The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-11-16
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Mrs. Arm Boylan an old resident OF
Sioux Falls, is dead from suffocation
and shock resulting from a fire in her
dwelling.
A South Dakota miner has been ar
reited, charged with having committed
murders in Canada and Oregon many
Years ago.
A premature blast i'm the Holy Terror
mine at keystone instantly killed Joe
EVERY and broke leg and arm for
Charles Whistler
The United Brethren society of
Clark has completed a new $1,000
lchurch. and a movement is on foot to
build a parsonage at cost Of 5000.
Miss Florence La Toilette of Cham
lberlain, daughter of Railroad Commits
sioner La Toilette. has been elected
matron of the state asylum for the in
lsane at Yankton.
ton. found his mother Mrs. Fahey,
lying dead on the floor when he re-
turned home. She had been seen to
enter the house shortly before. Cause
of death, heart disease.
The stage line between Tyndall and
Lesterville, which played an important
part when that portion Of the state
was considered on the frontier, has
been discontinued by orGer of the post
office department.
The jury in the case against Mayor
II. A. Tubbs Of Alcester, after being
out about four hours. returned YER
diet finding the defendant guilty on all
five counts in the Indictment for send
ing obscene literature through the
mails.
j. j. Salisbury, owner of n large
IstOck ranch il Dearborn township, has
lleased the same, and will remove with
his family to Huron to reside Mr..
Salisbury has purchased the David
IWhirple property and a tract Of eighty
acres near by.
President Pyle, of the Black Hills
college ut Hot Springs, announces that
the board of directors has decided to
admit to the institution all discharged
soldiers free Of charge, and it is exe
lpected that a number will take adj
Vantage Of the offer.
Grow Dog, son Of Grow Dog. the In
dian who, in the '70s killed the famous
Sioux chief Spotted Tail, pleaded guilty
to the charge of stealing cattle from
another Indian, and was sentenced by
Judge Garland at one years imprison-
ment in the Brule county jail at Cham
berlain.
David X. Williamson, a farmer living
north of Plankinton. had an encounter
with a ferocious bull and in the melee
Mr.. Williamson was Knocked down
and quite badly bruised. The animal
tried to gore him, but as he had no
horns could only push him to the earth
with his head
j. III. Westover, an old resident Of
Custer county. has been adjudged in
sane and he will be taken to the state
asylum as soon as a place can be made
for him there. He has large family
dependent upon him and for years he
has been active in the upbuilding OF
the county.
III. Nj. Adams, one of the Oldest pros
pectors in the Southern Black Hills.
dropped dead on Iron creek, fifteen
miles east of Custer He was an OLD
soldier in the Civil war and claims to
have been in the same regiment with
President Mckinley. He was sixty
Ieight years old and was unmarried.
Erick Erickson of Moody county,
who was brought to Sioux Falls by
Deputy United States Marshal GIBSON.
appeared before Judge Garland and
pleaded guilty to the charge of selling
liquor to Indians at Flandreau agency.
lie was sentenced to sixty DAYS In the
Moody county jail at Flandreau and
fined 500.
George Washington Leedom. n Ly-
man county settler, was acquitted by a
jury in the United States court at
| Of oh
liquor to an Indian. A similar verdict
was returned in the case of William
Grosclose, a ranchman living on Chey-
enne river, indicted on a similar
charge. This completed the work of
the United States court at Sioux Falls
for this term.
AS Indicating how farmers around
Huron are prospecting, ii is necessary
only to look over few pages Of the
assessment books as returned by town.
ship assessors. Scores Of farmers who.
three or four years ago, made no re-
turn Of assessable personal property.
have this year returned from 81 800 to
$4,000, and many of them make no hes
J itancy in saying that they have in
vestn eDts that are taxable.
The future of Edgemont as a sheep
center is practically assured now, since
the movement, started some time ago.
to procure the uncompleted wooden
, mill at that place for wool ware
house, has been consummated. There
were sheared in the vicinity last spring
$1,000 pounds of wool, all Of which is
shipped from Edgemont. An indica-
: tons point to much larger clip next
spring on account of new purchases.
Walter Cook fired two shots Mt
Joseph Jones and one at John Colts
leben, and. in consequence, has been
, lodged in jail, and may have to answer
to the charge of attempted murder.
Ihe trouble arose over young lady,
Miss Katie Colwell, with whom both
were said to be enamored Cook called
Zones out of q hotel in the heart of tho