The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29

been formed at Centerville.
I, j. s. Frazier, wealthy cattle owner
on the reservation. is dead. He was
a quarter breed.
The work of constructing a new
Catholic church at Mayfleld, near
| Irene. has commenced.
Cattle shipments al Evarts are
heavy. The falls business will con-
sist OF about 1000 cars.
Secretary Robinson OF the state his
| torical society has received the files
of the Press and Dakotan for the past
thirty-three years.
Steps have been taken at Bonesteel
for the erection of fine brick block.
two stories in height, with an opera
| house on the second floor.
A new franchise has been granted
| the Evarts Transportation company
on the Missouri river and Nels Jacob
son will operate ferry in the spring
under it.
Hans ]. vogt. living four miles
north of Bridgewater, lost his barn by
fire. He was insured in the Farmers
Mutual of McCook county. The loss
Is estimated at 81, 200, the heaviest the
company ever had.
The stuff stolen from Woodworth's
hardware store at Centerville few
nights ago, including two guns and
ammunition, was found secreted In
haystack just outside Of town. One OF
the thieves has been identified.
The public improvements at Miller
this season foot up to $4,000, made w
of $4,000 for sewerage, $4,000 for cleo
trict light plant, telephone improve
r .ent 81 900, cement sidewalks $500,
surface drainage $500. Then there
has been private improvements to the
ralue Of about $4,000.
The case of Casper Berther VS.. An
thony Tuor for the recovery of $3.50 al
legged to have been borrowed, was de-
cided at Madison in favor Of defend
| ant. In the case of A. r.. Ripe vs..
II. G.. Eggen, for breach of contract, In
the alleged purchase of flour mill at
Vienna, the plaintiff was awarded $500
damages.
The tenth annual convention Of the
|
held at Bookings Nov. and 5. Miss
Harriet Taylor, general secretary OF
the American committee, Miss Mabel
| Milham, state secretary of Minnesota,
and Miss Gold Corwin, state secretary
for North Dakota and Nebraska, will
be present.
At meeting OF the Wilmot town
| iad ~ cfn
| artesian we'll for the local water works
system, as the old well has been Sc
riously damaged by the use of dyna-
mite to clear it and it was found i'm
possible to sink 1t any deeper. Tho
contract for the new well has been
awarded and the work Of drilling 1t 10
now in progress.
Adjutant General Conklin Of Pierre
is at Evarts mastering in Company A,
state cavalry, Of forty members. Gen.
eTal Conklin says 1t is the finest COM
pany in the state. A reception was
held in the hall and was brilliant af-
fair. Colonel T. G. Orr was master OK
ceremonies. General Conklin will re-
turn there shortly and deliver a speech
under the auspices of the company.
A. d. Johnston, superintendent OF
the county poor farm at Deadwood.
has just finished digging the potato
crop. There was on the farm an acre
planted to potatoes. the tract being
eight rods wide by about twenty rods
long. Mr.. Johnston says the yield was
five tons, or nearly 200 bushels. He
brought to Deadwood with him num-
Der Of fair specimens of the crop, one
Of the largest having weight of 217
pounds.
The vacancy in the chair OF geology
and mineralogy at the state univer-
sity, caused by the resignation of Pro-
fessor James e. Todd, has been filed
BIZ the appointment OF Professor Per-
isho OF Platteville, Wis, who has for
some time been in charge OF Geld work
in southern Wisconsin. The engage
ment Of Professor Perisho carries with
It the position of state geologist also.
He is expected at Vermillion the FIRST
week in November.
Some Of the young women OF How
ard have adopted peculiar fad. They
have taken under their protection
young men of the town who are not
yet out of their teens and affect to es-
cort them instead of considering them
as escorts. They do this, they say, to
keep the boys out of evil ways. Tho
girls are satisfied with results thus
far, while their proteges are highly
amused by the motherly devotion
shown them by the young women.
In the midst of the great number OF
successful burglaries being committed
around the state, 1t is gratifying to
note that Conductor Birran's freight
east, morning or two ago. carried on
car of wheat at Madison, contain
ing a very fine lantern, and about
forty sacks belonging to some grain
thief, who had filled them up with
wheat, and had evidently been inter-
rupted in his work. There is no spe-