The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
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South Dakota
General state News
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Frankfort viii have another pr.,.
vator. The town already has Ave- &C.
Alvin Richardson, a farm ,aho.
came insane from excessive hsa. W
White. neat at
"A. IL. Nelson of Flandreau is ~
ing to open first-class shoe stosp
Summit. o'e
Two new grain elevators win ba 49,,
at Worthing by j w. Borgess. of NJ
son City, Iowa.
During the past two weeks tho NO.,
shipments from Hecla have aggreps,ss
about $4,000 pounds.
A fine system of water works /, =.
der way at White. and will be co,a
pleted in a short time.
1t is expected that a passenger 50,
vice will be inaugurated on the "a
Charles Mix county extension OF ,ha
Milwaukee road about Aug. /.
During the past twelve months niro
ty-two car loads of stock were shipnAa
from Doland. The stock averaged IN
value about $1,000 per car.
Conservative reports place the dam.
age done To Brookings county crops a.
Is per cent. Even this loss will leaya
prospects for a very large crop.
A rural mail route will start from
White .n the near future. 1t is twenty.
eight miles in length and serves il,
families.
The new -four mill at Volga is near
ing completion, and 1t is expected that
II Will be opened for business by the
time the first new wheat is ready for
market.
The Farmers Elevator Company OF
Hanson county has elected the follow.
ing officers President, Daniel Gawne;
secretary, Lewis Weber; treasurer, f.
b. Lloyd.
The judicial convention at Mitchell
renominated Hon. Frank Smith for
judge of the Fourth circuit. All Of the
nine counties in the district Endorsed
his candidacy.
The large granite block which is be-
Ing erected at White by the Farmers
State Bank is well under way, although
work upon ii is somewhat delayed by e
scarcity of help.
The weekly shipments of butter from
Eureka aggregate about $4,000 pouncs
This is a great source Of revenue to
that section, and places from 5000 70
$4,000 in the hands of the farmers each
week.
Mrs. Frank Pond OF Brookings. by
mostake. took corrosive sublimate In
stead of salts. But for the timely ar.
rival of physicians, she would have lost
her life. she is now believed to be out
of danger.
The Occidental hotel, the Portland
company's assay Office and three dwell.
Gayville. a small mining camp ten
miles west of Deadwood. The loss Is
about $4,000.
A great deal of damage has been done
in the vicinity of Ragged Top, in the
Black Hills, by a forest fire that has
been raging for several days. A valu-
able strip of timber and miners cabins
have been burned.
II telegram has been received at the
Sisseton agency from the Indian pu-
reau, asking If the rolls were completed
This signifies that a payment OF about
$75 per capita will be made to the indl-
ans at that agency.
Joseph McNulty, teamster hauling
freight from Spearfish 10 the Santee
Agency. was thrown from his wagon IN
descending a steep grade to the Missou-
ri river, and, falling under the wheeis'
had his leg badly shattered.
Parkston will soon have two new
lumber yards. The j. Kayser Lumber
company will put in a yard, while an
other will be established by the Union
Line Lumber company. j. {. CiafA
will be the manager of the latter.
Joseph King is dead. Ell went to the
Black Hills with some of the parties Oh
pioneers in 1876, and helped to lay ou'
Deadwood. He was owner of the rich
Dakota Maid mine, located six miles
east of Deadwood. He leaves VIE.
Since the trouble that occurred WIN
three of the soldiers at Fort Meaoe'
Sturgis has been patrolled every nigh'
after o'clock. to keep the soldiers Iion'
entering the city. Hard feelings exis'
between the citizens and the boys ~
blue.
After three weeks work water was
struck in the artesian well on the rancn
of Mr.. O'Neill, in Faulk county, al
depth Of 1850 feet. The flow aggre.
gates sixty gallons per minute, win :
pressure Of forty-two pounds 10 th'
square inch.
The annual expense to Lawreho.
county for the care of its Inmates -
the Yankton insane asylum, Is apuu'
$4,000, which is paid quarterly -,
number of patients at the asylum iro.
taht county is larger than from any
other county in the state.
The explosion of a gasoline stove =
Madison caused the destruction py ny
of the dwelling house on a farm ~ ~.
Joining the city on the south -. :,
property was owned by e. w. Dyer A. :.
Chula Vista, Cal. There was so" -
surance. G. G. Curtis, the tenant, su :
tanned the loss of his household soo"'