The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
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is to be enlarged this year.
Six hundred head of Canadian cattle
will be pastured near Ipswich.
The Gary band gave a successful
band entertainment last week.
An electric light system is being agi-
lated atBryant.
\ new cigar factory is said to be
amoLg the certainties at Bryant in the
lear future.
Charles Bates of Yankton has been
appointed chief allotting clerk at the
Lower Brule Agency
The fourth semi-annual district con-
vention of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety was held at Clear Lake last week.
The hen is an important factor in the
prosperity of the farmer. In one day
recently $50 cases, containing 10000
dozen eggs, were shipped from Tyn-
dali
Capt w. V. Lucas, ex-congressman,
and ut present register of the United
States land office at Chamberlain, will
deliver the Memorial Day address at
Sermillion.
The authorities Of Lake Preston will
arrange for the putting in, at an early
date. of waterworks system. for
which the voters, at the recent election.
authorized the expenditure of $1,000
The Halliday X Gustus stock of mer-
chandise at lroquois has been trans
ferred, Mr.. Halliday's interest having
been sold TO Elmer Walter. The new
firm name will be Walter & Gustus.
The board of education of Aberdeen
hts decided to re-engage all of the old
corps Of teachers except one woman
teacher, who resigns to accept posi-
ton elsewhere.
The equipment for the new creamery
ut Garden City has been purchased and
will be placed in position as soon es
the building is completed The ma
chinery is of the most improved pat
tern.
The eighteenth annual convention of
the Sphinx County Sunday Sschool as
the Sphinx County Sunday School as
24-25. A fine programme is being pre-
pared and a large attendance is as
sured.
Bon HOmme and Hutchinson county
sports are looking forward with intel
est to the outcome of a road race next
Sunday from Olivet to Memo. a dis
lance of five miles. Considerable mon
ely will change hands on the result
Miss Aurora Koehler of Aberdeen
has been invited to take the position Of
instructor in German at the assembly
of the Big Stone Interstate Chautau-
qua association at Simpson Park the
present season.
Albert Wright, an employee of the Alb
erdeen steam laundry, was accidental
ly caught in n apidly-revolving shaft,
AM would have been killed if the belt
had not, fortunately, run off the pulley
AS ii was, he was badly strained and
bruised. ;
Deuel. county man advertised a
COW FOR sale in novel way. He an
bounced that on n certain day the
price of the COW would be $50, and
each day thereafter the price would
drop 81, first money received to take
the COW.
The Business Mems league Of Mitch
ell will undertake to raise $4,000 to-
ward the erection of new building
for Dakota university, which has out.
grown its present capacity. President
outside of Mitchell if $4,000 is raised
there.
The jury in the case of Louis Mont
roy, at WatertOwn, charged with being
an accessory with Michael Andre, in
numbering Lyman +. Moody, rendered
a verdict of not guilty. after being out
twenty minutes. Andre was tried
last fall, found guilty and sentenced to
Imprisonment for life.
Cargills elevator, at Flandraau, val
ued at $500, with 14,000 bushels of
grain, and Parks elevator, valued at
$1,000, with 1900 bushels of grain, at
Airlie. burned to the ground. Cargill's
interests were insured; Parks is a to-
tai loss. The fire is supposed to have
been incendiary.
Preparations are being made by the
Aberdeen Scottish Rite MasOns for the
semi-annual reunion OF Masons Of
the rite at the temple next month. The
reunion will begin on the evening Of
June 20 and continue three days, all
the degrees from the fourth to the thir-
ty-second being conferred.
Word has reached the state that J.
Lawrence Sheets, who went to the
Philippines with the First regiment.
South Dakota volunteers, has been ap-
pointed chief engineer OF Gen. Otis
dispatch boat Louise. He Is 4 son Of
III. III. Sheets, n prominent resident Of
Esnond.
Lead probably has the largest pay
roll of any city in the state. There is
n total Of about $4,000 paid out for
day wages every month, which is as
regular and as sure as anything can be.
The Homestake company heads the
list by paying out about 100000 on its
payday, the 18th.
Two sons Of ]. d. Casteel, one four
teen years old and the other ten, resid-
ing on the YanktOn reservation, were
suddenly taken i'll and died before q
III, could ho nnlInl Inuacfi6a-