The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31
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South Dakota
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business mems association at Platte.
The city council of Miller has award.
ed to Stephen Pauley twenty-year
franchise for an electric light plant.
Rev. z. H. Smith, formerly OF APP
pleton, Wis, has arrived at Gam Val
ley to take TIE paStorate OF the Con-
gregational church.
The new courthouse at Webster Is
nearly ready for occupancy. Thus far
the county treasurer and clerk or
courts have moved in.
Good progress is being made by the
probate court of Buffalo county In
closing up the estates Of dead Indians.
Thus far about fifty such estates have
been closed.
Merchants about the Cheyenne Riv-
er reservation are looking for a har-
vest soon, as the Indians on that res
from the leases of a large part Of their
reservation to cattlemen.
The members of colony from
Jerauld county who have located on
government land in Lyman county,
nave ueCIutu SldlI q hS" lOWhs
which will be named Jamaica.
Miss Waters Of Miller, in expert
menting with a self-cocking revolver
left in the pantry by her father, acct
dentally sent bullet through her side.
The ball was taken out and she has
recovered.
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confronted with the problem Of pro-
viding more room for the scholars.
Every room in the school building Is
occupied, while one of the rooms has
sixty pupils and another over fifty.
The wife of Ed Jones, who lives five
miles east of Washington Springs, was
burned, it is thought fatally, by the
explosion of lamp. In August last
a fifteen-year-old daughter of the fam
lily was accidentally shot, being killed
instantly.
At the annual election held by the
members of the Castlewood volunteer
fire department the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
Chief, M. N. Bradley; assistant, w. S.
Madden; secretary, E. S. Brown;
treasurer, !. J. Bennett.
Mrs. Hershman, a widow of Miller,
stricken with paralysis on the prairie
and in peril of death by freezing,
heard and saw what happened around
her but was unable to utter a sound or
move a muscle. A relief party found
her and she will recover.
Many farmers in the vicinity of Elk
Point are buying feeders and putting
them on rough feed for the winter.
County Commissioner Main, n. NJ. An
gle, II. G. Shearon and Alex. Bonee are
among those who have bought from
one to five carloads this month.
| At the annual meeting Of the mem
bers of the Congregational church at
Letcher the following officers were
elected: Trustee for three years, G.
F. DeGroff; two years, Miss Edith Nc
Kune; one year, ]. e. Wilson; clerk,
Mrs. E. d. Pierce; treasurer, Mrs. R.
f. Walker; chorister, Burt r. Matte
son.
! Jailer Logan of Pierre was called
upon to settle an active dispute be-
tween William Kunnecke, his white
prisoner, and two of the Indian pris-
oners. Trouble had been brewing for
several days, and they started rough
and tumble fight in which Kunnecke
was badly worsted before the jailer
could interfere.
Grace Shannon committed suicide
in a wineroom at Deadwood by taking
carbolic acid She had had trouble
with a former sweetheart, young
man of Lead. She had been. in the
Hills only about three months, coming
from Kansas City. She is said to have
been married and her husband is re
ported to be In Kansas City.
The stockholders of the Kimball
telephone system held their annual
meeting. Although the system was
constructed only last April and a
great many improvements have been
made since, dividend of 2 per cent
was declared. The company has NO In
debtedness.
South Dakota Is well represented IN
the official family of Dowie, the self
styled Elijah III. In addition to George
M. Smith, a former South Dakota
banker who is at present cashier Of
Dowie's bank at Zion City, Judge v
v. Barnes, Dowie's chief counselor, Is
also an old Dakotan.
Conductor Martin Redmond won the
lantern contest at WATERFOWL, some
1911 votes at 10 cents being cast
There was great excitement at the
finish, 5000 voting In the last fifteer
minutes. The result: Harvey, 3,7S9;
Redmond, Alb. The Catholics cleared
$1,000 from their fair.
Bonds in the sum of $4,000, which
were recently voted for the construc
ton of municipal waterworks sys
tenn at Gary. have been sold to F. z
Magraw. whose bid was at par. w. F
Gordon, j. r. Fonger. julius Palmel
and H. J. Wells will have full charge
of the construction Of the system.
During the year 1903 Beadle count,
has received from the state treasurer
as her apportionment from the sal'
and leasing of school lands. the sun
Of S7,541.67. The first was received il
June. amounting 60 $5,5SS.5e, and tn,
remainder came into the hands o