The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-02

A stock company has been incor- |
porated in Michigan for the purchase |
Of the gas plant at Rapid City. The
company is capitalized at $4,000, and |
he following are officers: E. NJ. Deane
president, Dwight Smith vice presi-
lent, Ii. J. Heald secretary, c. B. Kel.
sey, treasurer.
A. L. Ward has ordered plans made
for the addition of another story to
the Ward hotel at Aberdeen, the
frontage on Main street to be i25 feet
and on First avenue 1870 feet. The
upper floor will be modern in all par
ticulars. the rooms being among the
best in the state.
Black Hills towns are keeping
strict lookout for Maria Sweeney
Hicks Anderson of window breaking
tame. She was in Rapid City last
week, having recently married a man
named Anderson. From Rapid City
she went t3 Sturgis, where she eX-
oected to find her husband, who has
oeen missing for some time.
The James Valley bank stockhold-
srs held their annual meeting at HUI
ron and declared a per cent divi-
lend. and also placed 10 per cent to
! he surplus fund. George S. Hutchin-
son was reelected president, c. II.
Bonesteel vice president, Frank j.
Sauer cashier, William Waibel, NJ. =.
Tobin and John ]. Greene directors.
The school population of Mitchell
has just been taken by the clerk OF
the board of education, and il shows
| hat there are / 100 children of school
age there This is an increase of 100
during the year. By this increase It
Twill be necessary 20 employ another
| teacher in the high school department,
making a total of seventeen members
on the faculty.
DR.. ]. P. Foster of Huron, state vet
erinarian, has returned from months
tour Of the Pine Ridge agency, where
he went for the United States depart
ment on animal industry. He exam
med about one thousand horses, sixty
five of which it was necessary to de-
stroy because of diseases. More than
| 200 horses have been killed in the
past year by the government.
William Kunneke, the prisoner con-
fined in the Jail at Pierre on the charge
Of numbering Andrew Lemmler in
Stanley county, made an effort TO
escape but was prevented from car
rying out his plan by the watchfulness
of Sheriff Laughlin. AS the time APP
proaches for his trial Kunneke is evil
IDENTIFY becoming desperate and watch
es every move of the jailers for any
possible opening.
The convention of the Christian de-
nomination closed with praise serv-
vice at Tyndall and the delegates have
gone to their homes. Rev. Mr.. Whar'
ton, returned missionary from India,
was the speaker Sunday morning. In
the afternoon the Lords supper was
observed, and in the evening c. G.
Smith of Cincinnati made the adj
dress. The pulpits of the various
churches were filed Sunday with Wis
itihg clergymen.
The state land department has beer
doing a good business in loans the
past week, having sent out over $50,
600 on calls from counties for money
from the permanent school fund. Law
renee county alone took $40, SOS, which
went into Lead and Deadwood schoo
, bonds. Meade county took $4,000 Oh
; refund county bonds, and the rest o
= the amount was made up in small
, calls from Davidson, Fall River, Rob
4 H,y
J Articles of incorporation have beef
drawn up for company composed o
local and Eastern capitalists, who's
) purpose it is to establish an auto
. coach line in Sioux Falls. II the plan
/ do not miscarry 1t is believed thi
: unique system Of passenger transpoI
4 tatiOn can be placed in operation b.
Y July Is. Those behind the enterpris
t say it is also purposed to operate
regular auto-coach line from Siou
Falls to Canton, Dell Rapids and othe
, towns.
; Judge Mccoy of Aberdeen sentence
!. | Willis H. Burt to nine years for incest
his second trial having resulted in
). verdict of guilty, as did the first. Bur
!, has already served about year o.
!. the first sentence Of ten years. TIL
\ | new trial was granted on the groun
!. that the evidence of his wife was &C
!. mitted at the first trial. Immediatel
\ after passing sentence Judge McCo
heard the application of Anna Bur
the wife, for divorce, and took 1t III
? der consideration.
/ The faculty of the Northern norma
and industrial school has been con
! pleted for the coming year. At tn
l recommendation of President Koehle
. S. C. Hartranft, W. E. Johnson, Ere
: w. Smith, Elizabeth Clary and Mr.
Lydia Graham have been re-engaget
; and S. c. Comstock, late Of Iowa; Min
: NJ. Nash, Canton; Nellie A. Marugi
Dubuque: NJ. Josephine Donahu'
former matron of De Paw university
: Mrs. W. II. Wilson of Minnesota an
7 Nellie Christian appointed. Industrif
! work will be introduced into all tn
departments the coming year, the al
preparation having been sufficiently il
creased over last year to allow this