The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-19
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pension examining surgeon at Tyndai'.
Pensions granted: Original-Albfon
Hitika, Greenwood, IS. Increase-Fred-
crick Steinfeld. Oldham, $12.
Pensions granted John f. Davis,
Lennox, So; Harmon A. Braese, Madi-
son, $12; Robert L. Wilson, Springfield,
IS.
The real estate transfers for Kings
bury county for the week ending June
2, numbered fifty, with total consider
alton of 1892
w. c. Harris Of Edgemont and Miss
Hines of Keystone were married by
Rev. w. e. Crouter. at the home of Mr..
and NJ RS. William Roy.
Tom Healey of Utica wants $1,000
damages for :ne injury which his moth
er received from a defective sidewalk
in YanlSton some four weeks ago.
Lead. sturgis, Fort Meade and Spear
fish have announced plans for celebrate
ing the Fourth Of July. Fort Meade
and Sturgis will unite in the celebra-
ton.
The Business Mems Union of Water
town held it's annual meeting recently.
and reelected John b. Harten. Mr..
Baskerville and G. w, Case directors
for three years.
Farmers and ranchers from all parts
of Hughes, Sully and Stanley counties
report the condition of the prairies at
the very best. Grass and crops are
rowing finely.
The Chicago & Northwestern railway
has commenced the shipping of 700 car
loads of cattle from Texas into Monta-
ma. They are received at Hawarden
and sent to Cakes.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved .he application of the State
Bank of Toronto TO convert into the
First National Bank of Toronto, with
a capital of $4,000.
The management OF the Tacoma Park
camp meeting for this summer has ar
ranged for the appearance at the park
Of William Jennings Bryan, who VIII
make an address on July 2.
Everett Peterson. the boy who was
Injured in the cyclone near Lead, did
not die. as was reported. Although
number of dangerous accidents were
recorded, there We're no fatalities.
Jerhemiah Deffenbaoh, one OF the old
est pioneers of the Black Hills. is dead
at Spearfsh. He left two children in
North Dakota, one in Montana and one
In Los Angeles.
The high school graduating exercises
as Flandreau were held Friday evening.
The class contained twelve members,
which is one of the largest classes ever
graduated from that school.
Hunting dogs from Aberdeen have
been doing much damage by breaking
up nests of prairie chickens in the
country, and the chicken crop is likely
to be curtailed for that reason. /
Those attending the celebration OF the
Fourth in Lead will have the privilege
of seeing half million dollars In gold,
a months cleanup OF the Homestake
company, which viii be on exhibition.
A. G.. Kellam, who is now located at
Spokane, Wash, at one time a rGember
OF the supreme court of this state, Is
now q candidate for the supreme bench
In Washington on a non-partisan ticket.
The Lake Preston creamery received
800. 900 pounds OF milk in May, and
raid PATROLS 80 cents per 100 pounds for
a per cent milk test. netting the farm
ers over Is cents per pound for their
butter.
The aged father of Ezra Bovee, aged
seventy EIGHT years, of Spearhsh, Is
dead Of organic heart trouble. Mr.. Bo-
wee had lived in Meade county many
years. and was well and favorably
known.
The new $1,000 Methodist church at
Clark was dedicated Sunday, Bishop
Joyce of Minneapolis conducting the
dedicatory services. The church was
dedicated free Of debt, over $4,000 being
raised Sunday.
William Schrum, who has been with
the Aberdeen Milling company for a
number of years, will leave in a short
time for Kenmare, where he takes the
position of head miller in a new mill
established there.
Prof. Geo. w. Nash was met at the
train at Yankton by the college faculty
and students and given a most hearty
welcome upon his return from Sioux
Falls, where he won out in the Repub-
lican state convention.
DIR. III. II. Muggley, who recently re-
signed as manager of the National
Smelling company at Rapid City, has
been elected superintendent of the Ma
tionaI Automobile company, with head
quarters at Oshkosh.
The date for w. j. Bryan at Tacoma
Park, near Aberdeen, has been changed
from July to July 2. He will be at
Madison on the Fourth. Richmond t.
Hobson will be at Tacoma Park June %,
and will deliver lecture on "The Amer
lean Navy"
Trains arriving at Aberdeen Wednes-
day hauled four extra sleeping cars
loaded with land buyers from Minneso-
Ia, Iowa and wisconsin the agencies
providing the cars for the accommoda-
ton OF their patrons 1t is claimed that
fully 200 buyers came in.
Thlrty-two hundred acres of govern
rent land were fled on at the Pierre
land Office In one day last week twenty
claimants taking homesteads. Ten 9TH
ers filed for the first three days of the
week. taking 4800 acres from the public
domain since the first of the month.
Clarence o. Churchill and his wife,
Druisela Churchill both of Hobart.
okla, have been appointed Industrial
teacher and assistant matron. respect
lively. at the Ramd City Indian school,
and Robert r. Davis of Lincoln, Neb.,
Industrial agent at Crow Creek agency.
A new and yalr BILE strilte % platl-
mum has been made in the Granite Reef