The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
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western part of Lincoln county, is pre-
pairing to Incorporate.
u. Perry of Freeport, H., has leased
one of the Sanderson storerooms at
Salem for a line of dry goods and
clothing.
The sum of $4,000 has been appro-
priated for road work on the Crow
Creek reservation. The work VIII be
done by Indians.
Messrs. Pierce and Groth OF Sac
City. Iowa, are opening new clothing
store in the Commercial State bank
building at Salem.
Edward Surnan, who arrived at
Lead few days ago from Valpas,
Mich, died of typhoid fever. He was
native of Finland.
1t is expected that the race meet at
Sisseton on Oct. to5 by the Sisseton
Driving Park ASSOCIATION will be the
most successful ever held in this part
of the state.
The death of John~Hill took place at
the home of his sister. Mrs. John Luty,
in Central City. He had recently ar
rived from California for visit. He
was a pioneer of the Hills.
Philip Fallas, half-breed Indian,
was brought up before Justice Peters
son, at Oacoma He was charged with
stealing horse from Mr.. Rubey, Ow-
ing to lack of substantial evidence he
was acquitted.
TIE McCook County Fire and Light
ming company, doing business only in
this county, has been hit pretty hard.
Out of over $1,000 paid in losses, all
but two were from lightning. The COM
pany has made but one assessment this
year
At a meeting OF the board of direc-
tors Of the Retail Implement Dealers
association of South Dakota, South
western Minnesota and Northwestern
Iowa, il was decided to hold the an
nual convention at Sioux Falls on Dec.
8, 9 and 10.
TIE family liquor store conducted
by Max Freidwald at Deadwood was
closed by order of Mayor Mcdonald
and the license revoked. This action
was taken on information that the
uiace was not being conducted In an
orderly manner.
The homestead filings at the Pierre
Office will reach more than 200 for
September, which, with the declara-
tories which are filed, will mean the
taking up of more than $50 quarter
sections in Stanley county for the
month.
! Options have been secured on about
| 800 acres OF land north of Sturgis and
a hole is to be bored for oil. Among
the promoters are Charles Francis,
I II. e. Perkins. j. ID. Hale, G. G. Polk,
J. f. Henry, G. f. Farley and G. l..
/ Bradford
Local veterans Of the Philippine war
have applied for a charter for a camp
| of the national society, Army OF the
Philippines. 1t is the purpose to form
state organization. When this is
done an effort will be made to get the
next annual convention of the nation
al order in South Dakota.
Huron college opened the fall term
with a surprisingly large number Of
students present. The address was by
DR.. T. b. Boughton Of Bridgewater
Rev. f. II. Richardson and Rev. II. S.
Wilkinson, both of Huron, took part
In the exercises. the year promises to
to be one of marked success.
The Methodist society at Centerville
is improving its church building by a
good sized addition. w. e. Ega is put
ting $500 worth OF improvements on
his opera house Ole Anderson is
building the finest residence in town,
to cost $4,000. Work is being pushed
on the new school and it Is thought it
will be finished by Feb. /.
]. ID. Hale of Tilford has returned
from ST. Louis, where he had been to
market fifteen head of young mules.
The animals brough $50 apiece unbro-
ken. MIR. Hale said he saw carload
of 4 and 5-year old mules sold on the
open market for $4,000, or $500 apiece.
He says they were no better than can
be raised in western South DAKOTA.
An unknown man about forty years
of age, who had lived around Airing
ton and Hetland for month and had
begged his living, was found dead with
his skull cracked on the Chicago &
Northwestern tracks about half mile
west. He was supposed to have been
beating his way from Hetland on an
east-bound freight train. which passed
shortly before he was found.
Supt. of Schools Ustrud of Mime
haha county has completed report
which contains some interesting facts.
1t shows there are 11S rural school
houses, FIVE of which were erected the
past year. The buildings and furnl-
ture are worth $4,000. A total of 40
teachers are employed. Outside of the
independent school districts there are
1852 children of school age, 3,086 Of
whom are enrolled. Tn rural schools
of the county have 116 Libraries, con-
tanning total of 6,043 volumes.
Persons have been in Pierre looking
over the situation with a view of es-
tablishing a small wooden mill to han
die the wool grown in this section OF
the state. A meeting of leading citi-
MO h0l a fatu a tho