The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-12-21

l. ne CREST lily ana GettySDufB rall-
road is now making regular trips to
the river, as far as they have the track
completed.
The members of the Dakota univers-
ity football team was given a football
dinner by one of Mitchel's prominent
citizens the first of the week.
Otto and Robert Hoge and William
Buelow, charged with assaulting and
robbng Joseph Graves two weeks ago,
We're discharged at WATERFOWL. They
proved an alibi.
Five carloads of bridge timber were
unloaded recently at Utica for the Bon
Homme county railroad extension. Ii
is understood that work on the bridges
and culverts will be pushed as fast rs
the weather will allow.
new industry. SO far as South Da-
kota is concerned has been inaugu-
rated near Parkston by farmer
named Oliver, who will start a chicken
farm on a larger scale than ever be-
fore attempted in the state.
Mr. Northcott and wife, an aged
couple living in an addition to Huron,
had a narrow escape from asphiXiation
recently. Both were rendered very
sick and except for timely assistance
the result would have been fatal.
l.. ID. Henry, prominent merchant
of Doland, was found dead in his store
about 10 o'clock in the evening. Apo
pleXy is named as the cause of the
sudden demise. He had been in bust
ness in DoIand for seventeen years.
The school authorities of Madison
have taken prompt measures TO pre-
vent any possibility of trouble from
the smallpox scare that has been
striking elsewhere, and general vac
cination order had been promulgated.
carney Place of Chamberlain has re-
turned TO that city after a two years
experience in the Klondike. He
brought back with him to pay for the
S7O0 of his original investment and his
two years of time just one little mug
get worth $3.50.
Word reached Sioux Falls of the
death of Lars Anderson, a prominent
farmer living near Garretson, from
lockjaw. Blood poison resulted from
slight tester on the end Of one Of his
fingers and developed into tetanus. He
died in great agony.
The desipota factory at Aberdeen is
proving a great success and the com
pany is kept very busy filling orders.
A recent order received from Boston
called for n carload Of the product
which represents an equivalent OF sew
eral cars of potatoes.
Frank Thomas, a blind street peddler
known as shorty" was adJudged III
sane at Pierre and will be sent to the
asylum. He was injured several years
ago while working for the Northwest
ern road causing his blindness, and he
now imagines the whole road Is his
property.
The government of Great Britain has
designated Il. King. the government
astronomer at Ottawa, as the repre-
sentative Of her majesty's government
in the delimitation Of the provisional
boundary line. and the government OF
the United States has designated o. II.
Tilman, assistant superintendent OF the
coast ard geodetic survey.
John Il. Ward Of Huron shipped
carload of horses to Minneapolis, most
w roadsters and carriage horses. He
will ship fifty or more to some other
Eastern market in few days. There
is an increasing demand for good
horses and several parties have been
here lately buying good roadsters and
farm animals for Southern markets.
The mild winter on the range in the
Black Hills Is making the Stockmen
iubisnt. as, up to the present time.
the cattle have been able to get good
living by foraging and hardly any feed
has vet been given them Should the
weather from now on be exceptionally
colo, but slight harm would result, as
an ample amount of feed Is now on
hand ready for use
Miss Amy e. Howe Of Rapid City
claims the distinction Of being the
most daring female Klondiker I'm that
vast region. She made the distance
from Dawson to Heotalinqua, 500
niles, on foot and entirely alone with
her dog team. The trip was made In
thirty DAYS. She has been spending
the winter in the Hills, but plans to re-
turn to the gold country In a short
time.
Jacob Tschetter. farmr, living near
Bridgewater died a few days ago as
the result of an accident which occur
red while he was ont hunting. His
shot gun was discharged In some man
ner. the charge passing through his
right wrist and making a fearful hole
In his side. In spite Of the terrible ma
ture of the wound, the unfortunate
man lived for three hours after being
wounded.
Led people are incensed over the
discovery OF a case Of depravity in
their midst which has lust come to
light. Two young girls were induced
by woman Of t....t place to come out
there on pretense of getting good
wages in restaurant. They were
then initiated against their will into a
life Of ZANE. One managed to cs-
cape of own accord and the other
was res,~>~ by the police. The pro-