The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-07
SOUTH DAKOTA.


Governor Lee has appointed ". J.
Hull of Alexandria member of the
state board of pharmacy, TO succeed
James Lewis of Canton.
George Thompson, an aged retired
farmer Of Bon Homme, was thrown
out of buggy and walked little over
a mile before he expired.
Sergeant Courser, of Co. G.. and
resident Of Alpena. arrived at Aber-
deem, from San Francisco. having been
duly mustered out of the service
Albert Pollock, who came to Dead
wood in 1889, and established the first
Photographic gallery in the Black
Hills, died in that city at Deadwood,
with cancer Of the liver He leaves a
wife and step-son.
Rex. ]. b. Long, who has filled the
pulpit Of the Congregational church
at Hot Springs, for the past three
years, resigned Sunday and will re-
move to Boston, Mass, for the pur-
pose Of taking post.
The board Of railroad commissioners
was in session in Aberdeen last week,
to listen to hearing in the matter
Of a petition for Y connecting the
Great Northern with the c., NJ &c
st. p. and Northwestern tracks in that
city.
Philip Du Frame has been sent to
Pierre by the Black Hills StOckman's
association to represent that associa-
ton there this season, the death of
Ben Morrison having left a vacancy.
The Missouri River association will
send James Douglass to Sioux City
to look after the interests Of that as
sociation in that city this year.
John Johnson, who was working six
miles northeast Of Revillo, received
frightful injuries in a threshing ma
chine accident. He was walking be-
side moving traction engine. attempt
ing to fix something on the side Of
the machine, when he stumbled over
shock Of grain and fell. One Of the
drive wheels ran over his face break
ing his nose and both jaws. He is
still alive.
DIR. r. f.. Lymer. for some time pre-
sident Of the BLACK Hills college at Hot
Springs, has been rendered the pastor
ate Of the First NJ. +. Church at De-
corah Iowa, which offer has been ac-
|cepted. Professor W.. ]. Pyle. DR..
Lymer's successor, Is hard at work.
He Is tireless worker and Is enthusi-
astic over the prospects for the coming
year. He expects an enrolment Of 200
on Sept. 10, when the school opens.
A team Of horses driven by Oscar
JamisOn ran away the other morning
at Huron. Mr.. Jamison was thrown
from the wagon and in the fall the
lines caught about one Of his feet and
he was dragged at fearful speed
through the street distance Of block
Or more striking sidewalks, crossings.
|etc., resulting in inflicting severe in
iuries. He will recover The wagon
was complete wreck and the horses
were somewhat injured.
Willis Beck, young man from Mis-
souri,. was one Of the thrashing crew
# Peter BlackhauS, near Madison and
while trying to throw off one Of the
belts his right arm was pulled into the
gearing. He was lifted from his feet
and twisted around several times be-
fore the machine could be stopped.
When taken out his shoulder was
found to be cislocated. his arm
|mangled and broken in two places, and
ais forearm broken so that one end
Of the bone was driven through the
skin.
A few days since Sheriff Medbery
;wCre out a warrant for the arrest Of
A. w. Wilwarth, OF Huron charging
aim with violating the game law. The
complaint was based on statements
made by Mrs. Frazell. At the exami-
nation Mr.. Wilmarth was discharged.
and evidence not substantlating the
charge made in the complaint Then
Mr.. Wilmarth caused the arrest Of
Sheriff Medbery and Mrs. F'razell,
charging them with perjury. The
examination resulted in the acquIttal
u the accused.
The general store Of s. Anderson at
800 In goods. The postoffice safe was
blown open hut nothing was secured
The committee in charge Of raising
he funds to return the South Dakota
soldiers from San Francisco has ap-
pOrtioned 81, 500 as Brown county's
share to be raised The sentiment ap-
oarently favOrs having the county COM
nissiOners appropriate the amount ne
.essary and petitions to that effect are
,eing circulated throughout the county
ana are being literally signed.
The assessment returns as they stand
1T present go n long way to remove the
charge Of hard times from South Da-
Gotta. Taking the population at 400, 900
which is likely to be larYe-and the
pturns show practically an assessment
yalue OF 500 per capita for the people
IF the state. II Is well known that
the assessment value Is mot the real
salue by any means. and the popula-
ion is put at high rate. The facts,
Z they could be got at would show that
he wealth Of the state Is nearly double
he 500 per capita shown by such re-
.urnS.
There was romantic wedding in
Lead recently, in which returned sol.
Tier of Fort Meade took the important
art Ernest Bender is first Sergenat