The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-22


q drug and general merchandise store
at Manchester.
Eighteen cars Of fat cattle were sent
to Eastern markets by r. w. Fullerton
from his ranch near washington.
The new board OF county commits
sioners of Yankton county elected
Livingston Howard chairman.
George Pinney. a track walker on
the Burlington, was killed by a train
a severe blizzard and did not hear the
approach of the freight train.
The promotion OF c. w. FELTON, as
station agent OF the Milwaukee at HUI
ron to a like position at Yankton has
been made. II. K. Brock of Sioux
Falls has been appointed to the vacan-
cy.
The annual encampment Of the South
Dakota @. A. r. will be held at the
Chautauqua grounds, Simpson Park,
Big Stone Lake, June %, "A and 25
next, the officers in charge having just
arranged the time and place.
The action of the state land board, in
deciding to make no sales OF school
lands this year, is on account of the
immense sum of idle cash now in the
treasury, which is drawing no reye-
nue., the total being over $4,000.
Doc Middleton, the famous cowboy
and frontiersman, attacked in his sa-
loon at Ardmore by two hoboes. would
have been killed had IL not been Tor
the timel yarrival of q fellow towns
man, who aided in beating or the as
sailants.
Joseph Handel was struck by q
west-bound passenger train on the Mil
waukee road at Summit and instantly
killed. He had started to walk on the
track to Waubay. He was facing
binding storm and failed to hear the
approaching train.
The project of starting a canning
factory in Aberdeen is being discussed
and practical men are on the ground
going over the matter. The PROPOSE
ton contemplates the putting up OF
peas, beans, corn, beets, squash and
pumpkins, and the capacity proposed
Is $4,000 cans per day. Part of the
stock has been subscribed.
BY a recent ruling OF the militar,
authorities at Washington, Capt, Evan
Z. Young, a former resident of Sioux
Falls, and the son OF s. L. Young, gu
perintendent of the state reform
school, has been made richer by the
sum Of $1,000 bonus money for re-en-
listing and remaining in the service in
the Philippines.
AIena Miksch. the thirteen-year-olA
daughter OF prominent resident On
Wellington township, twenty milea
west or Sioux Falls, was killed by the
accidental discharge Of a gun In tie
hands Of Cecil English, a boy recently
adopted into the Miksch family from
the orphans home. He has been 40
quilted Of blame.
The supreme court OF South Dakota
has held that the funding bonds OF
Custer county are valid. An original
proceeding was undertaken in the SUI
preme court last fall, but the court re-
fused to take original Jurisdiction. The
case was then submitted to Judge w.
G.. Rice, In circuit court, on Dec. 6,
and he held the bonds valid. An i'm
mediate appeal was then taken to thu
supreme court
Fred Valentine and William Hyde,
two farmers, were engaged in q legal
contest in the criminal court ct Len
nox recently. Valentine had Hy4 % :
rested for stealing spotted pig. Two
lawyers came from the county seat to
fight the case. Many witnesses were
called and the entire community was
worked up over the affair. T C -
was dismissed and Hyde was dis
charged. The costs amounted to Ger
$40, while the spotted pig is estimated
to be worth about $3.50. Hyde threat
ems suit for damages.
The oil excitement has reached Rap
Id City, and the Rapid City LigtSt cad
Fuel company has been organized, for
the purpose of boring for gas and oil
in the vicinity of the town. A charter
has been applied for, the incorporstors
being j. H. Evarts OF Butler, Pa; G. l..
Wood, George Schneider, c. Morse, t.
j. Elliott, A. J. McKain and s. Cong
don OF Rapid City. The company is
capitalized at $4,000. A fund has
been raised sufficient to begin work.
There are numerous indications of oil
around the eastern portion OF the
Black Hills.