The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-16
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South Dakota
G.n.ra, State News
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Ross Ryter OF Revillo was hooked by
a bull and is not expected to live.
Nicholas Oliver, aged forty-three
years, died of typhoid fever at Hill
City. He left a wife and three children.
The number of marriage licenses is
sued at Yankton the past month was
nineteen, more than for many months
past.
Father Nichols, the patriarch Of South
Dakota Congregationalism,, will cele-
brate his eighty-sixth birthday at Mis-
sion Hill next Wednesday.
Pensions granted: Increase, reissue,
etc. Daniel Thomas, Mitchell, IS; Wild
ows, minors and dependent relatives,
Hannah Il. Cordes, Redfield, IS.
Clerk Of Courts Taylor OF Jerauld
| county has been officially instructed by
Judge Smith to call a term OF court at
washington Springs for Thursday, Oct.
a.
| Rev. J. j. jeffrey, from Nebraska.
has been assigned to the Methodist
church at Custer, succeeding Heber
Mcdonald. who resigned several
months ago.
j. f. Anterior of Pittsburg has ar
| rived to take the place made vacant in
the weather bureau at Huron by the
promotion of George E. Lawton to post
assistant at Minneapolis.
The annual conference of the NJ. f.
church of South Dakota will be held
in Aberdeen in 1903. that city having
| all ~
| ference in session at Madison.
A man giving his name as Thomas
Reed has been arrested at Bristol on the
charge Of robbing a saloon. 1t devel-
| ops he is also wanted at Bradley for
] the alleged robbery OF the store OF II.
Y. Scarborough.
Herman II. Blanchaine of Sioux City
| and Miss l.. Marie Balmat were mar
| ried at Yankton and left for Huron,
where Mr.. Blanchaine will assume the
management OF the Coe Commission
company's office.
Two cannon, taken by the United
| States forces at Cavite arsenal, in the
| San Francisco at the request OF the citi-
zens of Spearfish, and upon their ar
rival will be placed on the campus at
| the state normal school.
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.
j. p. Lowe. a government agent, Is
in Deadwood for the purpose OF making
an investigation and reporting on the
most favorable site for the proposed
federal building, provided for by the
sites and announced he would probably
submit his report In the next two
weeks.
Levi Hoisington has brought suit
against the city OF Deadwood for $15,-
600 for damages alleged to have been
sustained early last summer. He was
working in a sewer when a ton or more
of earth caved in upon him. He sus-
tanned a broken leg and numerous
bruises and Commissions.
J A. 7. Fay, nominated at the Repub-
hcan county convention for clerk OF
courts of Custer county, has withdrawn,
and the county central committee has
named w. A. Smith to fill the place.
Mr.. Fay has been placed on the ticket
for county Judge, filing a place that
was left open by the convention.
] The following Indian school appoint
ments have been made: A. +. Shering,
Of Billings, Mont, engineer, and Miss
, Annie Triplett of Pueblo, Col, nurse, at
Yankton; Miss Minnie +. Brown of
Lower Brule, cook at Lower Brule:
Miss Flora j. Hoff of Des Moines, Iowa.
teacher at Rapid City; Miss Margaret
A. Stanley of Pine Ridge, cook at
Yankton.
The Brule county Democratic and
Populist conventions met at Pukwana
to nominate a county and legislative
ticket. The convention was a large one
and the proceedings harmonious, not
withstanding there were several spir-
tied contests. The Democrats gave
their Populist allies the state senator,
county treasurer. assessor and one COM
missioner. Following is the ticket: Sem
ator. John Wilkes; representatives. w.
G. Graybill and John Smith; treasurer.
ole Carlson register OF deeds, Capt.
Cliggett; sheriff, James Houska; au-
ditor, Lee Henegar; states attorney,
James Brown; clerk of courts, Hugh
Craft superintendent, Mrs. c.. s.
Bracket; county judge ]. e. House;
commissioners. Louie Richards, Sylyin
/ Winter and Victor Nepahdol William
Richards was elected chairman and w.
T. LaFollette secretary OF the county
central committee.
The Custer county commissioners
have engaged A. j. Plowman of Dead
wood to assist at the prosecution of
Jack German, who is to be tried for the
murder OF Roy Streetor, colored. Cor
man was a bartender and Streetor a
prize fighter who had just been dis
charged from Jail at Deadwood after
serving short sentence. Streetor as
serted that German owed him some
money, and as soon as discharged from
Jail he came to Custer to collect It. He
and German had previously had trouble
over the debt, and when they met they
fought Streetor beating German badly.
Bystanders parted them and German
Immediately procured shotgun. with
which he went in search of Streetor.
They met on the street and German
fired two shots, one taking effect in the
hand and stomach and the other I'm the