The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-03
South Dakota
G.n.ra, State News
- Photographed.

or ElktOn, had her leg amputated. Sae
was injured some time ago in q run
away.
Stock raisers report that wolves are
killing sheep in Kingsbury county.
One man living near Arlington has lost
thirty head.
Rev. L. Harold Forde, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church at Salem, has Of
fered his resignation to take effect the
last of December.
Mrs. Mary Anna Schaffer died at
Scotland at the age OF ninety-three.
She was one of the pioneer settlers OF
Bon Homme county.
Thieves entered Gorgensen's tailor
ing establishment at Huron and car
red away two overcoats and ether
wearing apparel valued at sloe or
more
Castalia, which is one of the Oldest
towns in Charles Mix county, is en-
joying a substantial growth. Several
new business houses have been estab-
lished.
Wakarda can safely claim to have
the best telephone connection Of any
town Of its size in the state. This fall
ninety rural and thirty-six town phones
place.
A Socialist club was organized at
Hecla and the following officers elect
( ed: Chairman, M. S. Boyer; literary
agent, E. c. Cole; secretary-treasur
| A. E. Clark.
Under the direction Of the South Da.
kota Sunday School association, a re-
| liglous census was taken Of Yankton
| by board of canvassers numbering
about fifty.
Ernest Yahr Of Deadwood fifteen
years DID, accidentally discharged his
gun and the charge took effect in his
side at the waist line, inficting dan
gerous wound.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company is experiencing some diff
| fculty in preventing the greatest
| freight blockade known on the Dakota
division of the system.
Mrs. James Gavin has instituted
suit against the town of Platte to re-
cover damages of $4,000 for injuries
alleged to have been sustained by fall
ing on slippery sidewalk.
Gilbert G. Grimm have disposed of
their harness shop stock, fixtures, etc..
at Salem, to William Webb of Sac
City, Iowa. Mr.. Webb will take pos
session the first of the new year.
The Missouri river is being crossed
at Eyarts by foot passengers, closing
two weeks earlier than In previous
years. Capt. Sauer is taking the Win.
ME out Of the river for the season.
The Odd Fellows of Frankfort have
decided on Dec. IL as the date for the
dedication Of their new lodge building.
The new waterworks system at Ca
coma has been completed and is In
operation.
Two freight engines on the Milwau-
kee were partially wrecked In the
yards at Mitchell by collision. In
mediately after the accident Ed Wal.
brun, an engineer, telegraphed his res
ignation to Supt. Beardsley.
Recently the farmers living south
west Of Iroquois held two meetings to
arrange for the construction Of a ru.
raj telephone line to connect with the
Iroquois system. Prospects for the
building of the line are bright.
Connections have been made at Par
ker with the Farmers telephone line,
which extends from that place and
has eighty-seyen subscribers In the
rural precincts This makes five rural
lines which connect with the Parker
system.
Henry A. G. Rose, Milbank ply.
stefan, has filed petition in voluntary
bankruptcy in the United States court
In Sioux Falls. He schedules his liza
bilitits at $3,058.l5 and his assets at
$1,000. He says that property to the
value OF sl,l3450 is exempt.
The annual meeting of the school
officers OF Clay county will be held
In Yermillion on Dec. 2. G. w. Nash,
state superintendent, viii be present.
Each officer attending is allowed $50
for the day, the money to be paid by
the district board Of which 10 is
member.
Little light has been thrown on the
condition Of affairs at the Egan State
bank. State Bank Examiner Have
meyer and the committee have been
at work since the institution closed.
but have been unable 10 Discover any
fraudulent work on the part of the
cashier. G. L. Struble.
z. w. Taylor. one Of the leading at
torneys Of Webster. has formed a law
partnership with ex-Judge 4. ". Camp
bell of Aberdeen, TO take eject Jan. /.
and will soon move to that city. Mr..
Taylor has been prominent n local
politics, being at present chairman of
the Republican county central com
mittee.
Secretary Root of the war depart.
ment will ask congress for en- appro-
priation OF 100000 to continue the
plan Of Improvement inaugurated nj
Fort Meade In South Dakota. The
amount named will enable the war de-
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