The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-09-19
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South Dakota
General State News
Photographed.
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A lawn picnic for the Der eft Of the
Sacred Heart hospital at Yankton net
ted $10023.
WATERFOWL will soon have one of the
finest private hospitals in the state Of
South Dakota.
1t is expected that the new telephone
exchange at Bryant will be in running
order this week.
There is talk of organizing an Odd
Fellows lodge at Wentworth as soon
as the new town hall is erected.
Peter VAIL of Memo has sold his In
terest in the implement business at that
place to Paul Landman of Scotland.
The new opera house at Egan israp-
idly nearing completion. The interior
promises to be exceptionally attractive.
r. H. Osgood, Of the class of 1901 of
Yankton college, has been elected sell
ence teacher of the high school at Stu
art, Iowa.
There is still rumor af1oat to the
effect that the Great Northern will soon
put on a night train between Water
town and St. Paul.
The farmers in Bon Homme county
are cutting up their corn more general
ly than usual. The hay crop is better
than for several years.
State Treasurer Schamber has decid-
ed To erect brick hotel at Freeman, to
cost about $4,000. Work will be COM
monced in the hear future.
The Milwaukee is building an addi-
tional freight house at Aberdeen to ac-
commodate the traffic there. The new
building is 6ox110 feet in size.
Recent heavy rains near Esmond
have placed the ground in fine condition
for fall blowing. Corn Is out of the
way Of frost, and will make good
yield.
The Homestake company has pur-
chased all the stock In the Black Hills
Power company owned by the heirs OF
the Brettal estate, the consideration
being $4,000.
w. S. Davis, for several years con-
nected with the Richards Trust COM
pany OF Huron, has severed his connec-
ton with that organization and has
gon. to Normal Ill.
Thomas Dawson of Sanborn county
was killed by being caught in the belt
of threshing machine. He was an old
settler of that county, having resided
there for twenty years.
Supt Tompkins, of the reform school,
has purchased a large cattle. ranch in
wyoming, and will devote most of his
time hereafter to looking after his in
terests IN the cattle business.
An elevator frn. at Wagner has con-
tracted for 10000 tons of hay for ship
ment. At the same place force OF
men with nireteen teams are busy put
ting up hay to ship to Missouri.
Five hoboes wer earrested at Brook
lngs Sunday morning and placed in jail.
They We're charged with breaking into
and despoiling hotel property owned
by S. A. McElmurry of that city.
The two teams taken by Henry Hun
timer of Madison to the Minnesota state
fair we've both ribbon winners, the
white stockings taking second prize and
the blacks third, for coach horses.
The Pierce hotel Is now receiving its
finishing touches with g. new gas plant,
and Is now one of the best-equipped
hotels in the state. 1t has been thor
oughly overhauled from top to bottom.
Waite Bros and Mr.. Geer of Blunt
have organized the Hand County State
bank at Miller, and will oren for bust
ress there at once, making two new
banks for the town within two weeks.
II. s. Bennett, who lives on a farm
few miles north OF Mitchell, states that
he has finished threshing his wheat and
is pretty ell pleased with the result,
the yield averaging twenty-five bushels
per acre.
The books for Yankton county's cir
cult school library have been received,
and Supt. Williams has been busily en-
gagged since in assigning and catalogu-
ing them, preparatory to sending them
out into the circuits.
o. r. Hess, the dog farcier and ex-
perienced trainer. who went to Madison
a few days ago to train for the cours-
ing meet, has eleven dogs that he is
putting through daily course of train.
Ing.
The Lead hose team Will probably go
to. Denver to attend the carnival Con-
ME Collins of vermil,ion, the fast man.
has gone home. but he will return to
Lead for training with the fire compa-
NY. IL the running team goes TO Denver.
Frank J. Marshall charged with sell
Ing some musical instruments in Huron
belonging to his employer, w. L. Cook
of WATERFOWL, ard APP ropriating the
money. has been arrested at Junction
City, Kan, and will be returned for
trial.
Tho station aoent FOR tho MfIwalfl<ee
road at Roscoe had $40 stolen from his
living rooms over the station. The
money belonged to another man. who
left 1t in the agents keeping while out
of town. No clue to the thief has been
obtained.
The report. emanating from Abers
deem, that there was a lion at large in
the vicinity of Parkston. seems to be