The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-06
South Dakota
c., State News
...e Photographed.

A $40, 900 hotel is to be built at Geddes,
a new town in Charles Mix county.
A Mr.. Boyd Of Orange City. Iowa, is
arranging to open a new hardware
store at Davis. Turner county.
Horace Tishback of Bookings shot
off a finger and badly Iacerated another
by the accidental discharge of a gun.
The business men of White, Brook
ings county. are taking h necessary
steps to establish a local telephone ex-
change.
The attendance at the state normal
school at Madison is at present greater
than ever before in the history of the
institution.
E. A. Cade Of WATERFOWL has re-
ceived the appointment of clerk in the
United States land Office at Rapid City
at a salary of $500 per year.
A new hotel is to be erected at Gus
ter. The structure will be Of brick and
will be two stories high. with from
twenty TO twenty-five roms.
washington Springs has inaugurated
its regular winter lecture course. There
will be one lecture each month during
the season at the seminary chapel.
Fl. w. Babcock of Athol has disposed
Of his stock of groceries and dry goods
to John O'Connor. Babcock vas one of
the pioneer business men of that place.
The new creamery as Esmond opened
for business Monday. The new institu-
ton was erected to take the place Of a
similar one, which was burned some
months ago.
During the past season Parker has
enjoyed a substantial growth and 1t is
said that at least twenty-five new
dwellings are needed to accommodate
those desiring them.
The city council of Howard is con-
templating putting in what is known as
the compressed air system instead of
a ~standpipe for the pew water works
plant recently COMPLETED there.
Another grain elevator Is being con-
structed at Wagner. one of the new
towns on the Charles Mix county ex-
tension of the Milwaukee railroad, by
Messrs. Schroeder and McKinnon of
Armour.
Arthur Waldron, a twelve-year-ol1
boy. narrowly escaped drowning by
dropping through the ice in the Mis-
souri, at Fort Pierre. There was no one
in sight or hearing and the boys pres
ence of mind alones saved him.
That wife beaters sometimes receive
their just deserts is shown by the case
of Joseph Horkey of WATERFOWL. who
has just been found guilty of this Of
tense m sentenced to pay a fine of $40
and serve thirty days in the county
Jail.
Bonds for the construction of a new
water works system at Sisseton have
been sold, and it is expected that some
Of the work can be completed yet this
winter. The system will be a complete
one in every respect. and will rank with
the best in the state.
Because of some irregularities in a
special election held at Alcester last
August to vote bonds for the construc-
ton of a new chool house, another
special electin, I be held Dec. s next,
has been called to vote upon the ques-
ton of issuing bonds for the purpose
stated.
Walter Harrison. son of Frank Har-
-ison. living near Bon Homme, lost his
left hand In a corr shredder while en-
gagged in feeding the machine on the
farm of Mr.. Scroggin. The injured man
was taken to Springfield. where his
arm was a~mputated just above the
wrist joint.
The Milwaukee railroad yards at
Hudson a recently been greatly en-
.arged to accommodate the rapidly in
creasing traffice at that place. In six
months ESQ car loads of stock were
shipped from Hudson. making 1t one
Of the best shipping points Of It's size
in the state.
Up to the present week the total ship
ment of beef cattle from Fort Pierre
aumbers $40 cars, meaning about H. $50
head. Most of this number wss put out
early owing to the poor outlook for
feed, but after the heavy rains stckmen
held up to reap the advantage of the
Def making months Of September and
October.
August Klundt Of Emery has pur-
chased the stock of general merchan-
iise heretofore owned by H~eckenlaible
& Koth at that place and will CONSOLE
date the stock with his own. A few
weeks & he also purchased the stock
Of another competitor and now owns
Dne of the largest stores in that part
bf the state.
James Sutton, a butcher from Ipswich,
committed suicide at the Hotel Dumont
ut Bowdle by taking laudanum. He
went to Bowdle about a week ago look
Ing for work, but failed to find any,.
He remained in his room all day Thurs
day. writing a long letter to his wife,
who left him some time last summer
and is now in Ashton. 8. d.
The sum of $3.50 has been paid by
the Milwaukee Railroad company for
right of way through h property
lying between it's present Redfield
depot, which Is about a mile from the
town of that name. and a more central
location where a new depot will be