The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-08-14
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South Dakota
n.., State News
Photographed.

| Frank Thompson, a miner, was killed
by lightning at Hill City.
Gov. Herreid has commissioned Z. j.
Searle of Aberdeen as fish and game
warden for Brown county.
| Rev. c. c. Todd of Aberdeen has or
ganized a Presbyterian church at Java.
on the Evarts extension of the Milwau-
kee.
The wo-year-old child OF 8. A. Stom-
ley of VoIga drank a quantity OF fly
poison. Prompt action saved the childs
life.
Rev. Heber Macdonald has resigned
the pastorate of the Methodist church
at Custer, and Is preparing to depart
for the East.
Frank J. Morris, a well-known stock
man OF Meade county, is dead. He was
thrown under the feet OF his team and
was kicked to death.
Thieves entered the store Of Martin
Bros, at Volga, and stole a gold watch
belonging to A. ]. Stromme. an en-
ploye. There Is no clue.
DIR. ]. w. Elliott president of the
South Dakota State Veterinary Medical
association, has called meeting of that
DOuy at huron on Aug. ~.
A civil service examination was herd
In Lead for the purpose of determining
eligibles for appointment as carriers on
the free delivery system TO be estab-
lished the 1st of September.
The voters at Bristol are taking
great interest in the special election
for the purpose of voting on the aues-
ton of issuing bonds for the construc-
ton of new school building.
Berndt S. Peterson formerly known
as Knudt P. Svalde) of Split Rock
township, Minnehaha county, and c. A.
Sells of Sioux Falls, have been granted
discharges from bankruptcy.
Reserve agents have been approved
as follows: National Bank OF Com
merce of New York, and the First Ma
tional Bank OF Chicago, for the Red
field National bank of Redheld, s. d.
| Abraham Baker died at his home in
Baskerville, fifteen miles from Custer,
aged sixty-two years. He was born at
Saratoga, N. Y, and served through the
Rebellion, going to the Black Hills in
1876.
Yankton's Salvation Army post has
folded its tents and gone to some other
point. The post seemed to be doing
about as well as it har for number
OF years when II broke camp and de-
parted.
John Foley, a prominent farmer liv-
ing seven miles north of Madison, was
instantly killed by a stroke of light
ming while on his way from the har-
vest field to dinner. He was a man
Of some property.
The South Dakota Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION will hold its semi-annual
meeting in Aberdeen this week. IL Is
expected that fifty or more members
will be in attendance. meeting OF
Hoo-Hoos will be held 4
r, B. McClenon, for nine years su-
perintendent OF the city schools at Mad
ison. who now assumes the principal
ship of the normal department OF HUI
ron college was given farewell re-
ception by 300 citizens.
James Kean of Mitchell went TO his
ranch near Fairview in Lincoln coun-
ty about a month ago. day or two
before he was to. start home he was
taken sick with black smallpox. His
physicians have given up the case.
| A company has been granted fran
chise by the town board OF Mount Ver-
non to erect a telephone exchange.
! Work will soon commence on the enter
nrise. and the managers expect to have
It In running order In two months.
John Fourier and Joseph Vercas were
killed by a cavern on the seventh lever
of the Homestake mine at Lead. rive
floors of the level came down ana about
| fifty feet of loose rock. There were
several other miners In the same slope,
but they escaped.
The material has all be purchased Tor
the extension Of the Chamberlain-Pres-
no telephone line from the latter place
To Pierre This line, will be EXTENDED
10 Rapid City and the Hills country put
into communication with both Pierre
and Chamberlain.
THE contract for a new $4,000 livery
harm at Vermiilion has been let. Eric
Z Ny,en Of yermillion was awarded the
, contract for the masonry, and work
; uy,Il he started at once. The building
! viii be of brick, 76x130 feet. c. X.
/ Grange is erecting 1t.
The Modern woodmen Picnic associ-
! alton of the Hills has decided upon
Relic Fourche as the location or the
7 annual log rolling, to be held Aug. 70
The Flkhorn railroad has granted a low
round trip rate and reductions VIII De
made by the Burlington.
Edward Tonkin Is in the Deadwood
TAIL charged with assault with crimi-
I nal intent, upon Annie Spangle, four
,een-year-old girl of Lower Deadwood.
IIs has lust been discharged from the
nenitentiary ut Sioux Falls, where ne
served a sentence for larceny at Lead
Mrs. Frank Price. formerly OF Pierre.
died at Moscow. Idaho, whittier her
husband had taksn her for her health.
Sol Star, clerk of court at Deadwood,
has reached home from Chicago. where
ne was operated upon for the removal
of a tumor. He is entirely recovered.
The First National bank OF Clear
Lake has been authorized to commence
business with a capital of $4,000.
Commissions have been issued for
Frank w. Carr as first lieutenant and
James Barker as second lieutenant OF
Company d, Second regiment, at Flan-
dreau.
Mother Mary Joseph. superioress OF
the Presentation Sisters, has arranged
for the opening of a school alto Jener-
son, Union county. Sisters from the
home academy at Aberdeen Will be
teachers. The academy now has branch
es at Milbank, Mitchell and Elkton.
Besides the large st. Luke's hospital |