The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18
South Dakota
c.,..o, State News
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Gently rebuilt, is doing a fine bust
ness.
K. +. Cast has been appointed post
master at Holmquist. Day county, vice
August Cast, resigned.
A postoffice has been established at
st. Marys. Miner county, with John
p. Wells as postmaster.
The government snagboat Mandan,
with Capt Gould in charge has ar
rived at Pierre en- route to Bis
marck.
A large force OF men is at work on
the rural telephone line now in course
of construction between Hurley and
Parker.
The new rural mail delivery route
from Lennox was placed in operation
last week, with Frederick Sutherland
as carrier.
A son of S. Blakely, five years of
age, was found dead in bed at Gettys-
burg. He seemed to be well when he
went to bed.
The Union National Bank of Omaha
has been approved as a reserve agent
for the Hot Springs National bank OF
Hot Springs.
The st. Croix Lumber company has
sold its yard at Mellette to j. S. Hart
OF Aberdeen. James Vrigley will con-
tinue to be the resident agent
]. p Neff. foreman Of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway shops at HUI
ron, has been offered a similar posi-
ton with the company at Boone. Iowa.
The salaries of all deputy county
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ty have been advanced $40 month
by the board of county commission
ers.
The best threshing report in Jerauld
county comes from the farm of r. w.
Johnson. His crops averaged per acre:
Rye, 40 bushels; oats. 749; speltz, as;
wheat, 20.
The Egan Cooperative Lumber COM
pany has commenced business, with
s. A. Carter as agent. The company
Is composed of several of the best men
in this section.
A young man named McAlpin, the
son Of a widow, was almost instantly
killed at Clark by the accidental dis
charge of his shotgun. The loads from
both barrels entered his body.
L. C.. Thrane, vermillion, was stab
bed and robbed by unknown persons
recently. He received a terrible cut
on the head and lies at the point OF
death. Seven arrests have been
made. =
Three boys, Ingvald Lovre. Eben Rud
and Gehard Anderson. have been ar
rested at Toronto and held for the
next term Of court to answer to the
charge of maliciously destroying farm
machinery.
Steps have been taken to secure the
construction of rural telephone line
between Arlington and Sinai The Sim
aites have not yet decided whether
they want to be connected with Ar
lington or Volga.
The public schools of Lead opened
with a larger attendance than ever
known at the beginning Of term. The
enrolment is 1,425, and this is expect
ed to be increased to 1000 before the
close OF the week.
Expert teachers instruct at the Sioux
Falls Business College, Sioux Falls, S.
ID. Enter before Oct 1, and get two
months tuition free. Send for cata-
logue.
The Egan public schools opened
with the following teachers in charge:
Professor Ira Bradley, principal Miss
Nellie Small. assistant principal; Miss
Virginia Vandgrift. intermediate and
Miss Alberta Young, primary.
A. G. Barnett, who was awarded the
contract for sinking an artesian well
which is designed to furnish the peo-
pie of Wilmot with water for fire pro-
lection and domestic purposes. has
commenced work on the well.
A bell, weighing $50 pounds, which
has for many years done service In a
log church in Long Hollow. has been
purchased by the Sisseton fire depart
ment, and will hereafter sound the
alarm on the occasion of fires.
Philip Gagnon of West Baden, Ind,
was arraigned in justice court at Ar
lington on a charge of illegally ship
ping prairie chickens out of the state.
He pleaded guilty and was fined $40
and costs. the total amount being
$47.15.
The Salem school opened with the
following corps of teachers: G.. w.
Young, principal; Misses Miller, swan
son, Hanson. Enrolment for the first
day 174 High school 40, grammar 80,
intermediate 35. second primary 21,
first primary SO.
Bids has been opened at the Indian
Office for a dormitory, employees quar-
ters and other buildings for the Aber-
deem Indian schools. The bidders were
as follows: e. Miller & Co. of Aber-
deem, $59,124; II. F. Rortiger of Town
City. Wis. S52,440.
Rev. M. Sargent, the alleged Boer
general, is working in the southern
part of the state. He drove into Ar
mour from the north, and is believed
to be In the immediate vicinity, work
ing" the Dutch farmers He is said
to be gathering funds for the benefit
of the Boer soldiers orphans. He is a
smooth conversatlonalist and can talk
in several different languages, but is
very careful to state his business only
to the Dutch Hollanders, many OF
whom live In this and adjoining coun-
ties.
Chairman Johnson has named III. II.
Smith. the wellknown Kentucky ora
tor and politician, for secretary of the