The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
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South Dakota
co, State News
-- Photographed.

Ar addition is being built TO the
Methodist parsonage at Hurley.
The two banks of Redfield have de-
posts to the amount of SSO4.25i.02
Mitchel's band has been appointed
| regimental band of the Second regiment.
! Bids for the construction of court
| house at Elk Point will be opened Feb.
| II.
The Bowdle fire department will give
grand masquerade ball Friday even
| ing. Feb. Z.
A number Of corn pickers in the vicin-
| ity Of Olivet have cribbed 100 bushels
day this fall.
The steel gang is laying new rails on
the Running water branch Of the Mil
waukee railway.
| Farmers around Elkton are negotiat-
/ ing for the construction OF q telephone
! line TO tkeir homes.
! There win be a civil service examiua-
/ tion ut Huron Feb. 10. for postotIice
clerks and letter carriers.
A IcsIomce has been established at
Hcrrgid, Campbell county, with Chas.
| II. Mewing as postmaster.
Postmasters appointed: Frank L.
Mease Madison; John Reich, Scotland;
John c. Mcmillan. sturgis,
| PostmG sters appointed: Kennedy
| Charles Mix county, William Lester,
vice Mary Kenney, resigned.
! Matthias Marty. living seven miles
| south of Kimball, has sold his S0O-acre
farm for $4,000, or SIS per acre.
The remains of the late Ensign James
| A. Hand of the United States army
| have Teen inferred at Yankton.
Richard Owens and Nellie Benedict,
and Melville Benedict and Maud Nc
| Duffy were mcrried at Springfield.
! The state treasurer has r5seived
\ draft for A,495 from the general govern
ment for the soldiers home aid fund.
Gov. Herreid has commissioned Col.
/ c. +. Engelsby of WATERFOWL as assist
ant inspector general of the state guard.
Efforts are being made to arrange an
"ratorieal contest between students of
| the different high schools i'm the Black
| Ellis
! The controller of the currency has au-
! thorized the First National Bank of
Volga to begin business. with $4,000
( capital.
! The Citizens National bank has be-
| gun cxcavating for the fine business
/ block which il will erect in WATERFOWL
/ in the spring.
! Judge Clifford of Canton has resigned
rs states attorney Of Lincoln county,
ana NJ. F. Ru lolph has been appointed
TO fill the vacancy.
/ The revival meetings Of the Huron
/ Methodist church the past week have
I been well attended ard have been of
I Increasing interest.
4 new drug store has been opened at
Mellette by II. l.. Harvey and r. i.
wood. The name Of the firm is the Mel
( ldte Drug company.
! Representative Martlr, he's recon-
rrended the appointment of William
! Lester to be postmaster at Kennedy,
| Charles Mix county.
| Work will commence at once on the
| new lodge building of the a. o. u. w.
at Worthwhile. The contract was let to
/ Castle & Hoag for $4,000.
! What promises to be one of the most
ornate church buildings in Watertown
/ is now being erected by the German
/ Lutheran society of that city.
Judge and Mrs. William Gardner of
Minneapolis have transferred their in
| terests in the Sheidley Cattle company
to Charles ]. Buell. of Rapid City.
| GottJied Kruger died at his home, near
| Groton, of chronic constipation. which
! dencd the skill of the medical fraterni
/ ty, at the age Of thirty-sever years.
Clerk of Courts Pay of Huron is able
| to be out again, and will take a short
vacation. visiting friends in Kansas
City and other points. Mrs. Pay will
accompany him.
| Michael Walsh OF Yanktop, while
working at the Milwaukee depot, fell
! off a loaded dray, and in some unac-
countable manner almost severed an
ear from his head
| Eucharis Violin. of Violin. who sus-
| tained fracture of his spinal column
| in fight with bull. is as full of bust
ness as any man, and manages to get
around and attend to It.
The mild, open winter is proving
great boon TO the stock interests of
South Dakota. Cattle, horses and sheep
ere picking a good living on the ranges
and are in prime condition.
Inc DOafd OF commissioners or lay
county has called a special election, to
be held mex. Monday, at which time the
qualified voters of Lily viii vote upon
the question of incorporation.
Frank Martin miner employed tn
the Wasp No. mine, on Yellow creek.
/ in the Black Hills, was struck in the
face by heavy rock. fracturing the
I frontal bone. He is III critical condi-
ton.
Harry Hunter, representing the land
department of the Milwaukee railway
company, has arranged TO open an office
in Aberdeen for the handling Of South
Dakota lands and the locating OF set
( tiers.
Bids have been opened for the build
ing OF brick stable for ninety horses.
and a blacksmith shop and four stable