The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
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Inc Merchants motel at ElhJOn
burned at a loss of $4,000; insurance
$3.50. No lives were lost.
The shores of Pickerel lake, the new
summer resort near Waubay, win be
thickly dotted with new cottages this
season. .EE 3.
Mintener & Onner, extensive lumber
dealers in neighboring states, are put
ting in lumber and material yard at
Huron.
The first consignment of wool from
the Grand river country arrived at
Sturgis last week. 1t consisted of
about 10000 pounds. E. s.E ,
The body found in Boxelder creek,
Meade county was that of Edward B.
Duell. Coroner Sparks says it was a
clear case of suicide.
A special election will be held at
Aurora June 20 for the purpose of
voting upon the question of issuing
bonds to refund the outstanding bonds
of that school district. -
Fire in the opera house at Yanlton
destroyed the scenery, Stage and dress
lngrooms. The loss Is about $4,000,
fully insured. The origin is q mystery,
as there had been no play there for
several days. -cA #a
The $1,000 worth of 6 per cent bonds
voted at the last election at Waubay
for the installation of a municipal wa
terworks system in that place have
been offered for fiotation. The work
will be begun in July.
Rev. s. H. Stevens a prominent
clergyman of Gregory county, has just
received a draft from the government
In payment of bill which has been
due him for about forty years. The
amount was only about $50,
At the instance of the teachers Of
the public schools, the business men
of Elk Point have offered series of
prizes ranging from so cents to 81 tor
the best specimens of garden Vege-
tables raised by school children.
Patrick Mcdonald of Duluth, who
has the contract for paving the prin-
cipal streets of Lead, has arrived, pre-
pared to begin work on his contract.
Main street and Mill street are to be
laid with paving brick, the contract
involving approximately $4,000.
Charles Bauer, who has been mine
foreman for the Spearfish Mining COM
pany, died In the county pesthouse at
Cyanide of smallpox. His case was
one of the continent type, and his feat
ures were so distorted he was not rec
ognizable. He was to have been mar
ried at Spearfsh this month.
Faulkton for the first time In fifteen
years is experiencing the novelty of
open saloons among the local business
places, two having been recently
granted licenses and opened for bust
ness in accordance with the result OF
the recent annual election, when IL
cense carried by small majority.
At the commencement exercises OF
the high school at Canton the attend
ance was so large that the largest
room in the city could not hold half
the crowd. Several ladies in the au
dience tainted because of the immense
crowd. The graduates were: Nellie
Holsey, Pearl Mallory, Blanch Isakson
Angot Hetlesater and Ruby Durkee
The schools have been finely organized
under Prof. c. G.. Lawrence as princi
pal.
John Abbott and James Burns, who
were sentenced at Gam Valley tC
terms Of four years each in the peni
Tertiary, were convicted Of attempting
to ROB the Bank of Buffalo county al
Gam Valley on Oct. 20 last. A Min
neapolis safe expert was afterwards
called to open the money chest and
everything was found intact and un
| harmed. Abbott ana Burns were seer
in the vicinity of Gam Valley two days
previous to the attempted bank rob
berry. Suspicion Immediately attached
to them and Sheriff Daniels of Buffalo
county, with posse of men, started in
pursuit. He traced the fugitives e
Kimball and then to Platte, where they
were found secreted In a water cal
NhiSh was JUST hSnuy W Pun Oue W
the station.
Measuring gauges have been placed
on Rapid creek, Elk creek, Boxeldel
creek and the Belle Fourche river by
Raymond f. Walter of the United
States geological survey, for the pur
pose of determining the amount of wa
ter available in these streams for ir
rigation under the national plan of In
rigation. Two or three more gauges
are to be placed in the streams south
of Rapid City. A public meeting Of
citizens was held at Rapid City for the
purpose of comforting with Mr.. Wal
ter as to be best means TO proceed. A
committee consisting of Zach Holmes
Henry Behrens and Thomas II. Daley
was appointed and has set from town
in quest of the most advantageous nat.
ural reservoir sites. The people are
taking great interest In the national
irrigation scheme. Mr.. Walter has
gone to Denver TO meet Chief Newell
of his department from Washington,
and will be back in the Hills In few
days to spend the summer In his work.
The Armour council has let con.