The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-10-05

Land in Cook county has advanced
from So to So per acre during the past
Fix months.
In one day recently the Bank OF Up
switch paid out over $4,000 for cattle
and wheat.
Fred Meier has decided to construct
and operate another grain elevator ut
Chancellor.
The contract has been let for the con-
struction of new Catholic church ut
Running Water.
The next Improvement at Bridgewa-
ter will he the putting in Of complete
system of water works.
The school board of Henry has pur-
chased a free circulating library for
the benefit of its patrons.
The grass through the state is re-
ported to be curing nicely, thus assur-
inc good winter feed for stock.
Coffee < Larkin. millers, of Madison,
have let the contract for 20,O0O-bush.
FL elevator OF Madison. The firm Is
also building an elevator at Baltic.
A party of Massachusetts sportsmcn
are hunting prairie chickens in Clark
county. They travel in two special
rarS.
The new school building ut Kimball,
erected to take the place of the one de-
stroyed by fire some months ago, has
been completed.
Laborers are still reported to be
scarce in the vicinity Of Ipswich. not
withstanding that 50 per day is being
offered and paid.
The disbursements just made by the
Kimball. Gam Valley and Pukwana
.reameries among their patrons for Au-
gust milk aggregated $500.
Capt. S. w. Arnold OF Ipswich has
crabapple tree that has produced one
crop this season. and now one large
branch is in full bloom and loaded
with fragrant blossoms.
\ new Presbyterian church has beel
completed on the line between Moody
and Lake counties. 1t is large, wen
finished and furnished with opera
chairs. organ, etc. and is entirely free
from debt.
John Wilkes. Brule comfy arteSian
well contractor has just completed
four-inch artesian well for the Cham
berlain roller mill. 1t is good well,
$40 feet deep. and was put down in
fifteen days.
Bagley 4 Heidi. saloonists of Garth
age. have been bound over 10 the next
term Of the circuit court TO answer 10
The charge of selling liquor to a minor.
This is believed to be the first ease Of
the kind brought under the new Ii
eense law.
Iietland is not behind its sister towns
in Kingsbury county in the matter OF
public improvements. \ new church.
business house and several dwellings
have been erected there this season.
The town is surrounded by some of the
richest farming land in the state.
]. L. Helton. an Aurora county farm
er, lost Il quantity Of property 10y 4
fire. which was started in peculiar
manner. While moving. the knives Of
the machine struck stone and the
sparks set fire to the dry grass. which
spread before he was aware of wha,
had occurred.
Col. Nj. ID. Skinner of Lansing. Mich,
formerly newspaper man. has just
purchased a cattle ranch containing L.
loo acres on Hat creek. Fall River
county. He has also bought some 200
head of cattle with which TO stock his
ranch. and he will devote himself to
the business of stock raising.
A law suit before Justice Ward mt
Redfield illustrates the usual result.
Certain parties went to law over three
hogs. valued at Sl4 They had attOr-
neys' fees to pay. and got n judgment
that one side should have one hog and
pay costs amounting to $3.50. The
other side got two hogs. and had TO
pay the same amount of costs.
Gam Valley will have the public hall
which it has long been in need Of. w.
j. hughes has decided to erect a mann
moth new building at that place. The
new building will be 24XG4 feet and
two stories high. The upper floor will
be used as Il public hall and the lower
part will be used for business pur-
poses.
Nearly sixty carloads of cattle were
shipped from Miller last week, all for
points In Iowa. The cattle were pur-
chased from Hand county farmers by
Iowa ncn. who will feed them corn he.
fore turning them on to the market for
beef. The value Of the sixty carloads
is estimated mt $4,000. all of which
was distributed among Hand county
farmers.
Henry Schlesser, until recently con-
fectioner in Chamberlain, was brought
from Mitchell by Deputy United States
Marshal Somers, charged with having
relied empty cigar boxes upon which
the stamps had already been cancelled.
He was held by United States Commits.
sloner Iidrick to appear before the
next United States grand jury ut Sioux
rams, anc, In default Of bail, has been
placed IN the Brule county Jail.
Miner county claims the honor OF