The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-02-12
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81 South Dakota
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burglars secured % from the css
drawer OF +. G.. Kneelcnd at MN.
Lakes.
The Huron Ice company is shirni,
immense quantities of ice to neirbA.s
ing towns.
w e. Eye has formed a partper,,s
with his son Ernest in the bottliny T..
mess at Centeryille,
George w. Wright of Centeryin. -,
his stock of general merchandise !,
j. C. Reid OF Fulton, MINI.
The Cheyenne Indians were mid !,
per capita trail money the past a.
days, About $4,000 was dis5urseo
Wagner town is entirely out Of coal
and unless some arrives soon there /,
certain to be a great amount Of sus.,
ing.
A postofTice has been establishes .,
Maitland, formerly the camp eapss
Garden City. Daniel Farnham is po,t
master.
A telegram has been received from
Kenmare, n. d., announcing the dean
there OF Charles Volkman, a former
resident OF Salem. .....
John Wolzmuth's hardware stor, Al,
Spearfish sustained damages to the
amount of IS 900 from a fire that star.
ed near the furnace.
The smeltermen's union was organ.
lied at Rapid City with a charter mem.
bership of forty 1t is affiliated with
the Western federation.
A new agent. ]. T. Carey, has been
assigned to Englewood. He has been
chief clerk IN the Office Of the CONNER.
cial agent at Deadwood.
J. e. Harrison died at Bonesteel. He
was a pioneer settler and prominent
merchant. He leaves a wife three
children and an aged father.
Frank Read of Rapid City has solt
his ranch and bunch of cattle in RAPID
River valley to Frank Lee, and intends
to leave for the State Of Washington
A movement has been started |,
Britton for fire limit. II is proposes
to prevent the erection of any more
frame buildings in the business cen
ter.
Peter Jensen has been awarded III
contract for carrying the mails from
Rapid City to Keystone. This Civ.
Keystone daily communication viii
the county seat.
Troop A of the South Dakota stat
guard has moved into the new armor
at Deadwood, erected at a cost Of $.
600. The building is on Main stree
and is 40x75 feet.
The sheriff has informed the dru
stores OF Armour that they must sto
selling liquor, and the saloons are th
only places where Intoxicating liquo
can be purchased in the city.
The South Dakota Beekeepers' assc
citation elected these officers Pres
dent, G. l.. Dibble of Parker; vice pre-;
ident, l.. A. Syverud of Canton; secrt
tary, ]. NJ. Hogs of Yankton.
H. G. Cooley and George Issenhut
have resigned their positions as cal
rier and substitute carrier, respective
ly, in the Huron postoffice. Roy Flow
er succeeds to Mr.. Cooley's place.
A Chatauqua circle has been o.
ganized at Clark with twenty-thrs
charter members, Mrs. r. J. Mann
president, Mrs. z. r. Jones vice pre-
ident and Miss Myrtle Boyle secretar!
The Lincoln county farmers are pr
pairing to hold their midwinter inst
tute, and President George Millet
Hudson has the arrangements aboI
completed and the date will soon
announced.
Andover is entitled to be awarde
the banner for having more secret s
cieties for its size than any other TOW
in the state. The number has Ju
been added to by the organization OF
Maccabee lodge.
The first semister of the state IN
versity closed last week with the mi
year examinations. The total enro
ment has reached 1856, with the pro
pect Of forging past the 400 mark du
ing the next semister.
Nels Nicholson, formerly a merchal
OF Arlington, died of paralysis. ;
was about fifty years old and leaves
wife and several children in destltu
circumstances, he having been an ]
valid for four years.
The Salvation Army reports tn
good progress Is being made at Slo'
Falls In raising funds for the constrg
ton Of barracks and poor mans sh'
ter. This will be the only Institute
OF the kind in South Dakota.
The members OF the Grand Arm
held a reception in the opera house
Lead for the Spanish war veterans,
which handsome silk banner WI
presented the latter. The present
ton was made by Maj. ]. b. FairbanR
Mrs. Jennie Challis narrowly
capped death in fire at Whitewoo
The IRE was discovered late at mig
by several men, who rescued her in
unconscious condition. Her furnitu
and other belongings were destroye
The insanity board has ordered Wa
ter Galloway, an old bachelor Of Mile
sent to Yankton. His mania Is
visit country school houses and pc
sist in counting the teachers and D
girls, Several schools 1arp brOkt