The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-05-08
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Genera, State News
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Castalia. $40; Gerkardus T. Gantour.
Clear Lake, $40.
Postmasters appointed: Belle, Bea-
die county. r. Gigore; Grass, Camp
bell county, w. p. Rinehart.
The annual institute OF the Hand
county teachers will be held at Miller
for the four weeks commencing June 2.
Judge Mccoy has granted decree OF
divorce to Samuel Fluery from Nettie
Fluery, the ground being desertion.
They live at Webster.
Mrs. Nancy Hall, one Of he oldest res
idents of Brule County, is dead. II sr
remains were taken to Parkerssurg,
Pa, for burial.
The board of county commissioners
Of Yankton county will designate agen-
cies in the county for the sale OF school
text books, at its meeting in June.
The corner stone was laid for the new
Christian church bIilding 81 Arlington.
The building viii be one Of the best of
its kind in that county.
Mrs. r. r. Woodward, one OF the old
est residents of Parker, was buried
from the residence of her son, Ed b.
Stevens.
The Castlewood Telephone company
| Is putting in new telephones. The COM
pany has recently put in upwards OF
thirty.
! This summer viii witness more pub
lie and private improvements at Blunt
than during any one year in the past
ten or fifteen.
James Mercer, an inmate of the
Charles Mix county Jail, is charged
with breaking into the Geddes lyaundry
/ while under the Influence of liquor.
! Eulogies upon the late Senator James
II. Kyle of South Dakota will be de-
lyivered in the house of representatives
May 10, upon the request Of Represent
alive Burke.
Miss Nellie Terrence, a photographer,
died at Tabor. During the recent
windstorm an outbuilding was blown
over on to her, causing a complete par
alysis of the bowels.
At an election in Pierre, on the prop
osition to refund 100000 worth of edu-
cational bonds, running for twenty
ytars. the proposition carried, with but
two dissenting votes.
| A call has been issued for a conven-
ton of Clark county Republicans, 10 be
held May 10, for the purT ose OF select
Ing delegates 20 represent that county
In the state convention.
The Mellette Cornet basnd has reor-
ganized and elected the following off,
GERS: President, II. Z. Ha~Vey; secre-
tary, N. NJ. Cady; treasurer, w. A.
Hamilton; leader, ID. A. Pugh.
Twelve head OF cattle belonging to
the Waldorf Stock company of Hazel
persisted during the storm last week.
! Thirty head, belonging to II. o. Wick
re were lost on the Sisseton reserVa-
ton.
Estelline is to have a new hotel. w.
| s. Carpenter, owner of the Union house,
( as completed arrangements for NOV
ing the old building TO the rear OF his
lot, and a new hotel will be built on the
site.
Among the new institutions which
will be established at Fairfax during
the coming summer is a new Touring
mill, which will have capacity Of six
| ty barrels per day.
| Harris Franklin has resigned the
! OF esidency of the American Rational
| Bank of Deadwocd, and the directors
of the Institution have elected William
| selbie, for several years cashier of the
bank, to succeed him.
Thomas Strandress of Bristol, has
added to his line of grain houses by the
purchase of a grain elevator at Brad
ley. This gives him elevators at Brad
lev, Lily, Butler and Bristol, and one
/ at Putney Brown county.
The Leola company of the state ma
tional guard, known as the Herreid
Guards. in honor Of the governor OF
South Dakota, has received its COM
plete equipment, ond the members can
now appear in full uniform.
Base ball enthusiasts at Clark and
vicinity have organized a nine, and IT
Is now certain that lovers of the nation
al game In that locality win have an
opportunity to witness some good
games during the coming summer.
A creamery was established, not long
ago, among the Finlanders in SaVo
township, Brown county, and II has
prospered beyond expectations. Last
month $1,000 was distributed among Its
patrons. =
Aberdeen has started on the compile
ton OF the extension of its water sys-
tenn, begun last season. The pipe has
been delivered, and this week several
crews of men win be at work upon the
trenches.
I Thomas Roberts, while hunting, acci-
dentally shot fmseif, the charge enter
ing hio left zfm above the wrist, tear
Ing away hmost Of the flesh. He is
about twefee years old, and son OF
Postmaster Roberts Of Armour.
At I've annual meeting of the board
Of education Of Aberdeen, II. s. Will
iams} was elected president and c. A.
Fisher clerk. The board, by a vote OF
toe, elected Prof. f, T. Fitch city SUI
pefintendent for the seventh time.
AT a meeting OF the members of the
aSalem fire department the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
wear: Chief, Henry Schneider; assist
ant chief, Claude Swienhart; secretary.
John Fintzel; treasurer, L. s. Tyler.
The Rapid city Postoffice showed a
good increase In business for the year
ending March 81, 1902. The sales for
the last year amounted to $5,47666.
against s5.o71 for year ending March 81,
1901. Money orders for the same period
amounted TO s4,5l7.
Paul N. King, who was for several
months timekeeper and commissary
clerk for Frank S. Lusk. the Elkhorn
contractor at Deadwood, rs still miss
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