The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-24

South Dakota
ca,..o, State News
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Russian immigrants keep coming in
steadily, at Hosmer.
Several cases of scarlet fever in a
mer.
James Wheeler Of Columbia drank a
large quantity Of whisky from a jug,
and died in about two hours from the
effect.
Farmers have taken steps toward the
building of. a Swimming station at Spir-
1t Lake, go De operated by the DeSmet
Creamery.
Carl Blarsingame. at Fort Pierre,
waived examination on the charge of
stealing thirty head of horses, and has
been locked up to await the next term
Of court. ~
Judge j. III. Hauser fell On a slippery
sidewalk at Aberdeen and broke ris
right leg in a bad manner the fracture
being one that will lay him up for. sew
eral weeks.
The annual farmers institute for
Lincoln county will be held at Canton.
Feb. 5 and 6. Prof. s. A. Cochrane Of
the state agricultural college, and sew
eral experts will be present. .
Two deaths occurred at the Soldiers
Home at Hot Springs recently. Chas.
Gerard, aged eighty-three, and James
McRay, aged seventy-three. Moray
was a member of Company F, First
Minnesota heavy artillery.
The city council Of White Lake has
decided to call a special election for the
purpose Of permitting the taxpayers to
vote upon the proposition of sinking a
new artcsian well to furnish the town
with water for domestic and fire pro-
lection
a new bank has commenced business
at Brandt. Deuel. county. 1t was In
co~rporated under the name of the State
Bank of Brandt. and has a capital of
SIS, 600. Tho officers are: j. G.. Lund,
president: J.. o. Melham, vice presi-
dent; II. p. HoIen. cashier.
clutches of the grip fiend to a greater
extent han eve before. A physician
estimates that fully one-third Of the
people OF the entire city have la grippe
In one form or another, although there
Is not q single serious case.
A prairie fire did much damage neal
Woolsey, burning owe a tract of
try a mile and a half wide inc three
miles long, crossing both the Chicago
& Northwestern and Chicago, Milwau-
kee e. st. Paul tracks. Among the
heaviest losers is James Buell., whose
large Darn and stock sheds were de-
stroyed.
Failing to profit by the experience OF
four Kingsbury county farmers, who
were recently convicted. of white cap
ping" a. neighbor and sentenced to
terms of ten years each In the Sioux
Falls penitentiary. six farmers of Jer-
rauld county have been arrested and
bound over for appearance at the next
term of the state circuit court on a
similar charge
The Huron board Of health has given
notice tina the quarantine regulation
i~naugurated on account of diphtheria
and scarlet fever. has been raised In a
number Of places In the city. and h
the diseases are rapidly disappearing.
II is thought that no further fatalities
will occur. All the sick are improving,
and the city schools. which were closed
early last week. will be r%eopened in a
day or two.
A report has reached Aberdeen that
Paul Schmidt. formerly Of that place,
who went to Iowa some months g to-
establish a restaurant. has been arrest
ed on a charge of setting fire to his
place of business and destroying the
property. 1t is alleged that he is in
jai in default of $4,000 bail. and that q
former clerk, also under arrest. has
turned states evidence and testified
that Schmidt started the fire.
The electric lighting facilities for the
new city library building at Mayville
have been placed and are now in readi-l
ness. The heating plant Is in running
order, and the carpenters have com
pleted their work on the interior finish
ing. Samuel Torgerson, chairman OF
the committee on purchase of books.
has recently received another Install
ment of books, and more are expected
soon. TIL new building, 1t is expected.
viii be ready to be opened to the public
within a few days.
Fire was recently discovered in the
barn connected with the Dakopolis no.
tel at Kimball, and In spite of hard
work. the building and contents were
totally destroyed. The barn was occu-
pied by Don Needham's livery stock.
consisting of nearly all new vehicles
and several fine horses. Eight horses
were burned to death, n of them be-
ing an animal that Mr.. Needham had
recently refused $500 for. The origin of
the fire is o Known. h loss on con-
tents alone will reach 81. 800.
Perhaps the largest consignment OF
farm implements n buggies ever
shipped nto the state was received by
Sherman & Bratagar, h leading