The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-21
South Dakota
c, State News
Photographed.

lydia A. Greenleaf Of Iroquois has
been granted pension Of $l2 a month.
yankton, for the first time in it's his
tory has an all-night electric light ser
vice.
H. n. Cooper of Canton recently pur-
chased a large slice of Ytnkton county
land.
The business men of Lake Preston
will organize q business mems assocfa-
ton.
Pensions granted: Michael F. Bast.
Pomona, SIS; Thomas Ulrick. Hot
Springs, $40.
Lake Byron township, Beadle county.
voted in favor of issuing bonds for two
artesian wells.
Carlberg Bros. hardware merchants
of Sisseton, have sold half-interest in
their store to c. III. Grant
The adjourned September term of
circuit court for Custer county is in
session this week at Custer.
Charles f. Mitchell of Mt. Vernon
has been appointed messenger in the
surveyors office at Bismarck.
The L. o. G. T. lodge of Bijou has
been reorganizei, and Will hold hegu-
lar weekly meetings hereafter.
During the month of October all for
mer marriage license records in the
history of Day county We're broken.
f. M. Wendt & Co. of Parker have
sold their implement and hardware
business to NJ. S. Clark of that place.
The Odd Fellows at Parker are con-
sidering the erection of a new lodge
hall on land belonging to the organiza-
ton.
The ladies of Humboldt are arrang-
ing to or anize literary society, In or
der to relieve the monotony of the win
ter months.
While r. r. Williams of Madison was
doing a few errands on, the street, q
sneak thief entered his room and took
81 from his coat pocket.
On the evening of Thanksgiving day
the Society OF the Kings Daughters OF
Yankton will give their annual charity
ball at the Hotel Pierce.
Sixteen interpretations took advant-
age OF the incorporation laws of this
state the past week, with total COM
bined capital of $21, ST., 500.
A fine flow Of water was struck at q
apth of $50 feet in the artesian well be-
ing sunk on the grounds of the state
The controller of the currency has
approved the Hanover National Bank
IF New York as reserve agent for the
First National Bank of Castlewood.
The firm of Dewald & Walter Of
Freeman, during period of thirty
lays, paid to the farmers in that vicin-
ity the sum of $4,000 for grain and
hogs.
George Hart has resigned his posi-
ion as agent for the Milwaukee COM
pany at Egan, and will give his atten-
lion to the machinery business at that
place.
About a dozen Aberdeen teachers re-
Gently formed a reading circle. The
officers elected were: President. Miss
Minnie Owens; secretary, Miss Alberta
Green.
The Presbyterian Ladies Of Woon-
socket are making preparations for the
annual chicken pie dinner ai:d' apron
sale, to be held at the opera house,
Dec. 5.
The adjutant general will make ar
engagements to have a militia company
organized at Flandreau, providing the
town will furnish light and fuel for one
year and an armory.
Tom Virgins, a Yankton plumber,
vas the successful bidder Tor laying ten
blocks, about a mile and half of iron
water pipes, for the new system at
Centerville, Turner county.
Lawrence county has forty patients
n the state hospital for the insane at
Yankton. One patient has been cared
'or twcnty-four years, one eighteen,
and a number twelve years.
About 1900 feet of new water mains
are being laid at Chamberlain. Over
half the work is done, and the remain
Ter of the three-inch pipe will be laid
before the ground is froze nhard.
The managers of the grain elevators
at Carthage haxe a standing order for
eight cars per day. At present all the
elevators are full and no cars can be
obtained to ship the grain out.
After considerable delay, the engine
which Is to furnish power for the new
electric light plant at Redfield has ar
lived, thus completing the plant, which
will be placed in operation this week
Gusts NJ Merriam, who has been liv-
Ing with his son. N. c. Merriam. near
Lake Herman, and who has been in
failing health for year or two, died
at the advanced age of lightweight.
Notwithstanding the great average
age of the inmates Of the state soldiers
home. there is not single case OF sick
ness at present except chronic cases.
The city council of Lead has granted
the B. e NJ. Railroad company fran
chise for the construction of street
-ailway through the city. The new line
will be completed by Jan. /, 1903