The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-17
SOUTH DAKOTA.

| Aberdeen will vote soon upon the
question of issuing liquor permits.
The railroad agents report imml-
grants coming into South Dakota Oh
every train.
! Dr. Il. \. Wade is the new physician
! of the soldiers home in Hot Springs,
succeeding DR.. Whitfield.
| The Cleopatra Mining company Will
| open a new wagon road up Squaw
| creek FROM Maurice TO the Black Hills.
The license for indoor auctioneering
| has been declared invalid in Canton
by the city attorney.
lArdoch has instituted lodge OF
| Catholic Foresters. with & chatter melu-
bership of thirty two.
| 4 pardon has hen granted TO 5. r.
Emery. sent to the penitentiary year
ago for grand larceny.
| Sheep are coming through the win
| ter iOlling fat. and have required but
| little care thus far.
| The new bank 1T Bathgate is incor-
porated under the name Farmers En-
| change State Bank of Rathgate.
Two new implement firms have just
| started i'm business in Nernilion, max
ing four in all.
! Three iankton county prisoners es-
capped from Jail by prying apart the
| iron bars. They are supposed TO nave
| crossed the river into Nebraska.
The Bank of Dresden. located at one
| of the new towns in Cavalier county,
is incorporated, with 4 capital OF 3d.
| go.
| ;. III. h,r h,.i. or
| buildings 1T the hospital for the insane
| may be- manufactured At the peniten-
| tiary.
| The preliminary report OF the insur-
| ance department, showing all business
done in the state during 1897, is about
ready for publication.
| Hot Springs people are confident Of
! securing the location of the national
Sanitarium for old soldiers, the South
! Dakota senators having written that
| the bill is in good condition.
4. Peterson. Il farmer living near
Ashton. was found dead recently. and
| il is thought that he was murdered.
| He had been selling cattle, and ii is
| supposed he was killed for his money.
Nels .Albertson. 2 well known bust
ness man of Chamberlain, died sudden
| ~ of consumption. He was formerly
! in business at Mitchell, where his Sis
| ter resides.
| Chief of Police G.. r. Uuntley of
| Huron has resigned his position and
! Is preparing to start for the gold fields
of Alaska in company with others
| from that city.
| In the Coulter drug store case at
! Steele, Judge Winchester gave the de-
| fendnnt possession OF the store OH pay
ment of costs TO Jan. u, and the fur
! nishing Of a bond of $500, the case to
bc tried at the June term.
The Burleigh county commissioners
| have refused 10 cancel taxes levied
against the property Of the Bismarck
] Water Supply company, and refused
| 10 compromise the taxes for 1897. The
| compromise does not always go.
| Fifty-two candidates were taken into
! full membership in the A. .. u. w.
| lodge 1t Arlington recently. a bounte-
GUS banquet was served at the Mat
| tnews and Arlington houses, about 10
participating.
The ice in the Missouri river ut
Chamberlain is broken up, and boats
W III wv III " Wv N"s ~
| present breakup is the earliest for
! more than ten years. Last season it
occurred March -.
! Meetings of farmers and others are
being held at Violin To consider a prop
| osition for the erection Of beet sugar
| ntanufactory 1t is represented that If
! the farmers will agree to put in 5000
| acres of beets factory will be built.
over 500 has been donated TO the
citizens of Vcrmillion to be given as
prizes at the Trans Mississippi eypoSi-
| ton for some class of farm products.
Clay county will place a line exhibit
| in The South Dakota building.
The new Delaware shaft being put
: down by the DeadwoOd Il Delaware
, company. i'll the southeriy part Of
! Ruby basin. has reached depth OF
, 26o feet. The material is still hard
porphry. with no indications of "A
| change.
Henry Miller. son of well-to-do
| farmer and charcoal manufactures Of
! Cedar county. Nebraska, while at
| I, ;npting to cross the Missouri river at
| Yankton. went through the rotten ice
! and was drowned. His body has not
: been recovered.
| Tie Gam Valley Cooperative Cream
cry company was organized recently,
| and elected - directors George =. Mel
son. NJ w. Marshall. H. W. Lane, w.
| W. Wells and j. h. IngersOn. They
| will let the contract for the plant soon
! and expect to have a first-ciass cream
| cry in operation this summer.
Farmers are busily engaged prepar-
ing for the spring work ut Brookings.
as the warm weather of the past few
/ days has put the ground in excellent
Z lEnliIin for Seeding Quite an acrn-