The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-10
South Dakota
c.,..., State News
- Photographed.

Charles c. Winn of Deadwood died
Of typhoid fever, aged thirty.
Company F of Salem has received its
allotment of new Krag-Jorgensen rifles
and has engaged Jennemann's hall for
drill purposes.
The Episcopal church was conse-
Grated at Scotland. Bishop Hare. Dean
Babcock and other ministers were here
for the occasion.
Benjamin j. Matson, an old soldier,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in his barn, fourteen miles northwest
OF Elk Point. He had been drinking
heavily, and no direct cahse other than
officers for the Centerville business
mems club were elected: President,
S. L. Brown; vice president, G. F.
Parker; secretary, l.. B. Nichols:
treasurer, Frank Dirks; directors. V.
C. Wass, Alan Bogue, William Higin-
botham, w. E. Ega, N. Noble and J. v.
Finley.
Hans ]. Johnson, living near Alsen
Clay county, lost his home and its
contents by fire. The origin Is still
mystery. though a defective chimney
is thought to have been the cause. Mr..
Johnson carried insurance of s645 in
the Farmers Alliance company OF
Clay county.
Frank w. Davis Of Huron has been
taken to the asylum at Yankton. He
disposed of considerable property.
purchased a stock of general mer.
chandise in Iroquois and began the
slaughter" of prices, believing him.
self to be millionaire, and hoping to
benefit the public by low prices.
Marriages in the Hutterische society,
Russian colony at Rockport, Hanson
county, are seldom celebrated singly.
Recently four couples were married at
once, David B. Hofer and Katherine
Valdez, Samuel Decker and Susanna
Entz, John Hofer and Mary Kleinsaas-
err, and Jacob Waldner and Rachel
Hofer. The ceremony began at 5
o'clock In the morning and lasted three
hours.
Guy Hopkins has been brought back
By Sheriff Moses, charged with grand
larceny, and is in Jail at Belle Fourche,
unable to furnish bonds. He disap-
peared last February after having sold
a wagon load OF dressed beef, with the
wagon and team, belonging to Mrs.
Pauline Thompson OF Red Water
Creek, by whom he had been sent to
Spearf1sh. He pocketed the proceeds
and left the country.
News has been received at Lead by
Charles Searle of the death Of his
father at his old home in Woodbury.,
Deyonshire, England. Mr.. Searle had
been In business at Lead for twenty
five years and was extensively inter
ested In property both in Lead and in
the mining districts. Over month
ago he left Lead for his old home In
England. onthe voyeSe he failed, and
after reaching his old home he never
arose from his bed.
The western part OF the state EVIL
IDENTIFY intends to give irrigation q
practical test Besides the govern
ment projects, residents near Vale, in
Mead county, have organized for the
purpose of utilizing the waters of the
Belle Fourche river to irrigate large
area, while company has been incor-
porated for operation on Rapid creek.
under the rame of the Lone Tree Wa
ter company, with capital of Sis, 900
and headquarters at Rapid City.
A divorce was granted at WATERFOWL
to William E. Roberts from his wife
The case was hard fought, consuming
two days. Roberts left his home In
August, 1902, on account of extreme
cruelty" on the part Of his wife. They
had been married twenty-three years.
He left and went to Minnesota. CON-
ing thence to South Dakota, arriving
about one year ago in Watertown. He
was formerly an influential citizen OF
Wilmington, Ohio, where he held sew
eral public Offices.
James O'Brien, an expert craftsman
who was captured at Marion some
weeks ago on suspicion OF postoffice
robbery and later turned over to the
Hyde county authorities, has been
bcbScu III TIC 10 OSCVe
term of three years, having entered a
plea OF guilty to charge of robbing
the Mclaughlin hardware store at
Highmore. He was captured through
the shrewdness of Mrs w. &C. Griffin,
who, with her husband, conducts
restaurant at Marion.
The last chapter in a story of swift
retribution was enacted at Watertown
when Judge Bennett sentenced Frank
Taylor and George White to eight
years and seven years and SIX months,
respectively, in penitentiary at Sioux
Falls. Their crime was committed
just one week prior to their sentence.
A general store at Henry was broken
into and several fur coats and othe,
goods taken. The station safe was also
wrecked and some jewelry stolen. The
officers caught the men two days after
the deed and brought them to Water.
town, where they first pleaded not
guilty. A special jury was summoned
to try the case, and when the matter
came up again the plea of not guilty
was changed to one Of guilty.
In accordance with the proposed
statewide organization OF districts
medical societies. each to form a
branch IF the state medical