The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-01
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South Dakota
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| Z. II. Clark or Letcher sold Ill head
Of cattle for $3.50.
Fred Bear and Charles Peterson Of
Fulton, have been arrested on a charge
Of robbing a saloon at Fulton.
Fire at Deadwood destroyed the res
idence of w. K. Frazer, entailiug a'loss
of nearly $4,000, with no insurance.
The new telephone system at Letch-
er is nearly ready. Miss Iva Kirkpat.
rick will have charge OF the central of.
| fee.
| Fred II. Wilcox has purchased the
! lots at Huron formerly occupied by
Dthe opera house, and will erect bfsi'
ness houses upon them in the spring.
The agitation in favor Of the early in
corporation of Fulton is bearing fruit.
1t is probable an election will be or
| dered by the county commissioners at
their next meeting.
E.E Brown, arrested at Sturgis on
charge Of assault with intent to kill,
was bound over. He is charged with
! cutting James Bulls at White Owl
with a butcher knife.
The large general merchandise store
! of Fitch & Miner, at Hudson, has been
! sold to Oscar Olson of Canton. The
consideration is unknown. TIL etrans-
fer will occur about Jan. l.
Ole Gesley, one of the oldest citizens
| of Watonwan, is dead, after lingering
illness. He was president Of the Mer-
| chants bank, which failed during the
! hard times in the early '90s.
George Cornwall has resigned as
manager for the Harrison Telephone
cornnanv in the Black Hills, and MS
Mace has been filled by the appoint
! ment of C. d. Cook of Chicago.
A call has been extended by the AT
teaian PRESBYTERIAN church to Rev. h
A Brough of Currie, MINI. He mas
accented and will at once move MS
Sor,iiv from Minnesota TO Artesian.
The Marshall county bank, reorgan,
,zed as a state bank, has opengu a.
pritton The officers are: H. L.
Stokes president; John S. Jines' vice
president: George Bingham CASHIER
The Ellys superintendent an entertain
mont at Huron for the lady members
Of North Bros Theatrical COMPANY
y,ho lost their wardrobes when the OPP
era house burned. The proceeds were
satisfactory and the audience large
and appreciative.
The Deadwood board Of education
has engaged Miss Rose Harvey ana
Miss Nellie Murphy of Terravllle, 10
an the places vacated by Miss mary
Shaughnessy, who was recently mar
ried and Miss Blanche Betz, who re-
signed to enter upon mission Work III
Mexico.
train on the Fort Pierre branch OF
the burlington was derailed at White
tail eulch crossing, and several cars
we're precipitated down an enOahN
ment. Thomas Briggs, conductor, re-
ceived severe injuries to the heau and 1
body, and his condition Is CRUCIAL Inc
air brakes failed to work.
The attorney for Patrick G. Carberry
of Deadwood, who has been serving
term for perjury, has been notified that
a psrdon has been granted by Gov. Her
reid. Carberry was sentenced In CON
nection with the case against Herbert
u Caddy. his brother-in-law, who was
heing tried for the robbery OF Nj. Il.
Russell in the fall of 1899.
The Lincoln County Teachers asso-
citation held it's regular winter con-
yention at the court house in Canton.
The attendance was good, and all parts
of the county were represented. Prof.
J. r. Clendennen, county superintend-
ent; Prof. Geo. w. Nash. state super
intendent-elect; c. c. Bras Of Mitchell;
Prof. c. G. Lawrence, of the Canton
schools. and Prof. A. G. Tuve, OF Au-
gustana college, took an active part in
the discussions.
w. 5. Little, special referee, has
been taking testimony at Pierre OF the
noted land contest case of Jane Wal
dron VS.. Black Tomahawk, for half
section of land adjoining Fort Pierre,
which both claim as an Indian allot-
ment. The Indian department granted
the land to Tomahawk, and the case
is being fought through the United
States courts. The government APP
pears for Tomahawk.
There was a furry of excitement at
Lead over the escape OF two Finlander
women from the county pesthouse, in
which they had been placed on account
of smallpox. 1t was Jared they would
spread the contagion broadcast, but 1T
has been ascertained that they fol-
lowed circuitous routes, avoiding all
habitations, and the places where they
were received having been thoroughly
disinfected and isolated, it is thought
that no evil results will follow.
William Cassavant, under indict-
ment at Melle Fourche for selling beef
without exhibiting tn ehide, as re-
uuired by law, was convicted and fined.
Charles Hall, for grand larceny, was
acquitted. Jesse Bogue, who was cap
tured by the officers through the medi-
um of a decoy, few weeks ago, in the
act Highway robbery, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to eighteen months
in the penitentiary. There had been
several robberies OF intoxicated men,
and young man was started out with
instructions TO display flash roll of
currency and simulate drunkenness in
Bogues presence. The bait was TAX
en-, and in few minutes Bogue was
taken with the money in his posses
sion Several civil cases were tried
and the calendar cleared.
A verdict has been returned in the
rircuit court at Rapid City awarding