The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
South Dakota
Gensra, State News
" Photographed.

Fred Strissel of Butler, s. D., bought
quarter section of land at Groton last
week at $45 an acre.
The city council Of Scotland has
granted a franchise to Diehl & Becker
to put in gas plant.
A rancher at Cascade shot an eagle
that measured six and one-half feet
from tip to tip Of its wings.
The region about Belle Fourche is
experiencing almost drouth and cat
tie are suffering from thirst.
Troops II and e of the Thirteenth
cavalry, which were stationed at Fort
Keogh, have arrived at Fort Meade.
Mrs. ole Christensen, for twenty-five
years a resident of Union county, was
buried in the Sphinx cemetery last
week.
Mrs. Lena Weird Of Hill City, who
was adjudged insane several weeks
ago, has been taken to the state hos
pital.
Work will soon begin on the new
town hall at LangfoTd, for which the
voters authorized the issuance of
bonds.
Richard Hays, convicted at Egan Of
criminally assaulting a girl of sixteen
years, was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary.5
Father OFarrell has been appointed
by Bishop OGorman as assistant to
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Ollie church at Huron.
Contracts for the erection of Ma
sonic temple at Huron will be let soon.
II is proposed to have the building
ready in the early fall.
Egan looks for a building boom.
Two large blocks are being contracted
for. Several residences are needed,
as they are at premium.
A building boom will be experienced
at Frankfort this spring. Among the
new buildings will be an opera house
and costly business block.
George E. McEathron of Huron, the
largest breeder of Hereford cattle in
South Dakota, is arranging for a big
sale of registered stock on April l.
Two children of Charles Bracht,
farmer living two miles west of Mil
bank, broke through the ice and were
drowned. They were aged nine and
seven years.
The grievance between Pete jail
and William VOORHEES, was aired in
Justice Hoffmans court at Selby. Voor-
bees was placed under 5000 bonds to
keep the peace.
The receipts of the Lawrence county
treasurer for February exceeded the
receipts for the corresponding period
for any previous year. The collections
were $1S7O3S.O6.
While riding on a heavily loaded
wagon at Huron, Mr.. McCauley,
farmer, fell beneath the wheels. Three
ribs were broken and he received in
juries that may prove fatal.
Mrs. Charles H. Stilwill, wife of
Postmaster Stilwill of Tyndall, died
after an illness of three or four
months. She was an early pioneer,
coming from Hopkinton, Iowa.
Frank Wilmoth was arrested at
Aberdeen charged with stealing a peck
etbook containing $40. He made
confession and was sentenced to If
teen mcnths in the peitentiary.
Norgren & Co. of Centerville have
tust placed new machiner yin their
roller mill, consisting of the latest
model separator and scourer, making
1t one of the best plants in the state.
State Veterinarian J. P. Foster ex-
poets to visit the Hills this spring, and
will attend the stock meetings at Belle
Fourche and Rapid. State Veterina-
rian Brimhall of Minnesota Will &C
company him.
#. G. George, who is arranging to
sink two or more deep wells at Huron
in the hope of striking oil or gas, has
gone to Lima. Ohio, to complete ar"
rangements for shipping well-boring
machinery.
A quarter section OF land twelve
miles northwest of Lead sold at pro-
bate sale for a little better than 500
An acre. f16dl estate liAhohNAS - -
as numerous this spring as last, out
the prices continue firm.
A movement has been begun at Egan
20 organize farmers telephone COM
pany. n. H Maupin, proprietor OF the
Egan system, is at the head and is
meeting with success. The company
will be Incorporated with a capital
stock of $4,000.
The village of Trent, nine miles
south of Egan is in hard straits. ow-
ing To th elowness of the location and
the poor chance for drainage 1t is
thought almost an absolute necessity
TO move the town to higher ground.
This will entail much expense.
Plans are under way to open the
coal mine found near Trent last fall,
while drilling for we'll on the farm
of Ed Hoover. The latter has been
offered 500 an acre for this three fine
ouarters. but chooses to wait and take
chances on the developments.
The staid old town of Mound City
and the new town of Herried have
again locked horns, this time over the
contemplated removal of the Methodist