The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-11-19
Twelve street gasoline lamps will b
put up at once at Clark.

Enough members have been secured
to organize a lodge Of the A. o. U. w.
at Presho.
Mayor Mcdonald OF Deadwood has
appointed Charles McAllister poll tax
collector for the city.
During the past thirty days an az
gregate OF about 100000 bushels OF
grain has been marketed at Frank
fort.
The farmers elevator at Oldham II
proving great success. Thus far
about 1875 carloads Of grain have been
shipped.
The fall term of the state school for
the blind commenced at Gary with
forty-two pupils. eleven of whom are
new ones.
Richard Yearneau. proprietor of the
Clark telephone system, has sold out
to the Dakota Central Telephone COM
pany OF Aberdeen.
G. F. Huestis Of Bradley has been
appointed county commissioners to take
the place of James Landers, who died
several weeks ago.
Steps have been taken to furnish
Clark with street lighting system.
1t is proposed to purchase gasoline
lamps and place them at various cor
ners.
Professor ID. H. Bashford believes
that, on the Missouri river bottom. gas
and petroleum can be obtained by
sinking wells to a depth OF 700 or 500
feet.
The careless throwing Of lighted
match in the dry grass caused prai-
rie fire in the Emanuel Just neighbor
hood near White Lake which destroy
ed about thirty tons of hay.
Jacob Meyer a farmer Of Lola was
badly injured by being caught by .
knuckle on tumbling rod OF his
threshing machine. He was thrown to
the ground with terrible force.
After having hole shot and drilled
clear through his body above his
stomach, Samuel Estlick of Rapid
City. who was shot by Charles X.
Howard, the cattleman, is getting we'll.
Jack Riley, farm hand employed
near HARRISBURG, was arrested at Edo
ra, Iowa, on the charge of stealing
money and jewels from q companion
He will be brought back for hearing.
Sergeant. Peter ]. Donahue OF
Trop F. Sixth cavalry. has gone to
Fort Bayard, N. M. in charge Of
hospital nurse. He has been suffer.
ing with lung trouble for three months
and is in a serious condition.
Several farmers around Wagner
have engaged attorneys and will con-
test in the courts the attempt of the
managers of defanct insurance com
pany Of WATERFOWL to force them to
pay for insurance which they allege
proved to be worthless.
The first move in the case brought
by the Standard Oil company to test
the gravity provisions Of the state law
was made by the arrest OF l.. n. Al
bright, the distributor for the company
at Pierre, on charge oil Offering for
sale barrel OF oil which was under
the required test
Mrs. Jacob s. Gantz and children
have returned to Rapid City from
Alaska. Mrs. Gantz is in business at
Nome. w. II. LaBee has been ut
Nome, but has returned to Seattle.
He thinks he has made a rich strike
in the Tanana country and has re-
turned to the states for the purpose Of
organizing company.
The Lawrence county commissions.
ers have deided to sell the new per
cent bonds of the sum OF $4,000 10
cally instead of TO Fred l.. Fuller q
Co. OF Cleveland, Ohio. Eleven thou.
sand dollars Of these bonds have been
sold to local men. and the auditors
and commissioners are reasonably Ger.
tain they can dispose of the entire L.
sue at home.
The farmers of northwestern Iowa
and southeastern Dakota are becom-
ing agitated over the horse and cat
tie thieves that have become pest
Thousands OF dollars worth OF cattle,
hogs and horses have been stolen in
less than year. Owners realize that
something more vigorous than the or
binary channels OF justice must be
adopted to protect property.
The Black Hills district Degree of
Honor held its regular session at
Deadwood. Mrs. Marty Newell OF
Stnrgis, grand chief Of honor. presid.
ed. There are In this district seven
teen lodges. each OF which is entitled
to three representatives at the annual
district meeting. There was almost a
full representation. The next annual
meeting will be held at Terry.
AS usual at this season OF the year,
the question of an open winter or a
hard one is being discussed. and the
old-time signs are carefully examined
md results predicted from them. Be
sides the corn husk, muskrat and wild
goose, the scientific theory Of general
averages by the weather bureau would
indicate an open winter. The record
Of the Pierre office up to the first OF
November shows deficiency of It's
degrees in temperature for the year
up to that date, and an excess of about