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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
WHEAT . ESTIMATE IS 100000.
Harvest Is Now in Full Blast and Actual Returns
Begn to Come in From the Thre shers-Some
I. = ..ee Very Good Yields Are Shown.

ty bushels per acre II. II. Smith, near
Yankton, threshed winter wheat which
averaged twelve bushels per acre. The
yield would have been much greater
bad not the seed been somewhat poor.
One field of barley near Canistota
yielded, according to the threshing re-
turns, sixty bushels per acre. In that
locality barley is plump but badly off
color.
In the vicinity OF Woonsocket the
yield of wheat will run all the way
from fifteen to twenty-five bushels
per acre, oats from thirty to sixty, and
other grains in proportion.
Around Millbank, conservative esti-
mates place the yield of wheat at TWEEN
ty bushels per acre for the county,
while some fields will yield from
thirty to thirty-fiye bushels to the acre.
The yield of oats will not average far
from fifty bushels per acre, barley will
run from thirty-five to forty-five bush
els, and fax from twelve to sixteen
bushels.
Near Cavour a field OF oats was
threshed and showed an average yield
of sixty-five bushels per acre. 1t is
believed other fields in that locality
will run as high as seventy-five and
eighty bushels to the arce. Barley in
the same locality threshed out fifty-tivo
bushels per acre. ... .... ....
Farmers living In the vicinity of
Beresford estimate that wheat In that
section will average not more than
eight bushels per acre, but that barley
and oats will be a bumper yield. Corn
Is the principal crop in that locality,
and will be an immense crop If frosts
hold off as late as usual.
In the region around Mitchell many
fields of wheat will yield as high as
thirty bushels to the acre or better.
None of the wheat is expected to yield
less than eighteen bushels.
Many fields of oats in Gregory coun-
ty are expected to yield as high as 100
bushels per acre, while wheat, 1t Is
estimated, will! yield twenty-five BUSH
els to the acre. In some wheat fields
around Scotland the wheat heads are
well filed, while in others the heads
appear to have been blighted from too
much rain, followed by hot weather.
Still, it is believed the yield will COM
pare very favorably with that Of for
mer seasons.
It is expected that many fields Of
oats in Hanson county will yield fully
ninety bushels per acre. In many To-
calities barley is being threshed from
the shock.
Corn is making really wonderful
growth and will be large crop
throughout the state unless early and
killing frosts are experienced. A month
or so ago it was freely predicted that
the corn crop, because of the late
spring and unfarvorable conditions
during the early portion of the growing
season, would not be far enough along
to escape serious injury by frosts, but
PROSPECTS were never more favorable
than now for an immense yield
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
CALAMITY JANE NO MORE.
and Former Scout in the Black
Hills. ..

Death of the Famous Frontiers Woman
and Former Scout in the Black
Hills.
The noted female character. Ca
lamity Jane" who has been known on
the frontier since 1870, died at Terry
Of Inflammation of the bowels She
requested that she be buried in Mount
Mori2h cemetery at Deadwood, beside
wild Bill Hickok. ..
Mry Jane Burke was born in Prince
ton, 10, in 1852, her maiden name be.
ing Canary. With her father when
she was thirteen years old, she start
ed for the Montana gold fields, and at
the end Of the five months overland
trip had become a good shot and a
good rider. When her parents died
she was adopted by some plainsmen
and grew up in Wyoming.
1t was in 1870 that her first work for
the government was done Gen. Gus.
ter was at Fort Russell, Wyo, on his
way to fight the Apaches In Arizona.
She went TO the fort, donned a cow
boys clothes and offered her services
as scout. Gen Custer accepted her,
believing her to be man, and she Nas
uniformed and enlisted as soldier.
The deception was soon found out
gut not before Jane had convinced
Custer of the value OF her knowledge
OF the plains, and he allowed her to
continue her work. She went through
many fights and shared all the hard
SHIPS OF the soldiers. In the campaign
made by Custer and Miles in 1872 she
got the name of Calamity Jane"
from an officer who had been wounded
on an Indian ambuscade and whom
she bore back to camp on her horse in
'front.' OF her. In 1876, when Custer
started on his march to the Big Horn,
she was employed to carry dispatches.
On one occasion she swan the Platte
river with dispatches, but afterwards
got pneumonia and was furloughed.
she was still on furlorgh when Custer
SET out for the scene Of his last bat
tie.
For several years she was a govern
menr mail carrier between Deadwood
and Custer, Mont, one OF the worst
routes In the West. She was so ex-
pert shot that few men dared to mo-
TEST her, She was a member of dle
posse which captured Jack Mccall. a
famous desperate in Deadwood, the
woman, SO the story goes, cornering
mccall himself in butcher shop. IN
1873 after a short service with the
seventh cavalry, she bought a ranch
and retired. She afterward married
and had one daughter.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
RUSH FOR LAND.
Huron Is overcrowded With Home
seekers.

Huron Is overcrowded With Home
-g ~ seekers.
Huron was thronged the other day
with strangers, landseekers and sight
seers. All hotels, restaurants, board
ing and lodging houses were crowded
to their utmost capacity. The night
express from the East, brought in five
carloads of land excufsionists, while
that from the South arrived nearly two
hours late in two sections of five
coaches each, crowded so that standing
room was hard to obtain. The crowd
was the largest seen here this season,
and livery stables were without horses
or carriages sufficient to take land.
seekers into the country to see the
magnificent grain and corn fields. The
country is aglow with waving wheat.
barley and rye, the harvesting Of which
is in progress, while it would be diff
cult to find better corn in the corn
states" than is now in the fields in this
part Of South Dakota; the sight Is
grand and fascinating. One land firm
sent fourteen carriage loads of land
seekers to the country in the morning
and other firms sent from four to
dozen loads, and yet the streets are
thronged with strangers. Not all the
crowd remained here-some went
north and others west, but no matter
where they go they will see as fine
crops and substantial evidences Of
prosperity as can be seen in any state
in the Union.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13

wheat harvest Is now in progress In
The southern part of the state, and will
become general in the northern por-
tIou within a week or ten days. Some
fields in the northern portion are ripe
and the grain is being cut this week.
Reports from all sections of the state
continue to indicate that except where
injured or destroyed by hail the wheat
Weld will be one of the greatest in the
history of the state.
Estimates of total yield of 10000
600 bushels are regarded as conserva.
tive by experts who have recently
travelled over the state.
Owing to the warm weather early
last week grain ripened very rapidly,
and farmers have been pushed to their
utmost TO harvest II before serious
losses occurred from Smelling in the
fields. In many localities the har-
vest season came so rapidly that 1t be-
came necessary, because of scarcity
OF harvest hands, for the wives and
daughters of the farmers to go into
the fields and perform mems work in
assisting to save the crop.
In many sections the grain is very
heavy, due to the frequent rains
throughout the growing season, and
more than the usual amount of bind
ing twine was necessary. Reports Of
from two and one-half to four pounds
of Irvine being used per acre are moth
ing unusual.
Returns from early threshing bear
out the estimate that the crop is one
Of the largest in the history of South
Dakota. Joseph Zelinka, living six
miles south of Tyndall, has threshed
some of his oats and winter wheat.
The oats yielded fifty-six bushels to
the acre and the winter wheat sixteen
bushels to the acre.
Near Alcester Daniel Thomas thresh-
ed barley which yielded twenty-four
bushels per acre. Another farmer had
q yield Of barley which went thirty.
two bushels to the acre. Winter wheat
on the farm of Charles Finn, also near
Alcester, averaged seventeen bushels
per acre.
In the vicinity of Geddes barley IS
running from forty-two to fifty bushels
to the acre. Near Platte field of oats
averaged over seventy-seven bushels
per acre, while another field yielded a
little over eighty-two bushels to the
acre. Forty acres of millet near Bar
tholdi yielded four tons to the acre.
The first barley threshing near En-
cry showed a yield Of a little more
than sixty-one bushels per acre, and
rye thirty bushels.
The first threshing report from the
vicinity of Fulton comes from the farm
of Dickinson, whose oats yielded
over eighty-five bushels per acre.
In the vicinity of Harrison the
threshing machines which already are
at work are turning out barley which
averages about forty bushels to the
acre.
Some rye and barley has been
threshed in the vicinity of Ethan. The
barley showed an average yield of six.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
ARGUES WITH FISTS.
Peter Dinger UphoIds the Honor Of
His Favorite Commonwealth.

A discussion as to the respective
merits of South Dakota and Minnesota
as agricultural states has resulted in
Peter Dinger, a resident of Roberts
county, being bound over for appear.
aGce at the next term of the state cir
exit court in that county to answer to
a serious charge.
Several men participated in the dis.
cussion as to the farming qualities OF
the two states. The controversy final.
ly became SO animated that words
failed to express the thoughts of the
champions Of the two states, and they
decided to settle the dispute by a re.
sort to physical force.
During the rough-and-tumble fight
which ensued Dinger pummeled an.
other of the participants to such an
extent that he was arrested on The
charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily harm. He will be tried
next October.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
POISON IN THE AIR.
Kittens and Cattle Die MysteriousIy In
South Dakota.

South Dakota.
Oacoma, 8. D.. Aug 9. - The past
week was the warmest in the history
OF the country. On Friday a heavy rain
fell, thoroughly soaking the ground.
Preceding the rain was a period of de.
preston in the atmosphere that was
, phenomenal. During the day almost
every kitten less than six months Old
In the vicinity of 0acoma died, whole
filters being found lying dead together.
apparently from the effects of some
gaseous matter In the air. A bunch of
eighteen head of cattle In one drove
was seen coming down the fats when
eight of them fell to the ground. A
farmer living near by found six OF the
eight dead. The two others jumped
up and ran frantically away. John
Morris. a stockman living on White
river, reports the loss Of six head the
same day. No losses have occurred
since and none prior to that time, and
It is generally believed that the copi.
GUS rains which have fallen since have
neutralized whatever OF poison to ami
NAL life may have been In the air.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
WISCONSIN SHEEP RANCHES.
Worthless Land May Vet Be Valuable
as Pasture.


Grand Rapids, Wis, Aug. George
Taylor arrived yesterday morning
from Wyoming with 1000 merino
sheep which he will place on 3,4O0.
acre tract of land which he recently
purchased near this city. Taylor fig
ures that the stock could be shipped
here about as cheaply as to Chicago,
and, after being fattened, it would
only be a short distance to market.
w. F. Hogg & Co. of Chicago have also
purchased 1000 acres in the town Of
Saratoga, which they are preparing to
convert into a sheep ranch. If the ex-
pertinent proves a success Saratoga
will be transformed into a mammoth
sheep ranch and many thousands Of
acres of what was once called worth.
less lands will thus be utilized.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
MOUSE STEALS MONEY.
Slsseton Merchant at Last Discovers
Where His Cash Goes.

SIsseton mercnant al Last discovers
Where His Cash Goes.
Sioux Falls, s. d., Aug, 9.-For some
time Gustav Lundblood, Sisseton
merchant, has been the victim Of a
mysterious robber. who seemed to
have a decided preference for green
backs, and distracted them from his
money drawer from time to time. A
close watch was maintained for sew
eral weeks, but although the money
continued to disappear, no clue could
be secured &c to the identity of the
thief. The mystery surrounding tia
disappearance of the bills has now
been solved. and in an unexpected
manner. While clearing out some
goods from beneath a counter the
merchant discovered a mouse's nest
which had been constructed with the
missing greenbacks, which aggrs-
gated about $50 in value.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
Prisoners Escape From Jail.

jamestown, n D., Aug. g. - Three
prisoners who were confined in the
city jail awaiting trial for being drunk
and suspected Of being illegal sellers
of liquor, broke Jail last night The
men sawed one of the bars and
wrenched 1t from its fastenings.
Despite the fact that one of them is
one-legged, they succeeded IN eluding
capture.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
FOOLED THE RATHER.
Farmer 6unker's overaIls Received
the Deadly Fanes.

the Deadly Fsngs.
r. F. Bunker, a weli-known farmer
living in Bristol township, near Plank
intown, had narrow escape from
death as the result of an adventure
with large rattlesnake These rep
tiles are very numerous in that local
ity, Notwithstanding that a warfare
has been waged for years with the OBJ
ject Of exterminating them. Bunker
was engaged in digging potatoes, when
almost without warning the rattIer
struck, but only succeeded in fasten-
ing its fangs in the farmers overalls
below the knee. Owing to the fact
that the overalls were very loose was
due the escape. of Bunker from being
struck by the snakes fsngs.
Aberdeen. S. D., Aug. Collector
Ellerman reports that for the fiscal
year ending July /, total Of 1885,.
Gas cigars were manufactured Ia North
and South Dakota This is an increase
over last year of 4s0.15s.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
YANkToN COUNTY BONDS.

New Issue Is Offered With Four Per
Cent Interest.
The members of the Yankton board
of county commissioners will meet on
the 18th inst. to open bids for the pur.
chase of bonds to the amount of $50.
000 which are to be issued by Yankton
county. The bonds will be issued in
denomination of from $500 to 81 900
each, to suit the purchaser, and will
bear interest at the rate of per cent
per annum, payable semi.annually.
The bonds will be dated Oct. /, 1903,
and will be redeemable by the county
ten years from date, but will not be
due until the expiration of twenty
years from the date of their issue. No
bid for less than $500 will be accepted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
Mi.oheII,s Corn palace.

Mitchell S. d., Aug. 9-During the
last ten DAYS of September Mitchell
will hold its annual corn palace, and
the principal musical attraction has
Just been contracted for by President
Gale, having secured Banda Rosa
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
Wlnona Man kllled.

Winona, Mimi, Aug. 8. - William
voelker, who lives on farm just
south OF this city, has received q tele-
gram stating that his eldest son.
George was killed at Seattle There
we're no particulars
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
MONEY CEASED TO COME.

Then a Letter Told How Soldiers
Life Was Closed.
Sioux City, Aug. 9.-Renzo Cunning
ham, an orphan formerly living at Ha.
warden, is reported drowned in the
Philippines, where he went year ago
as a soldier in the Tenth infantry. He
had left an order with the paymaster
that $40 month be paid to the First
National bank at Hawarden from his
wagest When the mon Y ceased
coming the bank wrote to Washington
for an explanation. 1t has just come,
saying the young man was drowned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
DIES IN JAIL.
Man Who Killed His Daughter VIII
Not Face Jury.

Neilsville, Wis, Aug. 3. - GottlieO
Schultz, the farmer who shot and
killed his daughter, Mrs. Patrick Ley.
den, and wounded Mr.. Leyden, and
who was struck over the head with a
pitchf Drk in the hands of Leyden, died
in the jail yesterday. Schultz f. inted
IN his cell from loss of blood and ex.
posture, and fell, strik Z his head on
the stone floor. Death followed soon
after
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
STABBED BY INDIANS.
TWO White Men Reported to Have
Been Badly Hurt.

Been Badly Hurt.
Mora, Mimi, Aug. 8. - Otto Quick
and Nels Quick of this place are re-
ported TO have been seriously stabbed
in an ARRAY with two drunken Indians
on the Mile Laos reservation. Sun
day afternoon the Quick boys made a
purchase of liquor for the Indians, and
soon a bunch of them We're hilarious
and brought knives into action. The
Quic}s attempted to take the knives
from a brave named Gee-Kee and his
son with the result that both were cut.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
RESUME
Asst WEEK IN A
o FORM.
{ Criminals.

er shooting at he
ng. He was zeal
Wright of Smyr
! fatally woundet
A negro. Severa
pursuit of the ne
d, shot and killed
Is employer, neal
then set fire Il
Perished in the
|rmer member Of
Of delegates, was
ears in the paai,
ge of bribery N
2 city lighting
les.
)erts, one Of the
prison, Cal, was
lie.
led and one seri.
collision on the
ad at Somerset.
Arkansas City.
ttacked his wife
on she shot him
Florodora was
b Mobile bay at
rd SchOtt, B. G.
Brewton we're
nsas flooded tie
e towns Of Car.
Bavaria, destroy.
d seriously dam.
travelling man
rs killed and a
Injured at Texar
car leaving the
o q crowd
member of the
m of J. S. Glen
o, Ohio, was
y as the result
5ailboat.
Of Newport, Ky,
y from her hus-
e of Mrs. Taylor
revolver secured
ear-old boy.
tary OF State
ms and Auditor
summoned be-
and jury that is
of Legislative
lonkoma, L. l.,
Yelling occupied
Stuart of the
of the servants
I'd another sert
Id Martinsville
at indianapolis,
people, two Of
y, a motorman,
i'm, of Martins.
he Delaware &
ID at full speed
ridge at Platts-
fireman and Sc
gineer, both OF
cars were full
ere drowned.
nores.
won $1,000 at
ntly at st. Pc
stroyed a num-
D, Italy, and at
Erikers on the
were killed by
ID seriously Id
nceled her en-
|; nearly thirty
| at San Fran
1 Mexico is IN
n nearby VII
,ty. /
ms burned the /
omindje and I
depredations
livered the in
university eN
at oxford, 10
rsons. K
rks and three
n a skirmish.
ports of seri-
Turks and
ment insists
lean pork be
ties of micro
United States
i Parker, one
s Of Hawaii, +
orth Of dia'
corning hours
nection with
ed honors on
Colomb VI.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13

OF Yucatan
ith the view
the product
fibre is sell
Rign markets.
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signed, not by the kings own hand, but
by four commissioners whom he had
appointed for the purpose. Even the
house Of commons was amazed and
the friends of the tarl were mute with
dismay. But shrewd men pointed out
that the case in reality was no worse.
At any moment the king could free his
minister or mitigate his sentence, and
Charles was free TO Teprieve the earl
even at the last moment.
Frances determined to see the king
herself and learn from his own lips the
fate of her father.
Wednesday saw no excitement on
the streets. People were going sOberly
about their affairs and this was a
hopeful sign TO Frances, who had
grown to fear the hue and cry Of the
mob even more than she feared the
indecision Of the king. II he were left
unteTrifed. she reasoned. all his ten
dency would be toward mercy and the
keeping of his solemn promise made to
STAFFORD in her presence at Hampton.
At the palace gates opening on
Whitehall. the captain of the guard
refused to grant admission without an
order but struck by her beauty and
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a beautiful woman was waiting for
him. When he saw Frances he did
not trouble to make an explanation to
the captain of the guard, but bade her
enter at once.
Il shall take you by a private way,
where you will encounter no one he
said. with a leer.
They threaded their way through de-
ViOuS passages until at last they
reached a door, which ne pushed open,
saying: IF you viii wait here for
moment I viii go to the king"
He bowed gracefully and ushered the
girl into a square room, the walls of
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CHAPTER VI.
Betrayal.

There followed many days OF sus-
pense Despite the fervor OF Pvm's
speech the commons has not asked the
ioruS Tor judgment. and STAFFORD
friends hailed il as good omen. But the
commons speedily disiIlusioned them
bill Of attainder was brought i'm
They would have the head Of STRAIT.
ford by act of parliament If not by
legal procedure.
To the amaze Of all. the lords gave
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With the grating Of the key came the
first suspicion to the mind of Frances
that her guide was treacherous. Much
as she had always distrusted him, il
seemed incredible that, knowing her to
be the daughter of the Earl of STRAIT
ford, anything disastrous might befan
her here in the very palace of the king,
the sworn protector of his people. The
leer ola De COurcy's face and his WORDS
speedily disiIlusioned her.
IF you will be seated, my dear, we
may have some converse. interesting
and entertaining TO US both. You can
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their consent to the bill and nothing
stood between Straffords head and the
block except a scrawl from the kings
hand.
on Monday there were ever increas-
ing rumoTs that Charles had signed the
bill, which would send his chief min
lister to the block. But by nightfaH
news came that the bill had been
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evident distress. he consented TO ad-
nit her if she could name any about
the court who would vOuch for her.
Frances pondered a moment and hest
tated, but her need was great. and she
named De COurcy, though with deep
reluctance.
De COurcy appeared before many mo-
ments. iured by the infOrma ton that
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which were decorated by groups Of
swords and rapiers OF various sorts; a
veritablc armOry. A table occupied the
center, and there were several chairs,
with a lounge against the wall A
door opened upon an inner room De
Ccurcy. instead of taking his departure,
stepped in quickly after the girl. closed
the door and turned the key in the lock.
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YOnkers Statesman)
George-What is the use Of working all
the time?
Henry-Just see tho fun YOU have
watching the boss figuring UP his profits.
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tIzsE
ESSEN
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The Fun In Il.

Go be Continued Next sunday)
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-11-20
A Hand-Car Ride.

Last Mondays south bound train
was ditcned three miles this side ol
DAYTON. When the north bound
reached tn scene it was necessary
for the passengers te walk To Md.
House. Several Hawthorne ladies
were on the train and the gallaat
male passengers loaded the ladies on
hand ear and pushed that vehicle
with its fur burden to the Md.
House Among the pushers were
Trainmaster McGrath, Secretary Ed.
Yeriogton, General Manager 4, L.
oddie and the noted John Hays
Hammond. The ladies enjoyed the
but the gentlemen say the
pleasure was theirs.