The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-03-30
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The site has been secured ana Worh
Will commence Oh new roller min a'
Toronto.
Fred II. Mettler Of Hutchinson coun.
tx has bought the Jacob Heb farm Oh
80 acres for 5000.
III. A. Fowler Of Heart Prairie, WIS.
and A. G. Schmidt have established
music house NJ Madison.
]. G.. Bennett Of Sanborn county sofa
900 head of sheep recently TO >. "A.
Stewart for $500.
Rev. l.. Lcysne. pastor of the Luther-
an church at Summit, died OF consump-
ton recently.
Timer x Holt are reporte dto be ar
ranging matters with view 10 start
ing a new bank at Memo, Hutchinson
county.
Jacob Mettler of Memo has 400
bushels Of wheat still in his granary.
Many other Hutchinson county farni-
ers are said to have full granaries.
Sioux City parties have been Mt
White Lake recently, disposing OF
large number Of young cattle 10 the
farmers and stockmen of that section.
During the first twelve days OF the
present month 1900 head Of young
cattle were shipped into Jerrauld coun-
ty.
Boyd D. Milan, who last year spent
several months in Alaska, is now at
Miller, but expects to return to the
gold fields about May /.
w. b. Wolcott has bought ranch 10
the north of Kimball, in Brule county,
upon which he expects to engage quite
extensively in the stock business.
Three carloads of immigrant goods
arrived In Brookings last week for par
ties from other states, who have pur-
chased farms near that place.
Cattle thieves are operating around
WoonsOcket. Farmers, in order to pro-
tect themselves. may be compelled TO
brand their cattle.
Brule county lands are selling rap
idly this season. Desirable lands are
becoming scarce. and good quarters
are now selling for as high as 900.
Henry Renake. a well known and
prominent farmer and stockman or
washington Springs, has bought an
improved farm two miles west of Al
pena.
Ray Cunningham. Of Melrose town
slip, Grant county has bought the old
Reuben Morton tree claim, the south
east quarter of section 30, Grant Cen
ter township.
o. Waldorf has sold his 160-acre
farm, two miles north of Hudson, to
Lars Heller of Norway township. for
$1,000. Mr.. Heller will move on the
place in the spring.
Emil Zimmerman of Madison has
been awarded the contract to build
new Catholic church and parsonage ut
Ramona. The church will be 4OX60,
with tower eighty feet high.
Wisconsin parties are erecting
plant for cheese factory about six
miles south of Bloomington, in Charles
Mix county. The proprietors are guar
anteeing 90 per cent to the patrons for
their milk.
w. III. Holmes has been bound over
to the district court mt Miller in the
sum Of $4OO. on the charge Of threaten
ing and chasing Clint Haskins with
i broomstick. Both men are prominent
farmers.
The supervisors Of Willow township.
| Mcpherson county, have Set n good ex-
ample by voting tax for fire-breaks
around the township. Other town
ships in that vicinity will doubtless
| take similar action.
J Residents Of Beadle county will
hereafter leave their six shooters at
nome when going out in public, or car
/ ~ them in belt. resident Of that
h1y H,.S al "a N
costs for carrying concealed weapons.
McCook county is having an immi-
| grafton boom. \ local paper states
that week ago ten families arrived at
Canistota from Illinois, Indiana and
Iowa. bringing with them eleven car
loads Of housekeeping and farming
parapher-alia
The Armour Creamery company has
decided TO enlarge its plant by estab-
listing complete creamery at Harris
on, instead CT the separator station
now maintained there. 1t is expected
that the new creamery will be in OPP
Grafton in the near future.
John Callinan. one of the oldest con-
ductors on the Chicago. Milwaukee a.
st. Paul road. died at his residence in
Madison. Two Of his children. who re
side in Minneapolis. and one son at Al
bert Lea, Mimi. had been summoned
and were with him at the end.
The Madison broom factory has sold
its entire line Ct machinery, which will
be erected again in Bryant. and new
and more modern machinery will re-
place it at Madison. Madison brooms
! have already acquired great reputa-
ton.
Sam RosenherGer Of Centerville ore
Of the cOunterfelting gang sentenced
to the states prison about two years
age. arrived home this week. having
completed lis tine at that institution.
Dedrick, who was supposed TO be the
ringleader in the hnsineSs has nnynr