The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-12-07
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Black lg is req orted as playing havoc
among the cattle In Hutchinson county.
The residence of S. l.. Wilcox at
Flandreau was partially destroyed by
fire. av
During the past three years the
Parkston creamery has paid farmers
over 100000.
! +. w. Lander, a retired McCook
county farmer, is building $1,000
home in Salem
Grain is selling from to cents per
bushel higher Mt COlman than in sur
rounding markets.
A Yankton bum recently got ten days
in Jail for robbing a one-legged COM
| panion of 60 cents.
! The marshal of Parkston Is kept busy
searching young boys who persist in
! carrying revolvers.
! c. Il. Sutton, former resident OF Dell
I Rapids, committed suicide at Bozeman,
Mont, by hanging.
A new social club has been organ
iZed at Aberdeen from members of the
Masonic fraternity.
Claude Il. Morrison of Brown county
suffered broken leg last week caused
by fall from house.
A new dancing club has been organ
lied at Yankton for the coming season
with a good membership.
The residence Of j. NJ. Fanell was
partially destroyed by fire started by
a coal oil stove exploding.
Almost five tons of mail matter
passed through the Bookings postofiice
during the month of October.
A miner named Oscar Johnson had a
foot badly crushed while at work in
the Homestake mine last week.
The Catholic church Of Letcher has
felt the breath Of prosperity and is
building new church edifice.
The Burlington has commenced lay
ing rails on the extension of the road
west of Worthing to Hardwick.
Five car loads of fine cattle have re-
Gently been distributed to Beadle coun-
ty farmers on the increase plan"
The De Smet creamery received 267,-
Sfl pounds Of milk during October.
paying out for the same S2,723SS.
Aberdeen has returned S964 of the
fund guaranteed by its people for the
entertainment OF President Mckinley.
Henry G. Hinckley Of Huron is
having plans drawn up for fine 1900
residence TO be erected next year there
j. w. Hurley, former clothing
dealer Of Salem, has moved his outfit
to Madison, where he will resume bust
ness
Joseph Hemingway of Spearfish has
recently been granted n patent for q
new and improved process Of making
coke.
The insane asylum at Yankton was
damaged 10 the extent Of $500 by n
hre caused by bottle of benzfne ex-
ploding
The total amount OF mail shipped
from the Flandreau postoffice during
the month of October was 1852
pounds
Black Hills promoters are making a
strong effort to get branch road run
up there from Denver, as a good ship
ping point.
Samuel Dolphus, an Indian. was
turned over to the United States COM
missioner at Pierre the other day for
stealing government rifle.
Seven car loads OF steel rails passed
through fankton a few DAYS since
bound for the skirmish line Of the Tyn-
dali Milwaukee extension.
The Great Northern is putting con.
siderable new side track at Aberdeen
The datest extension is to take IN the
Aberdeen mills with rail facilities.
A fine cold storage warehouse is ha.
ing erected ut Lead for the Fred Erup
Is 20 cost In the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Glen King. one of the successful res
idents OF Codington county. is now
on his way to visit his former home in
the old country and then the Paris OK.
position.
The Silox brothers of FAN River
county have been placed under bonds
To Keep the peace. They Threatened To
30 Tor another man with their Win
chester.
Inc Dakota Central Telephone com.
pahy has begun work on an extension
OF tehir line from Sisseton To Veblin
Marshail county. The new line will no
>twenty-two miles long
DE Smet is very much worked nm
over the fact that the evening train
from the west arrives about an bonr
late every evening with n regularity
deserving special mention.
Deadwood has brought forth another
niusicai composer, to add to the grow
ing isl In the state. The new aspi-
rant Tor honors is Enos e. Sandbery.
me composer of "The Quarrel Told To
the Baby"
Ihere is decided scarcity of skilled
mechanics In almost all lines over tba
state and contractors are having soma
dliilculty In completing their contracts
wages are on the upgrade and all orc
working steadily. 'o
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