The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-03
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have opened "A clothing store tpeSne
socket. at WOon
Rev. x. :. Brown, Presbvto,,.
tor at kimball for the past tbro" pas
mas resigned. "'ee yean
Howard business men gro ..r.
organizing home buildinc lsg Of
vestment company. and In
Work has commenced q, ~,
3O.ooObushel Farmers Union new
elevator ut Sisseton. gram
Corn in some parts OF the s,..
from SIX to eight feet high and a ar
ing at remarkable rate, sow
Dennis Ryan has sold ba,yi,,.
IN the coal and grain business ~ p.N
~ Co., at Spencer, to Richard Hmnmaa,a
Sisseton challenges any town n -
state to show greater improyemmo,un,e
than II has made during the las. sN
months. '' i've
faui Wiidermuth OF Trip, has so,,
his grain elevator and coal busiross lu
that place to Gottleib Schaefrar .n ~
August Warncke aug
"A new grain elevator. To no a..
structed by a stock company and ~'r
on the cooperative plan. is beiny aui
tated at Alexandria 's''
The creamery at Epiphany has b0o,
purchased by Rev. Father Kroecs,
the Catholic priest ut that place whnn
has taken possession.
The repairs to the waterworks svs
TEN ut Trip have been completed ann
the town is once more supplied with
an abundance of water.
The barn belonging TO William Cor
dell, seven miles south of Kranzbur,
was struck by lightning and totally d.
stroyed, with it's contents.
+. Il. Albright and associates have
been granted Il twenty-year franchise
for the erection and maintenance Of A
telephone system ut Carthage
The farmers in the vicinity of Alpe.
ma are investing in windmills eytens.
lively. One dealer sold twenty -four. all
he had. and has orders for many more
Judge Gaffey sentenced Percy Sutley
or ParQer To the reform school, and re-
leased Gaylord Thomas and George
Ridgeway on suspended sentences on
future good conduct.
Times must be flush among the
Deadwood tailorS. One Of them offers
a reward Of $4,000 in gold to anyone
who proves that any suit sold by him
Is not made to measure.
The residents of Buffalo county will
hold a harvest festival and old settlers
picnic at Gam Valley, Aug. 10 and H.
The sports will include base bail
races. horse races, pony races, foot and
bicycle races, etc.
Burglars broke into the Northwest.
ern depot at Aberdeen and attempted
to blow open the safe. but failed The
money drawer was broken open, but
nothing was secured. 1t was evidently
the work of hOboes.
A heavy flow Of water has been me-
in the artesian well that is being SUM
at Fort Meade by the government. Tht
water is thrown from the end Of th
pipe ten feet in the air, and is eXcelen
in quality. The well will be sunk deep
Ter.
1t is ascertained that the hail storm
which swept n small area in Ianktol
county short time ago. and was re
ported to have caused damage to tn
extent OF 100000, in reality causet
an aggregate loss to farmers of les
than $4,000.
A quarter-section Of land in Turne
county, which was sold two years az
to James and Albert Shcrard for ~
GOO. was sold by them the other day 10
1000. which shows the increase in In
value of South Dakota farm land dui
ing the past two years.
Brookings county farmers. as wei
as farmers in other parts of the stat'
have got beyond the point where IL
necessary to borrow money. Of IN
So 600 Of school money. recently III
portioned to Bookings county, only
few hundred dollars have been loslne1
The stockholders of the Farmer
Warehouse company, at Bristol, nav
elected the following officers for ID
ensuing year: President. Thomas IN
laney; vice president. Charles Gar
son; treasurer, II. Strandness; seer
tary, Louis Machmiller; directors, I
Sjurson. X. S. Sigdestad and Micha'
Bierschbach.
The village of Trent, Moody count.
is enjoying a building boom. "A nun
Der of new buildings are in course
erection, among them building wmc
III. o. Eggebrotten will about Sept. ,
open with stock Of general merchai
disc. The citizens have been assure
that the Milwaukee railroad VIII as
build depot in the near future
The commissioners Of deuel. couh'
have awarded to Canton, ono, MI
the contract for new county JAIL
cost S4,995. The building Will also
occupied by the sheriff as Residence
a. ID. Mower Of Clear Lake is the SUI
contractor. and will have charge OF u
construction Of the building, when
to be ready for occupancy not ia',
than Nov. Is.
The commissioner Of the gener'
land office at Washington mas for"al'
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