The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-02
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South Dakota |,
G.nsra, State News
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summer SCnOOl at huron.
Duncan Mcmillan of Sturgis had his
face and hands badly burned by the
explosion of can of smokeless pow.
der.
Bishop O'Gorman laid the corner
stone of the new Catholic church in
Pierre. The work will be pushed
from this time on.
Twenty thousand brook trout were
placed in the Pattee creek at Hudson
recently from the government hatch
cry at Manchester, Iowa.
Rev. NJ. A Martin, pastor of the
Episcopal church at Canton, has been
ordered by Bishop Hare to close the
Canton church and go to Springfield.
Dakota university of Mitchell has
conferred the degree of doctor of d.
vinity upon Rev. f. p. Hall, presiding
elder of the Aberdeen district Of the
NJ. E. church.
Assessor Campbell has footed up
the equalized valuation Of Aberdeen,
and finds it to be, exclusive of rail-
IOdu5, 9l'"po'i -, al iIISA case vi iS'''I
year of $235,OoO.
The executive committee Of the
state historical society selected Ferdi-
nand ]. Goodfellow of Bookings cura-
tor Of the society, a position provided
by the last legislative session.
Violet Rebekah lodge of Melette has
elected the following officers n. G.,
Mrs. R. C. Styles; " G., Miss Mamie
Haven; secretary, John McCaughey;
treasurer, Mrs. Henry Richardson.
A special train of fifteen cars Of cat
tie arrived at Bonesteel over the
Northwestern and the animals will be
driven to the range on White river.
Two more trains of cattle are expected
this week.
Twenty-three domestic corporations
secured charters from the secretary Of
state last week. with a total combined
capital of $32,303,0C One of these
was capitalized at $12,000,ooO and an
other at 100000.
R. S. Veasey of washington Springs
received a dispatch from the hospital
at Lead, S. D., announcing the death
of his brother-in-law, G.. A. Alberts.
Mr.. Alberts was one of the best known
men in South Dakota.
Two constables who attempted to
arrest Herman Gross twenty-five miles
north of Miller were chased off at the
point of his revolver. The trouble
started by Gross drawing a gun on
Albert Hern Of Orient.
At Mayo, a small place six miles
southwest of Custer, the annual Sun
day school convention of the Black
Hills will be held. About 200 people
from all parts of the Hills will assem-
BILE and camp in tents.
Thomas Grace is in Jail at Dead
wood on a charge of attempted muir
der Of Walter Barker over disputed
ground in the Yellow Creek district
Both men are well known. Grace is
said to have nit Barker with an axe
on the back of the head.
The recent shipment of fat cattle tc
Chicago markets from Tyndall was
very heavy, consisting of sixteen car
loads. c. n. McCollum was one of the
heavy shippers. his cattle representing
$1,000. Tyndall is keeping up its
record of being one of the best loca
shipping stations in the Northwest
The state board of regents ha'
been organized by the reelection OF
w. Goodner of Pierre as president ant
II - Die Sfnnn sec
rotary. The board adopted a motor
bv which the office Of the secretar!
was located at the state house a
| Pierre.
The annual picnic of the Old Set
tiers association of Broadland wa
held in the Broadland grove and wa
attended by q large crowd OF people
The address was delivered by A. r
Fairbank of Huron. Games OF base
ball were played by the Hitchcock
Juniors and the Wolsey team, result
ing in a victory for the former. Al
! exciting contest was the game be
tween the Huron team and the Hitch
cock team, the score being to z II
favor of Hitchcock.
Frank Smith is dead at Melette a
the result of having his leg amputated
The hearing in an interesting cas-
has Just been finished by Referee II
The case is that of Lucy G. Koch o
Emery, whose creditors instituted al
action to have her declared an invol
untary bankrupt. Notes given by th+
defendant to an Emery banker fg
ured in the adjudication of the case
A bill for an aggregate Of s5,34O wa
presented by the banker to Refers
Muller. but this was afterwards re
duced to s4,795. The referee cut thi
claim allowing it at $S,2S2.S5, the bal
ance due on the principal OF loan
made Mrs. Koch. The claims OF tn
other creditors, among them a mum
her of wholesale firms, were allowe'
in full.
Fred L. Tiffany of Selby received
from Judge Garland the appointment
of United States court commissions
at Evarts. AS most Of the business
on the Cheyenne Indian reserve i
tributary to Evarts the appointment
will be a great convenience 20 the OF