The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-06-21
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| SOUTH DAKOTA
1 Record OF the Weeks
Doings.
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| hlCEHFu W lliidlDS Oh uTueT county
cod torty-eght steers for the snug
sum of $1,000. He still believes in
South Dakota.
Frank McMonigal was caught in the
| Ghafrlng OF the Golden Gate cyanide
| plant at l. adwGod, and died of his in.
| luries.
| The authorities of Scotland have
purchased a new fire bell, and will
make extensive improvements in their
lire department.
Gov. Lee has appointed as game and
| fish wardeDs, w Z. ConnorS of Jefer-
son. for Union county, and A. y. Deck
er of Bowdle, for Edmunds county.
! Prominent persons of Fort Pierre,
During the past week about twenty,
I've families, probably aggregat.ng over
| 100 persons. have arrived at Eureka,
direct from Russia. They will To-
cate in that vicinity and engage ia
farming.
who have been in Minnesota after cat
tie and were driving them home over
land, were arrested at Miller and taken
back TO Clark, charged with stealing
several cattle. A woman was in the
| party.
on the governor of Washington for the
extraction OF Samuel Shirley, wanted
in Custer county on a charge of grand
larceny. and on the governor of North
Dakota for A. b. Leonard and James
Moore, wanted in Roberts county on
the charge of grand larceny.
Madison graduated the largest class
in her history, there being seventeen
bright young people who had complet-
ed the course in the public school and
secured diplomas. The class included
ten young men and seven young la
dies.
While workmen were digging well
on the farm of Edward Kaull, three
miles from Frankfort, they struck
dark-cOlored mineral which resembles
Indian block coal. They have gone
about fifteen feet in the same material.
but have not passed through the vein
yet.
recently came to Sioux Falls from I'LL
nois, and who was arrested short
time ago on the charge of raising u
check issued TO him by his employer
from $3.50 to S40.50, appeared before
Judge Jones Of the circuit court, pleao-
ed guilty and was sentenced to forty
days Imprisonment.
A young fellow who claimed to be
machine agent lorrowel bicycle from
Jacob Zolonwsky at Scotland, and. ar
ter riding it to 1yndall, sold 1t for $lo.
He was finally located on farm near
Tyndall. and has been lodged in jail
until the next meeting Of the grand
jury.
While residents In the eastern por-
ton of the state are arranging Tor clad
crate celebrations on the Fourth OF
July, the people living on the great cat
tie ranges west of the Missouri have
also determined upon grand celebra-
ton at Leslie, which will present
number of unusual features 1t is the
intention to hold grand cowboy car
hival.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Sioux Falls District Baptist assocla-
ton has been concluded at Sioux Falls.
The next meeting will be held at
Mitchell June 8, 1901. Officers elected
for the ensuing year are:' Moderator,
Rev Harry III. Gunderson, Mitchell;
clerk, Miss Lou Hamilton, Sioux FANS,
treasurer. A. III. Bowen, Sioux Falls
Reouisition papers have been issued
The Company III monument commit
tee. at Watertown, has fixed the date
for the unveiling OF the monument at
July 4. The monument was erected at
cost Of $1,000 by the citizens OF Cod
ington county, in honor OF the company
from that city who took part in the
quelling Of the Filipino Instruction, a
company OF the First South Dakota
Samuel Lorimer, young man VINO
A sensation was caused by the I'M
earthing Of he skeleton of a man who
had been buried along the railroad
track just east of Chamberlain. The
skull was fractured, and this, taken in
connection with finding the body so
near the service, without any evidence
of coffin having been used, are con-
sidered to be absolute proof that the
remains were those of victim or foul
play.
Parker Workmen are evolving an
UNIQUE way Of keeping up steady at
tendance upon the meetings. At the
last one only seven members were in
attendance, and they promptly voted
themselves banquet and proceeded TO
the best restaurant and had fine time
at the expense Of the lodge. 1t is ex-
pected that, under this treatment,
there will be big improvement among
the delinquent members.
A case Of mysterious disappearance
Is creating great interest Ia the west
ern part of Lyman county. About two
weeks ego Oscar Wilson, the mail car
rier between Westoyer and Presho,
hired young man named John Hen
derson to carry the mail for him tenn
porarily. Henderson arrived at Iick-
rick. the first intermediate postofiice,
and the mail was properly changed.
This was the last heard Of him. oul
play is feared.
Sally county farmers and stocknen
have The artesian well fever. and more
of tie Sc wells will be sunk this season
I'm that part of the state than in the
whole of the balance of South Dako-