The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-17

elevator price. his known tendency 20
do his own shipping making 1t possible
for him to make such favorable terms.
Had he shipped his crop himself, he
would have received 2 cents more per
bushel than this. or s cents above ele-
yatOr price. Four years or so ago he
shipped car of flax belonging to him
self and neighbor and three cars Of
his own, and cleared II cents per bush
ell oil the four cars. The first ear
named. being q large one, netted the
owners considerably over 500 by ship.
ping.
Mr.. Giddines has shipped 1854 BUSH
els Of his '0S wheat crop. and is $131
wcaltheier by SO doing. This is an av
erage of 1863 cents per bushel. AS his
wheat crop amounts to 1O,S64 bushels.
the same rate Of gain on shipping the
whole crop would net him over 500
on account Of shipping. 1t can readily
be imagined that Mr.. Giddings would
much rather have this sum credited on
his bank account than that of some ell
evator company.
Means Much to the State.
There are individual farmers in the
OwEship of Bath who have raised sew
'nteen crops there and produced $780,
OO bushels or more Of wheat. Could
hese farmers but realize the amount
If volun' airy and involuntary tribute
hey have paid the elevator companies,
hey would be astonished. Estimated
III the average cleared the past year
~ shipping by some Of the men men
Toned, and everyone conversant with
he facts knows that this Is a ridicu-
ouSly low estimate. as il is q notorious
act that formerly the companies took
l much larger share Of the farmers
.rOp, on 100000 bushels. il would foot
Up pretty close to 5000. A much
anger sum would probably be nearer
he actual facts. When you think of
he hundreds of millions of bushels of
wheat in this state alone from which
he elevator companies have taken toll
% suit their own fancy, do you begin
% realize what snap they have had,
md the millions Of dollars the farmers
nave thrown away, simply because
hey did not ship their grain them
selves?
Mrs. Matilda Bauman of Lead has
been adjudged insane by the board of
insanity, and was sent to the Yankton
Day County, with a total vote of 3
521 has 10,O96 horses and 1891 cattle,
showing that the farmers there do not
place their entire dependence upon
wheat and other grain.
Joseph Ward, for several years in the
train dispatcher's office of the c., NJ. &
st. T., in Aberdeen, has accepted pO-
sition as train dispatcher on tie Great
Northern at Grand Forks.
Parties who circulated a petition in
Bradley to secure the necessary num-
Der OF signatures permitting the start
ing of saloon there, did not succeed
In obtaining single signature.
The first threshing report of the sea-
son is made by L. NJ. Boyce, a Lincoln
County farmer, who says his barley
yielded an average Of twenty bushels
per acre, and that the quality was eX-
cellent.
An increased attendance is expected
Mt the State University at Vermillion
this fall and next winter The faculty
has been added TO, and the buildings
nre undergoing improvements which
Will add to the comfort of the stud ants.
Isaac Lincoln has closed a deal with
Lee & Prentiss Of Aberdeen, by which
he disposes Of 900 head of fine young
cattle, to be delivered in October 9th
er buyers buyers are securing the
country trying to close deals, but find
it difficult 10 90 so.
small force Of men is engaged in
making preparations for the renewal
by the government of work upon the
Improvement of the Missouri river at
Fort Pierre. This will commence as
soon as the water has subsidized sutfl-
GENTLY. 1T Is understood that conSid-
cradle work will be done by the gov
eminent on the head of Marion island
near Fort Pierre.
Although the sentiment of the citi-
zens of Falrview is said to be practi-
cally unanimously opposed to saloons.
n license for such an institution has
been granted there The party who de-
sired to start the saloon hired n LAWYER
who addressed the town board. and
convinced the members that the new
law permitted saloons there. The H.
cense was fixed at $500 per annum.
While the town Of NiObrara Is on the
Nebraska side of the Missouri river,
opposite Running Water, s. D.. it con-
tributed number Of soldiers to the
First regiment South Dakota volun.
teers. citizens meeting has been
called at NiObra on Wednesday of this
week to make arrangements for suit
able greeting to their young soldiers
when the South Dakota regiment re-
turns from the Philippines
Kirk G.. Phillips of Deadwood has
asked Gen Beadle, president of the
St1tn al 30
him in making the selection Of n young
woman for the free scholarship which
has been promised by the president of
the New York Original School Of In
dustrial Design for Women. Gen. Bea-
die VIII do the recommending and Mr..
Phillips Will appoint the person.
MI u NIL 1.lti 1.t. L.. e.