The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-13
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South Dakota
ro.ouo, State News
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gone with his wife and son to Phoenix,
Ariz., where they will visit for a few
weeks.
Reuben Anderson, a brakeman on the
Burlington railroad, fell from the train.
at Minnekatha, receiving injuries which
resulted in death. His home was in
Orde, Neb.
The Benedictine Sisters of the hospi-
tai of Dur Lady of Lourdes at Hot
Springs have decided to enlarge their
building. and have secured the donation
of three lots.
Edward Cameron was found guilty OF
conducting a gambling-house at Madi-
son and was given the privilege of pay
ing a fine of 500 or serving a term of
thirty days in jail.
Calls have been made the past week
for $6,725 of the permanent school fund.
OF this Walworth county took $4,610;
Gregory county. 81, 900; Jerauld county,
81, 600; and Roberts county, $115.
Bishop Hare, of the Episcopal church,
Is visiting the Hills, and held O convo-
cation of the Black Hills deanery at
Rapid City. He expects to visit the
Sioux Indians in the near future.
Henry Welsh, sixteen years of age,
while hunting at Garden City, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed. He was put.
ting a gun through a wire fence when
the weapon exploded, the charge enter
ing his stomach.
o. Webb, who has been making allot-
ments of land among the Indians on h
Cheyenne River reservation, has con-
cluded the work for this year. During
the summer he made about 300 allot-
ments, comprising some $4,000 acres.
C. L.. Jensen, Republican candidate
for sheriff of Fall River county, has
begun a contest against Emanuel Petty.
whose majority was t~hirty-six, alleging
all sorts of things against the legality
Of the election of Petty. who was
awarded a certificate by the board Of
county commissioners.
William Cox, Groton, now serving
sentence in the penitentiary for stealing
$40 from Clarence Whitney of Clare
mont has lately written Mr.. Whitney
where 500 of the stolen money was hid,
and it has been recovered. Mr.. Cox
promises to repay the other $40 as o
as he can after his release.
1t has been practically decided that
active work will begin in the spring
upon a new water system for Yankton.
The plans provide for the exchange OF
the present undesirable artesian water
for Missouri river water, and will in,
clude, with the laying of new mains in
the principal streets, the adoption of a
heating system for the whole city from
waste steam of the pumping station.
w. II. Morton and l.. j.. De Beer,
defeated Republican candidates for
county treasurer and auditor respec-
lively, have begun contest proceedings
in the circuit court of Douglas county.
The majorities received by their oppo-
nents were Ave and three respectively,
and 1t is believed enough legal ballots
were thrown out by the judges Of cleo
ton to elect the contestants when
counted. 3
In general order No. 3. just issued by
Department Commander Lawrence or
the G.. A. R., he recommends FOR ap-
pointment as aides on the staff OF the
commander-in-chief: J. M. Preston
Madison: ]. L. Turner, Springfield; A.
C. Cleveland, Hot Springs; E. Il.
Clough, Deadwood; John A. X
Faulkton; John Latta, Pierre. AS IN
spector-general, national star. 1. M.
Shanafelt, Huron; aides, personal stan
department commander, c. A. b. FOX.
Sioux Falls; James E. Nourse. CAMS
tota: S. Ebbits, LaDelle, and A. HI
Daniels. Mitchell. George II. Rail.
Lead: Walter N. Carr. Yankton; and
John Morse, Hitchcock, have been ap
pointed aides on the staff OF the de-
partment commander.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Boundary Camp Mining
and Milling company, at Huron, with q
capital Of s25, 600. 900. ~incorporators, w.
S. Brill, c.. r. futile, l.. A.. nco
A. E. Taylor and u. S. Fowler; for the
Vicksburg Water, Light and Power
company, at Pierre, with a capital or
81, 600, 900, in~corporators, M. .. Crump-
Ter, s. s. Hudson and G. v. Pattison;
for the Bodie OIL company, at Pierrel
with a capital of $685. 900. incorporators,
James McCoghran, VIM. McCoghran
and G.. ". Pattison; for the Sanitary
Supply company, at Pierre. with a cap
ital of $50, 900, incorporators, Abner w.
Barton, Adelaide G.. Barton and O.. ".
Pattison: for the Auto chemical COM
pany, at Bookings; with a capital OF
$50, 900, incorporators. Louis N. Fuller
T.. Arthur Fuller and Philo Hall.
The state school of mines of Rapid
City will in all probability get a new
building this coming year from the leg
islature, for which an appropriation OF
S25, 900 will be asked. This building VIII
be for recitation rooms. chemical and
physical laboratories n assembly
room. The attendance of the school at
present is about 100, which is the larg-
est enrolment in the history of the
school. The appropriation asked for
for the maintenance % the school is