The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

AhSFe IL sVine local report or ma
tured potatoes rotting IN the ground;
otherwise the outlook is good.
There is still at little wheat and oats
to be cut in some northern counties
and in some parts of the Black hills
region.
Flax continues to do well, except on
old land in some limited localities.
Early fax cutting is progressing Ia.
vorably and the bolls are well filled.
Fred J. schaerer, recently from Ey-
arts, 5. d., was arrested at Redfield/
on the charge of horse stealing add
has been bound over to await triS1 at
the circuit court.
Haying has made favorable progress.
with indications that the cerop will be
of only fair quality in seine northern
counties and also In portions of the
Black Hills region.
Early millet is yielding well and the
late sown is ge6erally in good condi-
ton. The second crop of alfalfa n
promising. Pasturage is ga rule good
and the pAtive grass is ground curing
favorabay for winter pasturage.
The manager Of the IroqHois cream
err has completed the payments for
milk purchased during July. During
the month total of STAT pounds of
milk were received at the creamery.
for which the farmers received an ag-
gregate of $3,566.51.
+ The main 3,000-foot sewer at Miller
is about tiled, cement sidewalks have
been started, the telephone exchange
is being greatly enlarged, and Stephen
Pauley is about to put in electric
lights, giving Miller quite a boom in
public improvements this summer.
The heating plant of the new court
house at Parker, which is nearing
completion, has been tested by the
county commissioners and accepted.
1t is expected that the court house
will soon be completed and ready to
turn over to the county by the con-
tractor.
The department of the interior has
filed plans and specifications covering
the construction of the new carpenter
and shoe shops at the Indian school
at Pierre, replacing ones which were
burned. They will be much more COM
plete and conveniently arranged taan
The old ones.
The town council Of Chancellor has
inferred into a contract for the sink.
ug of three-inch well, which must
urnish not less than forty-five bar.
lis Of water each twenty-four hours.
'ork on the well is now In progress.
is designed to furnish water for
protection and domestic purposes.
The weather during the week aver
ID quite warm with scattered but
orally beneficial showers, and on
whole was favorable for harvest
stacking, threshing and haying.
2rts indicate that there is sufficient
moisture for current needs, except
limited areas, where rain would
lat late crops.
fhe members Of the Gettysburg
Methodist society have paid off the
asst dollar of Indebtedness on the old
hurch building, and are now raising
Pney for the construction of new
Nlrch edifice. The old church was
Atroyed by a miniature tornado,
zee which time church services have
ieen held in rented quarters.
Corr has made rapid progress under
Eie influence of the warm weather.
considerable of the early planted is be-
Iond the roasting ear stage, and most
4 the late has attained that stage. The
rop, however, is still backward re-
prts indicating that the early planted
yill probably need from two to three
7eeks of favorable weather and the
ate planted longer to perfectly ma
1re.
Much complaint has been madecon-
erning the violations of the liano-
cense law by druggists in SPHINX
ounty. The law is very strict as to
ales OF liquor by pharmacists. and
ne druggist from Mellette was con-
lcted on two counts at the last term.
t Worthwhile, the neighboring town
Mellette, complaint was made
sainst Clarence Fylpaa, and he has
zen held to answer to the same
large. Under the old prohibition
w 1t was difficult to get sufficient
'idence to convict druggists, but un.
sr the license system the most zeal.
is supporters of the law are the sa-
onkeepers themselves, and drug.
SITS are held to strict accountability.
druggist convicted of this charge
$ his certificate Cancelled as soon az
is found guilty by a jury.
Up TO this time officers have been
able to find Rev. Dawson Burgess.
? absconding preacher of Wessing-
q. Sheriff Kerr has received sew
al letters to the effect that Burgess
wanted elsewhere. A communica.
n from A. j. Ikemere of Louisville.
sheriff of Clay county, says Bur.
IS was indicted there a year or
re since for forgery. and has a wife
rg there, who has just learned OF
marriage of Burgess to a girl in
ssington. From all accounts the
ged preacher is a smooth SCAMP.
IS giving officers no little trouble.
ay nothing Of the disgrace brought
ai11 on the Christian denomination
processes to represent. II Is I'M
stood he continues to go by the
le OF Bert Dawson rather than by
true name. Dawson Burgess.