The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-04-05
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| ragle on his fathers farm near Willow
Lake.
The citizens of Parker are. agitating
! the question of securing an electric
| light plant.
A special train Of twenty-five cars OF
Immigrant goods arrived in Aberdeen
last week.
| The creamery at Bridgewater, which
has been idle for some time, has again
| been placed in operation.
The day train between Aberdeen and
! MiIbank which was taken off some
| lime ago is to be restored shortly.
Wolves are becoming numerous in
| the vicinity of Irene, and sheepmen
are discussing plans for their exter-
nina don.
]. L. Williams the young farmer who
was injured in the gearing of n feed
mill near Aberdeen died of his injuries
without regaining consciousness.
The village Of Hazel was thrown into
/ whirlwnd of excitement a few days
igo by the news of the elopement OF
Milton Hughes, about thirty years of
ige, with Electa Barley, girl OF
fifteen years.
In attempting to held horses by their
lead Michael KesSel was trodden to
1eath at Dickinson. A thirteen-year-
Did daughter in the wagon was killed
by the runaway. The husband leaves
large family.
! The State Bank Of Centerville has
made application under the new law to
| organize as a national bank. 1t is the
irst state bank In South Dakota to
lake the necessary steps to re0rganize
IS national bank under the new law
recently passed by congress.
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Collins has issued circular
! to the county superintendents OF the
state which advocates the use of the
rented textbook system, which has
been worked out by Edmund j. Vest,
superintendent of Yankton schools.
Fogarty's saloon at Mitchell was
| broken into for the third time this win
| ter Sheriff Swindler secured Heath
and his bloodhound Of Sioux City. The
| dog took Up the scent at the saloon
and followed ii with some difficulty
Two miles east. where the trail was
lost in the middle of the road and fur
her operations with the dog was
/ iue Stthl Nu0 thll -oiA
hours old when the dog began work.
The persons convicted at the present
erm Of the circuit court at Huron
were given the following sentences:
Iohn Kelley and George Whiting, for
grand larceny, received sentences OF
TWO years and one year in the peniten-
tiary. respectively; =. Mckay, for
keeping gambling house, goes to the
county Jail for sixty days; Merrill and
Mary Cameron of Washington were
each fined 800 for selling intoxicating
liquors without license.
Suit has been commenced in the
| United States court at Sioux Falls by
the Mallory Commission company of
Chicago against William Robb and
BENJAMIN w. Haggard Of Mcpherson
county for the recovery OF sixty-six
mead of cattle upon which the company
has a mortgage. In the event that the
defendants are unable to return the
mortgage security the Chicago COM
mission company asks that 1t be
awarded judgment for $1,000, the
value Of the cattle, together with ac-
crued interest.
Sheriff Smith and posse OF men
brought in three prisoners to SturgiS,
charged with killing and selling cattle
belonging to the Franklin Live Stock
company The men are Matt, Me and
Ferdinand Kieffer. The older. Matt.
has a ranch on the Belle Fourche river
about thirty miles from Sturgis, and
has q bunch Of about 100 head of cat
tie. The evidence. as adduced in the
preliminary hearing, shows that for
some time they have been killing cat
tie and selling them to local butchers.
] The Lead city council took the mat
ter of dividing the $1,000 gift Of the
Homestake company in hand, and gave
one-fourth Of the amount to each or
the four fire companies. This has
created considerable ilI-feeling for the
reason that one of the companies was
only recently organized, and 1t lost
nothing In the fire, while the Oldest
companies lost their buildings valued
ut several thousand dollars In the fire.
The old companies contend that the
Homestake company intended the gift
to be distributed in such a way that
The fire department Of the city would
be placed back In as good shape as 1t
was before the fire.
The Lead police are still looking for
Henry Jacobs. the hardware merchant
of that city. who Is wanted for embez.
zling $500 from the Sioux Falls Co
operative Building and Loan associa-
lion. Jacobs has not been seen in that
city since last Sunday, when he went
to Deadwood. 1t is supposed that he
bearded the Elkhorn train and went
east. He had received his insurance
money from his burned stock of hard
ware before starting. The general
agent OF the association was willing
to settle the matter by taking joint
note OF the relatives Of Jacobs. which
would have been excellent security, as
some Of them are wealthy. Jacobs, It
Is now learned. appropriated $500 OF