The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-14
SOUTH DAKOTA.

family to Nillisca, Iowa.
| The heavy shipments Of horses from
Pierre to the Twin Cities will continue,
having been strengthened by the sue
! cess of the auction sale of horses ut
that point last week.
Lieut.. Il. Il. Hawkins, of Company
B, First South Dakota, arrived ut Sioux
Falls recently. He was met at the de-
pot by band of u. V. U. and G. "A. Il.
posts and large crowd OF citizens
A young bootblack named Tom Ke-
hoe was accidentally killed by Buffalo
Bills circus train at Aberdeen. lie was
evidently stealing ride and fell while
getting off. His parents live In Man
katO, Mimi.
The excursion of the Milwaukee COM
pany to Chamberlain recently was the
largest ever run into South Dakota
point. 1t comprised sixty coaches, d.
vided into six trains, and the railroad
people declare they brought in between
four and five thousand people.
The Clay county w. G. II. u. conven-
ton was held in WakOnda last week.
| The programme was long one. Wa
konda is the only city in the county
licensing saloons, but the ladies hope
to encourage voters to abolish 1T.
The Elkhorn Railway company has
closed deal with the Hay Creek Coal
company for 100 tons of coal per day.
This Hay Creek coal mine is rapidly
becoming large concern. The COM
pany is employing all the men it can
get and is advertising for more.
The young son Of John Hampton, a
\ a I,s, hoe iyS
ing from his home for nearly three
weeks and no trace Of him can be
found. The parents are alarmed. Fears
are entertained that he may have wan
dered to the Vermillion river, which
flows near the farm home, and been
drowned.
At the conjunction Of two lodges at
the depth of seventy-tive feet in the
Lena mine, four miles north OF Hill
City. a rich strike of free milling gold
was made. The ledge is four feet wide
and abOunds in free gold specimens,
and assays several thousand dollars to
the ton. The property is owned and
operated by A. ID. Arundel Of Mime
apolis.
Realty dealers of Pierre report a
steady and increasing demand for city
property, which Is sending up prices
all over the city, while the demand for
houses for rental is beyond the supply,
causing a sharp advance in the prices
of rent. 1t Is hard to find desirable
house for rental in any part Of the
city. and the fall demand. which Is
always great here, has hardly begun.
The Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley Railway company has just
closed deal for several lots on Sher-
man street, DeadwoOd, known as the
old skating rink property, and 1T is
the intention to erect a large freight
depot. Tie Company will have both
it's passenger and freight depOts Gen.
trally located with plenty Of room for
switch yards. The Elkhorn company
has also closed a deal with the Hay
Greek Coal company for 100 tons Of
coal per day.
Three more Of Company NJ boys re-
turned home recently from Manila. G.
n. Day, formerly city editor Of the
Daily Journal, has been sick Mt San
Francisco for several weeks with rheu-
matism and has suffered greatly He
expects to gain strength now that he
is back to the Hills. Charley Trusty
and Sergeant John Plat were the other
two to return. They were both sick at
Manila and are glad to get back home
There was not much of n demonstra-
ton made upon their arrival, since it
was not known when they would ar
rive. Rapid City intends making
grand demonstration when the COM
pany returns.
Sheriffs Eastman of Fall River coun-
ty and Ainsley Of Custer county are
somewhere south of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
in search Of four men who have apprO-
priated about 100 head Of horses be-
longing to Craven Brothers or this
county and to Henry Pilger and others
of Custer county. The horses were N
ken up from the range near the county
line and near Wyoming, and were not
missed for some time. Word was re-
ceived day or two ago that four men
had been seen north of Cheyenne with
a large bunch Of horses, and one Of
them had sold a horse with the brand
Of Mr.. Pitcher on 1t. Eastman and
Ainsley Immediately started in pursuit.
II. G. Delaney, who Is interested in
large stock ranch near Kuhn, has dis
posed Of 1900 head Of cattle at Aber-
deem for delivery about Oct. / at an
average price Of cents per pound.
One Of the best sales yet made was by
Moody & Culbert, who disposed Of a
nice bunch of grade Hereford spring
calves at straight price Of $31.65
each. They also sold fifty head of
yearling steers at 81 per 100 pounds.
Many buyers are in the field, but find
farmers and stock men inclined to hold
until later in the season in order to get
all the weight possible before selling.
Grass on the range Is in prime condi-
ton owing to late rains and cattle are
laying on flesh rapidly at the present
time.
The secret Of the murder of Eugene
Cullinan, a former Black Hills miner.
who was found dead I'm his cahip Az,