The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-17
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Dakota
c.u..o, State News
- Photographed.

Arrangements are about completed
for reopening the Howard
Patrick Costello Of Cavour. during
the past season sold hogs to the value
OF over 81, 300.
Thonia Williams. a veteran of the
Civil war. died Of cancer of the stom-
ach at Howard.
The town council Of Aurora has
passed an ordinance prohibiting gam
bling within the towns limits.
Circuit court convened at Britton.
with Judge Campbell presiding. The
term is expected to last about two
weeks.
NJ. p. Thurman of Rapid City. aged
seventy-five years, died suddenly of
heart failure. He leaves a widow and
six children.
The state normal school at Madison
closed suddenly. owing to the develop
ment of a case of scarlet feveri in the
ladies' dormitory.
Senate James H.. Kyle Of Aberdeen
has purchased the $1,000 stock in the
Sisseton bank formerly held by II. s..
Morris of Sisseton.
Fire broke out in the storehouse OF
Brooberg e. Werner at Groton Small
boys and matches are supposed TO have
been the cause. LOSS. $500.
The Catholics of Gregory county nave
Iraugurated a movement for the erec-
ton of a church. Subscription papers
are being circulated and freely signed.
A new Presbyterian church will be
erected in Milford township, Beadle
~. - - mn 49, IT,
money has been raised by popular sub
scription.
A frst-class system of waterworks
for Brookings is one of the p~robabili-
ties this year. The question is being
discussed, and meets with little if any
opposition.
Joseph Watson. elected county SUI
perintendent of schools of Turner our.
ty last November, held office five days
and resigned. Ex-County Auditor j. p.
Graber was appointed.
A letter received at Sioux Falls from
the Rosebud Agency. reports the find
Ing Of the dead body of John Guerue,
a m~ixed-blood Indian. under circum-
ance which point to murder.
Frank Stonick of Bryant. in default
Of bonds. has been lodged in Jail until
the next term of court, when he will be
tried on the charge of stealing a horse
and buggy from Edward Wopat OF
Bryant.
The prosperity of the farmers of
Clay county is shown by the fact that
one bank at Vermillion has on deposit
the sum of $685., 1896. a great part of
which belongs to farmers living in that
vicinity.
The PEOPLE Of Redfeld are trying to
decide whether or not they will again
ave the creamery at that place opened
Tor business. Peter Nelson, a creamery
man from Iowa. is striving to purchase
the plant.
Nearly every postofice In the state
shows an increase OF business for last
year over former years. At Centerville
1uring the last three months. the bust
ness has been the largest in the history
Of the office.
Pigeon raising rs a new industry. just
introduced by the M%ennonites of Bon
Homm" and Hutchinson counties. Dur
ing the past year these peculiar people
ave shipped to Chicago about 81. 5000
worth of pigeons.
The coroner's jury in the case OF Ell
len M. Strong, who died in a Sioux
Falls hotel as the result of taking a
lose of arsenic, returned a verdict hat
she came to her death by poison ad-
ministered by herself.
A popularity OF the Sioux Indians is
that when relative dies they purchase
The best caskets In the market in which
10 bury them. They frequently pay as
high as SEQ for a casket whether In
ended for a little child or an adult.
Owing to the peaccfulness OF the In
R~abitants. the regular January term OF
the state circ,it court for Charles Mix
county has been adjourned. there being
only one case OF importance. which win
be tried at the regular June term.
Now that the strife for county seat
honors In Roberts county ppe to be
settled for all time. the people Of Sisse-
ton. which captured h prize at the
recent election. are a~gitating the ques-
hon Of the construction Of suitable
county buildings at that place.
Robert Henry of Volga recently re-
eeived a letter. from a New York firm
asking for Information In regard to the
cotton crop Of this state. its present
condition. etc. South Dakota raises al
most everything. but has not developed
INTO a cotton CROWN estate. and the
nrm was informed TO this effect.
6. A. Matthews, n prominent resident
" Rrootings. has become interested In
securing a new opera house and hotel
for that place. and has had plans pre-
pared for such a place. The
cost of the building is $40. 900. A stock