The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
SOUTH DAKOTA

farmers elevator at thar Mac 'oh o.
Coy. Lee is spending n few do
the Black Hills. He inspected :. Jays IN
Oh the new dormitory at Spea Il "OfS
Inc residence Of Charles f. R,rn,
Oh offender was totally destrorod '' ~
nre. Loss, $500; partial insurance W
The passenger service betwoon
son ana Bristol: which was dscnn,inui
ued last fall, will be resumed Ans H :
"A. .. Ringsrud and DR.. l. q ~
have purchased the Livinpston neda
or 90 acres, five miles northwas, vn
Elk Point, for $l1 600. Or
Harrisburg, located on tho Min
kee road, between Canton and s,o"s
Falls, wants a bank, furniture S s,oua
a harness and repair shop. ''e'
j. Is. Taylor, supervising arch,,o,
the treasury department, was in Ar vi
deen recently, viewing the yarious s;ta,
offered for the public building ''S
Joseph Levinger, one of the ponea,
residents of Mitchell, has disposed :,
his half-interest in the Chicago Sho y.
Store ut that place, to j. +. Barlow =,
Yankton.
The Farmers Elevator COMPANY n,
Castlewood, has purchased the elevo,
or at that place, heretofore owned Nv
the Atlas Elevator company Of Mjnne
apolis.
Hand county is entirely out of deh
1t Is proposed to enlarge the school
house at Miller in order to care for tha
increase In the number of children ~
school age.
Mrs. G. +. Bailey, the national organ
izcr of the Woman's Christian Temper.
ance union, whose home is Prehibition
Park, \. y. will spend the month Of
August in the Hills in the interest Of
her work.
All the buildings on the ranch of Au
gust Rich on the Sheyenne river near
Pierre, were burned. As none OF tho
family had been at home for the day
the fire is supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary.
The current report Of the Parkston
creamery shows that during a period Of
thirty days, butter amounting in yalue
to 5,370.44 was sold, an increase Of
500 over any previous month in the
history Of the creamery.
The Deadwood board of education
held al enthusiastic meeting recently.
Various improvements will be made
about the school rooms and grounds,
and the salary Of the city superintend.
ent will be raised $500.
While party of boys were playing
at the Groshong resort. Oh the bank Of
Blue Dog lake, near.W aubay, Robbie,
the twelve-year-old son of G. s. May.
rard, was accidentally shot in the leg.
The wound is not serious
The Groton Milling company is put.
ting up 4O,OO0bushel elevator adjoin.
ing its mill at Groton. The Atlas Ele-
vator company has commenced a 80.
GO0-bushel elevator, to replace the one
destroyed by fire last March.
The Chinese bath house ut Deadwod
was taken from trunk in bedroom.
The thieves obtained entrance to the
room from under the house by boring
through the floor There is no clue.
\ terrific lail storm passed over the
section around DeSmet. totally destroy
ing crops on 1900 acres and severely
damaging those on several thousana
acres more. very little grain in the
track of the storm having been cut
An order has been made by the board
of insanity for the removal or JONI
Wells. the man who fell from his horse
while participating in the sports on tne
Fourth. 10 the Iankton insane asylum
He fell upon his head, and is now III u
demented condition.
Three bids were presented to the sec
rotary of state for printing otlclai re-
ports. by John Longstalf of Huron tne
State Publishing Company OF Pleilo
and Charles +. Bruce of Elk POINT
Iongstaff's bid Of 10 cents per l,ooV vi
composition took the contract.
The following appointments IN Tue
Indian school service have been iifiue'
Miss Florence Kelly, Centropolis' has,,
cook ut Yankton. s. d.; Mrs. Carle
Bigelow Of Kansas City, Mo-. lauildress
at Lower Brule: John {. Mliuieh.i ~
of Lander, Who, carpenter at hose'''
S. ID.
The trustees Of Black Hills cohese
met at Hot Springs, and came 10 ~.
conclusion that the president saln .,rs
l. ust be guaranteed, in order 10 seour.
and retain man for that inpol.an =,
position The board has nuiiipvi ~ y,
applications. and selection VIII "
fde ut another meeting.
There was sad death at pla a,..
Hawk. Pennington county. recently y
John Anderson. well known IN tlias xo ~.
cinity, died of erysipelas, AFTER su sor,
ing some time. His wife died hve VA! J.
previous, Of the same disease. wv
the four children died a year aso'
baby four months old is left.
In the eastern part of Suiiy cou nnd
the crops. as general thing are s .%oi
The farmers are beginning 10 Gu, ~ :,
wheat, which is good crop ga 81,
the best for many years. Io'a.'.' ,h
excellent. Corn il splendid ior VI !,
time of the year and hay IS P'eh''
the eastern part Of the county
T. T. puclilpn of New Grove. M !