The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

field was broken into recently, anu the
money drawer rified of few pennies
and dimes.
DR.. II. o. Sanford will erect a veter-
irary hospital, 1866, on lots near his
office at Tyndall II will be supplied
with all modern convensences.
The Yankton Association of Congre-
gational Churches, about twenty-five
in number, will meet with the local
church at Tyndall next month.
Judge K. G. Smith of Yankton SEN
fenced Nicholaus Smith of Regier OF
Scotland to one year and nine months
in the penitentiary for criminal as
sault.
NJ, d. Gardner of BonHomme, whose
county exhibits at the state fair at
Yankton have been famous, is collect
/ ing another display for this fall which
will be very fine.
Patrick Jordan, an old resident OF
Moody county, and for some years
citizen of Egan, but recently of Mer-
rill. Wis. died at that place last week,
at the age of sixty-five years.
The corn crop in the southern por-
ton of the state promises to mature,
| after ALL The light frosts were bene-
| fetal. They stopped the growth and
/ the hot weather has FASTENED matur-
/ ing, until the crop promises to ripen In
| first-class shape.
| The new military organization at
J Whitewood has been mustered in as
/ Company ns the Second regiment.
| The Office, Robert V. Carr, cap
! tain; p. newell. first lieuten-
/ Ala A,,pdal cannpA lion.
tenant The Muster roll contains for
| ty names.
Black Hills contractors refused to
| file bids for the construction of the
new buildings at the government In
! dian school at Rapid City, for the rea-
son that the total appropriation is
only $46,0 900, and the specifications
called for work that would cost at
least $55,000.
An instrument showing that the
Great North arn Railway company has
purchased n $4,000 tract of land on
East Eighth street, at Sioux Falls, a
very convenient location for the new
station and freight building, which II
is said the company will erect TO re-
place the ones recently destroyed 10y
fire.
School opened at Armour with Prof
W. Addie as principal; Miss Johnson
of Pierre, assistant principal; and
Mrs. G. T. Kyle, Miss Pearl Ensley
Miss Ida Derrell and Miss DeEtts
Lang. The school buildings will not
accommodate all the scholars, and inc
beard has arranged for one grade to be
taught in Sherman hell.
The Republicans of Butte county
have placed the following ticket in the
field: Fred NJ. Fuller, sheriff; Walton
Hamilton, treasurer; George E. Hair
auditor; J. w. Van Buren,, register o
deeds; J. S. Whitney, states attorney
Elmer Ralston, clerk of courts; Mis-,
Emma Woods, school superintendent
! John Ingram, coroner; w. r. Classic
member of the house.
The Republican county convention
of Deuel. county nominated John I
Newly for the state senate; E. K. Dis
| tad, representative; Z. N. Flanders
county auditor; j. l.. Mellon, treas
, urer; Herman Schiefelbein, registe
of deeds; T. e. Sanborn, clerk; Gee
l.. Almond, clerk of court; Geo. Inla
gon, sheriff; T. j. Law, attorney; Gus
tav Burke, superintendent; DIR. Benz
ley, coroner.
AS Extra Freight No. 1,22 was con-
ing from the north, the air brakes re
} fused to work when near the switch Q
the main line at Andover, and the IL
: connective crashed into load of stee
{ rails on the side track. The locomc
, tive jumped the track and was con
pletely demolished. Two care loade
with wheat were derailed and reduce
to kindling wood. The engineer an
fireman saved their lives by jumping.
: Two little girls were burned {
death while playing in barn at Azure
ra. Edna, the only child of G.. /
5 Cheatham, and Mary, daughter Of Ere
j Lilly, both about four years of age
The alarm was given by Mr.. Lilly's Ii
A tie boy, who is supposed to have sc
; the fire. Although far beyond contrC
when discovered, the fire was proven
ed from spreading to other buildings
and the bodies secured before the
were burned beyond Identification.
horse in the barn also persisted.
!, State Geologist Todd has returne
!. from q trip to the northwestern pc
ton of the state, where he spent SCI
eral weeks investigating Ignite depo
- its. His report does not coincide wit
|, those of residents of that portion I
the state, many of whom have mine
the Ignite for their own use.. His n
9 port is only of deposits in veins but
}. few feet thick; but in defining the |,
s calities in which he worked he doe
b not mention the Coal Springs deposit
which are the best known and most e.
a tensivedy worked.
Department Commander T. z. Blal
: chard, of Sioux Falls has secured Ii
. Sioux Falls Drum Corps to accompan
O it's headquarters train to the nation,
encampment at Washington. Fac
e soldier will carry as gun staff fiy
II feet in length, on the end of which wi
> be a large ear of South Dakota cor
l. crop of 1902. with bunch of whe,
W Just below the corn. The departmel
commander has appointed the follov
ing aides on his personal staff: J.
!. Fox, Sioux Falls; AL Cooper, Alexa
y dria; C. Dewitt, Dell Rapids; ID. ]
= Brown, Mitchell; John s. Perrito
= Ashton; G. NJ Stormont, Iroquoi!
" Rev. T. M. Shanafelt, Huron; c. V
England, washington Springs; A.
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