The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-11
SOUTH DAKOTA.
DeSn.et now has two SALOONS.

"A new "A. ~. u w. lodge mas been
instituted at Warned.
A public reading room has been es-
tablished at Vermillion.
A new 10 900 bushel elevator will be.
erected at Strandberg.
The German Lutherans of Messing
ton Springs are to have new church.
Samuel Sloat has harvested $500
bushels of corn from 100 acres Of Ian.
Henry is TO have a new feed mill. the
plant being in course of construction.
- Mrs. ]. L. Cooley has been appointed
a cook at the Rapid City Indian school.
The residence of Ed Richards Of
Kimball was partially destroyed by
fire.
Dr. c. +. Hash has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Ando-
yer.
The week before Christmas the mer-
chants did the largest business in the
history of Scotland.
The school Children of Franklin
township. Sanborn county, will all be
vaccinated at one time.
Yankton county taxpayers are agi-
tating the question of their county
constructing Il new court house.
The Deadwood District Telegraph
company now has its system in per.
feet working order in that city.
A recent fire mt Ipswich destroyed
the livery barn of Mr.. Thompson, a
blacksmith shop and saloon.
The last of the Scotland school bonds
have been paid and the school dis
trict is now entirely out of debt.
Tom Thompson of Alpena killed a
hog which weighed over 700 pounds.
The skin weighed seventy pounds.
The next meeting of the district
teachers institute of Sanborn county
will be held ut Woonsocket. Jan. q.
A new Jail has been completed at st.
Lawrence, and now the officers are
anxiously looking for someone. to put
into it.
William Fox Of Alexandria marketed
thirty-one eighth shoats for
$50, receiving total of $266 for his
pork.
The reorganization Of the taxes OF
Yankton county, both personal and
real, foot up to the respectable sum OF
s114,631.
All the stores of Milbank have en-
tered into an agreement to close their
places of business at p. IN. uLtll
March /.
Rev. Frank Hauser Of Carthage, ILL.,,
will preside over n series of union re-
vival meetings to be held this week at
Clear Lake.
Teams are again crossing the Mis-
souri, on the ice, after hold-up or five
lays. caused by heavy wind which
ghLrGed the ice open.
The Masons of Scotland are making
arrangements for a big time next
spring, when they lay the corner stone
Of their new temple.
During the month of November the
Iroquois creamery paid out 5000 more
than during any previous month since
1t has been in business.
Mrs Adelia Cpnnor of Hot Springs
has been chosen to the chair of physi-
| cal psychology in the Northern Insti-
tute of Osteopathy at Minneapolis.
The Vibarg cooperative creamery
will resume operations Jan. 1, the ma
chinery and fixtures having been pur-
chased by the company some time ago.
The second apportionment Of school
funds has been received by the Han
son county superintendent. 1t aggre-
gates $635.20, on population of ST.
/ SIS.
Shaefer & Doering of Trip have
purchased material for the construc-
| ton of new store building, which,
wien completed, will be occupied by
! them.
s. B. Mercer, n South Dakota clerk
: in the office Of the commissioner or IN
| ternal revenue in Washington, has re-
ceived an advance from 81 200 to ST.
| 300.
! Walter Bullman, full-blOod Indian,
| is awaiting action at the hands Of the
grand Jury for selling liquor to the
tribesmen ON the Pine Ridge Indian
reservation.
! A man named Nicholson had leg
badly smashed by falling rock in the
biz Homestake ditch, near Dumost. 1t
IS thought amputation will be neces-
rary TO save his life.
| The register of deeds of Brown coun-
ty reports that the business in his Of
/ flee for the months Cf November ana
/ December was the largest for the same
| periods for many years.
The Parker Masons are preparing to-
give an entertainment. about the lOtlh
of next month. consisting sf pro.
gramme and banquet, at the Masonic.
| hall the whole To conclude with a ball.
Sheriff Keegan has dog which
helps support the family. The other
day he came home with pan of hot
biscuits which he had stolen. The
sheriff is daily expecting arrest.
DIR. Franklin II. Carpeutei, who per
feeted the process of smelling the py-
vftic ores of the Hills, has accepted "a
6ne posftion with large mining comS