The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-15

Twenty years ago Ed ]. Miller en-.
tered the employ of the First National
Bank of Huron. In recognition Of his
faithfulness and efficiency. the bank
recently presented him q handsome
solid silver coffee set
Lieut.. George A. f. Trumbo, OF the
Thirteenth United States cavalry, sta,
toned at Fort Meade, Is In Tyndan on
a furlough to visit his father, George
B .Trumbo. In February Lieut.. Trum.
DO will go to the Philippines.
The supreme court has set Jan. 4
as the date OF an examination for
applicants for admission to the bar
The state treasurer has taken up
100000 Of revenue warrants which
were issued over 3 year ago to meet o
deficiency.
The fees Of the department OF the
secretary OF state for the past year
amounted to a total of $22, 40S.0s, OF
this amount S17.11e.00 was paid for
charters OF domestic corporations;
sS53.s0 by banks; 81, 10000 by notaries
and S2,S0S.20 miscellaneous fees,
Salem enjoyed a large degree Of
prosperity the past year The Presby.
terians built and dedicated new
church; the Commercial State bank
built a two-story building ard several
new residences were erected, the Inn
provements totaling over $1,000. ;,
j. w. waldrip OF Huron met with a
painful accident at Omaha He was
returning from visit to his son In
Alliance, Neb., and while crossing a
street car track was knocked down
by passing car and suffered double
fracture of his left leg near the ankle.
Scarcely a bushel of corn Is being
handled by the elevator men at Cen
terville. The feeders" are buying up
every bushel at an advance, of 5 TO
10 cents over the market price. Very
little wheat is being delivered or other
grain. in fact; the grain market was
never SO dull.
The new officers for Codington coun.
ty took the oath of Office last week.
They are: Auditor, J. ID. Mclaughlin;
clerk. f. M. Bronson; treasurer,J.
Huntzicker: recorder, II. Mathiesen;
sheriff, w. w. WadIell; superinten-
dent, D. T.. Walker; states attorney.
Harry g. Hundredmark: Judge OF pro-
bate. Il. A. Cove,
A socialist club has been organized
at Opida. with benjamin Nilsson. the
county treasurer. president; a. e.
Brooking. the register Of deeds, sec
retary: and Walter Price, one OF the
socialist nominees for congress at the
late election. as organizer A resolu-
ton was adopted indorsing Price for
national committeeman.
A society is being organized In the
Black Hills by graduates and former
students of the University OF South
Dakota at Vermilllion. The prelimin-
airy meeting was held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.. Sisk and a consti-
tuition and bylaws drawn up. There
are about forty persons in the Hills
who are eligible to membership.
On Jan. Bishop Hare, of the Epis-
copal church completed his thirtieth
year as bishop of South Dakota, hav-
ing been consecrated Jan. 9, 1873. Ser
vices we're held at st. Augusta cathe-
dral, In Sioux Falls. The bishop will
go East. stopping at Cleveland. Phiia-
delphia and New York. He will be alb
sent about six weeks. his mission being
to raise money for work in the indian
field.
After prospecting for gold In the
Black Hills for seventeen years, Jacob
Thompson has struck fabulorsly rich
vein OF quartz, and was so oycrjoyed
at HIS good fortune that he ruptured a
blood vessel in his brain and died inn
mediately. The gold ledge is said to
be twelve feet wide and great churrs
of free gold can be seen in the white
quartz. of which the ledge is COM
posed.
Hundreds OF cords Of word are being
hauled to Centerville, and that fuel is
largely taking the place OF coal this
winter. The storm Of June "a moved
down whole groves OF cottonwoods.
and 1t is being worked up into cord
wood and dimension lumber. This va
riety of timber makes good framework
for buildings and is sold for SIG per
1000 feet.
Arthur J. Walker of woonsocket was
attacked by savage wolf and also a
dog. The wolf, which is partly tame,
had broken loose, and as the lad
passed II seized him by the leg. The
dog seized the boy by the shoulder and
he was thrown TO the ground and badly
bitten and his clothing nearly torn on.
His screams were heard and he was
rescued Just as the wolf was about 70
grapple his throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. elias Lowrie OF Mitch
ell celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their married life by q reunion OF
their children and friends. The couple
received many handsome presents. Mr..
Lowrie was born in Min county.
Pennsylvania, Oct. II, 1927, and Mrs.
Lowrie at Westfield, Chautauqua coun-
ty. New York. Dec. 7. 1885. They were
married at Cherry Valley, H., Jan. 5.
1853. They resided at that place until
the spring of 1888, when they moved
to Dakota and took up quapter-sec-
ton OF land In Dawson county.
Col. H. Ray Myers Of Huron died in
Washington, ID. c., recently. He fId
an interesting history. He was APP
praiser of customs for the United
States at the port of Mobile. Ala; was
consul at Hamilton. Canada, for four
years: then consul at Dumferiine.
Scotland. eight years: later he repre-
scented the United States at San Sal
vador, and was there at the outbreak
Of hostilities and narrowly escaped
death. He came to Huron in the early
eighties and held the Office of mayor
for three successive terms. His wife