The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-08
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Diphtheria is reported as epidemic
at Onida. A strict quarantine is being
enforced to prevent trouble.
Rapid City's missing hotel man. Lew
is Jester, has returned to that city. He
seems to we'll merit his name.
Aberdeen again secured the whist
championship from Glendale by ma
jority Of six points out Of 3,744.
Bangor is hopeful of getting in on the
expected extension of the Milwaukee
road to the Missouri river.
Richard Left Hand, a Sioux India
held at Pierre on u charge of assault.
has been released from custody.
Three large brick buildings are soon
to be built at Sisseton, in addition to
large implement warehouse.
/ The state treasury has received
check for 1915 for rent of United States
court rooms for the last quarter OF last
year.
John Thompson of Hill City Is minus
left thumb, as the result Of careless
mixing of u dynamite cap and toy
pistol.
n. w. Chapman of Deadwood has
been appointed general superintendent
Of the Golden Reward Consolidated
Mining company.
The postmaster at Custer has sent IN
his resignation. to take effect April 1.
Already there are four candidates Tor
the position.
The Excelsior mill at Yankton has
put in a new tO0-horse power Corllss
engine to take care Of the rapidly-in-
creasing business.
A man named George DeMaster, liv-
ing near Whitewood has been arrested
for incest, a niece being implicated,
and also placed in jail.
The remains of Private James e. Ly-
ser have been shipped from San Fran
cisco to his former home at Madison.
where the funeral will be held.
Keil +. Rome. a Civil war veteran,
died at his home in Sioux Valley town
s!ip. Clay county, aged eighty-nve
years. His funeral occurred Monday.
The Madison G.. A. II. gave a grand
ball for the benefit of the post fund,
and good amount was realized, as
well as all having a thoroughly good
time.
The Madison school board has Or
fered the payment OF the school bonds
issued twelve years ago for the con-
structon of the East Side school build
ing.
A 36COO-pound clinker crusher has
been placed in the plant OF the western
| Portland Cement company at fankton.
: This is to replace one weighing put
5000 pounds.
Calls have been made for the past
week for $500 of the permanent
school fund OF this, the sum Of 500
was taken by Sphinx county and $1,000
/ by Union county.
+. George Plgg. superintendent of the
: Riverside Indian school, Oklahoma, has
!, been transferred and appointed super
: intendent Of the Crow Creek lndlan
school, this state.
: II is announced that the Standard
, Oil company has two grades OF oil bet
ter than that which they are snlpplns
s into this state, but do not send the o'h-
q or because there Is no demand for II.
d James Dolphus, young Indian on
:. the Sheyenne River reservation, com
n mitted suicide by shooting himself last
e week. on account OF the Indian girl or
:, his desire to look with favor upon ms
7 suit for her hand.
r The Iowa Land company will Degih
1, work Immediately at Hot Springs upon
o some extensive improvements on the
old Minnekahta bath house. A 1--WE
n inch main broke In the cellar under the
Z oath house and flooded the whole build
l, ing.
u A Chamberlain man was recently
Il represented I'm rat-killing contest at
hi the
!. champion of the stock yards or tna'
u Mace nv five seconds. The winner
sc killed ten big rats in the same number
!, Of seconds.
.. Articles Of incorporation have Dees
d. fled by the Francis Batchelder compa
T. nv. at Pierre. with a capital OF $50
id 600 Incorporators: Francis Batchei
g. der. t. l.. Squire and W. .. Bottori
For the American Investment compa
n nv. at Pierre, with capital OF SzoU,
or 600. Ircorporators, IL. L.. Squire, III. ~
es Orr and w. o. Bottorf.
a On stipulation of the attorneys, I'M
~ hearing upon the application OF tn
= Aberdeen branch house OF Jewett Bros
= 3 Jevett for the issuance Of an inJunc
=, tion restraining the Milwaukee roas
no from putting into effect new scheuul
10 OF freight rates on California cannes
az fruits continued from Jan. ~, has bee'
n postponed indefinitely.
ne NC. Nash of Canton Is at Pierre a.
n. tempting to straighten out the anair
of the State Mutual Fire lnsuranc
company. recently organized at Cantor
The department refuses to grant AT
Ar- thority to do business to the company
j. on account of alleged Irregularities
l. the part Of the man selected as secr'
re- tory of tbe new company. Another sc