The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-22

himself ut the residence OF his s2n'iu.
law, q. w. Butler. with whom ~ ..is
stopping
An eighteen-year-old young man CT
Sisseton was caught in the nlachlar:y
of feed mill and received injuries
from the effects of which he died
twelve hours later.
T.. w. Owen of Ordway was cnund
dead on the road between his home
and Bath. from which he had started 10
attend church. He was victim of cp-
ilepsy, il is supposed
Repre- sentative Robinson of Nebras-
ka has introduced bill in the house
granting right Of way through Nebas-
ka 10 the Nebraska. Sioux City Il
Black Hills railroad. ...f ......
Congressman Gamble is working for
increased help on the postal route be-
tween Oaks, \. d., and Hawarden,
Iowa. on which a large amount of the
South Dakota mail is carried. g.. ..s
At the recent term Of circuit court in
Lake county. most of the liquor cases
were decided against the ely, and the
prohibition element Is grumbling while
the saloon men are correspondlngly
happy.
The papers IN the postoffice site con
test at Beresford have been placed be-
fore the officials of that department,
and ii is expected. that an inspector
will be sent there shortly 10 straighten
matters out.
The South Dakota representatives
have recommended the appointment Of
the following persons for postmas'ers:
George w. Reynolds ut Roswell Miner
county: Rebecca Bl.ndenlann at Spivy
Walworth county. .sn Er.s.sa.t.a. 4.
The Plankinton bank case has been
decided in favor of the nOn-atta ching
creditors of the institution. placing ..
Il. Aud in charge of it's affairs. Adj
justment of the affairs of the defunct
institution is looked for within Il very
short time.
Sixteen families from outside the
state is the record of Davidson county
already this year in the vicinity Of
Mitchell. The records of the county
offices show transfers OF over ; 900
acres of farm lands during February.
and 1890 during January.
Two slight earthquake shocks were
distinctly felt mt Aberdeen the other
day Such su'smic disturbances have
been felt in other parts Of the safe at
times, but this is the first occurrence OF
the sort at Aberdeen. The effect was
only slightly felt in houses.
The board Of commissioners Of Meade
county has decided to refund the out
standing bonded indebtedness Of the
county. The new bonds will aggregate
S24 800, and will be payable in twenty
years. The bonds will be issued in de,
nominations Of $500 each.
Phil Dufrane. inspector Of the Black
Hills Cattle association. who is sta
toned at Pierre, has just returned from
a three-weel<s' trip over the Sheyenne
River section of the range country. and
reports cattle coming through 10 this
time fat and strong. and no loss what
ever, even in old and weak cattle.
A Cheyenne River oattleman. who is
one of the largesi owners Of cattle on
the Black Hills range, states that the
reports that have been coming from the
range that the stock is in fine comb.
ton are not all true. He asserts that
the winter has been unusually hard on
the cattle for the reason that there has
been great scarcity Of water, and. as
a consequence, the cat lie on the range
are look ne very thin.
The business Of the Aberdeen land Of
flee for the month CT February reached
the following amounts: 1'wenty-onc
cash entries, representing 2575 acres,
the amount received for the same being
S6,437; forty-two homestead proofs
1898 acres: five final timbar-culture
proofs, 120 acres. The total cash re-
ceipts for the month were So 500. This
is an increase of about 33 IL per cent
over February, 1899.
The dry headwaters of the range
streams will in few years be made 10
furnish water for a large number Of
cattle if the present policy is continued.
Besides u number of dams put in by
the ST. Paul and Northwestern roads
last year. they are both enlarging the
dams already i'm and building new ones
this year. Private parties are carrying
on the same work, the latest among
these being y r. Mcclure. who has
Just let contract for big dam on the
head OF Antelope creek.
AriIt,GS of incorporation were filed
recently LOT the Cass Granite company.
at Brookings, with capital of $50 900;
incorporators. William b. Cass. Will
lam Stirling. NJ. +. Leathe. J. r. Chez.
ve;, Walter NJ. Cheever. For the Ma
tion,l Land and Cattle company, at
Cla:k, with a capital Of $50 900: incor-
poratcre j. S. Goodmanson. Charles
A Encle. 4. L. Diver. w. G. Henshaw.
For the oldham Gain company, at
Oldham. VT .:sbury county, with cap
ital Of S50,O00: ipcorporators J. l. Leon
ard. i. r. Yoder. c. A. Rattleff. G.. A.
Sweet. w. s. Shaw. For the Artesian
Creamery company. with caDital of
$1,000: incolDorators. r. w. Bennett.
@. L. Hayton. q. A. Van Dervot, II. n.
Thiesea. Edward Larson.
Decidedly encouraging reports contin-
ne 70 b. received from the great cattle
ranges in the western part Of the state.
There have been comparatively no loss
a., pf Ia 1y r;,, iS &c.