The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
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C.ra-a, State News
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The contract has been let for SO, 900
brick block at Madison.
Terraville has Swedish school, the
only one of the kind in the state.
The indications in the vicinity of Scot
land are for the largest crop In recent
years.
E. C. Gates will begin the manage
ment Of the Padley hotel at Geddes on
Aug. 20.
Work has commenced on the con-
struction OF the new county Jail at
Fairfax.
| Ground has been broken for the new
Northern Normal school building at
Aberdeen.
The annual normal institute for Brule
county will be held at Chamberlain,
Aug. 10 to Sept. g.
Kimball horsemen and others inter-
! ested are raising fund for race meet
in the near future.
d. Howey, young farmer living near
! Yermillion, drank wood alcohol and
died in a short time.
1t is expected that the contract for
! furnishing the third story of Normal
hall, at Madison will be completed this
week
! Miss Frances NJ Osburn OF Beade
! county, has been promoted from clerk
at $1,000, to a $1,000 position in the land
! office.
Narcisse Narcelle has returned to FIT.
| Pierre from his cattle-buying trip to
the South. He has added 1000 cattle to
his herd.
r. l.. Mcintosh and Peter Byrne, two
| large cattle dealers of Bon Homme
county, shipped train load of fat STOCK
on Saturday.
The Touring mill and the Episcopal
church at DeSmet are both enclosed,
and work is being pushed on both as
| fast as possible.
F. E. Rathman, resigned, has been
succeeded by s. III. Lynch of Emmets-
burg. Iowa, as agent for the Milwaukee
road at Aberdeen.
A gun club with twelve members has
been organized at Wakonda. Gilchrist
is president and Samuel Jacobson Sec
rotary and treasurer.
A discarded cigarette stub thrown
among the weeds at the roadside in
| Clay county started fire which de-
| stroyed 5000 worth of hay.
Miss Sophia Wuebbenhorst and John
Henning, both of Wentwort were mar
ried by the pastor of the Lutheran
church, at the brides home.
Harry Jordan of Vermillion. who for
some time has been at Wells, Mimi.
underwent an operation for appended
tbs and died from its effects.
Some threshing has been done around
Tyndall. The yield runs from twelve to
eighteen bushels per acre for wheat.
Stacking is well under way.
The fine house Of U. G. Atkins of
Manchester, Iowa, on his farm, near
Woonsocket was destroyed by fire, en-
failing loss of about $1,000.
Mrs. S. A. Wiley for number Of
years resident Of Turner county, died
at her home at Orchard Park, N. Y, OF
pneumonia and heart trouble.
Vincent Koftan has returned to Tyn-
dali from the Sioux City hospital, where
he had tumor taken from his neck.
The operation was very successful.
A young man named Hardy. living
near Wakonda, was found dead in bed J..
A coroner's jury found that death was
caused from an overdose Of opium.
1t is understood that the agricultural
college will have no instructor in band
or orchestra music the coming year.
This leaves Brookings entirely without
band.
Work on the big contract for the lay
ing of cement sidewalks, curbs and
| H. ha CTR M E0an has
begun. About 1900 feet of walks will
be laid.
Two South Dakota men-E. r. Bring
of Meckling, and E. z. Hanson OF YER
million-were among the lucky ones
who drew farms at the government lot
terry at Oklahoma.
Mullen e. Mum of Deadwood have
broken ground for the foundation OF a
new building for the state school OF
mines. 1t will be ready for use before
the close Of the year.
Threshing is already quite general
throughout Lake county, and number
of farmers have their grain in the bin
Gratifying reports Of yields are coming
in from all directions.
John Define who has been working in
Madison for some time at his trade as
machinist, reports the yield Of wheat
in the vicinity Of Canova at fifteen
bushels per acre.
The contract has been awarded and
work commenced on fine new busi-
ness block at Lennox, which will be oc-
cupied by II. c. Hofmeister, of that
place. with his furniture stock.
The people of Gam valley are MAX
ing extensive preparations for the tour
nament to be held on the 9th and 2Sth
of August. About $500 will be put up
in purses for ball games. horse races,
etc.
farrv war has been inaugurated be-