alpena Journal. which has been
owned and edited by Henry 4. Grigys
for the past six years, has been pur.
chased by Louis Knowles of Lyman
county. who will continue the bust
ness,
After spending 5000 or 500 on the
old artesian well at BrittOn it has been
abandoned and probably will never be
touched again. The town has decided
10 put down new four-inch well and
will soon advertise for bids.
The Republicans Of Stanley county
have nominated the following ticket:
Sheriff. -. A. Powell; auditor, A. {.
Ricketts,: treasurer, &. A. Hutchinson;
clerk of courts, J. G. Arnold; judge,
w. ]. Hovcy: assessor, i. Werle.
4 fire ut Crow Creek Indian Agency
destroyed property and live stock to
the value Of about $1,000. The barn
belonging 10 the agency school. three
horses, five stacks Of alfalfa and other
articles were consumed.
The business generally ut Freeman
is good and especially the lumber bust
ness. J. Klcinsasscr built dwelling
and Joe Grass has also built com.
Portable house within the last month
Several barns and granarics and few
dwellings have hcsn built near town
Thomas {. Bentley, Il bailif in the
United States court, was found dead
in his bed in one Of the lodging houses
at Deadwood. death resulting from
heart disease. lie was an old soldier
and member Of the Black Hills Pic
neer society. He leaves sister,
Mrs. Olson, in 81. Paul.
Word has been received ~ h9piC
City that George Woodward anu Ezra
Duddle Of Rox Elder, who left for the
Klondlke last April, were killed IN the
great snowSlide more than three
months ago. The report that Eau
tanning, from the same place, als(
persisted. is found to be- incorrect.
f. A. Palmer. horse trader, stock
man and farmer of Alpena, returned
from "A trip Monday at hate hour
While unpackinS the truck wagon q
a. calibre Colts revolver was dls
charged, the bullet entering bis rlgh
arm nj the wrist and coming out neal
the elbow, badly SCATTERING he hone
Two hundred and fifty students
registered at the opening az the stat'
normal at SpeartiSb, which rs the iafe
est opening attendance ever had.
was necessary TO turn away aboa
scventy-tive young people nom th'
model department, for lack of room
The school starts out with e>ccileh
prospects.
NJ. II. Makcpeacc, n prominent s'ccf
dealer of WATERFOWL, was held up D!
two men last night Mr.. Makcpeac'
sounded an alarm and The men raj
away. Later the officers arrested tW'
negroes on suspicion. \ razor wal
found where the assault was made
and il is supposed that robbery ~a'
the probable motive.
Will Timm. brakeman on IN
Northwestern road, whose nome u
Esmond. lad The misfortune 10 nave
ODE Of his hands crushed vile coI''
ling ears 1T Carthage. He was br"nsh
10 Salem for medical treatment. IH'
thumb and forctingcr Of the right nan,
had to be amputated. but the ATTEND
ing physician feels confident OF saVih'
the rest of the hand and fingers.
Old settlers say they never saw s.
many grain stacks in the vicinity o
Tyndall as appear this year. Ohly
small proportion has been threshed VI
to the present time. The aVerag'
yield has been about eighteen msher
per acre, some fields running az mgr
as twenty three bushels, and Other'
dropping TO twelve. The corn croi
was never better.