The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-11-19
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at so cents bushel.
Nelson c. Bigelow, late OF Chicago.
has located at Toward and engaged
In the practice of law.
The water tank and engine house
are completed and Parker has one OF
the finest systems Of water works In
the state.
A tiny lizard, which she swallowed
In some drinking water when she was
q little girl, caused the death OF Mrs.
George Ziegler, a pioneer resident OF
Hartford
The well which is designed to fur
nish water for the new water works
system at Lennox has been completed
at a depth of 204 feet. An ample sup
ply was obtained.
The county officers are occupying
the new court house at Parker, but as
yet the old furniture is used, the COM
missioners not having received salts
factory bids for new.
Ex-Sheriff Strut, twenty miles north
OF Miller, has the bonanza arteslan
well of Hand county. II Is three inch
es from top to bottom, is about 1,4oO
feet deep ard flows 400 gallons TO the
minute.
George Morehouse, president of the
Bank OF Brookings, died after linger-
ing illness. He was the pioneer bank
er of this county and had wide ac-
uuaintance because Of his philanthro'
pic deeds.
A women's study club has been or
ganized at De Smet. officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
C. S. Whiting; vice president, Mrs. ].
H. Hubbard; secretary, Miss Anna
Wright; treasurer, Mrs. G. E. Mallory.
Work has commenced at Orient on
a new Catholic church building which
will take the place of similar struc
ture which was destroyed by severe
storm which swept over this region
last June. The new building will be
handsome one.
! Thieves attempted to blow open the
safe of the Farmers elevator, at Fer.
ney. The knob was knocked OF and
an effort made TO effect an entrance
by the use of gunpowder. The burg
lars left the work unfinished and there
is no clue to their identity.
AS an evidence Of the change in
ways Of the few severalty Indians
who yet remain in this part of tho
state, Lone Rock, one of them. Is put
ting in time in the Jail in Pierre on a
charge OF Hife beating which was pre-
/. ferred against him by his squaw
T. N. Matthews expects to begin
work at once upon his new opera
house block at Spearfsh, for which
the foundation wallis were laid two
years ago. II will be three stories
high and will contain business rooms
and offices besides the opera house.
Parker has been the scene of diph-
iberia scare for two weeks. and great
ly exaggerated reports have been sent
out from neighboring towns. There
have been fourteen cases, with three
deaths. The quarantine has been re-
moved and the city is assuming its
normal condition.
Cardinal lodge, Degree of Honor.
named after c. Cardinal OF st. Onge,
one OF the grand officers OF the A. o.
u. W., has been organized at st. Onge.
The following officers have been in.
stalled: Miss Elizabeth Cardinal
past chief OF honor; Mrs. Lillian Will
liams, chief of honor: Miss Somerville,
lady of honor; Mrs. Daniel Boone
chief of ceremonies; Charles Furious.
recorder; A. Cardier, financier; Mrs
Johnson, receiver.
Frank II. Hopkins, real estate
dealer of Sisseton, has fled petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. He sched.
ules his liabilities at $l2,433 and as.
sets at 1914 or the assets, property
TO the value of 1882 is claimed to be
exempt A similar petition has been
filed by Olive e. Bieyer, a milliner Of
Flandreau, who places her liabilities
at s2,36SS3. and her assets at
S1,236.S0.
At the business session of the state
encampment of the Union Veterans
union at Yankton Edmond f. English
of Yankton was elected major general
commanding the department of South
Dakota. r. 7. Paine of Aberdeen is
senior brigadier general, Oscar C. Pot
ter Of Sioux Falls, junior brigadier
general S. ]. Moore, Mitchell, surgeon
general, and II. A. Van Dalsem of HUI
ron, chaplain. Aberdeen was selected
for the next meeting place.
Judge William G. Rice has decided
In favor OF the plaintiff in the case OF
Meade county against the North West
/ ern Railroad company, a suit for tax
es. The amount involved was about
$4,000, and payment was resisted by
the company on the grouni that the
levy was in excess Of that allowed by
law. The case was argued at Dead.
wood some ten days ago, Meade coun-
vt being represented by James Nc
Nenny, states attorney, assisted by
Charles ]. Buell. OF Rapid City.
Central, Golden Gate ana Terravillc
citizens are considering the advisable
ity of incorporating as city. a com.
mittee, Edward Kelley, Thomas Hart
and Matt Plunkett, was appointed to
determine whether to incorporate as