The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-26
SOUTH DAKOTA.

has brought suit against August ~ ron
schrabel of Frederick for bastardv
Kronschnabel was married Il few
months ago.
Mrs. II. f. McNutt, past grand CHIEF
Of honor, instituted a lodge of the DE.
gree Of Honor at Ipswich recently. Tha
lodge was formed with twenty-pirht
charter members.
William Mccarthy. white man
charged with breaking into the resi-.
dence of Charles Dcscheuouette. an In.
dian. at the Lower Brule Agency, was
held to appear before the United States
court at Sioux Falls.
The firm Of Gaymen Bros, which
has been doing general store business
ut WATERFOWL for several years, is dis.
solved. The building will be contin.
ued by Charles Gayman. A. c. Gay
man will have no further connection
with the business.
A whist tournament Is being ar
ranged for, which will be held at Aber.
deem when the arrangements are CON-
pleted. Eight players will participate
in the series Of games. four from Get
tysburg, four from Wahpeton, and
eight from Aberdeen.
Word has been receive dat Deadwood
that Gene Starner died three days ago
M Oakland. Ind. He was one of the
original discoveries of ore in the Rag
ged Top district. two years ago, in
partnership With his brother. He was
thirty years of age and unmarried.
Alvin Travis, twenty years old. son
Of Daniel Travis, living west of Athol.
was killed 10y a ferocious colt. Young
Travis was breaking the animal. when
il fell backward upon him. He lived
several hours after the accident but
did not regain consciousness.
Real estate men Of Flandreau report
a large increase ia the sale of farming
lands in that county, and the prospects
are that there will be large influx OF
Iowa land seekers there in the springs.
Prices are advancing rapidly and
prospects Of a lively real estate bust
ness are good.
Nels Iverson has sold 10 Axel John
son 500 acres OF choice land at River
side. the consideration being $4,000.
.Iohn s. Hart has sold his large farm,
located on the bottom land near Yer
million. to John Waltz Of Sioux City.
consideration not stated. The farm Is
one of the best in the county. Mr..
Hart gives possession soon.
The state land department has sent
out notice of sale and lease OF state
lands Sales will be made this year In
the counties of Bon 'Homme. Brook
ings, Brown Coddington, Deuel., Grant,
Kincsbury. Lake. McCook. Minnehaha,
will be made between the 10th and
s5th of March, and leases on the 22d.
The following is the business OF the
WATERFOWL land Office for the month OF
December. 1898: Thirty-five original
homestead entries: 50 final homestead
proofs: "a final timber culture proofs;
q cash entries, amounting TO 81, 465.
The cash entries for the quarter ended
Dec. 81. amounts to S2o.2S6.I1.
Waterfowl was lighted with electric
ity for the first time in two years the
other night. The new company has so
far completed its plant as 10 be able TO
light the business portion Of the city.
The plant will be entirely new and up
TO date in every particular. and when
completed VIII afford light for the en-
tire city.
1t Is thought that Gov. Lee will this
year pass the Bunderson hog cholera
bill. which he vetoed two years ago
and which is now on its passage in
the legislature Cholera has broken
out in the governors big herd of hogs
N Nermillon. and the professor of vet
Urinary science AZ Brookings college is
now at NGrmillon trying TO eradicate
the disease.
w. f. F. Bushnell CT Aberdeen. rep
resenting the editors and publishers or
agricultural papers. has arranged for
their annual excursion. which will take
place during the summer months. The
trip will be made over the entire North
crn Pacific system to the coast. and
will include tour through the Yellow
stone National Park The party viii
number at least seventy-fice people.
Senator Kyle advises parties at Abb
erdeen that the bill locating a public
building has passed the senate, and
urges that all possible influence be
brought 10 bear upon the members OF
the house. in order that they may also
give the bill favorable consideration.
There is graf need for n building OF the
KIND there, ms tire is no suitable place
at present for the holding of the United
States court.
John Hermann, one Of the earliest
pioneers OF the Pack Hills, died OF
pneumonia at Deadwood, at the age of
seventy-nine years. He was German
by birth, and came TO that city in 1877,
engaging in the wholesale liquor bust
ness. in which he was engaged at the
time of his death. He has no relatives
In this country, and left his valuable
estate for most part to relatives in his
native land.
Charles Crow Dog, an Indian resid-
ing ON the Rosebud reservation. has
been brought before United States
commissioner Tidric kat Chamberlain
charged with stealing herd Of cattle
belonging to various Indians on that
reservation and afterwards disposing
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