The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-11-30
SOUTH DAKOTA.


Miss Mary Anderson of Steen was
almost kicked to death by horse.
During the month Of October 401 car
loads of wheat were shipped from Eu-
reka.
r. II. Rogers of Milbank has received
a pension of SO per month, dating from
1896.
A petition is being circulated praying
for a mail route between Clark and FL
.od.
Anton Olson has leased the CONNER
.ial hotel at Eureka, and takes posses
sion Dec. /.
William n. Mills of Mcpherson coun-
Nv harvested $50 bushels Of corn off
twenty-five acres.
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman has or
iered work commenced on the new
Catholic church at Hillsview.
Edward Jenkins was almost scalded
10 death by the blowing up Of thresh-
ng machine engine near Alcester.
From Oct 3 to Nov. 6, 1854 pounds
and IA ounces of NAL matter We're
sent through the Armour postoffice.
The home and blacksmith shop of o.
w. Westiver of Perkins. Sare recently
destroyed by fire, of incendiary origin.
George Padley, aged seventy-two, and
Mrs. Harriet Crosby, aged fifty, both
Of Egan, were recently married in that
,ity.
The supreme court has admitted to
practice Charles Mitschrlch of Eureka,
on certificate from the territorial
court.
A little child in Terraville was Sc
gerely burned last week by falling
against a hot stove in the absence OF
ITS parents.
Otto +. Th Grantz, the Black Hills
millionaire. has returned from Denver,
where he took two ears of ore, VIII ch
netted him $4,000.
Within the next thirty days Mound
City will have an electric light plant.
C. III. Mewing is in Minneapolis pur-
chasing the machinery.
Mcpherson county's register has been
kept busy filing releases of chattel
mortgages, over 100 having been re.
reiyed in q single day.
Lead has the largest Workman order
In the state, having membership of
49, A number Of new members were
taken in during the week.
Memo was connected with the out
side world by long -distance telephone
last week. The line will also be work
Ing on through that place to Freeman.
The remains of Cora Ernst, the act
ress who has played SO many years in
this state, and who died recently in
Birmingham, Ala, will be brought to
Pierre fer burial.
The new concentrating plant Of the
Homestake mine, near Puma, is near
ing completion. 1t will be one of the
largest plants of it's kind in the state
when in running order.
Boys playing with dynamite caps re-
suited in one of the youngsters having
two fingers and thumb amputated.
The glasses worn happened to save his
eyes from the flying pieces.
An attempt was made during the
week to rob pawn shop and jewelry
store in Deadwood, but the robbers
were frightened away after breaking
In the plate glass window.
A woman trading in WATERFOWL
store left her pocketbook on the count
err for her husband to pick up. She Is
now wondering If she Is a bigamist.
She lost something over $40.
Conductor Lew Walters, pioneer CON
ductor Of the Cakes & Hawarden road,
has been compelled to sever forty
year service on that road by injuries
received at n switch at Parker
Two Mennonites have left that city
for California. with the intention OF
making 1t their home If il proves salts
factory. They are confidently expected
back shortly by their relatives.
Corn huskers are now putting in
claims for championship records. A
man in Yankton county claims 1870
bushels In ten hours, and a man in
Clay claims 40 in the same time.
The contest which was instituted at
Fort Pierre over the will Of the cattle
man, Fred Dupree, has been closed,
md Mrs. Ovitt, who claimed to be a
niece of the deceased, was turned
1own.
Eureka is on the ragged edge of
coal famine. The other day one firm
placed twelve orders for soft coal in
the East. But one firm responded, ow-
ing to the scarcity of fuel, and it sent
but two car loads.
Another complaint Of lusty charac-
ter Is coming from Wilmot over the
poor grade OF oil being shipped in by
the Standard Oil company. 1t is said
to be the refuse which Is unable to pass
under Minnesota laws.
The past season has been remarka-
BILE one for building I'm Milbank, and
the open weather still permits work to
go on the same as In midsummer.
Several residences have been COM
menced quite recently.
William Barr Of Frederick recently
al IL.