The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
South Dakota
co, State News
Photographed.
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A dog poisoner is materially reduc
ing the canine population OF Clear
Lake
The DeSmet Cornet band has been
engaged to furnish music during the
state fair at Yankton.
dates for a harvest festival at Irene,
when $500 will be given in prizes.
Corona is badly in need OF a drug
store and a meat market. There Is a
good opening for both institutions.
The business men of Clear Lake are
talking or organizing business mems
league, which it is believed will prove
of benefit TO the town.
1t is announced that E. L. Sem,
well known resident OF Geddes, will es-
tablish a newspaper at some point in
the southern portion of Lyman county.
on Aug. 10 the school board of the
Harrisburg district viii open bids and
award the contract for constructing a
fine new school building at that place.
Elmer Loomis, an old resident OF
Parker, committed suicide by shooting
thought the extreme heat affected his
mind.
Charles Magrunder, a representative
of an Eastern shirt company, is ia
Sioux Falls for the purpose OF looking
no a location for the establishing of a
shirt factory.
Owing to the scarcity of hay In some
of the larger Eastern cities, farmers OF
Brown county, where the hay crop is
excellent, will put up large quantities
for shipment.
During the past twelve months an
aggregate of 2SS,00o bushels of grain
was shipped from Canistota This rec
ord is expected to be surpassed during
the present year.
James Stinson, living about five miles
northwest OF Aberdeen, had bunch OF
FIVE horses killed by lightning. The
animals were in pasture and were ali
killed by one bolt.
A family named Sargent, living near
the James river, while affected by the
Dowie religious craze, killed seven fine
hcgs which, according to their views.
It was sin to keep.
Grasshoppers have added their
plague to the work of the hot winds in
some portions OF Lake county, many
fields of oats and corn suffering from
their ravages to some extent.
A list. of about 5000 names of persons
delinquent in personal taxes to Beadle
county has been turned over to Sheriff
Kerr by Treasurer Mahaffy, in accord
ance with the law that went into effect
on the LIST of July.
W. W. Cargill e. Bro, the well known
elevator men, have decided to erect
new grain elevator at Trent. Moody
county. 1t is said the contract for the
building has been let. This will give
Trent three elevators.
Two cowboys from west Of the Mis-
souri, river forced their way across the
pontoon bridge at Chamberlain I'm or
der to save bridge fare. They We're ar
rested and required to pay an aggfe-
gate Of $24.60 for their streak of econ
omy.
Rev. Father Cunning. who for two
years has presided ever the parish of
ST. Marys Catholic church, at Ver-
million, has received notice that he has
Rev. Bernard Penney, late of Cincin-
natl, has been chosen to take charge
at Vermillione
Some opposition has arisen at Dead
wood to the liberation, under $500
bonds, OF William Yokum, who, two
years ago, was sentenced to life inn
prisonment in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary for stabbing and killing James
Barnes, a prominent business man or
Belle Fourche.
An ear Of corn carried in the grand
parade of the G.. A. r. at the national
encampment of 19oo was presented by
a South Dakota COM ade to }. X. Kay
Of Salem, Mo. Mr.. Ray took 1T hons
ard gave 1t place of honor In his par
Tor, where ii remained for some months
exciting the admiration OF all callers.
One of these was a brother-in-law re-
siding in Texas. He begged the girt OF
the ear Of South Dakota corn, took IL
home with him and planted IL. Inc
corn grew so much faster than the ma
tive corn of Texas that 1t attracted att
tention as a new and valuable variety.
In was suggested that. in view OF the
circumstances of its arrival In Texas,
1t be named the National" In honor
of the national encampment OF the u.
A. r.. The name was selected, ana
hence South Dakota has the honor OF
furnishing the South the "NationAi
corn.
Wheat harvest in many parts Of the
state is completed. while In other por-
tons it ia rapidly nearing completion
The hot weather ripn@d grain SO rapid
ly that in some instances farmers were
compelled 10 temporarily abandon oat
harvest ana turn their attention 10
wheat. in order to harvest II before IL
shelled out to any serious extent. Not
withstanding the apparent damage.
farmers in Minnehaha county and 9TH
ter parts of the state claim their wheat
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