The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-12-01
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Dakota Central Telephone CON-
pany is building a telephone line from
| Milbank to Watertown.
The United States land office has
been moved into the block formerly
occupied by the building and loan as
ISOLATION at Aberdeen.
| Articles OF incorporation have been
| filed for the Kirlin-Gray Electric COM
pany ut Watertownf with a capital Of
| $4,000.
The new grist mill at Pierre is bring
| ing a large amount Of trade to the
city, which has in the past gone to
other towns.
The government land office and the
surveyor generals office ut Huron are
being inspected by A. c. Green Of the
interior department, Washington.
Charles Eckland, Of Lead, shot and
killed Robert Rasmussen, thirteen
years old, near his home on Bowlder
Greek. Eckland thought the boy was
q deer.
1t is reported that Col. Frost will
Of the First South Dakota regiment in
order to accept a place as captain in
the regular army.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Colossus Copper Devel-
opment company, at Pierre, with a
capital Of 100000. Incorporators, +.
l.. Squire, Rufus King and Stanley
Pearsoll
During the past ten days forty car
loads OF cattle have been shipped from
this place over the Chicago & North
western railway to Sioux City, Omaha,
Minneapolis, St Paul and Chicago;
fifteen carloads have also gone out
over the Great Northern road.
AT Watertown Henry X. Elliott was
found guilty of murder In the first de-
gree, and the penalty was fixed at life
Imprisonment. Elliott murdered L. f.
Gallagher last August here, and then
attempted TO conceal his identity by as.
Stunning the murdered mans name. Ell
Lofts hame is at Harvel, Ill.
J. G. Wild Of Pierre Is working on q
water motor to be propelled by the
current Of streams, and by which he
expects to develop the power from the
streams themselves TO pump water for
irrigation of their valleys. The device
is very simple, and will work in any
depth of water.
The output Of the Glover Hill cheese
factory in Theresa township, near HUI
ron, for the season just closed, was
over 10000 pounds; the entire product
sold for more than the prevailing price
OF eastern made cheese. The plant |
will be enlarged for the coming Sea
sons work.
The Deadwood First Ward NJ. f. |
church was organized IN Deadwood |
with a large membership. The organ
iZation was effected by Rev. G. +. Gid |
dings, a brother OF the late Judge |
who was murdered at Cen |
trail City. Rev. Mr.. Giddings recently
came to the Hills from Dallas, Tex.
The city council Of Aberdeen Is now
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of increas- |
ing the number OF lights in the resi- |
dence portion of the city and then |
off all the street lights at |
midnight. They hope in this manner |
to give the public generally more sat
isfactory service at the same expense |
as is now incurred.
Viborg has got down 10 public i'm |
provements now. State street has |
been graded its entire length and |
makes a fine driveway. An eight-foot |
sidewalk Is being put down on the |
west side. Watch Viborg GO ahead |
next year. 1t will make some of our |
towns jealous with envy. |
1t is safe 10 say that more improve |
ments have been made In Viborg this |
year than any town twice It's size in |
the state.
The business men Of Vermillion have |
started movement TO erect some sort |
OF a monument to the memory OF the |
late Lieut.. Neary, who made so many |
warm friends here while acting as in |
structor in military regiment. He was |
ordered to join his regiment in Cuba |
when war broke out and was killed |
there. 1t is suggested by some that a |
fine armOry and gymnasium be equip |
ped at the university and called |
"Neary Hail.
Scarcely day passes that Sheriff |
Medbury Of Huron or Chief of Police |
Bussey do not receive notice to be on |
the lookout for thieves. Burglaries in |
towns have been quite fire. |
Quent OF late, and not few merchants |
complain Of losses. A few days since |
the postOtfice at IOQuois was robbed |
of $50 in cash, and just before that an |
unsuccessful attempt was made to |
blow open the safe IN the bank at |
Aurora, indicating that some desperate |
chances are taken by the thieves.
The town OF Ipswich, which suffered
SO severely by fire some weeks ago ia
being rebuilt in much better shape |
than before. All the buildings on the |
west side OF Main street, with possi- |
bly, one exception, viii be rebuilt with |