The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
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South Dakota
c.r.r., State News
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tleClklC lIOliSy line up MAIN sIAeSl az
Lead. The poles along the street are
Of iron.
The valuation Of the city OF Spear.
fish is 1886. 1892, or s111.462 gain over
last year. The board of equalization
made but slight changes in the figures
Of the assessor.
The principal streets OF Lead are
torn up in the process of paving. The
curbing has all been laid and the ma
terial is arriving for the paving. p.
Mcdonald OF Duluth has the contract.
An unknown man was killed on the
Milwaukee tracks one mile west of
Milbank. II is supposed he went to
sleep on the track while In an intoxi-
Gated condition and was struck by
west-bound train.
The work of matchmaking the prin-
cipal streets of Rapid City is almost
completed. Business thoroughfaTes
are being covered to a depth of. eight
inches with the material, the stone
being broken in the city.
The synod of the German Lutheran
church for the district comprising
North and South Dakota, Iowa and
Minnesota held its annual session, at
Scotland. Many ministers and dele
gates were in attendance.
The horse ranch and horses Of b. G.
Ash, at the mouth of Rabbit creek,
near Belle Fourche, have been sold
to McCreary & Carey of Omaha, and
the horses are being rounded up, The
price paid was sac a head.
], l.. Houser, arrested at Huron by
direction of the authorities at Olympia,
Wash, some weeks since, and taken
back to that state for trial, was ac-
quilted by the court, and he immedi.
ately skipped out, leaving his attor-
neys and other creditors unpaid,
The Sphinx county teachers institute
closed at Redfield after a very success
full two weeks session under the direc-
ton of Prof j. Jones of Vermillion
and Prof. j. II. Arnold OF Redfield col
lege. Prof George W. Nash state sup
erintendent. was present and made q
short talk.
Charles A. Martin, we'll known old
time resident of the Black Hills, now
Of Racine, Wis, came to Sturgis to
visit relatives and look UP mining I'm
terests. as investigation resulted in
the purchase of valuable group OF
claims at $4,000. Buildings are TO be
erected at once and a shaft sunk.
The corporations which filed in this
state for the year ending June 30 car
ried total capitalization Of over two
million dollars, the figures being ST.
400, 299, 699. The total fees received
by the Office for the years work were
$24,937.9 80, OF which $19,059 came from
the corporation business.
S. w. Russell of Deadwood. appoint
ed by Gov. Herried rs a member of the
ST Louis fair commission, expects TO
leave for the eastern part of the state
next week TO meet with the other
members, l.. T. Boucher of Eureka
and w b. Saunders of Milbank. The
meeting will probably be held at HUI
ron or Redfeld.
The residence of Alfred r. Bell al
Deadwood was destroyed by fire with
all its contents. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, 500 on the building and $500 on
furniture. Mr.. Bell is the colored JAM
itor at the Lawrence county court
house and deputy grand mentor of the
world of the International Order OF
Twelve, Knights of Tabor.
Thomas c. Grace, who was arrested
at Lead several weeks ago on the
charge of assaulting Walter e. Barker
with an axe, has been released ON
$1,000 bonds. Grace is alleged to
have struck Barker twice, and for a
| time II was not believed Barker could
survive. The trouble occurred over a
piece Of mining property.
Chickens are reported to be numer.
Gus and well grown already in many
/ parts Of the state, and hunters are an
/ ticipating some good shooting at the
opening of the hunting season. with
birds large and strong enough for
/ good flight The good corn prospect
In the Missouri valley also brings
promise of good goose hunting later
I In the season.
| In Hand and Hyde counties, whore
the country school officers have been
in hard straits the past year to secure
and retain teachers, there is a general
movement to increase wages with the
hope that this will attract teachers
and be. an inducement for them to
stay the term out instead OF marrying
and quitting before the work of the
school year is finished,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Campbell OF
Scotland recently celebrated their
golden wedding. A reception was Civ
en- In the evening and about seventy.
FIVE invited guests were present.
The happy couple were the recipients
OF many handsome and valuable
presents. It was also the occasion of
a family reunion, being the first time
Ia seventy years that the entire fam
| lily was together.
Suit has been commenced by Harry
Schaller OF Huron against the German
Insurance company OF Freeport, III.
Some months since Mr.. Schaller's
barber shop was destroyed by fire. He
held policy in the German Insurance
company for $500, but the company de-
clined to make good the loss by the
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