The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-22
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

; Gaylord Thomas. a page in the senate
chamber, has beel sent to the reform
/ school
On June 3 the farmers of this state
had deposited in national banks nearly
! sI,O00,O0O
Custer City is having an epidemic of
! 1iphtheria, and the public schools have
| been closed by the board Of health.
Charles Sibson. an old resident, died
! IN East Sioux Falls. He was fifty
i've years old and leaves wife and
| Twelve children.
The village board of Clark has passed
curfew ordinance, and hereafter the
! streets will be cleared of children under
sixteen at O'Clock in the evening.
| Henry, Book, an old resident, while
attempting 10 cross the Missouri nj
Chamberlain on the ice, broke through
and was drowned. He leaves n wife
and two sons.
! Hans Fierst. n we'll known farmer
| living in Scerdrup township, Minneha-
| IA county, was bound over TO the next
| term Of the circuit court to answer 10 Il
.harse7Of attempting to kill Owen Nc
BRIDE, whose farm herented.
| Seeding began on the John Leiber
farm at WconsOcket The heavy fall
-ains completely saturated the soil SO
/ hat, Notwithstanding the total absence
Of snow during the winter, there is
plenty Of moisture. 9
| Love \ Handley CT Fast Sioux Falls
have closed Il contract with the Illinois
| Central foa# 5000 car loads of rip-rap
and rough stone TO be used in ballast
ing and dyking the company's new line
along the banks Of the Missouri river.
! Peter Shea was arrested at Lead,
1 charged with stealing a 10. of stuff
| from the basement Of the Campbell
! House, including samples of tobacco
md pipes, from a commercial agent OF
Sioux City, and then setting fire to the
building. He pleaded not guilty
Custer county sold 10 c. Fl. Coffin Of
! Chicago, at premium Of 100000 its
'efunding warrants. amounting TO SD
! 500, due twenty years from date, with
! interest at q per cent per annum; the
rounty has the option Of plying the
Oonds ut any time after ten years from
| late Of issue. The old bonds drew
per cent interest.
! Two robbers entered the Olympic
bakery at Deadwood and knocked the
| clerk inscnsible. They then robbed the
| safe, securing about S175 i'm money.
| Two arrests were made. Patrick Hur-
ey was also held up by two men and
! relieved Of his pocketbook and vaiua
! oles. \ Burlington box car was brok-
III into and several hundred dollars
worth Of merchandise stolen.
| A Union county man, TT. Collins, has
a somewhat advanced idea Of what is
necessary 70 amuSe the American PEG
pie, and IS preparing TO tour the East
his summer with unique show. For
some time he has been contracting for
snakes, and he expects to have as com
plete snake mel agerle as was ever in
existence. His election will embrace
all varieties Chtainable in this country.
byron Leach aged six years, son of a
widow. died at Sioux Falls. as Il re-
suit Of having administered TO him
medicine which. while perfectly harm
less. had become poisonous from stand
ing in the bottle for number Of years.
! The boy was not feeling well. and his
mother, no. being able to purchase
= fresh medicine. gave him some from an
old bottle, hoping i would benefit him.
| She is almost cTaZed.
! A large mining deal has just been
consun mated whereby the recent dis
covery Of kolin clay and white marble,
made by w. II. Bond and associates of
Custer. IasseS into the hands Of an
Eastern company. which is backed
financially with nilliors, and immedi-
ate work will be begun upon the vari-
Gus properties. The name Of the COM,
pany is the Black Hills Porcelain Clay
40 VI, nd hn NJ
( Frs Of the deal are Isaac Gibbard Of
Rochester. \. Y, and B. r. Noble Of
Tale, Mich.
The sheriff and his deputies moved
! The stock of dry goods and fixtures be
longing to Joseph Winners at Yanktoh
into the street. This action was taken
rs result Of a decision made in the
justice court, where III. Eller, agent OF
/ the Union block. asked for an order of
| election upon Joseph Winters. tenant
Of the store rooms. Hardly had the
Writers stock been elected when IA
stock Of dry goods belonging to Frank
Klcpping was moved In and possession
| taken.
| Mansfield Miller and Miss Maggie
Hill Of Viewfield were married at Rap
Id City. Both the groom and the bride
are prominent young people Of the COM
Nunity. The love-making commenced
little bit before the bride became OF
manageable age, and the parents Of
| she groom objected to the match on
that score. Matters were finally Fixed
up and the consent was given on both
sides to become engaged and the we'd
ding day was fixed. A short time be-
! fore the wedding, the parents OF the
groom took decided dislike TO the
prospective bride. and things were rem
iered so unpleasant that an elopement
was arranged for. The cou1le came to
Rapid City and were married by the
Baptist minister. The parents Of the
groom heard OF the affair. and mes
senger was Immediately dispatched to
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