The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-27
SOUTH DAKOTA.

curfew ordinance has gone into
effect ut Pierre.
A new Swedish church has been COM
pleted at Carthage.
yoborg claims to ship more farm
produce than amy town OF its size III
tie state.
A new o0.OOO-bushel elevator is being
constructed by f. +. Van Schoiack at
Bryant.
Grafton has refunded $500 Of ) per
cent bonds, through Seeley 4 Mason OF
Aberdeen.
johnson Bros, of Armour, have been
granted a ten-year telephone license
in that town.
A contract has been let for the con-
struction of a new school house ut
Davis. Turner county.
The current statement Of Madison
bank shows a $4,000 increase in bust
ness over the last prior report.
The South Dakota Educational asso-
citation will hold it's annual convention
at Hot Springs, Aug. 2, and 4.
J. ID. Moran has succeeded s. II.
GoOdfellOw as landlord Of the Hotel
White at White. Bro"kngs county.
The business of the Bradley cream
cry has increased to such an extent as
to necessitate the employment Of extra
help.
ID. II. Conner OF Sturgis has accepted
the position of chief clerk in the Office
Of the state commissioner Of insur-
ance at Pierre.
The Homestake company shipped
$4,000 in bullion from Lead to the
New York mint recently, which is the
usual semi-monthly cleanup.
The banks mt Flandreau have depOs-
its aGgregating 800 65.7S. This ex-
hibit is claimed to be the best of any
town Of its size in the Northwest.
The Pierre Daily News Is the latest
venture in the newspaper field at the
state capital. w. G. Yates and Oscar
Nelson are the editors and publishers.
A total of 1850 acres Of farm land in
Douglas county changed hands during
the month Of June, the purchasers be-
ing Eastern farmers, who will occupy
and cultivate the lard.
II. ]. Davenport of Sioux Falls, for
many years one of the most prominent
educators in the state, has accepted
the position of principal of the public
schools of Lincoln, Neb.
Thad l.. Fuller, son of Hon. III. G.
Fuller, of the state supreme court, who
has for several years held the position
of official Stenographer to the supreme
court. has removed to Milbank. where
he will practice law
The Russian cOlonists who are locat-
ed near Rockport and Elm Springs. n
few days ago received the sum of 81
600 for this seasons wool clip. The
money was placed i'm the common fund
OF the community. which has become
one of the wealthiest in the West.
A relentless war is being waged
against wolves and coyotes i'm various
parts of the state. The other day a
young man drove into Woonsocket
with five cubs. each about six inches
long, for the destruction of which he
was paid SO. 1t is said Sanborn
county farmer mistOok weasel for a
genuine gray wolf of this years crop.
The land office officials of Rapid
City have received letter from Land
commissioner Hermann. i'm which they
are paid high compliment for the
manner in which the land office Is be-
ing conducted. The receiver is w. s.
Warner, who was appointed to sue
coed his father. Porter Warner. de-
ceased. The register is A. f. Gardner.
G. c. Barney. representing the state
land department. last week rounded
up several trespassers OH state lands
in CoddngtOn county, and compelled
them to take out leases for the tracts
they had under fence. A deputy is
now in Sully county looking up tres
passers. and the work will be pushed
in all the counties where the state has
lands to lease which are being used
without authority.
Maj. James WhitewOod. who brought
n large expedition to the Black Hills
In 1876, by way of Bismarck. and an.
other expedition in 1877. died at his
home in Custer county, July g. He
was engaged in the lumber business in
Minnesota in 1859, was twice agent mt
Leech Lake, and has been prominent
resident of the Black Hills { the past
twenty-five years. He W eighty
years old at the time Of his ,ath.
There was taken to the almhouse mt
Huron the other day, an old man who
Is unable to give any ac >unt of him.
self or his friends. He IS about sixty
seven years old. medium height. sandy
chin whiskers light hair and fair COM
plexion and Swede or Norwegian by
birth. He is in the last stages of con
sumption. and was found i'm an unoccu
pied farm house near Virgil where he
had been for nearly Z week without
food or care.
Since Sept. l last, 375,OOO bushels of
wheat have been marketed ut Volga.
The value OF other grain, eggs. butter,
etc. marketed there, and the amount
paid Tor milk ut the creamery, makes
an Aggregate sum Of 100000 which
has been distributed among the farm
ers In that vicinity during the period
stated Tho Of