The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
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South Dakota
c, State News
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General


found dead in bed.
The new brick and stone Methodist
parsonage at Deadwood is completed
at cost of about $4,000.
The new school house at Groton Is
completed and will be opened at the
beginning Of the winter term.
Mrs. J. H. Landsman, a pioneer of
Alton township, Brookings county, died
from injuries sustained on Nov. 2.
Prof. J. N. Davis resigned as princl-
pal of the Sturgis schools and Prof.
Roberts was elected to fill the vacan-
cy.
Jesse Woolworth, farmer Of Clear
Lake. expended only 800 for hired
help, and yet he raised $500 bushels
Of grain.
Steps have been taken. for the cree
ton Of new Workman lodge building
at Orient. The building will be 24x46
feet in sixe.
Samuel Thompson Of Montrose was
arrested on a charge of assisting in a
robbery at Humboldt in which SIS was
taken. He declares his innocence.
Mrs. NJ. w. Draper died at Centen-
NAL Prairie, aged sixty. Her residence
in the Black Hills dated from 1876.
She left husband and six children.
Hazel Johnson, little girl of VIII
Rock, is suffering from rare diseas~,
double facial palsy. She will be taken
East for consultation with special
list.
d. Tard agent for the Winnar & Tor
genson Lumber company, died at the
residence of his son at Elkton. His re-
mains were taken to Iowa for inter-
ment.
The directors of the Deadwood Bus
inessmen's club organized by the cleo
ton of John Russell, president; Able
Holmes, vice president, and John Will
son treasurer.
A. S. Guthrie has brought to Pierre
the old Concord stage coach which was
used twenty years ago on the Pierre
Bismarck trail, running between Pierre
and Forest City.
The Bullock hotel at Deadwood has
been leased by John r. Fredinburg
and wife of Rapid City, and is to be
opened. Mr.. Fredinberg is an expert
enced hotel man.
Fred Gabus, who travels for the Ad-
ans Graham company of Deadwood,
was held up and robbed Of over 500
in money and his watch at Hill City.
No arrests have been made.
Charles Clark, son of c. B. Clark of
Lead, has started for Cuba. If he finds
the country to his liking and can OBJ
tain desirable land, he expects to re-
main and engage in fruit raising.
The large $4,000 barn of John Quinc-
er at Groton burned recently. Also 25
tons Of hay, about 1000 bushels of
grain and several sets of harness. The
loss is partly covered by insurance.
The Swedish Baptist church of Sa-
lem celebrated its twentieth anniver-
sary. Rev. E. J. Norlander of Sioux
Falls and Rev. A. P. Palm of Lake Nor
den assisted the pastor, Rev. A. Lin
dahl. '.'>> ~..
Prof. ]. B. Clendennen, who was
taken very sick at his hotel in Worth
ing about a month ago, is rapidly re-.
covering. He has been brought to his
home in Canton and is daily gaining
in strength.
There is a movement on foot among
the different companies of the South
Dakota National guard to go into camp
at st. Louis next summer instead OF at
Camp Roosevelt. The consent of the
war department will be necessary.
It is reasonably certain that Sioux
Falls will have delegation at the an
nual convention of the interstate
sheriffs' association to be held at st.
Louis next year for the purpose OF
striving to- capture the 1905 convention
of the association.
The Black Hills Trades assembly
adopted resolutions denouncing Gov.
Peabody of Colorado for maintaining
martial law in the strike district at
Cripple Creek, and approving the de-
mand of the Western Federation of
Labor for an eighthour day.
The International Harvester Com
pany of America has established its
Offices il Watertown. Nels Johnson of
Aberdeen is in charge as general
agent. w. l.. Eals of Denver, Col, is
assistant general agent. G, L. Wood
ward of Sioux Falls is cashier, with
F. r. Hoagland of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
assistant,
The new Socialist party has or
ganized with Walter Williams of Sioux
Falls as secretary of the state organi-
zation. Organizers form clubs of five
or more who pledge 10 cents month
to the work, and then take the Social
list literature. Later speakers are sent
to these clubs, who try to bring adher-
ents from other parties. The party is
counting on an aggressive campaign
for the presidential year.
County Surveyor Vinson has recent
ly completed for the boundary COM
mission appointed by the governors Of
the two states a survey of the boun-
Diary line In Union county between