The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-07

VIII Snearly of Mansfield had two
bones OF one Of his legs broken as a
result OF his team running away.
Smallpox is reported as being quite
prevalent at Wolsey. Twenty patients
were found in one hotel by the board
Of health.
Rev. A. ]. Finch, pastor of the First
Baptist church at Brookings, has, has
accepted the presidency of the Baptist
college at Sioux Falls.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
Instituted at Rapid City, against DIR.
Patrick j. Waldron by Bessie Anker-
man, who alleges malpractice.
Andrew Carnegie mas increased his
offer for public library building to be
erected in Deadwood from $4,000 to
$4,000, at the request of the city coun-
Gil.
The merchants of Canton have
signed an agreement 10 close their
stores at o'clock every evening ex-
cept Saturday, commencing on May
1st.
Mrs. d. ]. Stafford died recently at
the family home of pneumonia. Mrs.
Stafford was forty-seven years of age,
and leaves husband and three daugh-
ters.
A rural telephone line has been COM
pleted between Artesian and Farms
worth, and now the farmer along tho
line have direct communication with
the local business men.
Although there already are three
church buildings near the shores Of
the lakes in the vicinity Of Poinsett,
another one will be built this spring
by the Firms living in that section.
Although there already are three
church buildings near the shores of
the lakes in the vicinity Of Poinsett,
another one will be built this spring
by the Firms living in that section.
The Catholics of Geddes and vicinity
have circulated a petition asking Rt.
Rev. Thomas O'Corman, Catholic bish-
op Of South Dakota, of Sioux Falls to
appoint a parish priest, with head
quarters at Geddes.
1t is expected that two wholesale
beer houses will be put in at Beresford
by the first of July, ready to open up
when the saloons close at that time.
This is the result of the city going
dry" this last election.
Mrs. Lucy Brynes of Beresford, who
went to Hot Springs, S. D., a short
time ago in hopes of benefiting her
health, has suddenly lost her mind.
Relatives have been notified and will
have Mrs Brynes brought TO Beresford.
Prof f. B. Cushing, for seven years
past a member of Yankton college
faculty, has handed in his resignation
to take effect at the end of the school
year. Ill health and important bust
ness cares in Illinois rob the college of
one of its strongest and most popular
instructors.
Geo. II. Whiting, of the r. Y. e.
nurseries of Yankton, reports shipping
for the season now in full blast and
business more than double that of
last year. A shipment of $50 900 seed
lings, 100000 cuttings and large var
iety of small fruit destined for Bran
don, Manitoba
Eugene Holcomb, a we'll known cat
tie man Of western South Dakota, has
started 1000 head of cattle from his
feeding ranches in the vicinity of
Rapid City to his leased range along
Sulphur and Willow creek, just west
of the Indian reservation, where they
will be turned loose for the summer.
Mai. Gardner of Fort Smelling in
spected the Volga company of the state
guards and commended it very highly.
The Volga regiment band furnished
the music. Credit is due Capt. p. M.
Dalthorp and his subordinates in
bringing the company to its present
condition. A reception and military
ball were given last evening.
The arrest Of John Luty of Central
City. under indictment for criminal as.
sault, is the beginning of another of
the notorious cases that occupied the
attention of circuit court for several
weeks. He has entered a plea of not
guilty and his case has been continued.
Three convictions have been secured
in the cases.
Fort Pierre, on the west side of the
river, is indulging in builders strike.
Several buildings are in course of cree.
ton. and the laborers, about fifty in
number, refused to so to work this
morning without an increase of So
cents per day, increasing their pay TO
$3.50. As help is scarce they will
probably win out.
The new board of education at Aber.
deem has organized with Albert Young
as president and j., M. Carr as vice
president. Prof. Cochran was elected
superintendent at, salary Of Sl,500
per year The construction of another
school building was fully discussed
and it is quite probable one will have
to be erected this season in order to
provide room for all the pupils.
The barn with contents, on the farm
of Emil Anderson, five miles north
west Of Aberdeen, was destroyed by
fire recently. Mr. Anderson had just
brought up from the pasture his four
work horses and one colt and placed
them in the barn when, it is alleged,
come boys or young men drove from
berdeen up to the place smoking
cigarettes. Mr. Anderson went into
the house and soon discovered that
the barn was on fire, and the flames
had reached such a stage that he could
neither put 1t out nor rescue las
horses. The four horses and the coli
were burned to death and his worR