The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-13
South Dakota
conaro, State News
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Advices from Washington state that
j. Royden Kelly has been assigned to
duty as lieutenant in the Eight infant
ry, now located at Fort Smelling.
A SMALL ARMY of successful stu
dents praise the work of the Sioux
Falls $50. Dak) Business College. Cat
alogue free.
Jack Keifer, sentenced to three years
Imprisonment from Stanley county for
grand larceny, escaped from the Sioux
Falls penitentiary recently. A posse is
in pursuit.
Mrs. Ranous of Milbank has received
letter from her husband, who went
TO the Klondike with the early rush,
writing from Cape Nome. saying that
he will start for home early in the fall.
The Price g. Baker saw mill at Rapid
City was destroyed by fire. 1t was one
of the largest mills in the Black Hills.
seven miles west of the city. 1t was
heavily insured The mill will be re-
built Immediately.
Preparations are under way to make
the Milbank carnival, Sept. %, 26 and
81 grand success. Something first
class in the way of entertainment is
promised, while the exhibits in the way
of natural productions will probably
surpass last year.
The public schools opened at Center
vile with the following corps of teach
ers Prof. S. L. Brown, superintend-
ent; Miss Simpson, principal; Miss
Cressy, eighth grade; Miss Flynn,
sixth; Miss McAndrews, fourth: Miss
King, second; Miss Won Stein, first
Word has been received at Colman OF
the death, at La Crosse of a nine-year-
old son OF Mr.. Kinge, farmer, living
near Colman. The boy was vaccinated
last winter, and it affected him in such
a way that it was necessary to send
him to hospital for an operation from
which he did not recover.
Fred Barbour of Canton, who is am
bilious to be a circus rider, met with
an accident which may cost him his
life. He was riding horse standing
upon it's back. The animal "bucked,"
throwing him so that he struck the
ground on his head. He has been un-
conscious for three days.
Arrangements have been made for
opening hospital in connection with
Surgical and chronic cases will be given
especial attention, but no patients with
infectious or contagious diseases will
be admitted. Trained nurses will be In
charge, and the hospital will have the
services Of AL the physicians of Aber-
deem.
The Sioux Indian weather prophets
have forestalled the paleface weather
prognosticators in outlining the sort OF
winter the Northwest will experience.
They predict that the approaching win
ter will be hard one, basing their pre-
dictions upon the heavy crop of seeds
found in the buffalo grass. which, they
maintain, is always a sign of a severe
winter and deep snow.
Carl Moller, ranchman, living about
two miles north of Oacoma, was bound
over by Justice Barlow to the next term
of the circuit court, in bonds of $500, on
the charge of assault with deadly
weapon upon the person of David
Dirks. Dirks was stabbed five times by
the infatuated ranchman. three wounds
being inflicted upon the left forearm
and two upon the right leg.
James warke, while travelling over
the prairie north of Miller, found
patch of pumpkins. one of which he
lifted to his shoulder with difficulty.
The spot OF ground had never been
plowed nor any seed placed there. In
Miller, where attention was given them,
they have grown very large. John Van
Loon having a Hubbard squash that
will weigh nearly $50 pounds.
The doctors are interested In pecu-
liar case, that of Charles Wells of Lead.
who accidentally shot himself in the
right eye with a small caliber revolver
The entire eyeball was knocked out and
the bullet was found in the brain. He
will recover. suffering the loss Of one
eye. The physicians say that had the
bullet gone a fraction of an inch fur
Their. the man would have been instant
ly killed.
A thorough canvass of the state will
be made during the present political
campaign, in the interests of the tenn
perance cause, and every effort possible
will be put forth to carry the proposed
amendment to the constitution placing
the liquor traffic in control OF the state,
which proposition obtained two years
ago. but the legislature failed to pro-
vide for putting IT into effect. Arrange
ments have been made for speakers OF
prominence from outside the state to
visit South Dakota and address the
people on the subject of temperance,
among the most distinguished speakers
being John G.. Woolley and d. III. Met
calf, Prohibition nominees for presi-
dent and vice president, respectively
who viii be at Huron on the gath inst,
together with other prominent temper
ance advocates. The party travel In
special car, and will visit the larger
cities of the state. spending much time
in the mining districts OF the Black
Hills. Those foremost in the work de-
clare that the amendment win again
prevail I'm November, as converts to the
cause are increasing continually
While John MILAN. with party, was