The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-04

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The council has also passed an orSis
ance granting the Park Region TIL
phone company the right to erect o
maintain telephone poles and wiros alu
the streets OF Alexandria.
There are a good many Finlanao..
in Lead, employed in the djffe,oass
! mines. They are circulating pe,itons
among their own people and tho ~,
zens, asking the government to usa =,
J influence in freeing that country fra.'
Russian oppression. The petitions oal
signed by over 1920 people in ,So s
city.
a prairie fire, started by the dpdian.
on the Crow Greek reservation SVEN.
across the northern part of sBuffala
county and burned the house AMI
barns and several head of stock ha
longing to G. A. Osman. His loss win
/ be about $1,000; no insurance. Sava,
al hundred acres Of good grazing lana
were burned over.
Word was received at Doland recon,
ly that Mrs. j. II. Atwater. living Sow.
en- miles west, was burned TO death
while out in the field at work. She was
operating harrow known as stub.
ble-burner, and the horses, becoming
frightened, ran away. Her garments
were caught in the machinery, and she
was so burned that death ensued.
The people Of Centerville are deter
mined that the moral tone of that
sprightly town must be improved. and
few days ago, had Harry Dwire and
wife arrested on O charge of conduct
ing disorderly house In default Of
bonds, the couple have been lodged in
Jail at Parker TO await their trial at
the September term of the circuit
court.
Joseph Schwartz. the Sioux Falls
architect, came to Redfield, under in.
structions of the state board Of chart.
ties and corrections and inspected the
topography Of the site for the new in.
sane asylum, to be erected there this
summer. He will prepare the plans at
once, and bids will be advertised for.
Considerable building with be done in
Redfield this season, and everything
portends good year.
Alcester, Union county, is becoming
one of the liveliest and most progress
i've counties in the southeastern por.
ton Of the state. A number of new
, dwellings and other buildings are now
, in course of construction there, and
more are contemplated Among the
proposed new buildings is an opera
house. the ground floor OF which will
be devoted TO store rooms, offices, etc.
The building will be 25x150 feet, and
, will be built Of brick.
Farmers say the soil was never in
better condition. The late spring kept
the frost in the ground to such an ex.
! tent that within the lest week farmers
have reported that upon digging down
foot or SO they have encountered
frost. The rains last week placed the
surface of the ground in good condi-
ton. and since then the moisture from
the frost beneath has been coming
slowly to the surface, proving very
/ beneficial TO the starting of wheat.
Kid Rich. a cowboy, was arrested
at Pierre. on telegram from the Sher-
If of Potter county asking that he be
held. Rich says the cause of the ar
rest is that he, with others. few days
ago, tied a druggist in Forest City and
secured what whisky they wanted, put
the money on the counter and released
their prisoner He said that it was
! only joke. and only done because
| they had been buying whisky at the
place all the day before and were re-
fused it the next morning.
Articles of incorporation for the IL
brary association at WATERFOWL Were
adopted at recent meeting of the cit
liens of that place, which is to be
known as the WATERFOWL Library as
ISOLATION. The following board OF
trustees was elected: j j. CluttOn, ID
4. Walker, DIR. III. NJ Finnerud, Mrs
! Agnes NJ. Sheafe, Mrs. Addie +. Add
son, Mrs. Minnie s. Brown and W. X
/ Thomas. The library rooms will bt
located in the second story of the city
hall, and the rooms are being put IL
readiness now.
Harris Franklin of Deadwood, ha:
commenced suit for damages to the
amount Of $1O,5G0 against the Hooker
, AnOld Brokerage company of Kansas
, City. 1t was supposed that no Soutl
Dakotans were involved in the failure
of Gillette. the Kansas cattle plunger
but it develops that Mr. Franklin al
vanced this sum and took as security
mortgage on cattle. which the fail
ure Of Gillette proved were not in ex
istence. The loan was placed by th'
Kansas City company, and hence tn
suit Of Mr.. Franklin against 1t for TIM
recovery Of the money.
Because the nineteen-year-old daugh
ter OF BrOOkings county couple pI
the name OF Larson, left home ant
took up her residence with her grand
mother and an uncle, they went to TIM
place when the daughter was alone
pounded her over the head with re
volver until she was nearly dead. ana
after fastening her securely to tree
with ropes, left her. She was after
wards found, more dead than alive
The couple were arrested, and. rs
punishment for this harsh method o.
retaliating for disobedience, were sen
fenced IN thu Rronl inUc coiiDtV jail tO