The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-07
South Dakota
,, state News
49, Photographed.


a credit to the city.
C. II. Lien, cashier Of the Summit
hank at Summit, has begun the cree
ton of a $4,000 house.
Many carloads are being shipped to
market from Tyndall. The county
never fatted so many before.
The Huron district Epworth League
and Ministerial association of the
Methodist church will hold its annual
convention at Huron on May 20.
The Deadwood Hotel company OF
Deadwood has taken steps toward the
furnishing of the Franklin, and has
awarded the contract to an Eastern
firm.
Chief of Police r. r. Whorton OF
Huron raided gambling houses and
captured nine persons, all of whom
paid fines assessed by Judge Van Dali
sem.
The Odd Fellows fraternity Of HUI
ron attended services in body in t1e
Methodist church In celebrating the
eighty-fourth anniversary. The SER
mon was by Rev. II. S. Wilkinson.
DR.. c. II. French. president of Huron
college, will accompany Rev. U. G.
Lacy Of Miller and Elder A. r. Young
of Brookings TO Los Angeles to attend
the Presbyterian general assembly.
Sam Appel, for many yeais engaged
In the clothing business at Huron, and
for the past five years a resident of
Chicago, has returned and will again
enter the trade.
The commissioners of Lawrence
county are preparing to enforce the
law providing for the taxation of mort
cages. The county assessor, John
Hawgood, has been equipped by the
commissioners to take the field.
Seeding is progressing very rapidly
and is nearing completion. The soil is
In excellent condition and early-sown
grain is coming up finely. There is
abundant moisture in the ground and
present crop prospects are excellent.
Capt. A. d. Russell Of Yankton says
that he has administered the oath of
allegiance to fifteen recruits for Com
pany M within the last few weeks and
that his company will be in excellent
shape when the government inspection
officers arrive.
The state insurance department has
granted authority 10 do business in
this state to the Union Mutual Benefit
and Life association of Denver, a
health and accident association land
-
Boston, which is an association for
protection of members OF the /. o. o. F.
l.. w. Hazen, formerly Of Huron,
died in Monrovia, Cal. He left Huron
five years ago to reside in Sioux Falls,
and from that city went to California
with the hope that his falling ls,alth
would be benefited. He was one OF
the best known business men in the
state.
An average of about twenty cars of
stock is being shipped from Center
vile every Saturday. Seventy-five
cars were shipped in March. II is said
this point is to become a division sta
ton, making three divisions from
Eagle Grove, Iowa, to Huron, in place
of two.
A cavalry company has been organ
lied in Walworth county with the fol-
loving officers: T. G.. Orr, captain;
L. Overholser, first lieutenant; p. H.
Greenman, second lieutenant; II. z.
Nudge, first corporal; James Stewart,
second corporal, and A. E. Wilson,
fourth corporal.
The remains Of II. II. Shaffer were
laid to rest in Bluff View cemetery at
Vermillion. He was a pioneer, hav-
ing in the early days operated place
Of business in the old town on the bot
toms. Death was the result of opera
tons performed for diseased bone.
The wife survives him.
The first Iandseekers' excursion of
the season arrived at Huron recently
over the Northwestern and was sur
prisingly large. Real estate men have
been driving investors in different
parts of the country and viewing
lands. OF those who remained here
many win make purchases. Others
went west and north.
Efforts are being made by the at
torueys of Jacob Mulch of Deadwood
to secure his release from the peniten-
tiary pending an appeal to the supreme
court. Mulch was convicted several
weeks ago of criminal assault.
Eden Park, situated in Marshall coun-
ty, will henceforth be entitled TO room
on the map. Mrs. A. V. Deutsch has
been appointed postmistress.
Sheriff John Gunderson made raid
on a floating dispensary at Eermil-
lion and besides capturing Peter Cox,
also took possession of key of beer,
several quarts of whisky and numer-
Gus poker chips. Cox was not willing
to plead, and was bound over to the
special term of the circuit court. The
prisoner has been running a hole in
the wall on boat anchored in the
Missouri in Norway township, and got
a little too close to the South DAKOTA
shore with his outfit He will prob
ably plead guilty before the circuit
court.
M. F. Kavney and o. G. Smell have
been granted the right by the town
board of Bryant to erect poles and
g Inc mir for