The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-09
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South Dakota
Ger.ra, State News
- Photographed.

vile, is dead.
Severt Johnson, an old resident OF
Armour, died of consumption. He
formerly lived in Vermillion.
The National Park bank of New
York has been approved as a reserve
agent for the First National bank OF
Colman, S. d.
Mrs. Salome Crane of Centerville,
over sixty years of age, has just taken
her first ride on train, starting for
Seattle to visit a daughter.
Martin Austin, a pioneer settler at
Bridgewater and a veteran OF the Civil
war, died at his home in that city at
the advanced age of eighty-two years.
Messrs. J. H. Stanley, Elmer Boil
linger, II. c. Burroughs and Robert
Savage of Bridgewater shipped six
cars of fat cattle to the Chicago mar
ket last week.
The loss &c live stock by the severe
storms of February was evidently not
as great as reported. Stockmen from
! different parts declare that very little
damage was done.
William Elliott Shelby, son of Mrs.
Alice Shelby OF Deadwood, has been
named as candidate for the appoint
ment to West Point Military academy
from South Dakota.
At q special election at Volga it was
voted to bond the town for $4,000,
| 50, 900 to be used for a system of Va
ter works for fire protection, and s4,-
900 for an opera house.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for a ranch telephone system at
Highmorc, to be built by ranch own
ers to connect with the Highmore To-
cal and long-distance lines.
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Redtield is laying plans for a new edi-
fee this year which will cost $4,000.
This will be one of the largest and
best churches in the state.
A committee consisting of DR.. H. S.
Graves, Peter Allen and S. D. Waits
has been appointed by mass meeting
of citizens to select site for the pro-
posed new opera house at Hurley.
A COW at Scotland belonging to Fred
each gave birth to a two-headed calf.
Each head was fully developed. Both
COW and calf are dead. The calf was
found to have also two fully devel-
oped hearts.
Abe Jones of Whitewood is in Wy
oming to purchase horses for the cav
airy service. He was awarded the
contract TO furnish horses to the gov
eminent at Fort Meade, to be used in
the army.
The Cornelia club OF Vermillion
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. John Whitaker; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Catherine Gilmore; secre'
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Frances
Brookman.
The controller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank oil
Colman, S. D., to begin business with
a capital of $4,000. NJ. r. Kenefick
is president and Edward r. KenefcB
Is cashier.
Pensions granted: Sylvester Comp
ton. Garden City, SO; Calvin M. Wood
cock. Hot Springs, $40. Increase
cester B. Goodell, Sioux Falls, SIT;
Francis Geiss, Wilmot, SO. Widows
Anna E. Hughes, Brookings, $l2.
Efforts are being made at Faulkton
70 induce local capitalists to erect a
Touring mill at that place. A mill
with a capacity of from fifty to one
hundred barrels daily is badly needed
and would be paying proposition
from the start.
p. ]. Miniter retired as supe-intend'
ent of the United States assay ofice
on April 1. Mr. Miniter and wife VIII
leave Deadwood for Chicago where ne
will undertake to enlist capital tor
the development of the mineral re
sources of South Dakota.
The waterworks system at Fairfax
has been completed and all that re
mains to be done is to test the water
mains. which will be done as soon as
| The frost is entirely out of the ground
II Is fully expected that the plant VIII
stand the tests satisfactorily, when
Fairfax will have first-class fire pro
| lection.
What promised to be the sensation
al features of the present term OF cir
emit court at Huron vanished when
Row and Riley Hartwick, married men
from Sioux Falls, entered pleas oi
guilty to charges Of adultery. other
criminal charges are pending against
them. but 1t is thought these VIII DC
dismissed.
The ministers Of Canton have
formed themselves into an association
for the purpose of enforcing the law
against gambling and the illegal SAFE
of LIQUOR. and to carry on vigorous
campaign against the introduction OF
saloons, which is proposed at the com
ing spring election.
Work is to be started soon at Mitch
ell upon magnificent stone and BRICK
city hall to cost $4,000. A new post
ONCE building is being erected at pres
emf and a new fourstory hotel Is be
ing built by Frederick Widmann. This
hotel ia to be similar TO the Cataract
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