The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-08-07
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South Dakota
I a.r.-a, state News
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AT meeting Of the recently organ
feed Minnehaha County Agricultural
association, 1t was decided to hold q
county fair this fall at Sioux Falls.
A company mas been granted a fran
chise by the town board of Mount Ver-
non TO erect a telephone exchange.
Work will soon commence on the en-
terprise, and the managers expect to
have 1t in running order in two months.
The board Of educ ton of Custer has
ordered the completion of the addition
to the school house. The lower floor is
occupied, and Solomon Smith has been
awarded the contract to finish the up.
per story in time for the new school
year.
The Mellette school board has en-
ployed the following teachers for the
ensuing year: Principal. ]. p. Reed Of
Valparaiso, Ind; intermediate, Miss
Annie Axtell OF Wisconsin; primary,
Miss Edna Bean of College Springs,
Iowa.
Rev. George W. Sheafor, who has
been pastor OF the Baptist church at
Deadwood for two years, has rendered
yer Aug. /. He has a Colorado station
In view. His successor has not been
chosen.
The mat arial has all been purchased
for the Chamberlain resho telephone
line, from the latter place to Pierre
This line will be extended to Rapid
City and the Hills country put in COM
munication with both Pierre and
Chamberlain.
The Monmouth Merchant mills, at
Mitchell have been sold to F. NJ. Bailey
and X. S. Christensen OF Waseca,
MINI. The mills have been owned for
years by stock company located at
Monmouth, ILL.,, and have been man
aged by Joseph McCaslin of Mitchell.
The railway mail clerks running into
Deadwooi on the Elkhorn have been
Totified that they have been raised from
Glass to Glass 4, taking effect July J..
There are FIVE clerks on the Deadwood
end of the line, and IL means an in
crease Of 800 ger year in the salary Of
each.
The Lead city council has passed the
paving resolution. 1t provides for the
ravirg of Main street It's entire length,
and of Mill street from near the Home-
stake hotel TO the corner OF Main. IT
has been eft 20 the internal improve
ment committee to select the paving
material.
Sheriff Doten OF Deadwcod has re-
turned Ernest Loveswar, alias Ernest
Bird, to Sturgis. where he will be tried
on the ch large Of numbering George
Puck and George Ostrander at White
Owl creek, six weeks ago. The prison.
er has been confined in the Deadwool
Jail several weeks. the Meade county
officers fearing an attempt would De
made to lynch him at Sturgis.
Black Hills mining men held regu-
lar monthly meeting at Deadwood re-
Gently Among the matters discussed
was that of representation at the inter-
national mining congress at Butte.
Mont. in September. 1t is likely there
will be large number from the Black
Hills, as II is desired to bring the next
meeting of the congress to Deadwood.
Paul Dankworth. superintendent of the
Golden Reward Smelter in Deadwood,
read a paper on Matte Smelling"
A dance has been arranged for the
last evening of the term of court at
Pierre, and all court business has been
closed except the report OF the jury In
the Adams murder case. 1t was be-
lieved there would be no verdict before
morning, and the dance was started.
About midnight the jury reported, and
the dance was hurriedly declared to be
in recess, until the prisoner had been
brought in ami the verdict announced,
when the floor was again cleared and
the dance went on.
Department Commander T. z. Blan-
chard, of the G.. A. r.. has received the
following self-explanatory letter from
Elihu Root, secretary of war: Sir
thank you for your letter of July IL.
enclosing a copy of the resolutions
adopted at the encampment Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic OF South
Dakota upon the conduct of the war In
the Philippines. 1t is very gratifying
to know that the veterans of the Civil
War, who are the best qualified of all
cur people to form a just judgment on
the conduct of military operations, are
outspoken against the detractions and
OF our brave countrymen
who have been doing such noble and
gallant work In the Philippines.
hope the same spirit which animates
the Grand Army OF the Republic OF
South Dakota will find response
the Grand Army Of the Re-
public Of the United States"
Articles OF Incorporation have been
fled for the Veta Grand Lead Mining
and Milling company at Pierre. with
capital OF 100000: incorporators. Oscar
George Robins, G. w. Sanders.
For the American Home Assurance
company, at Huron, with capital OF
500. 900; incoroorators, P. b. Gleeso1.
Charles Heller and Philip Lawrence.
For the Louisiana OIL and Gas compa-
ny, at Huron, with capital OF 500. 900;
John T.. Grove. William
n. Kirkpatrick and Philip Lawrence.
For the Lake State Ice company, at
Pierre, With capital of 81, 900: in
James Carney. William M.
Hubert and Ivan w. Goodner. For
the Joliet Cripple Creek Mining COM
pany. at Pierre, with capital OF s25,-
GOO. 600: incorporators. A. F, Norval, j.
p. Hessenins, T. p. Estes. For the Art
show Printing company. at Pierre.
with a capital OF 5000, 900: incorporators,
Harry F. HART. Frank Service and I.
p Estes