The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-20
SOUTH DAKOTA.

4 breach Of promise case will come
| up in Douglas county. Anna Boyer Su-
ing Alex Booher for 81, 900.
A law and order league has been or
| ganizcd at Bonesteel, Gregory county,
70 put stop to vile language and row.
dyism on the streets and in business
| houses.
Two little girls of Elkton. Maria Win
esch ana Gertie Brown. passed n sub
scription list among the citizens and
raised $50 for the New Richmond sui
| ferers.
| Mt. Vernon's school population has
| increased to such an extent that an
| other department will be added to the
| public schools at the commencement OF
the fall term
Joseph Keck of Miller. has been
bound over to appear before the cir
cult court in September to answer to,
the charge Of stealing q quantity Oh
| farm machinery.
On Oct l next will occur the twenti-
| eth anniversary of the founding Of the
| city Of Brookings, and the citizens are
| preparing TO celebrate the occasion in a
| suitable manner.
Thomas Walker Of Burbank sold to
Chicago firm 4o1 head OF steers for
S42.36O. They have been fed since De-
| tober and average about HOO pounds.
| They We're shipped in two trains.
\ total of twenty seven new build
| ings mas been constructed at Brook.
ings this year. Iwenty-six new ones
| are now in process OF construction, and
seven mora nrp con tpmn llta1
On the 18th inst. the Bohemians of
South Dakota held celebration ut
Tyndall TO commemorate the 3lst an
niversary Of the settlement of their
countrymen in South Dakota.
South Dakota farmers already are
estimating their probable yields OF
wheat. Timothy Cole. n Bon Hommc
county farmer says he has seventy
acres of wheat which will average
twenty-five bushels to, tile acre.
Michael Daughcrty, aged twenty. Mt
Sioux Falls, was drowned in a quarry
pit. He had been in swimming with
the other boys in the pit, which con
tanned water about talirty-iive feet in
depth. He was subject to'cpiieptic fits.
Word has been received at Brentwood
from Boston announcing the death OF
Ed Curley who went to that city re-
Gently for his health. He was pOpu-
lar young man of Deadwood and was
well known in most of the Hills cities.
The city council Of Canton has voted
the sum of $500. to be added to a sum
to be appropriated by the board OF
county commissioners of Lincoln coun-
ty. for the purchase of Il clock. which
will lS,. &.,x
house at Canton.
The school census of Beadle county
has been completed, showing total OF
400 persons of school agc.i i'm the coun-
ty. a gain Of twenty-eight over last
year. In Huron city there are So per-
sons Of school age, gain over last
year of thirtyeight.
Mrs. stephen Clark. WHO was badly
wounded by her husband whose dead
body was fC1nd near Kmball is still
alive. The news that her h lsDand was
dead is doubtless n welcome relief to
her. rs she bps lived in constant fear
that he would return and complete the
work of ending her existence.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
company has announced its intention
lain OH Sept 3 from all it's lines in
South Dakota and from Spencer Iowa.
The railroad company expects fully 81
COO cXcursinnists ms nearly 1000 en-.
jCyed Il similar excursion last fall
The teachers institute of Codington
county opened at WATERFOWL with
large attendance. Prof +. +. Fitch OF
Aberdeen is the conductor. He is ably
assisted by Supt. A. A. Farley and
Miss Lillian Lancaster of Watertown,
and Prof. n. q. Wark. formerly supei.
intendent of city schools, but now re-
siding in Indiana.
1t is announced that DIR. Pearson of
Chicago, whose generosity has. I'm times
past, materially assisted Yankton col
lege, and who, a short time ago. Of
fered to endOw the institution with
$50 600 more, on condition that the in
debtedness against the institution be
Uquidated by July 1st 1900. has now
raised the amount to $4,000 provided
the debt is paid off by March LIST next.
There are a good many disappointed
people in the Black Hills over the lat
est amendatory circular that has been
sent to the head Of the office i'm Rapid
City, relative to the reservoir act which
was passed by congress on Jan. Is,
1897. A great deal of land has been 10
Gated in the cattle ranges of the Hills
by parties who have misjudsed the res
ervoir law.
young physician by the name Of
j. nj. Gushing. who lately came from
Indiana and located at Twin Brooks.
met with n strange case OF blood -pOis-
Oniny which NAV cost him an arm Ha
had been called to diagnose malady
in a herd Of cattle and horses feeding
in pasture, and white making AN au-
topsy received scratch on the left
hand from tho ragged edge Of bone.
He has been under the care of Df. Dan
icls OF Milbank for the past week.