The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-06
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South Dakota
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Isaac johnson, Homestake miner,
was killed on the S00-foot level Of the
mine.
Thompson Bros. or Lynn Grove,
Iowa, have decided to establish brick
and tile factory at Centerville. The
clay is reported to be of good quality.
Contractor Engelbreth of Beresford
has commenced excsyating for the new
school building at Centerville. The
building will be three stories and base
ment and will cost, including the new
heating plant, $4,000. 1t will be com.
pleted Dec. /.
The cabinet of the state historical
society has received picture of Moses
Armstrong. one of the early delegates
to congress from the territory; and a
field glass which was captured by John
Holman Of Yankton, in on of the bat
ties in the Philippines.
Suit has been started against Max
Friedwald, proprietor of the family
liquor store at Deadwood, by Mrs.
Anna Watts, for damages in the sum
of $1,000 for selling the plaintiffs hus-
band, Christ Watts, liquor after notice
had been served upon him not to sell.
Arrangements are being made for a
street carnival at Armour the first
week in September. The Milwaukee
road, it is expected, will run in a Sun
day excursion about that time. Nego-
tiations are now pending with the COM
pany and there is no doubt about 1t be-
ing go.
The farmers of Hanson county are
Just in the midst of the greatest har.
vest the county has ever produced.
This has been a perfect season for all
kinds of grain. and the yield promises
to exceed anything in the past, both in
quality and quantity. Rye and barley
are in the shock.
Charles Forman, young man aged
eighteen, was accidentally shot at
Yankton by young man named Nc
Donald with 22-caliber revolver. The
bullet entered two inches below the
heart, struck rib and glanced of to
the left side. A physician was called
and extracted it without much diff.
Guilty.
A stranger giving his name as Robert
Jones. was arrested at Vermillion, by
Chief Sullivan, upon compl->at OF ]. H.
Brady, who said the man had endeav-
ored to get into his house early the
other morning. Jones was able to
prove his Innocence, sr.i was dismiss
ed. He comes from Elk Point, where
his father, Ed Jones, resides.
The stone work on the university's
Century Memorial hall at Mitchell h,cs
been completed and the roof will NOW
be put on. While it was hoped the
building could be used at the begin
ming of the fan term, the opening will
have to be postponed until the opening
Of the second term the latter part of
the year.
Owing TO the fact that the allotments
of dead Indians can be sold, large
number of estates of dead Indians in
Marshall county are being probated
and the county court work has doubled
in volume. In case recently con
tested 1t was necessary TO review trib-
al relations OF the Sioux Indians some
seventy years back
r. H. Snyder, who a few years ago
started growing alfalfa on Stanley
island near old Fort Sully, few days
ago brought in a sample of second
growth alfalfe from his field which
measured eighteen inches, and which
had grown in twenty-five days after
the first cutting. He expects To get
three cuttings from the field this year.
The horse sale at Pierre brought out
good crowd of buyers and some good
sales were made. One bunch of range
horses went at $50 per head, and sim
gle horses were sold as high as 500
per head. The sales have attracted
buyers to this market who will take
out over 5000 head of horses this year
which they have purchased at private
sale.
Up to few weeks ago remittances
continued to come in for the famine
relief fund for Northern Europe in re-
spouse to the proclamation issued by
Gov. Herried last winter. AS nothing
has been received for about a month,
the probabilities are that no further
contributions are being made to the
county treasurers, who were author
feed to collect them, and a balance on
hand Of s770.20 in the state treasury
has been forwarded. OF this, s159.s7
was sent to Norwty, s307.73 to Swed-
en- and s3os.60 to Finland.
The latest sensation In WATERFOWL is
the disappearance Of Teddy King, who
skipped out with woman from Fort
Dodge, Iowa. The woman has been
working in this city under the name of
Oner Hawley, and steps are being TAX
en- To identify her by her true name