The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-12-28
EoUT DAKHOTA.


The Reform Press Association of the
state will meet in Aberdeen Jan. H.
holding over Sunday, the l4th, for the
campaign of 1900.
The Monmouth Merchant Mills of
Monmouth, Ill, have appointed O. y.
Branson Of Mitchell as their legal agent
for South Dakota.
The citizens of Hermosa, ut recent
meeting, subscribed loo 10 a fund to
be raised for the purpose of sinking an
nrtesian well in the near vicinity of the
town.
There were sold $4,000 worth of
Faux county bonds recently. There
were several bids. but the Merchants
Bank Of Faulton carried off the prize,
III 5-S per cent premium.
| The school authorities of Kimball
ihave sold refunding school bonds to
the amount of S4.J00, which will draw
only ) per cent interest, material de
crease over rates paid in the past.
1 George Stevenson, county assessor
for Faux county, two mics southwest
Itf FaulktOn. lost his house and con-
tents by fire The loss is complete,
with no insurance.
The first vouchers of the soldiers who
,ame home ahead Of the regiment
'ycre received by Treasurer Sclambcr
The other day, caming from Sioux Fails
nj Blunt and amounting 10 about S3I
for each.
Pierre Lodge 4. f. and 4. NJ, at its
macting for election of officers, select
I'd: Il. J. BinforI, w. NJ. II. +. Mar
! lin, S. w; II. \ Farmer, j. W.: Il. A.
Cummings, treasurer: +. 5. Williams,
/ GecrCtaIy
TIE Walworth County State Bank, Il
Ccw institution, will commence bust
Cess at Bangor. The officer are: Il.
! ". Moody, president; A. Il. Ellis, vice
/ Nr asident; b. 4. Amy, cashier; A. J.
T Eingman. assistant cashier.
! The 4. o. L. w. Of Pierre has elected
| IS officers fer the cnsuin: year: Master
workman, o. \. IIoyt: foreman. +. l..
/ rillman: CyersCer, y. Noren; guide, Il.
/ Phares: fiIGI cier, Harry Rathmell; re
/ ever T.. T. Farr: recorder, J s. Sc
/ bree: trustee, James Hutchinson.
/ In the supreme court at Pierre. opin-
! lons were hapdrd down hv Fuller in
these crs s: state, plaintiff In error,
! VS.. jose. h Teavers defendant in error,
SPHINX county. reversed: stole, defend
ant in error, VS.. David Donaldson,
| plaintiff in error, Yankton county, az.
! fined.
Articles of incorporation have been
tiled FOR the Walworrh County Savings
Rank. at Bangor, with capital Of 49,
geo; n. l.. Ellis, vice president; b. A.
Amy, cashier. For the Abstract and
Title company of Deadwood with q
capital of $4,000; incorporators, John
II. w isGn, John X. jones and John
Russell
w. Il. Dudley, an attorney of Hot
Springs. has invented a branding iron
for branding cattle and horses. The
iron is Self-heating, and with it one
man can brand horses or cattle as rap
IDLY rs he can slap the iron 10 the
flesh. Mr. Dudley has also invented n
running iron. which works on the same
principle. lie has gone 30 Washington
to have his two inventions patented.
Articles of incorporation have been
iiled for he Tidbail Medicine company
Of Bookings, with a capital of $4,000.
incorporates, J. II. Tidball, Emma T..
i'idbar. g.. j. Collier Minnie A. Culbert-
Gon and W. +. Allison. For the Farm
with capital Of $4,000. Incorporat-
ors, Edward Larson. l.. III. Dilley. J. II.
O'Ncill. Ole Larson and L. o. Tysdal.
The follawing officers have been elect
ed by the a. o. u. W. lodge of Sturgis:
Dan Newell Z. NJ: Henry Murray. N.
w; j. w. Rouse, foreman; Fred Har-
low, overseer; c. w. Young. recorder:
Max Hoehn. financier; III. l.. Confer,
guide; X. r. Porter, inside watch:
Drs. McSloy and Sexton, medical ex-
apiners; Dan Newell trustee; f. II.
Marshall, representative
With the success Of gasoline engines
as motive power for boats. several COOL
sized boats have been constructed at
Pierre and, after being operated there
for some time, have been sold to par
ties who desired them for other points
on the river. There is now a project
on FOOT for the construction. i'm time for
next summers. business. Of the iagest
.'asGl ne beat ever placed on the upper
Missouri.
The jury in the case of James Shields
ut Sioux Falls, returned a verdict of
gullty OF assault with intent to- com
init robbery. Shields is the man who
ennced Gus Greger, farm hand to a
secluded spot near the Big Sioux river
and viciouSly assaulted him. Failing
to pound his victim into a state of IN
consciousness, as intended, he was In
turn attacked by the farm hand. who
stabbed his assailant four or five times.
seriously wounding him. Shields NAV
get three or four years in the peniten-
tiary.
The old Gem Theater building Mt
Deadwood was totally destroyed by
hre In the old days of Deadwood the
Ola Gem was a VIGOROUSLY tough place.
The building has been closed for TWO
years, but Carr & Reilly. during the
past month, have been rt.pairip1 tho