The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-31


The store OF the witte Hardware
company at Aberdeen was robbed. and
all the reviewers, knives, scissors and
shears in the stock were taken. En-
trance was gained from a rear base
ment door, and the ground floor was
reached by the elevator shaft.
AT Pierre the jury in the case of Rob-
ert Adams, for the killing of a Mex-
can named Ed Sanches, returned
verdict OF manslaughter. Adams re-
ceived a sentence of seven years in
the penitentiary. Albert Anderson was
sentenced for one year, on a larceny
charge.
Chief of Police Martin OF Sioux Falls
| arrested Elmer Herring, said to be the
man who was engaged In the fighS
with the conductor and brakeman of a
| freight train near Jasper, MINI. Sher-
| IN Black. OF Rock county. Minnesota,
took the prisoner to Luverne, where he
will be tried.
The state land department has sent
out the apportionment OF the perma-
nent school fund to the various coun-
! ties. The total amount uncalled for
was $4S0,000. The couties viii be ex-
| pected TO find borrowers to take up
this, and In case OF failure on their
| part, to pay interest for the time 1t Is
| In their possession.
| There IL some great money being
made In land sales in Dawson county,
| and an instance is given OF quick trans
| fers. ]. II. Marks of Pipestone, Mimi,
! bought 400 acres eight miles north OF
| town, about two months ago for $26
| per acre. He kept IL six weeks and
then sold II to the tenant who was liv-
| ing on the place for s35 per acre. The
| tenant held the place for two weeks,
and found a chance TO sell II at an adj
| vance OF s. more an acre, and let II go.
George B. McEathron, in charge OF
| the proposed sale OF fine blooded cat
tie at the Central Dakota fair. TO be
held at Huron Sept 1919, is in receipt
OF letters from breeders and cattle
! dealers In neighboring states signify
ing their purpose to be present with
stock. Indications are that this feature
! of the exhibit will be important and
! afford farmers an opportunity OF pur-
chasing as fine stock as can be had in
| any part OF the country.
The school patrons OF Twin Lak,s
| township, In Sanborn county have vot-
| ed to centralize its schools. Instead or
having four schools at various places.
/ they will move two OF the present
| buildings to the center Of the town.
ship. and will have a graded school.
| Two teachers will be employed. and in
cutting down the number OF teachers.
they will be able to pay better wages
| and get a better class. The pupils will
be carried to and from school, so that
| those living at distance may atteni l,
as well as those living near.
| Maj Mclaughlin is at Cheyenne
! River Agency holding a council with
the Indians regarding the leasing OF
their lands, and also the trail across
the reservation used by the Milwau-
kee railway to bring stock from the
west range country for shipment Next
Monday is ration day, and all Indians
will be called In for that day, when
big council will be elected and all mat
tiers thoroughly settled. Forty thou
sand head OF cattle have been placed
upon the leased part OF the reserva-
ton. which will bring the Indians
nice sum Of money.
] Rival factions in Buffalo Taopi and
Grand Meadow townships. In Minne-
| haha county. are engaged in bitter
| fight over the question OF reforming
| the school districts OF the townships.
and the fight will be carried before the
county commissioners. The residents
of Buffalo township petitioned the
| board for three districts to be made
out of two. and the people OF the other
| two townships also petitioned for add
| itional districts. The board granted
the petitions, tax levies were made In
accordance with the new arrangement.
but now many OF the same people who
| signed the petitions asking for the
new districts are signing new petitions
to have the districts changed back to
the original boundaries.
A murder mystery OF seven or eight
years standing at Tyndall appears to
have been solved. Seven or eight years
ago a Mrs Kucera, wife of Bohemian
farmer disappeared. The husband
said she had eioped with a neighbor.
AS Il was known that the couple had
frequent quarrels, neighbors were of
| opinion that the woman had been muir
dered by her husband and the body
secreted. Kucera sold his farm. but
remained in the neighborhood. The
other day, while a pile of stones near
the former home OF Kucera were being
removed, the skeleton of woman.
supposed to be that of Mrs. Kucera,
was uncovered So strong Is the be-
| lief that the remains are those OF Mrs.
Kucera and that she was killed by her
husband. that Kucera has been ar.
rested on the charge OF murder.
The action Of the state supreme court
in granting Frederick Page, an inmate
OF the penitentiary, new trial. will be
OF interest to the people OF Kingsbury
county, where Page was convicted. He
is serving a term for being a member
OF the now-celebrated Kingsbury coun-
ty whitecapping party, which in the
summer of 1900 went to the home or
Nels Sands, an undesirable neighbor,
and used him very roughly In an at
tempt TO drive him from the country.
Page, Il IL believed, Is almost certain
to be acquitted as the result OF his new
trial, as Sands, the complaining wit
ness. moved to point In North Dakota
some time ago, and reports are TO the
effect that he has since moved from
that point 10 a place unknown. This
win meet the approval of the people of
Kingsbury county, where the almost
general sentiment prevails that Page
has been punished sufficiently
H. sho month ~ Tuna the ,aka Pros