The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-12-18

w. G.. Bryant some time ago moved
to Vermillion, that his children might
have the advantage of q state uni
versity.
Four new rural mail routes were
started last week out of Akron, Iowa,
two of them running over into Union
county, South Dakota.
J. r. Mccoy of Lanark, H., bought
the Joseph Lorang place. of 10S acres,
two miles south of Elk Point. He will
move there in the spring.
The Deadwood Public library asso-
citation has elected Mrs. j. S. Phelps
librarian, TO succeed Mrs. NJ. j. Gas
ton, whose death occurred recently.
Howard Mosier, a breeder Of thor
oughbred Shorthorns, had a sale on
Thursday OF fifteen cows and thirty
head of young stock, four miles south
Of Elk Point. Some Of the stock is reg
istered and the rest is high-grade.
NJ. Hoffman & Son OF Elk, Point are
closing out their entire stock OF gener-
al merchandise. Mr.. Hoffman has
been in business there over thirty
years, and started the first hardware
health is the reason OF the sale.
Judge Jones Of Sioux Falls has OF.
dered that s. ]. Conn, boy who rob
bed the store of w. o. Crooks at New
Hope, Minneha ha county. be sent to
the state reform school at Plankinton,
to remain until he reaches the age OF
twenty-one years. Conn confessed the
crime.
Word has reached Deadwood Of the
death Of Donald Mclean, one OF the pi-
oneers of the Hills, at hospital in
Chicago. Asthma was the main cause
that contributed to his death, complica-
lions having developed. Mr.. Mclean
came to the Black Hills in 1877. His
wife and a son survive him.
The Indians in the vicinity of Ionia.
in southern Lyman county, have re-
Gently been paid over 10000 In cash
for their summers work on the Rose
bud reservation, in the building Of
dams and roads, and the work is still
going on.
Judge Jones OF Sioux Falls has ruled
against Trustee j. G. Davis in the
bankruptcy of NJ. M. Novotny of Kim
balk IN the effort of Davis to force
twenty-seven creditors, who served az
tachments on Novotny's property be
fore the bankruptcy, to refund the
property or its equivalent There are
nearly 100 creditors in all, their claims
amounting to $4,000, while the prop
erty, all of which was taken by at
tachments, was valued at $14,500 The
trustee will appeal to the South Dako-
ia supreme court
T.. w. Norton, one the oldest set
tiers and most prominent citizens Of
Lincoln county, died suddenly The
cause of his death Is supposed to have
been apoplexy. He was sixty-one years
old. and leaves a wife and family OF
seven grown-up sons and daughters.
He came to Lincoln county In 1871,
and was one of the best-known men in
that part of the state. During the
Rebellion he served three years In the
Union army, enlisting as q private in
Company A, Third Colorado cavalry.
The law department of the state uni
versity has a splendid working library.
Among the volumes just added are Ito
of the Massachusetts, Reports and the
Northwestern Reporter, in ninety vol
umes, exclusive OF the digests. The
United States Supreme Court pigests
and twenty-one volumes of the English
Reports, of which there are seventy
nine more to come. are also recent ar
rivals. Two large, new cases have
been provided and are rapidly being
filed. Miss Robin Bell, registrar. Is
busy placing the university perforated
brand on the new volumes. Dean
terling has made very careful selec-
ton, and the new facilities offered In
this department are highly appreciated
by the students. The attendance is in
creasing, and the next semester prom
ises many new law students.
Judge Rice OF Deadwood has been
holding court at Custer, in the absence
of Judge MCGEE, who Is in Mexico on
business In the case of Aaron Dunn
VS. The Saginaw Gold Mining company.
decree was given plaintiff against
the estate of B r. Noble. The jury In
the case of John A. Collins We. The
Gladiator Mining company, awarded
plaintiff judgment In the sum OF 500.
In Walter Lloyn VS.. David Sisk, tried
by jury, the plaintiff received a ver-
dict for 5000. The case of t. f. Nc
Laughlin VS.. ID. r. Noble was dis
missed. In the case of Rhomberg VS..
Dowen, q verdict was entered in favor
OF the defendant. The most important
case is that of The Custer County
Bank vs.. Custer County, involving
road warrants issued before Custer
City was made an independent road
district The amount sued or is ST.
500.
Land Commissioner Hermann has
outlined a plan for the administration
of the forestry service, which he be-
lieves will do away with some of the
red tape. He has begun to dispense
with the services OF forestry superin-
tendents in various parts OF the coun-
try and ultimately will have all these
offices abolished. Up to this time only
few have been discharged, in places
where the forestry reserve Is smallest.
Under the laws and regulations for the
administration of the service. persons
living near the reserve and thos ehav-
ing mineral claims near them. are al
lowed to use timber for domestic pur-
poses and the propping up OF mines.
The new rule will provide that appli-
cations for timber shall come direct
from the supervisor to the general
land Office, after the superintendent
are discharged. Commissioner Her
mann has also found that the supervis-
ors can narforrn about all the other