The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
South Dakota |
General State News
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First G. Lyngbye, aged seventy-s,,
committed suicide at DeSmet bv bar~
ing. She had been In ill-health for
year.
Charles Thomas has sold his farm =,
100 acres at White Lake, to w. Fsrsn
son for $1,000. Eight months ago I.
paid $3.50 for this land.
The Western Union Telegram co,,
pany has completed the extension n, a.
line from Deadwood to Lead. along TIA
new Elkhorn railroad.
The rye harvest has commences !,
kingsbury county. and the Yield pro,.
ises to be heavy. The weather 10 %.
Vorable for corn and the crop Is doln,
nicely.
As the result OF a meeting OF bushes,
men at Parker, It was decided 10 hola
a street fair and carnival this fan ana
committee OF arrangements was an.
pointed.
The carnival which the Sioux CITY
Elks intended holding for week dur.
ing August has been abandoned, owing
to the failure to secure desired attrae.
tons.
The Butte county fair will be held AZ
Belle Fourche in October. A COMMITTEES
recently visited the business men and
secured sL4oo In a few hours as a nu-
cleus fund.
The city council OF Lead has granted
franchise to the DIckinson-Am
company for the operation of a gas
plant, to furnish gas for lighting and
cooking purposes.
Several members OF the Huron bar
With their wives, together with other
friends. helped Attorney General Burt
and wife celebrate their forty-ffth
wedding anniversary recently.
Sol Starr, clerk of courts of Lawrence
county, informs his friends in Dead
wood that he has undergone a surgical
operation. He is recovering, and ex-
poets to return home in two weeks.
Information has been received Of the
death. in a hospital at Milwaukee. OF
Mrs. j. p. Young. who was for many
years a resident OF Sioux Falls. She
had been suffering for some time with
kidney trouble.
Charles w. Cation. mining and civil
engineer. who has been located AT Hill
City for fifteen years. Is preparing 70
remove TO Rapid City. He is past grand
chancellor OF the Knights of Pythias
for South Dakota.
The Deadwood council Is endeavoring
to decide upon a suitable site for the
Carnegie library. Mr.. Carnegie has do
mated $4,000 for the building. requiring
the city to provide the site and guaran-
tee 81, 900 per year for maintenance.
The Lake Preston mills are running,
after being shut down for over two
months for repairs. The company has
erected a new power house and installed
a fine 100-horse power engine. II has
expended in new Improvements about
$1,000.
Smallpox has finally been stamped
out in Lead, and the yellow flag has
been lowered by City Physician Wade.
There are still two or three patients IN
the county pest house, near Deadwood,
but they are expected to be discharged
in few days.
The plans for the new Carnegie build
ing at Yankton have been accepted.
Mayor Fanslow has appointed a buld-
ing committee as follows: F. L. Van
Tassel. Joseph Pier. Hughes East. Bart
lett Trip. Fred Schnauber, w. s. Good
win and p. J. Nyburg.
]. w. Higbie Of Deadwood has lately
returned from a trip through Oregon
and Washington, where he purchaser
several thousand head of sheep HIS
range I'm the Slim Buttes region y
crowded. and ne has located ranch
on the Cannon Ball river, In North pa
kota.
F. l.. Rowley sold his farm of ldo
acres in Perry township. near Mitchell
for $40 per acre. He bought the place
three years ago for $3.50. J. p. Cool
sold his farm of 1850 acres TO an Iowa
man for $42 per acre These are tne
highest prices eTer paid in this county
for farm lands.
Aberdeen's new Alexander Mitcneh
library has been opened to the pubic.
Andrew Carnegie gave $4,000 for tne
structure, which Is OF pure classic
style OF architecture. built of cut stone
and pressed brick. II is finished insiue
in paneled quarter-sawed oak. In both
interior and exterior finish the buildins
is the finest in the stateA Besides am
pie book stock room there are puorS
reading rooms for adults and children
and lecture room OF good size me
are rich and substanuaL
With the new books just added to lrs
list, the library contains about S'V~
volumes. The quarterback site ior
the library was donated 70 the city py
c. III. Prior of Minneapolis.
The annual encampment OF the nIth
division OF the q. A. r. of South Dako-
ia. ended at Aberdeen with sham pay
tie between Company L., S. ID. n W.
and a band of Sisseton Sioux Indians
The Indians were under the commanu
OF Chun-ka. an aged chief but me-
warriors were all old men. who partlc
pated as young braves I'm fights WIN
whites and Chippewas. Large cro"u'
the contest. The next en-.
will be held at Simson Parn'
Big Stone Lake. at the time OF the sta1e
The officers elected io'
the ensuing year were; Commahdei'
N. I. Lowthian Of Milbank; senior WY
j. w. Abbott, Weoslei'
junior vice commander, Isaac Ritter
Groton; surgeon. C. L. Chapman, Mau-
bay.
A defect in the election at WoonsocN
ct, covering the issuance of saloon
censes. was argued before Judge smi..
at Mitchell rhe saloonkeepers helu
that the election was not legal because