The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-08-02
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Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, a pioneer
of the Black Hills, is dead
More than 800 people participated
In the last fair day at Webster.
The farmers will soon be turning
their attention to fall blowing.
Fire recently destroyed the resi-
dence or Ole Christoffen at Lead.
Grasshoppers are doing some dam
age to crops in Charles Mix county.
The ranges all over the state were
greatly improved by the recent rains.
| Hay harvesting is now under way,
and the crop promises to be unusually
large.
Prof. Small of Armour has been APP
pointed principal Of the Fairfax
schools.
Abbott & Shelby Of Arlington have
sold the Center drug store to Auris
Finstad.
Jake OHagan of Beresford came
near losing an arm by fooling with q
loaded gun.
The horse thieves who stole the
team of III. d. Bergen at Sturgis, have
been captured.
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Spearfish was killed in a snow slide
near Dawson.
Almost $1,000 has been raised at Elk
ton for the Catholic convention, which
Is to cost $500.
The Pine Ridge agency Is the largest
in the service, having 1000 Indians
and 274 employees.
e. t. Tauban of Aberdeen has been
| appointed state agent for the Hamm
Brewing company.
Charles Handlin took SOS wolf pelts
into Rapid City the other day, which
brough him $1,479.
A large force Of men has been put to
work on the Grantz Hidden Fortune
mine near Deadwood.
J. e. Jenkins has relieved Lieut..
Col. w. III. III. Clapp as Indian agent at
the Pine Ridge Agency.
No more skilled labor is wanted at
Lead. The work OF rebuilding the
burned buildings is almost completed.
\ Chicago parties are in DeSmet buy
ing up all the good horses they can
find, paying from $50 to $50 for them.
A special election will be held in
Lead Aug. j. TO vote on proposition
TO issue $4,000 bonds for new sew
err.
G.. H. Freeman Of Elk Point had a
close call to losing an arm from the
effects of blood poisoning, fror1
slight scratch.
The annual meeting Of the South
Dakota Pharmaceutical association
this year will he held in Brookings, on
Aug. Z, s and 8.
G. L. McHugh, formerly of Dead
wood, but now of Cape Nome, writes
that bubonic plague has made its APP
pearance there.
There are reports from different Sec
tions that prairie chickens are numer-
Gus this year, and that quail are more
plentiful than for several seasons.
At Elk Point there Is Indignation be-
cause Christian Scientists treated a
family in which there was diphtheria.
and one death and a threatened cpl
Gemic are among the results.
James w. Sanford of Chamberlain
has been notified that he has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
the coal for Lower Brule, Crow Creek
Agency and the Indian school. The
contract calls for $50 tons, or about
fifty car loads.
Returns are still coming In from the
great storm In the southern and east
ern parts of the state The rainfall
and hail did great damage to crops,
many head of stock were killed and
two or three people are reported killed
or injured by lightning
Oscar Stuart of Chamberlain has
been appointed cadet at West Point,
and will leave for the military aeade-
my about Nov. l. A year ago Stuart
was appointed. but, owing to bad luck,
his alternate succeeded In securing the
place The result of his examination
was unusually gratifying.
The outfit which has been sinking an
artesan we'll on the Fanton ranch, In
Sully county, has secured flow Of
about 100 gallons per minute at a
depth of 800 feet. The same outfit
: will be taken to the Mcclure ranch, on
/ Cedar creek. west Of the river. to sink
, we'll This will be the first attempt in
; the range country. and. IL 1t proves a
; success, will be followed by many more.
, Articles or incorporation nave Deen
, filed for the Hub AUto-Carriage COM
pany, at Brookings, with capital 0f
500. 900; incorporators, William HI.
. Ashley. James A. Kilburn. Louis N.
|, Fuller. I. Arthur Fuller, J. p. Cheever.
Philo Hall, George p. Hall. Frederick
e. Lusk. For the Mitchell Club at
Mitchell, a social and fraternal asso-
citation: trustees. William III. Smith,
: Ralph w. Bowdle, William Il. Turner.
Willard c. Huyck. For the Matagor-
da Zinc and Lead Mining company, at
: Pierre, with capital OF S2OO.OoO; In
corporators, II. NJ. Wiers. X. Hamerer,
II. p Estes. For the Knickerbocker
J Oil company mt Mitchell. with a capi-