The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-06-22
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SOUTH DAKOTA

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1 year. q '"yie This
| TWO new elevators are to ho
Mcnirose. one by Mr.. Swenson o onat at
other by Ellis Bros. ana TIT
The proposition to refund or,
ing school bonds carried NJ tb n
election held at Valley Springs 'peeiai
Theree is talk at Centerville O, h,o,
ing farmers elevator ana Nv, pu,iu
an independent grain buyer on "e,ls
| market on The
Mrs. A. b. Babcock. mother % ~
Babcock. register of the lana ~. A.
uied AT WATERFOWL. She was ono =,
me earliest settlers in that part Of ~ ,s ~
IL is estimated that the loss IN for,,
ers because OF the flooded condi,;nn ,u.
the Missouri rive bottom Lands :, VI
tween iankton and Elk Point win a @
gregate over 100000. - az
The son OF George Chambers w..
drowned in Vermillion river at verm mas
lion, while bathing. He gcould nn.
swim. The body was recovered Ths
Is the third case in two months. 40
Joseph Laroche, one of the o,dos,
residents of the Central part of Son,n
Dakota, died at Fort Pierre HiS no
mains were taken TO his old boma
, about 200 miles Gown the liver, for in'
terment.
Hiram l.. Burch, who lived in Tho
vicinity Of Rockford, was arrested fo,
horse stealing, the arrest having been
made at the instance Of William Til.
son. Burch was brought to Dead.
wood.
The Brown county teachers institute
opened at Aberdeen with an enroll.
mecht Of over 100 attendants. The citv
board of education is considering the
erection Of a building to accommodate
two or more grades Of pupils.
An unusual number of South Dakota
towns will this year celebrate the
Fourth Of July in old-tlme style. The
people are feeling SO good over the
greatly-improved conditions that their
eXuberance must find vent some way.
hence. the Fourth will be taken ad.
vantage OF to the fullest extent.
The Masonic banquet. in celebration
Of the quarter centennial anniversary
Of the grand lodge, held at YanktOn,
, was one of the most sumptuous ever
given in the state. Senator Pettigrew
responded To the sentiment. Progress
of South Dakota in twenty-five
Years" Other Prominent men also
responded 10 toasts.
A party of twenty-four children have
arrived at Aberdeen from Minneapolis
for their summer outing and have
been placed with good families in vari
Gus parts OF the county. One little girl
only five years old was of the party
but she was as clipper as sparrow,
and like all the rest. her face shOne
with expectation Of the good times in
store.
Word reaches the state from Los An
geles. Cal, where eX-United States Sen
ator G. c. Moody of Deadwood is So
journing for his health. that the
change of climate has proved very ben
eficial to him. His health is rapidly
improving. and he will return to this
state shortly 10 resume his duties as
attorney of the Homestake Mining
company.
Scares-the-Haw q Sioux belonging
to the Sheyenne River reservation, has
been bound over 10 appear before the
next term Of the United States court
10 answer to the charge. of stealing
cattle from one OF his brother Indians.
Cattle stealing seems to have become
favorite pastime for q certain eie-
ment Of Sioux Indians. and several are
now awaiting trial on that charge.
The government fish car arrived in
Deadwood recently from the fish
hatchery at Leadville. Col. with youns
trout for some Of the streams in the
Hills. The car stopped at Rapid CITY
and about Rapid creek. About 10,Wo
will be placed in Whltewod creek, near
EnglcwOod, on the Burlington X Mis-
souri,. and similar number will be
placed in Spring creek, near Hill CITY.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Gilt Edge Mining, Milling
ana Smelling company has been heiu
in Rapid City. The new directors elect
ed are: NJ. VI. Day. John Il. Wilson,
Thomas Sweeney, c. III. Shepley. Lee
NJ. Day. j. +. Henry, Howard Worth,
The officers elected are: President anu
general manager, NJ. l.. Day: secreta'
~. Lee NJ. Day; treasurer. {. ii. Shep'
ley.
The sixteenth encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic for South
Dakota. just held at Hot Springs. was
I'm all respects successful. The attend
ance was larger than expected. Sixty,
five posts from. the ninety four in gooo
standing i'm the state, being represent
ed. The total membership In this stale
is 2.i23. During the year the loss ny
death was. forty-siX, but the net gam
in membership was forty-fiye.
Father Hare, secretary of the state
board of regents, has completed III
engagements with the state board VI
charities and corrections and Wardel
Bowler of the Sioux Falls Dpnitentlafy