The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-12-05
South Dakota /
Genera, State News
Photographed.

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Miss Elizabeth Tower of Huron has
been appointed a clerk in the treasury
department.
Hedemann & White of Woodmen,
Wis, are arranging to start a hard
ware store at Flandreau.
The church at Leola has been closed
on account of the prevalence of small
pox in the country there.
Lyman c.. Bangs, died at his home,
ten miles north of Madison, from an
attack of paralysis of the heart.
Lumber is arriving for the new lum-
her yard which has been established al
Monroe by the Mississippi Lumber and
Coal company.
The latter part OF the present week a
new general merchandise store will be
opened at Jefferson, by Brouilette &
Adams, new firm.
An eighty-acre tract of land adjoin,
ing Spearfish has been plated into
town lots, thus giving the city an OPP
portrrity OF growing more rapidly
Tn elast horse sale of the year was
held at Pierre Wednesday, and the bid
ding was lively on good punches. a
number OF animals being disposed of.
One dealer has this fall shipped an
aggregate of eighteen car loads Of
baled hay from Memo TO Eastern mar
kets. in addition to supplying the home
trade.
Robert Dollard OF Scotland has been
appointed on the national council of
administration for the G.. A. X. Each
state is entitled to one member in the
courcil.
The business men of Alcester have
engaged the services OF Elmer Sher-
man, town marshal, TO patrol the town
each night, and watch for fires and
night providers.
Rapid City is soon to have a new OPP
era house OF brick and stone. The first
story will be used for business pur-
poses, while the second will be convert
ed into an opera house.
j. NJ. Burns has closed out his bust
ness ot Groton, and, with Mrs. Burns,
will probably spend the winter in the
Puget Sound country, with view to
a possible location there.
The authorities at Gettysburg are
a
waterworks system. 1t will be placed
o" a tower near an artesian well, FROM
which water will be pumped into it.
Robert McDuffie. of the firm of Nc
Duffie Il Son of Elk Point, has taken
Possession of the drug stock and bust
ness which his firm recently pur-
chased from DR.. j. $. Talcott of that
city.
The Plankinton city council is ar
ranging TO let the contract for the sink
ing of three-inch artesian well for
the purpose OF increasing the supply OF
water for fire protection and domestic
purposes.
J. f. House, day school inspector for
the Rosebud agency in South Dakota,
has been appointed school supervisor
for the agency. He is now in Wash
ington consulting with the officials as
TO his duties.
Four of the best known men of Law
renee county have returned from Cape
Nome. They are j. r. McConaughy, j.
T. Hawkyard, +. Grosfeld and john
White. They did well there, and will
probably return iE the spring.
d. b. Sheppard Of Deadwood has
been chosen by Congressman T.. w.
Martin at his private secretary at
Washington. He has been the stenog-
rapEer for the law firm of Martin q
Mason for number of years.
Mrs Matheny, wife of Hand county
ranchman, came near losing her life
while raking hay. The lever gave way
and struck her in the mouth. knocking
y,nr FOIL fatG or Sh,N
was about to choke to death when as
sistance arrived.
Navigation on the Missouri is prac-
eically at an end at Pierre, Shore fee
is heavy enough to give the boats trou-
BILE in making landings in the morning.
The Jim Leighton has been pulled out
of the water for the season, but the
gasoline boats are yet operating.
AT meeting OF the band of the Cam
istota militia company, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Hardy Van Woert;
vice pre- sident. George Dawson; secre-
tary. Victor Faallgatter: treasurer,
Charles Ross; librarian. Daniel Stem
mons.
w. S. Bowes Of DeSmet has discov-
cred q new and inexpensive food for
cows He turned the animals into
field Of green mustard. and the result
was astonishing. In less than four
days the flow Of milk from his twelve
rows increased from $50 pounds per day
20 800 pounds.
Chaplain c. NJ. Daley, who has been
engaged In mission work in this state
since the return of the First regiment
from the Philippines. ha., removed his
famaily from Huron to Grand Junction,
Col, and will hereafter be engaged in
the same work in Colorado, Wyoming
and the Black Hills country.
DR.. Dana W. Bigelow. who spent
week H. Huron investigating the condi-
tions. needs and prospects of Huron
college. returned to his home in Utica,