The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

burning of the ice house of the Han
ford Produce company AT teuterN!iie'
Meadow larks and house flies are re-
ported from the vicinity Of Chamber
lain.
A rrcSho county man recently killed
a large mountain sheep which weighed
over ~ OpOundS.
Duncan X Kellar Of the Wo0nsocket
roller rniitS have just shipped four car
loads OF flour 10 Chicago. q
Lon Secley marketed ninety-ive hogs
last week. which averaged 500 pounds
and which brought SD per 100.
The Methodist people If Trip are
discussing "A plan tor buying the opeia
house and converting il into a church.
\ fine water pump costing 500 has
been added 10 the Aberdeen electric
light plant.
Day county ScandinavianS have
raised money for Norwegian school,
To he held prior to the commencement
of the regular spring term.
Three business houses in Elandreaus
are lighting their places Of business
with acetylene gas. all from one pri-
vat" generator.
Salem has applied,for recognition in
the state militia. \ good-Sized compa-
ny waits to be mustered in, and will
probably bc called Company Il.
William Stirgood Of Faux county
has obtained Il Judgment of $500
against the Milwaukee road for the
killing of Il COW and some sheep.
Robert Hinton. an engine wiDer in
the Great Northern ruundhouSe at
Yankton hal his foot badly crushed.
He WAS removed TO the hospital.
\ Montrose man has struck what he
believes is pay dirt. He found Il vein
of gravel which WAS filled with a yel-
lOwish substance thar looks like the
South Dakota as Il potato state is re-
ceiving recognition in Chicago. ON
the menu cards of Il number of the big
hotels appears the pharse. South Da-
kota Baked Potatoes"
\ lodge of .patriarchS has just been
Instituted at Worthington by number
of Canton Patriarchs. headed 10y j.. =.
Waldo. The new lodge starts out with
Il membership Of twenty-onc.
Nearly every business man in Scot
land has signed Il petition asking the
city council To purchase the fair
grounds. so that its use FOR that pur-
pose may not De lost To the town.
j. c. Coffee of Madison shipped "A ear
Of cattle and one of hogs 10 Sioux
City recently. Fo. two car loads Of
lambs recently ne received the top
h:arket price. $40 per 100.
The application for rehcaring in
the case of j. &. Freeman against the
City of Huron. involving $4,000 Of
cNpcns" warrants. has been denied by
the supreme court.
A recent investigation into the af-
fairs of the defunct Mutual Insurance
company Of Parker shows that they
will be unable to pay Ia per ce.t on
their adjusted losses.
The postal business of hudson has
greatly increased over that of a year
ago. During the last quarter the post
master has disposed of $500 worth of
stamps.
1t iS said that Eureka parties have
purchased the krllar brewery at Yank-
ton. and the machinery and fixtures
VIII be- removed 10 thar place is SION
as the new brewery building in Eure-
ka is completed.
w. \. Swan of Frankfort has har.
messed his arteSian well 20 a feed i:ill
by means Of an undcrshot water WI. !!
OF his Jwn manufacture. ard now Goes
not only all his own. but his ncighbors'
grinding.
y crowd of wOuld.hc roughS started
row at Il dance nj Salem last week,
and or being called down. one drew "A
knife AMI tried 10 paralyIe the crowd
with fertile was promptly Knocked
down stairs.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers Elevator COM
pany OF Milbank. with capital of
$4,000: incorporators. {. W. Martens,
Ben Moshcr l.. NJ. Koerscher. William
Paul AMI Geo. X. lsham.
William Douthwaiie. resident of
WATERFOWL. Las received news that he
II heir To fortune amounting TO $50
OVo. Doufhwaitp. for number Of
years has been living In shanty In
the west part Of town. and has made
his living by working on the streets.
Ii is said that large percentage of
The rabbits in our fields are afflicted
with peculiar punches caused by
worms encystnd III the flesh Of the an
imals. These worms poison the flesh.
and those fond Of rabbit PIE 81 oula ex-
anime them carefully
iankton Is unique In having been the
scene Of h0ld-up in which The ,ictim
was only six years old and the plunder
30 cents. The job was done dnriny n
transaction involving the making Of
Change for a sack of pop corn. and the
i"rpeirator was i ragrlnt cigarmakrr.
Something Of IN anomaly for winter
weather happened in Sanbcrn county
last week +. W. Erllsp brought I'm