The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-11-27


fering from 1t become lame on the lefl
side. Two or three days run of the
disease is sufficient to kill the strong
est.
M. V. Peters has returned to Dead
wood, after four and one-half years
spent In the arctic circle. He is in
terested In come mining claims neal
Nome, on which an important discov
cry of gold was made late the past
season, and will return there early fl
the spring.
| u. S. G.. Cherry of Sioux Falls, who
has returned from New York, says the
executive committee of the American
Law league, of which he is a member
has unanimously decided to report, al
the next annual convention of the
league, in favor of Incorporating it un
der the laws of South Dakota.
The town of Hot Springs was in o
state Of intense excitement recently
over the sudden and severe illness OF
about forty-fye women who attended
! fashionable afternoon tea. The
cause of their illness has not been
positively settled upon but the gener.
al impression is that it was caused by
! chicken salad All are recovering.
The Elk Point M. E. church people
, burned the mortgage on their parson
age and held jollification last week
over their freedom from debt. Aside
from their regular current expenses,
they have raised, since spring, nearly
$1,000, clearing up the debt on the par.
sonage, Introducing city gas in the
n win 10 oil
The executive committee of the
American Mining congress will meet
at Deadwood Dec. is, when arrange.
ments for the 1903 session, to be held
at Deadwood and Lead, will be taken
: up. The Black Hills Mining Mems as.
ISOLATION will meet there on the same
! date, and plans are under way to
make the meeting Of the executive
committe of the national organization
a memorable one.
The most sensational case ever
tried in the circuit court at Olivet was
, the damage suit of Miss Kate Billman
against Mrs. Annie Lenker. Owing to
the prominence of the principals, the
court room was crowded Mrs. Bill.
man sued Mrs. Lenker for S., 900 dam.
ages for injuries alleged to have been
received at her hands during a per.
sonal encounter last June. The jury
awarded Mrs. Billman damages of
500.
A deer Of snowy wilderness was re-
Gently killed by Harper Cleveland of
Beulah, Wyo., fifteen miles from
Spearfish. The deer belonged to the
blacktail family but not a black or
dark-colored hair could be found on it's
hide. Mr.. Cleveland will have the an.
imal mounted by an expert taxider-
mist for preservation. There are ira
ditions among the Indians of white
deer, which they always held in sa-
cred regard and refrained from killing
in that region.
The case Of the State VS.. Edmund
Gray was called ii the circuit court at
Watertown. Gray is charged with
manslaughter. Last month he blast
ed rock at Henry, and piece of the
rock, which was sent flying through
the air, struck the head of Mrs. jew
ell, wife of the hotel keeper. The
blow caused fracture of the skull,
and, after lying in an unconscious con-
dition for three or four days, she died.
Gray has excellent counsel and it is
thought he will be acquitted.
The county commissioners of Law
renee county have made an appropri-
alton for the opening of a wagon road
to Bear Gulch. II will only be neces-
sary to build from the cyanide mill of
the Spearflsh Mining company to the
Spearfish canyon, and thence down the
canyon to the mouth Of Iron creek.
There is road up Iron creek, built
several years ago for hauling out tim
Der and wood, and from the terminus
of the old wood road there is clear
travelling all the way to Bear Gulch.
Work will be begun at once.
Further inquiry has been made at
Canton into the question of salaries of
county officers, affected by the falling
off in the vote polled at the late cleo
ton, and ii is found that county judges
are not the only ones who will have
their salaries reduced. In Lincoln
county the newly elected treasurer
will receive over $3.50 less than his
predecessor, Prof. ]. B. Clendennen.
The law in these cases is practically
the same as that governing the sal
aries VI JUICES. NC has at
tracted widespread attention, especial
ly among members OF the next legis-
lature, and it is reasonably certain a
change will be made. This, however,
cannot be done in time to relieve
officers whose terms begin Jan. 1
next.
Gust VanHover was brought before
Judge Smith at Mitchell, on a charge
of extortion of money. He pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. Some two
months ago he and his wife delivered
letter in person and signed by him,
to a prominent business man, which
demanded that they be paid $4,000 at
once, or they would commence Grim
inal proceedings against this man and
about dozen others. VanHoyen, in
his letter, said there was a secret soci-
ETY. organized there which had for its
purpose his destruction, and that 1t
was in league with his wife to accom-
prish this end. He was arrested on
charge of insanity, but at the hearing
was discharged. He was then placed
Under arrest on the charge OF black
mail There was not the least found
alton for his charge against the men,
all of whom occupy prominent places
in the business circles OF the city.
The following notaries public have
been appointed: H. A. Pierce, Yves