The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-11

/ from their places, and gambling is at
standstill.
The Douglas county teachers insti
tute closed at Armour. The attendance
was not as large as in former years.
Prof. Stout OF Dakota university, Mitch
| ell, was conductor.
Henry Hausmann was caught at
| tempting TO get ahead of other hunters
| for chickens and was found in Peoria
township, near Pierre, with two birds
in his possession, and paid fine Of $40.
J. II. Stewart, recently discharged
from Jail at Huron for defacing ce-
ment sidewalks, is again occupying his
old cell A day or two since he took
Ralf Mehaffy's watch and was given
thirty days in the county Jail.
The Black Hills Sunday School asso-
! citation elected the following officers:
President, II. H. Gunderson; secretary,
Il. c. Yates; assistant secretary, Mrs.
Robert Pringle; treasurer. s. ]. Hop
per. The next meeting will be held at
Mayo.
| Three of the 0schmerboys, who live
| south of Bangor, were digging out
wolf and went to a neighbours house
/ for a gun. The oldest pointed 1t at the
youngest boy, not thinking 1t was load
ed. and pulled the trigger, when the
gun went off, killing the child.
| Persons who have secured leases on
the Cheyenne river reservation are hus-
| thing to get their fences completed be-
fore cold weather. Hundreds of miles
OF fence have been constructed, the
! tracts having been cut into several pas
trres besides being surrounded by
fence.
The increase in population at Miller
has made necessary the building of
new school house, with modern con-
veniences. The teachers for the en-
suing year are Mrs. Belle Grace, prin-
cipal; Frank Snyder, Bessie Maxwell,
Carrie Taylor, George Sheldon and
Maud McVay.
| The following county and Legislative
ticket was nominated by the Democrats
at Belle Fourehe: William Moses for
sheriff; j. III. Pierson, treasurer; A. S.
Shockley auditor; George b. Ross, reg
lister of deeds: William Fried. clerk of
courts; T. w. Lafieyche, states attor-
ney; NJ. l.. Cumming for the legisa-
( ture.
! The work of enlarging and otherwise
improving the First Methodist Episco-
pal church building at Sioux Falls was
completed few days ago, and, for the
( first time in several months, services
/ were recently held in the edifice, now
one of the largest and finest in the
state.
! In view of the destruction by fire of
the Great Northern station at Sioux
Falls, il is said to be the purpose Of
! the company to erect a modern brick
passenger and freight building, near
the heart of the business district
Pending its erection, the company Is
operating its trains from the Omaha
station.
The Lawrence County Fish and Game
Protection association has caused the
arrest of A. Mckinney and ID. l.. Rice
of Preston on a charge OF killing fish
in the Spearfish river with dynamite
The officer who brought them in says
the pools along the stream were COW
cred with dead trout that had been
killed by blasting.
The Indian named William wastena
who has given the officials of Charles
Mix so much trouble, has been cap
tured the third time and is again in
jail at Armour. He is securely shack
led, awaiting the next term of the
Charles Mix county court, for commit
ting a criminal assault on a white
woman about fifty years of age.
The total rainfall at the Pierre sta
ton during August amounted to 4.S2
inches, which is a heavier fall for this
month than for any other season since
the weather bureau was established az
Fort Sully in 1872. The nearest APP
proach to 1t was in 1885, with record
of $50 inches. The total rainfall at
this station since the first of January
has been 1890 inches.
The Northwestern Stock Growers
association has appointed James Davis
of Indian Creek, inspector at the South
Omaha stock yards. His headquarters
have been established at Belle Four
che, and an Office opened, with the as
sistant secretary in charge Heavy
shipments of beef cattle continue, and
over $4,000 head have so far been
sent above what had been shipped at
this time last year. 1t is estimated
that 100000 head will be loaded at the
yards at Belle Fourche.
While the threshing machine of
Jack Harris was being moved near
Aberdeen q terrible accident took
place. A man, whose identity is un-
known, was standing on a wagon in
close proximity to the engine, pitch
ing straw to the fireman, when his
foot slipped and he fell in such a
manner that one of the large wheels
of the traction engine passed partly
over his chest. DIR. Rings was sum
moned, but the man was dead before
his arrival. The stranger was hard
working, faithful man. Nothing found
on his person revealed his identity.
He was about 40 years of age. five
feet, ten inches in height and weighed
about 175 pounds.
The new school. st. Mary's. In CON
nection with st. Mary's church at Sa-
lem, just completed, was dedicated
recently. Solemn high mass was held
at 10 o'clock, with Rev. Father Grabig,
celebrant, assisted by Rev. Fathers
Kelly and Reuland. After mass ser
mons were preached In English and
German. There were present, also.
Rev. Fathers Hoffman, Burning and
Heidegger. Vicar General Flynn then
blessed the building, and the company
adjourned to the old school house,
wher edinner was served The new
school Is a two-story frame building,
with basement costing az 600 The