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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
The Wife and MOther-jn-Law of Mr..
sCharles Keys.

Clasissa, Mimi, April 10, tSpecial)--
No family in this vicinity is better
known or more universally respected,
than Mr.. Charles Keys. the local
School Teacher, and his estimable wife
and mother in-law. For a long time,
Mrs. Keys has been in ill-health. Re-
Gently, however, she has found a cure
for her ailments in Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
II cannot speak too highly of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, or what they have done
for me-" said Mrs. Keys.
my life was miserable, my back al
ways ached, also my head. 1 was
troubled with Neuralgia in the head
and face, and suffered extreme pain.
but thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills, all
those aches and pains have vanished
like the morning dew, and it now seems
. that life is worth living. l consider
Dodd's Kidney Pills a God-send to SUI
fering humanity. They may rightly be
named the Elixir of Youth.
while speaking of my own case and
the wonderful benefit / have received
/ might also add that my mother who
is now an old lady of "a years and who
lives with me, has been troubled more
or less with aches and pains, as Is nat
ural with one of her advanced age.
When she saw what Dodds Kidney
Pills had done for me, she commenced
to use them herself. and she says that
they have done her more good than
any other medicine she has ever tried
This testimony is given in the hope
that others who may be afflicted as we
We're NAV see and read it, and be ben
Gifted by it"
What Mrs. Keys states in her letter
can be verified by reference to any OF
her many friends in this neighborhood
Dodds Kidney Pills have already q
wonderful reputation in Todd county
Nothing has ever cured Bright's DIS
ease. Diabetes or Dropsy but Dodd
Kidney Pills.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

A woman was recently arrested for
begging in the streets OF New York.
She was well known to the police, and
when her case was called some curious
information about her was brought
out. She always had thin, fretful
baby in her arms, and the baby con-
stantly cried. That was her capital,
and to keep it unimpaired and produc-
tive, she made practice Of pinching
the child whenever it seemed inclined
to settle into quiet The ruse was so
successful that the beggar had a com
Portable bank account and a we'll
furnished home. All of which bears
out the wisdom of little investigation
before bestowing charity, even when
the case appeals strongly to the sym
lpathies.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
The Man Wa. sn,ir,c,,

+. T. Haskins of Cincinnati told tha
following anecdote at the Eyara..
house, TO illustrate the phase Of ~
man nature which leads people to claim,
10 possess knowledge on any and an
things: -"
AT dinner party given some tiro
ago in a Western city" said Mr. Has.
kins, ''cne of the bachelor guests turned
to his very beautiful hostess and asked,
!" Mrs. Blank, co you know what
causes the milky way in the heavens,
why. | did know. but I've forgot
ten was the answer he received.
:" That's q great pity, said he, sadly
shaking his head. TO think that Won
the only person in the world who knew
the cause of this phenomenon of the
heavens, should have forgotten it,"
And he actually lad the cheek to feel
injured because the woman took him
off her visiting list. New York Trib.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
scriou. Cntting Array.

Columbus, Miss. April lin cut
ting ARRAY at Kennedy, Ala, yesterday
John Hollingsworth stabbed w. F..
Clardy in the back and face and he
will probably die. Mr.. Sanders, by
staLder was also severely and possibly
fatally stabbed just below the heart
by Hollingsworth, who thought Sand
ers had pulled him off Clardy. The
city marshal attempted TO arrest Hol-
lingsworth who resisted. and the
marshal shot Hollingsworth through
the head, inflicting a serious wound
The trouble grew out of family matters
between Hollingsworth and Clardy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
HOMEsTAKE ORE BELT.
BcneyOIcnt Company VIII Make n
DiNidend-Paying Mine.

A valuable mining property near
Deadwood, on the Homestake ore belt,
has been purchased by the Good VIII
Temple company which is operating a
property in the Cripple Creek district.
A short time ago property was left
by will for benevolent work. DR.. l.. A.
Rockwell of Chicago was elected presi-
dent and Rev. +. r. Stuart of Chicago
secretary and general manager. Both
have been in the Hills several days in
vestigating different properties.
The company has chosen an old
group of claims that shows plenty of
ore at the surface, and within ten days
work on a pow shaft will be COM
menced. The company intends to &C
quire several mining properties and
make a dividendpayer If possible. II
is stated that J. Pierpont Morgan will
be interested. There has been plenty
of capital raised for the development
Of the two properties by individuals
who are interested in philanthropic
work. F
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
.HrsroRYr CORRECTED.
A story That al Old Settlers Knew
ms True IL Uncovered.

That accepted history is not, neces-
sarily, the truth, is proposition SO
often proven that ii need be no sur
prise 10 the people of South Dakota ia
learn, ALTHOUGH for a number or years
it has been regarded as settled, that
the first school house in the Territory
was located in vermiliion; in fact, the
school house there was not even the
second building In Dakota 10 De useo
for school purposes.
In Smith and Young's History ano
Government Of South Dakota" the FOL
lowing statement is made: The mrs.
school house in the territory was erect
ed I'm Vermilion in 1854. 1t was buil'
Of logs taken from the timber along the
Missouri. and it's exact location is still
pointed out. The first school in this
building was taught by Amos F. Shaw
in the winter of 1S64-5." The fronts
piece of this same volume consists OF
picture of the school house and the first
teacher,
So generally is this accepted tina,
photographs of this early school house
grace many private collections in the
state, and at one of the state teachers
meetings in recent years the picture
was printed on one side Of the official
badge.
Prof. Nash, of Yankton college, on q
recent. trip into Bon Homme county
discovered school history in that local
ity. that considerably ante-dates the
history given by Messrs. Smith and
Young. At Bon Homme school was
taught In the spring of 1860 by Miss
Emma Bradford. The building occu-
pied was a log cabin with one small
window and a small door The ROOT
was made of rails covered with hay
md dirt and there was no attempt tC
Improve upon natures floor. Punch
seon fsplit logsl seats were used, and
y9ne board served as a common desk for
all pupils. Miss Rounds, now Mrs. w
r. Williams. wife Of Judge Williams OF
Tyndall, was scholar Of that first
school. Miss Bradford, the teacher
was the mother of Mrs. Solomon WenZ.
iaff of Yankton.
In 1862 a new school house was built
Of cottonwood logs and with shingled
roof. This building was never used fol
school purposes. owing to an Indian
scare that drove all the people away
IOT d SnOTt lifiie. "ncI lIlty ItluiilcN
the building was purchased by Mrs
Rounds for dwelling. Mrs. James s
Foster mother of Mrs. Carney OF
Yankton, taught the next school, in ar
old. deserted soldiers barracks. but ir
1864 a new school house was built OF
hewed logs and cottonwood lumber
which building was used for schoo
purposes for many years.
The above facts can he substantiatet
easily by many residents of Bon HON.
me and by old settlers of Yankton
The only wonder connected with the
matter is that it has not been made
public before.
Whether or not the school of 1860 wa:
the first in the territory, Of course, can
not be clearly proved. 1t is. however
safe enough to make the claim unit
some earlier applicant for the honor
appears upon the scene.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
Amnnr the old letters addressed ,

Among the old letters addressed to
George Washington. now collected in
the State Department library, is one
from lady who writes in the post
script that she is sorry not to be able
ITO use note-paper worthy OF his royal
station, bat had she used gold that
would have required an outer wrapper
and it would have been too much to
ask one in his position to open two
wrappers in order to get at so unwor-
thy note as her own. This polite
speech" suggests that even in paying
compliments there are fashions" as
lin other things. 1t is not certain,
however, that the letter to Washing
ton typifies the fashion of that day.
Doubtless President Mckinley would
be greatly surprised to find such a
compliment in a letter addressed to
MIN, and perhaps General Washington
himself was surprised and amused by
his ELUSIVE correspondent. The things
done in Jest or in eccentricity in one
generation are often taken as wholly
iserioas by those who read OF them in
10 later one.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
AbrOgatfou of Clayton Bulver
Treaty

London, April Ia. - Negotiations on
the abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty are proceeding, though they
have not yet passed the tentative
stage. A representative of the asso-
ciated Press has been assured that
they are proceeding on quid quo
basis and that no other basis OF abro-
CATION will be considered by the Brit
ish government. The foreign office
hopes. that settlement satisfactory
TO both the United States and Great
Britain viii be arrived at before con-
gress is reconvened.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
BLACK HILLS MINES.
DeadbrOke to He Unwntered-M.chf.
gan Men After Copper.


The Golden Return Mining company
1as commenced unwatering the Dead
broke mine, in the Blacktail district.
II was owned by r. NJ. Maloney of
Deadwood, who organized the Golden
Return company, with w. p. Williams
Of Chicago and Sol Rosenthal of Dead
wood as incorporators The mine has
\ shoot of cement ore 300 feet wide and
'orty feet thick, which averages about
IS per ton gold.
The Golden Gate Mining company Of
Deadwood and Chicago will probably
buy cyanide plant this spring. The
company has demonstrated that the
large quantities of ore in the Maggie
and Kicking Horse mines. at the head
IF Blacktail gulch, are amenable to the
cyanide process.
The Homestake company expects to
have its new 1,200-ton cyanide plant,
at Lead, ready for the tailings from
The mill within three weeks. The COM
pany is in somewhat of hurry to get
the plant completed, since there is a
daily loss of over 1000 in the tailings
that go down the creek.
IL is expected that the Denver Black
Hills Mining company viii begin work
at the Cora mine and Davie. mill, in
the Galena district. this month S. r.
Thompson Of Boulder, Colo, is presi-
dent.
The Big Hit Mining company recent
ly underwent reorganization. and
was renamed the Elizabeth Mining
company. Milwaukee capitalists are
the principal stockholders. The COM
pany has just acquired the Cross group
Of claims, near Keystone, Pennington
county. $50 $780,. 8s:
| Two steam hosting plants have been
installed in the Hornblende district
four miles west of Rockford, one al
the yellow Bird and the other at, the
Standard group. Immediately west OF
this gold belt is the copper belt, which
is being opened up extensively by
three Michigan companies. The Black
Hills Copper company of Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, has an incline down about
400 feet, and cross-cutting of the form
alton has shown several lodges of GOLD
and copper The British-Americar
company of Detroit is sinking a shaft
to catch a ledge Of ore, and the Cop.
per Reef company. of Ironwood, Mich.
is working on ledge of copper sui
phide.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
Many Cottage. Destroyed.

Oakland. Cal, April 14.-Hunt Broth
ers company's fruit canning plant at
Hayward was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday. The company's boarding
house and eighty-five cottages, seven
ty-five of which were owned by the
company, the plant, fruit warehouse,
and 1000 cases of fruit were destroyed.
Six fruit cars were also consumed
Many families were rendered home
less. The loss will exceed 1925, 000, The
fire is believed to have been incendiary.
The factory was being put in shape for
the fruit canning season, opening May
/. 1t was intended to employ 1890
persons.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
REVIEWERS AGAINST RIFLES.
Cattle Thieves Armed With the Lnt-
ter Make Their Escape.

John Callahan, residing ten miles
west of Artesian, recently had eight OF
his cattle stolen. In company with Eo
Clark of Howard, he got on the track
of the thieves and cattle, but before he
could ,overtake the rustlers the cattle
had been sold He continued the pur.
suit, and overlook the thieves in tn,
southwestern part of Miner county.
The two rustlers were armed with Win.
chesters, and were able to stand of
their pursuers. who were armed only
with revolvers. The pursuing party
was compelled to abandon the pursuit
until they could procure firearms OF
greater range. This caused delay OF
several hours. and In the meantime thu
rustlers made good their escape.
The thieves are thought to be the no.
torious Moody and Luke, one Of whom
was recently released from the peniten.
tiary at Sioux Falls. Several cases OF
cattle-stealing have lately occurred In
that section and have been laid at theii
door, and every effort will be made te
apprehend and punish them.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
MORE PIERRE BOND SUITS.
FEnsOm's Action for $3.50 Taken
Under AdVisemcnt

Arguments have just been COM
pleted before Judge Garland, Of the
United States court at Sioux Falls In
the case Of James j. Ransom We. the
City of Pierre. The suit involves bonds
issued by that city in October, 1891,
and upon which there is due for prin-
cipal and interest, the sum of $3.50.
The case was remanded to the court at
Sioux Falls by the United States cir
cult court OF appeals, to which II had
been appealed as the result of a form
er trial, and that court rendered judg-
ment against the defendant, for the
costs of the case, aggregating little
over 1892. Judge Garland has now
made this Judgment also Judgment
of his court
In the course of the arguments the
defense claimed that the only method
of securing payment Of the amount due
on the bonds was by mandamus, and
not by an action in the federal court.
1t was further argued that there was
nothing in the complaint to show that
the plaintiff had right to commence.
the action, as the validity of the bonds
should first have been tested by man
damus proceedings. The attorney for
the plaintiff commended that the pro-
ceedings were regular and proper, and
disputed important assertions made in
ebhalf of the, defense. Several ques-
lions of Importance enter into the suit,
among them the provisions of the state
constitution limiting the bonded in
debtedness of any municipality to 5
per cent of the assessed valuation.
Judge Garland has taken the case un-
der advisement.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

In circus performing in Paris there
is troupe of dwarfs. Two of them
the leading lady, height two feet, and
the strong man, height three feet
were the other evening discovered at
the railway station on the point of
leaving for Vienna. They were. taken
charge of, and brought back to the
circus just In time to allow them to
appear in the ring for their ordinary
turn. But the ringmaster, another
member Of the troupe height feet s
tnches-was already the lover of the
leading lady. and the news Of the at
tempted elopement gave him such a
shock that he had At. and now lies
in a precarious condition.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
FORCE THE TREATY.
Russia, 1T Is Said, VIII Adopt Policy
- of Terrorism.

London, April IA. Japan's attitude
with regard TO the Chinese situation is
now more clearly defined. When the
Chinese court returns to Pekin another
protest. ii is said, will be sent to Rus
STA against the occupation OF Man
churia. The Russian minister in Pc
kin is reported to have been instructed
to adopt a policy of terrorization to-
ward China in the hope of compelling
the imperial court to agree to the Man
churian treaty. Meanwhile rom
Shanghai comes a rpmor that tie en-
peror has decided to leave Singan-fu
for Pekin May 7.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
Ease with Dignity,

why are each of. you ladies so de-
sirous of becoming president of our de-
batting society,""
1T saves time" answered Miss cay
enne. When you are in the chair you
are able TO snub SO many people at
once.''iI Washington Star
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

One of the striking things shown by
the last census is the remarkable in
crease of tenant farming. The per-
centage of farms operated by tenants
showed considerable increase by the
census of 1890. For the whole coun-
try this percentage has increased in
the last ten years nearly twice as fast
as the per cent Of population of the ma
ton, four times that of the purely
agricultural population and twice that
OF the farms operated by their owners.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
PATENTS.

List of Patents Issued List week
90 to NOrthvestern Inventors.
: Peter N Angsten, Burlington, WIS,
panoramic camera; Christopher G.
Burdick, Amigo, Wis, fifth wheel; Ed
ward +. Butler. Whitewater, Wis, COW
er for cooking utensils; Charles b. Gar
rett, Minneapolis. Mimi, thermostaG
John III. Nicholson, Butte, Mont. ore
concentration; Richard F. Pearce'
Butte, Mont, ore roasting furnace.
Lothrop & Johnson, patent attorneys 9ll
& 912 Pioneer Press Bldg. ST. Paul. Mimi.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

boston, like New York, suffers from
an inordinate waste of water, and the
waste is increasing in deplorable dis
proportion to the increase in the pop
ulation. During 1900 water to the
amount of 115A gallons was used daily
for each inhabitant. as compared with
LII gallons in 1899 and l03 in 1898. "A
reasonable allowance for each inhabit-
ant is eighty gallons daily.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini. the
well-known Dante scholar, died recent
ly at the age of 65 years at Fahrwan
gen in Switzerland, where he had been
the village pastor for thirteen years.
He was Swiss-Italian. native of the
Grisons.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

An order has just been filled in Con-
necticut for 1000 900 pounds Of copper
trolly wire for an electric road in In
dia. The reels upon which the wire
was wound required nearly 100000 feet
OF lumber for their construction The
reels and wire combined will weigh
100000 pounds. Twenty-ssven cas-
and two engines will be used in trans
porting the shipment to tidewater.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

A Roma mob unveiled new bronze
fountain in the Villa Nazionale by
force recently. An Injunction had
been obtained against the exhibition
of the fountain, on the ground that the
naked figures of Maids that adorned
1T were immoral. A crowd armed with
tools marched to the place and tore
down the boards that enclosed the
fountain.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
swallowed His Fa,.a -,

A man recently swallowed h;.
teeth and It drove him mad s Ste iase
thing M s'ahp you gsea q deal deal but every
Stomach Bitters. 1t cures inSiaesters
constipation; kidney and liver troubIssi
well as malaria and fever and as,,s. as
Is particularly. effective in all nerve,,s i
this season of the year when tha nu at
Is rundown and most susceptible s,o ~ zen
ease. All druggists keep 1t. " ats
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
"GREAI,EST LIVING SCOUT,
DeadwOOd to Have Him for It's
Quartcr-CenturN Centennial.

DeadwoOd to Have Kim for It's
Quartrr-Century Centennial.
The committee on programme and
attractions for the quadro- centennial
which is to be held in Deadwood early
in July. will get Capt. L. III. Allison
who is considered the greatest living
scout, to attend. Capt. Allison was
with all of the great Indian fighters,
and for the pas thirty-five years ha,
been actively engaged in the service OF
the government. For some time he was
employed in the Smithsonian institute
as an interpreter of the Sioux Indiar
language. He received recommends.
ton from that institution, stating that
he was the greatest authority on the
Sioux language, among white men, liv.
ing. He is at present taking a rest al
the soldiers home at Hot Springs. He
has participated in more Indian. battle.
than any other white man living. He
with Doc Middleton and a number OF
other scouts and Indian fighters. will
give exhibitions of Western life during
the Deadwood carnival
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
FLOOD N KANSAS.
Afkansas River IL Out of It's Bamks-
No Fatalities RepOrted.

NO FatnIftfes Reported y
Wichita, Kan, April. IA. * The Ar
kansas river is out of its banks. police
men are guardingi the ends OF every
bridge to keep people from crossing,
two bridges are under water, the APP
proaches to two have been washed
away, an island went under water af-
ter its inhabitants escaped and the
night force al the water woAks are I'M
prisoned in, 1.-THE middle. OF nearly a.
mile OF food, Foa. five days rain has
been falling centinuously ard hun-
dreGs of thousands Of acres OF farm
lands are under water. No fatalities
have been reported The water WHICH
is stin rising is within tive inches of
the open street pump house Of the
water works.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
IL V.OuIdn't Do.

Baron Munchausen had just written
a letter 10 friend.
He closed it with flourish, yours
truly" and signed his name.
Then, with a melancholy smile, he
erased the word truly"
at would merely move him to de-
risive laughter" he said.-Chicago
Tribune.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

AS curiosity of the recent German
census, 1t is recorded that the returns
showed the village of Reutenbourg
contained 444 inhabitants, 222 being of
the masculine and 222 of the feminine
gender.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
kiIledin n cnIlision.

MiddlesboroS KY. April IA head
end collision, between freight train
and a work train on the Louisville &
Nashville railroad between here and
West Pineville, resulted in the death
OF VIII Sharp. engineer, and viii
Fretwell, yard master at this place.
Frank Wilson, fireman, was fatally in
jured, and nearly every man on each
train was more or less bruised.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
.,,.mnteS Train wreck,ur.

wenona. H.. April IA. = During the
last three nights three attempts have
been made to wreck the Santa Fe ex-
press near the village of Long Point.
In each instance the wreckers bound
large ties to the rails with heavy wire.
Last night the local freight ran into
the obstruction and a wreck resulted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
Impossible.

Fond Father-Johnny, you must new
er talk when your mother is speaking.
Johnny Jumpuppe-I know; there
amt no chance, then. is there paw
Ohio State Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

Lake Copais In Boeotia, famous in
antiquity for its cells. has now been
completely drained and turned into
$4,000 acres OF arabic land.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
Those Boston won.

Mrs. smarte refers 10 the llph, :,
leaves for Mr.. S. when she goes - sne
as tombstone" as it is put nm osd
aer late DISQUALIFICATION Trarse LOT
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18

One is not in the land of the living
until they have passed from this world
of dying. @
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-18
Pile and Fistula Cure.

Sample treatment OF our Red Cross Pile and
Fistula Cure and book explaining cause and cure
OF Piles, sent free TO any address for four cents IN
stamps. Rea Bros. d Co, Minneapolis, MINI.