The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-28

decided that the land involved in the
case of Bogart vs.. Cole belongs to the
defendant.
The calls for loans from the perma-
nent school fund for the past week
reached s17,500, $4,000 of this going
TO Roberts county, the rest going to
McCook, Charles Mix and Turner.
The First National bank of Alexan-
dria has commenced the erection of
new building at Mitchell and has sue
ceeded in interesting the government
to provide a new postoffice. A part
Of the building has been accepted for
the postoffice and will have an entire
ly ne wequipment.
Preparations are being made by the
WATERFOWL court, Catholic Order OF
Foresters, to entertain the state court,
which is to meet in that city on June
9 and 10. About seventy delegates
will be present and probably as many
more visitors. A grand ball and ban
quet will be held on the evening CT
the 9th.
The home Of Prof Magoun. one OF
the college professors at Redfield, was
assailed with stones one night recently
from three sides at once, and windows
were broken. 1t was about ~ o'clock
and the family was asleep. The
toughs who did the work are known
and 1t is expected that prosecutions
will follow.
WATERFOWL lodge, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks at a special
meeting, has decided to erect hand
come three story brick block on South
Oak street to be used exclusively by
the lodge. II estimated that the build
ing will cost in the neighborhood OF
SIS 5000 with an additional $1,000 for
furnishings.
Eighty-three filings were made In
the land office at Pierre for the first
half on May, while the same period last
year showed sixty.two II the other
land districts which cover the country
west OF the river show as much in
crease this month as the Pierre Office
is showing, over 500 filings will DO
made for May.
IL 10 DGlicNtu lhdi plOlCSoiOhui Jul o
lars are operating in Deadwood. The
other night Hattenbach Bros grocery
was entered from side window and
the till robbed OF change. This was
the second robbery in the last two
weeks. The first was in Chase's store.
where over 800 was taken in addition
to a quantity of clothing and other
goods.
The only section of South Dakota
which appear to be in want of rain
at present Is the Moreau river coun-
try, which was lucky enough to get
through the winter without snow.
while this was pleasant for the winter
season, it left the ground very dry.
and there has not been enough rain.
fall in that section to bring the grass
along.
Thought the chairman of the com
mittee of membership, Prof. H. B. Fos-
ter has been invited to become a mem
Der OF the Archaeological Institute OF
America. DIR. Foster, though still
quite a young man, has already at
tanned considerable distinction as a
linguist, especially as a Greek scholar.
and the invitation, which he will ac-
cept, is fitting recognition Of his high
attainments.
The city council of Salem, after a
thorough trial of the compressed air
system of raising water from deep
wells, has abandoned the pdoject as
impracticable and will install two
new cylinder pumps operated by gas
engines of twenty-one horsepower
each. 1t was found that while the
compressed air system would raise the
water, the power required was consid-
cradle more than that necessary to OPP
crate pumps.
Judge Whiting imposed sentence
upon William O'Connell, saloonkeep-
er in Redfield, who was convicted CT
selling to minors. He was fined 5000
and the statute works a forfeiture OF
his license and also prohibits him from
ever again going into the saloon BUSH
ness. Harvey OF Mellette was fined
500 and costs for running a drug
store without registered pharmacist,
pr also $50 for selling liquor without
license.
That Meade county is to have con-
siderable increase of population dur
ing the year is generally conceded.
While this influx of newcomers will
not reach the proportions OF boom
1t will nevertheless be sufficient TO
show a marked effect on the interests
OF the county. Thousands of acres
will be filed upon, and several hundred
families will be located in tehir new
Meade county homes before the close
of the season.
A civil service examination for rural
delivery carriers was conducted al
vermiilion by Inspector Edwards CT
examination, Martin Cotton. Winfield
Copeland, Charles O'Connor and
George Buchanan. The one with the
highest markings will be installed on
Route 8 out of Vermillion at once, In
place OF Martin Aust resigned. BY a
recent shortening of routes several
former patrons are cut of. Two OF
the carriers have been covering thir-