The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-02
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| South Dakota |
| c.r.r., State News
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| Nike Shea, an old man, formerly
postmaster at Bates, Hand county, was
killed while making hay by a hay
bucker striking him.
The plastering on the Masonic temple
at Yankton is being pushed as rapidly
as possible. There is over ten acres OF
plastering to be done.
/ The city of Tyndall has completed an
extensive job of grading on one of the
side streets west of Pearl, The street
has been cut down several feet.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
Castlewood postofilce was made Mon
day night. The robbers failed to Sc
cure anything and made their escape.
The country dwelling Of John F. Sid
ney on Lightning creek, in Custer
county, was destroyed by fire, with all
/ its contents, including much valuable
4 furniture.
The Lawrence county Republican
central committee has assessed the can
didates on the county ticket 10 per cent
of their first years salary for cam
paign expenses.
The new school building at Roubaix
has been completed and the fall term
of school has opened, with Miss Nettie
! Hough of Sturgis in charge as ,princi-
pal and Miss Bertha Matters as assist
\ ant.
Expert teachers instruct at the Sioux
Falls Business College, Sioux Falls, s.
ID. Enter before Oct /, and get two
months tuition free. Send for cata-
logue.
/ txn.n -NxtrS a, re S,f rs
is reported dead in Lyman county as
! the result of kick from a horse. He
is the second member of the family to
meet a tragic death, as a brother was
drowned recently III Bad river.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.lv. Wells celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
Gary. A great MANY beautiful and
costly gifts were presented them. A
bountiful repats was served. Mr..
Wells is seventy-four and his wife sew
enty-two. Eti
! Contracts are soon to be awarded by
the Lead council for the grading Of
Main and Mill streets, and IL is the in
/ tention to have the work completed be-
( fore severe cold weather begins. The
/ paving will follow grading. Lead viii
| be the first town in Western South Da-
4 kota with paved streets.
! William I.indley of the Spearfish val
I ley shipped the first car load Of fat hogs
even sent from Belle Fourche. They
were fed on alfalfa and finished on corn
/ and were in excellent condition. A car
of hogs was shipped from Whitewood
several months ago, and ii is expected
several more shipments will be made
/ from here this fall.
! Mrs. Sarah Harry has instituted suit
against the city of Rapid City for So
/ 900 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of a defective side
walk The complaint states that the
plaintiff stepped into hole in the walk
on st. Joe street. badly spraining her
ankle. She is teacher by profession,
and asserts that she has been incapaci-
tated for work Of any kind, owing to
the injury.
During dispute at Salem In regard
to the division of rent among minor
heirs. Carl Saftson struck his stepson,
Anderson by name, on the head with
a hammer, infiicting severe scalp
wound. Anderson is the guardian of
his minor brothers and sisters. and 1t
seems he thought the stepfather was
dren. Saftson was bound over under
1900 bond.
Judge Gaffey heard the divorce case
Of Mrs. Pussy against her husband,
John Pussy, at Miller, and the divorce
was granted. Criminal prosecution in
the case was dismissed. Judge Pussy
Is required to provide literally for the
family of wife and six children. The
commencement OF this action created a
sensation here, owing to the promi-
nence of those involved and the nature
of the charges, which implicated Judge
Pusey's stenographer.
Charles Geif, mechanic who is EN-
ployed on the new court house In Sis
seton, was accidentally shot by COM
panion while chicken hunting. The
bullet passed through both of Geifs
legs near the ankle. He was brought
to the city where medical attention was
given The bone of one leg was found
to be badly shattered, but 1t is not be-
lieved amputation will be necessary.
Geif is a resident of st. Paul, where
he will be taken as soon as he is able 20
travel
The state normal school at Spearfish
Is filled TO its greatest capacity the
enrolment surprising that OF any pre-
vious fall term. A great majority of
the students are from South Dakota,
although there are several from wy
oming Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and
Idaho. A football team has been or
ganized, Fred Freeland being elected
captain and Hugh Pryor manager
Games have been arranged with Rapid
City, Fort Meade and Lead. A tennis
court and golf links are being pre-
pared.
Sully county captured the first prize
at the Huron fair for the apple ex-
hibit, the specimens being from the
orchard of George Schneider, near
Onida. Mr.. Schneider has demonstrate
ed that fruit can be successfully grown
on the Missouri slope. His orchard
brings him a revenue every year.
Hughs and Sully county products also
captured first on agricultural exhibits,
although there was no regular county
exhibit from either, the products being
taken as a private display by the Gas
Belt Land company.
Reports of losses from the recent
prairie fire in Theresa and Fairfield
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