The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-23
salem's electric u.,,,,

anu 20 not expected to live.
Beginning Nov. /, another
delivery route, the fourth out q, VIA WI
million. will be inaugurated. u yer
James Melvin, having sold HI. "a,
at Cavonr has decided to remov no'el
lvanhoe, Mimi, to reside permapsu,, .
| The vermillion Hotel COMPANY ~.
closed a contract with C. A Sam, LAS
of Hudson, Wis, for the manararSal
OF the new hotel. 0Nien'
The Huron gymnasium Is now d, a.
new home in the Daum building cl.na
es for men, women and children res
been organized and meet at fixed ~
RODS. W
| Diphtheria cases are becoming Lao,
numerous in Huron. The new cas-
are mild and no additional fataIiHeo
are expected. Strict quarantine Il :.
forced and every possible precant,or
Is taken.
Threshing in Kingsbury county 4,
almost finished. The yield Of grain q.
Wheat. Is to % bushels an acre. oa,.
from 40 to rs bushels, barley, from az
to As bushels. Fall blowing is well nm
der Roadway.
The body of Edwin c. Tayloe. who
was killed by a Sioux Indian Of tha
Rosebud agency last week, arrived n
Washington, ID. c., Monday, and was
taken in charge by the brother OF ths
deceased. B. Ogle Tayloe, resident
Of Washington.
The board Of education decided TO 70.
open the city schools, there being no
| further danger Of the spread of dipb.
iberia. All those affected by the dis.
ease are improving and no new cases
have developed for more than a week
Dates at the opera-house will be fillea
and public gatherings permitted.
DR.. H. C. French, president of Huron
| college, has gone to New York in the
| interests of the college. He will give
| personal attention to financial matters
having assurances Of liberal contribu.
| tons TO the endowment fund. In the
| event that S40,o 900 Is raised within this
state. President French has assurances
that at least $4,000 will be given to
the college by friends of education in
| New York.
Two strangers went into A. Hedge.
sons drug store at Vermillion and
| bought two cigars, rendering in pay.
ment silver dollar. AS Roy Davis.
| the clerk, went to get the change from
! the money drawer, he saw a fash be.
| tween himself and the men. After
| they had gone he returned to the cash
| register, noted the amount registered
and counted the money. A s. bill was
missing. 1t is believed an electric con-
trivance was manipulated before his
very eyes. Davis hurried after the
/ men, and caught them boarding a
freight train. He demanded the mon
ey under threats Of arrest, and one Of
the grafters dug 1t up. No officers
were present, and before they could
arrive the train pulled out,
The convention of the Christian En-.
deavor societies of the state was held
at Redfield. The constitution was
changed so as to provide for four dis
tricts in the state-the northern, CEN
trail, southern and Black Hills dis
tricts. Each one of these will have a
convention of its own and every alter
nate year all will combine and have
one large state convention. Officers
were elected as follows: President
Rev. II. 3. Harrison, WATERFOWL; vice
presidents, Rev. ID. NJ. Butt, Britton;
Rev. w. H. Thran, DID, Huron, secre-
tary; Miss Belle Beverage. Sioux
Falls, treasurer; Lieutenant j. Harris
Hubbard, DeSmet; Rev. Clarence Eb-
erman, ID. D., and Mrs. Eberman were
visitors from Boston. The next state
convention will be held at Sioux Falls
in 1904.
l.. Anderson and Mrs. Littlefeld
eloped from WATERFOWL, going on the
night passenger on the Northwestern,
for parts unknown Anderson was en-
p,oyed for some time in the sales de-
partment of Gilruth's department
store, and the woman was cashier Id
the same store. Anderson has lived ID
Watertown for years, and has Wile
and two children, daughter about
rine years old and a son about -four.
He and his wife have been married
ebout thirteen years, but their domes'
tic life has not been pleasant for inc
last few years. Mrs. Littleheld came
to Waterfowl a month ago from Broos'
Ign, Iowa, to get divorce, 1t was saia-
She and Andersen we're acquainted y,
childhood, Brooklyn being the boyhooI
home of Anderson. lit is the genera
opinion that they have gone to the r.
cific coast, as Anderson had long uC
sired to visit that country.
Articles of incorporation have oeen
filed for the Northwestern Medlca
company, at Sioux Falls, with capi'a
of 100000. The Saginaw LumOe,
company, at Pierre, with a capitai u
$4,000. The American Pressed Brlch
and Artificial Stone company "a. ~
Pierre, with capital OF $9O,0OO. ans
California Gold Mining and Mii,ins
company, at Pierre, with capltai :,
So, 500, 900. The San Mateo Dalrylns
and Live Stock company, at pierl0'
with a capital of 100000. The fel'
lection Jelly-teen company, az r.h
with capital OF $25000O. The oou.a
Dakota Co-operatice Financial com tl@
nv, at Pierre, with a capital OF si1%
900. The Boston and Black HIS NJ
Ing company, at Custer City, WIN
capital of S2,000,000 The Geors,s
Portland Cement company, AZ REL cl
with capital of $1,500,OOO. inc 1O ~
Peat and Fuel COMPANY, o n
Huron, with a capital OF SZoV'vV~
The oxygen Chemical company, a. r m
ron, with a capital of $25O,OOO. in'
Pratt Engine Manufacturing coI my noa
at Pierre, with capital of $2'VVv, s;ng
The Bloy & Richardson ManuiacauihDof
company, at Huron, with a capls"c al.