The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-02

| Inc Milwaukee road began work re-
Gently securing the right of way for
It's extension to Washington Springs.
The Baptist society OF Parker has
invited bids from contractors and
builders for the erection OF a modern
parsonage. The contract will be
awarded as soon as the bids are open
cd.
G. f. Wizard Of Howard to whom
was awarded the contract for con-
structing local telephone system at
Kimball, has arrived here with force
of men and work on the system is now
! in progress.
John Cook, pioneer OF California
OF 1S49 and pioneer OF the Black
Hills of 1876, died at the home OF his
daughter in Massachusetts, aged sew
enty years. He was one of the loca-
tors Of the famous Grizzly Bear mine.
Rev. John Shopeke has been In
stalled as pastor of the German Bap-
fist church three miles northeast OF
Chancellor. Clergymen from Buffalo
Center Iowa, and Madison and Emery,
S. d., were present to assist in the in
stallatiOn exercises.
Prof. Isaac Hospers of Orange City,
Iowa, has been elected by the board Of
! education to the position of principal
Of the Parker high school to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation a
! short time ago of Prof. Sheridan
Jones of Vermillion.
A naval recruiting party, under
Lieut.. Ryan, is meeting with good sue
| cess at Sioux Falls. An aggregate Of
! twenty-five applicants have thus far
put in IN appearance. OF these If
teen succeeded in passing the physi-
cal requirements.
On the afternoon of April the
! members Of the Britton board of edu-
cation will open bids and award the
contract for TIE erection of a new
school building at this place, for the
construction of which the voters at a
recent special election authorized the
| issuance of bonds in the sum of $1,000.
! Fire broke out recently in the res
! taurant of l.. e. Barnes at Salem. His
| loss on stock is estimated at 81 200 to
! 81 500, with insurance. of $780, Most
Of the damage to the stock was from
water. The building was damaged
| about $500 to $500 and was insured
for $3.50 It was an old building and
probably will not be repaired.
Although a number Of new dwelling
houses were erected at Wakonda dur
ing the past year, so many new f.
miles have taken up their residence
! there that there is at present a decii-
| ed shortage of suitable houses. ON-
| ing to the shortage, rents are high,
houses costing more than $500 or $500
easily renting for SIS and $40 per
/ month.
Men in digging for a prairie wolf
! southwest of Miller discovered solidly
! tmbedded in the soft rock several diff
! ferent species of petrifed fishes. The
/ form of an eel was among the lot.
| The discovery was made on one of the
| highest points Of the Rec hills. Tbs
rock in which the distinct forms Of
the fishes are to be seen can be ued
on q blackboard as chalk.
The Northwestern Stock Groers'
association, which will hold its hrst :
annual convention at Belle Forche
April and 10, expects to doube its !,
membership during the meeting. The !,
association at present has 350mem- .
bers Notwithstanding 1t is onl nine !,
months old Preparations are COM :,
plete for the coming meeting, which :
will be of unusual interest to stock
men. ...
The railroad companies which
rlaced dams on leased school lands
last year find that they were CON-
PEELED TO pay a good price for lesses
on the tracts this year. Lyman and
Pennington counties report active bid
ding at the leasing In those counties,
and the highest lease prices yet paid
in those sections on lands which the
railroads needed In their business OF
handling cattle.
The ice storm which prevailed at
Summit recently was without pa
rallel in severity since this section
was settled. From Waubay on the
west to MiIbank on the east, the tele-
graph and telephone lines are broken
every few rods and almost inextrica-
bly, tangled, while poles are broken,
hent and twisted. Trees are bent to
the ground and many beautiful groves
are ruined The telegraph company is
making strenuous efforts to repair the
damage.
The government Indian school at
| Rapid City is to be doubled practically
I'm size and accommodations, ard after
the proposed improvements are made
ID will be able to care for three hun
dIed students, where one hundred and
fifty are now provided for. The last
session of congress appropriated s2O.-
600 for the building Of an addition and
it is expected that work will begin
! early the coming summer w. F.
Hall has been appointed superintend-
ent of construction. Besides the adj
ditional building at the school, an in
| dusr-iaI farm is to be operated in con-
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