The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-11-20
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South Dakota
c., State News
Photographed.
General
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Five cases of smallpox are reported
in the country southwest of Tyndall.
Peter Hoy, ST., of Highmore, has
been arrested again, charged with
running blind pig.
A term of the circuit court conveded
at Redfield. The calendar contains
four criminal and fifty-nine civil cases.
Farmers in the vicinity of Fulton
are preparing to organize a company
for the purpose of building rural tel
ephone line.
Rev. A. NJ. Work has retired from
the passionate of the Presbyterian
church at Flandreau, and is engaged
in evangelistic work.
The Odd Fellows celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the Redistribution
of the Big Stone lodge by banquet
About $50 were present.
The new dynamo at the electric
power house at Brookings has been in
stalled and the new system Of street
lights placed In operation.
DR.. H. o. Sanford is buiIing veter-
mary hospital, 34x44, at Tyndall.
About half dozen small houses are
also in process of erection.
The new waterworks system, placed
in operation at Howard a few days
ago, is found to be first-class in every
respect. There is an ample supply of
water.
A carload OF seed corn was shipped
from Elk Point to Montrose, McCook
county. 1t was carefully selected and
commanded from so to 60 cents per
bushel
Henry Mcguire of Memo was killed
by being thrown from a wagon. His
body was found on Deer creek, his
neck being broken and many bruises
about the head.
Good positions secured for all grad
yates of the Sioux Falls Business Col.
lege, Sioux Falls, S. d. Enter before
Dec. ] and get one months tuition
free, Send for catalogue.
The new German Lutheran church
at Ward has been dedicated by Prof
Aekermann Of New Ulm, Mimi, as
sisted by Rev. DR.. Palzin of Water
town, and the home pastor, Rev. Mr..
Meulski.
Mrs. James Colvin of Mitchell is 100
years old. She celebrated her centen-
NAL by having her picture taken, GO
ing herself TO the gallery, and by a
quiet little dinner at the home of her
son, John Colvin.
Miss Pearl Cunningham was an ar
rival in Lead from Kansas City recent
ly, and few minutes after alighting
from the train was married to Robert
Hunter, passenger conductor on the
Elkhorn railroad.
The WATERFOWL city council has or
dered the Northwestern, Rock Island
and st. Louis railroads to maintain
fiagmen at the crossings of the two
principal streets leading to the bust
ness part of the city.
The office of trainmaster has been
created by the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway company for its South
Dakota lines, and w. w. Williams of
Mason City. Iowa, has been appointed
to the position, with headquarters at
Huron.
At the annual meeting Of the men,
bers of the Mitchell club, the following
officers were elected: President,
Thomas Fullerton; vice president, H.
+. Hitchcock; secretary George r.
Douthit; treasurer, Julian Tiffany;
chairman of entertainment committee,
d. NJ. Potter.
The Burlington trolley cars are now
making regular trips between Dead
wood and Lead, and the system is on
a satisfactory operating basis. The
cars arrived in Deadwood in Septem-
Der, but 1t was necessary to return the
trucks to the factory for alterations to
conform to the heavy grade, and they
have just arrived.
The Adventists of the two Dakotas
will hold their annual conference at
Elk Point Dec. 2-S Elder A. G.. Dan
iels, president of the national associa-
ton, and other prominent Adventists,
are expected to attend. The sessions
will be held at the Industrial school,
recently established here.
j. Mentally, a farmer of Spencer, has
a new artesian we'll which will prove
a source of profit. A flow was struck
at depth of only $50 feet. The well
flows 400 barrels per day. McNally is
constructing system of underground
pipes, connected with tanks, and has
entered Into a contract to supply a
neighbor with water.
At the recent election, the vote cast
In Lincoln county was nearly 900 less
than two years ago. The law provides
that the salary of county judges shall
be governed by the population of the
county, which is estimated each term
by the number of votes polled at the
election in which the Judge is elected.
The exceedingly light vote In some of
the counties Will, therefore, reduce ma.
terially. the salary of county judges.
e. r. Benke died at Arlington AT
the age of fifty-seven years, the result
OF fall received on stairway at the
Mathews house on Oct 81. He was
widely known throughout the state.
having lived there for twenty-three
years. He was member of all the
Masonic bodies, being a thirty-second
degree Mason. He also belonged to
the Elks and A. o. u. w. He left a
wife and four daughters.
Burglars entered the store OF f. n
Seaber of Marietta, and then stole n
handcar, went to Belvillo and stole
team and buggy belonging to Al d. |
Jones' III was discoyarad aFto,.,,,o :. a.. !