The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-07
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South Dakota
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cost about $4,000.
Charles Gottschalk of Aberdeen has
leased the Mitchell opera house.
The town council Of Canistota has
awarded the contract for a new jail at
that place.
/. DR.. III. NJ Finuerud has been ap-
pointed a pension examining agent at
WATERFOWL.
The Northwestern railroad is maxi
ing extensive improvements In Its
yards at Arlington.
A roller mill at Brook,ngs the other
day received an order from the east for
5000 barrels of -four.
State Treasurer Schamber is back in
the office after several weeks at his
Hutchinson county home.
j. 3. Bertrand, real estate dealer at
Yankton, says he has sold sS5, 700 worth
of land in the past seven years.
A. B. Doughty recently sold his farm
for $50 per acre and expects to leave In
the spring for Washington.
Many land seekers have been looking
over land in BonHomme county. The
price of farms is increasing rapidly
j. T. Coxhead of Yankton is engaged
upon very fine piece of chancel furni-
ture for st. Martins church, Omaha.
Frank Gruby, Webster sportsman,
killed a white prairie chicken which is
now in the hands of taxidermist for
mounting
The German Congregational associa-
ton of ministers and churches of South
and North Dakota held a session at
Tyn6all last week.
The freight business is increasing so
! rapidly at Geddes that 1t is believed the
Milwaukee company will be compelled
to build more side tracks.
The firm of Akam & Carr, druggists
at Flandreau, has been dissolved by
mutual consent. George H. Carr will
conduct the business in future.
The citizens of Lake Preston are agi-
tating the matter of erecting a large
new hotel at that place, the present
! hotel facilities being too limited.
Under the present favorable weather
threshing operations are progressing
most rapidly and the greater part OF
Lake county's crop is already cleaned
up.
| Phil Eyer has completed the artesian
well he was drilling for the Northern
hospital for insane, and a fine flow OF
water was reached at depth OF LOGS
| feet.
The government has placed a large
number of mountain trout and black
bass in Pease creek, Charles Mix coun-
ty, and in the streams Of Gregory
county.
4 Clinton Kendall Of Artesian and Miss
Cora Mechanism of Milbank were mar
ried at the residence of the BRIDE
groom's parents. They will reside in
Artesian.
Now that Sisseton has been provid-
ed with one of the best waterworks
system in the state, the citizens are
talking Of establishing an electric light
system.
There are large number of buns
In Deadwood, the overflow from the
grading camps, men who are not look
ing for work, and would not work IL
they found it.
J. T.. Dillon of Aberdeen, arrested on
the charge of robbing Otto Tunley at
the Northwestern depot, was held to
the court in $500 bonds, which he was
| unable to furnish.
| HaTlleS nave DecH lOOhlnS oNCI lHC
| ground with view to putting in
creamery at Geddes, the intention be-
Ing to have 1t completed in time for
next seasons business.
/ Mrs j. e. Case. wife Of stock buyer
at Oldham, was shot by stray bullet
while hanging out clothes In the back
yard The bullet entered her thigh and
has not been extracted.
Bryan & Collins, who last week made
a deal whereby they come into the pos
session of the Newton wagon and
blacksmith shop in Vermillfon took
! charge OF the same on Monday.
Tilie Nelson, handsome young
! Swedish woman OF Lead, won a breach
of promise suit against Alex Quarford,
head blacksmith of the Homestake
company, to the amount of $4,000.
| A woman's brass band has been or
| ganized at Armour, the only band of
4 the kind, st is believed, in the state. A
purse of $50 was presented to the mem
bers by the. business men Of the town.
! A. F.. Parmenter of Scotland has been
granted a twenty-year franchise for an
electric plant by the council of that
place. The council exempts the plant
! from taxation for a period of five
years.
r. Z. Mytinger, late of Mt. Vernon.
i Is the new agent of the Milwaukee
Railroad company at Lennox. A. l..
| Walker. the retiring agent, believes he
will be transferred to the Plankinton
| station.
Pensions granted; Increase, restora-
! ton, reissue, etc--Jason f. Haskell,
1 Condo, $40: original widows, etc
Sarah J. Smedley, Milbank, $50; (Spe-
-cial accrued October 5)-Louisa M. My
rick, Sioux Fails, IS.
The county treasurer OF Lawrence
county has taken up all eight and ten.
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