The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-25
South Dakota
c.,.-., State News
Photographed.

General

organized at washington Springs.
s. Anderson Of Clark is erecting
two-story brick building adjoining bis
store.
Mrs. Leon Alliott died suddenly at
her home near Clark. She had been
IN poor health for some time.
The state school fund has secured
the late issue of municipal bonds OF
Springfield, amounting to $4,000.
At the meeting of the county COM
missioners it was agreed to furnish
from the school fund the amount of
money called for by the artesian well
bonds of washington Springs
Relatives in Sioux Falls have been
advised of the death at Faribault.
MINI, of Mrs. Julia c. Pheris, who was
a pioneer resident of Sioux Falls.
DEATH resulted from stroke of par
alysis.
Unless present plans miscarry, Wau-
bau will celebrate the Fourth. Al
though late in the season to begin
preparations for such an occasion, a
great effort will be made to insure its
success,
Arrests are soon to be made Of sew
eral well-known men In the western
part of the Hills who have been cut
ting timber from school lands. The
states attorney has been informed OF
the thefts.
The partnership which has been in
existence for twelve years between
Nels Arnston and Robert z. Yreeland,
clothing and dry goods men Of Sioux
Falls, has been dissolved, Mr.. Vree-
land retiring.
Doctors Wood and Glass have rented
the ]. II. Sutphen house on Lawn
ridge In Huron for use as a hospital.
an institution which has been much
needed in that town. The house Is so
located that all the noise Of the street
is escaped.
The latest new town to spring into
existence in South Dakota has been
christened Jamison, and is situated
near the Nebraska border In the ex-
treme southwestern portion OF that
part of Gregory county which is open
to settlement.
Work on the city artesian well at
washington Springs was stopped at
depth of 200 feet. The supply Of wa
ter is abundant, but there Is no pres
sure. The town will erect a standpipe
to be filled with a pump from the ar
tesian well, which will furnish abund-
ant water for all purposes.
George S. Maxon of Vermillion says
that his bride of six months has left
him and he intends to institute divorce
proceedings at once. The woman has
returned to her home in Muskegon.
Mich, yowing that she will never
again answer a matrimonial bureau
advertisement. The husband says the
same.
James Arthur, farmer and mason,
whose postoffice address Is Wolsey,
has fled a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy In the United States court In
Sioux Falls. He places his liabilities
at $22,756.5S and his assets at $343.
The case has been sent to Referee In
Bankruptcy Ramsey of Woonsocket for
adjudication.
Horses in the vicinity Of Castlewood
have become badly affected with CLAN
ders. Two veterinary surgeons have
been at work for day or two and
have condemned and killed fifteen
head OF horses. A farmer named Bo-
It'd had five killed and his son two,
while another farmer named Sibert
lost three The latter has large crop
in and is very poor, and the loss Is
severe one for him.
An interesting case is before Judge
Rice of the Eighth circuit. A few
DAYS since the board of health Of Dead
wood ordered the school board to COM
pei all children in school to be vacci-
mated. The board objected to the or
der ana the case was argued before
the court on the ground that the act Of
the legislature under which the suit
was brought was unconstitutional.
There is much feeling over the mat
ter
While putting down an artesian well
on the Morgan farm near Vermillion.
U. N. NGdSdul tuCOuuLCtCA a vein Va
coal of some depth and OF excellent
quality. The bed is not great dis
lance from the surface, and an exam
nation will be made to see IL the fuel
is In sufficient quantities to warrant
sinking a shaft. Other veins have been
passed through by well diggers In
times past, but none gave as much
promise as does this one.
A prank that might have had a Sc
rious ending is reported from Wakon-
da, Clay county. H. e. Doane gave
three companions whisky which bad
been doped with croton oil, and the
men were made very sick. States At
torney Tilton was called from Vermii-
lion to investigate the affair. There IS
a heavy penalty for such jokes. the
extreme sentence by law being ten
years imprisonment. In this case the
blame is said to rest with some one
other than the giver.
Miller has been surveyed for a sys-
tenn of sewerage, and a grade estab-