The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

Several well-known Black Hills men
are preparing to start for Alaska in
few weeks to spend the summer.
They have all been there before and
most of them are interested in mining
property at Dawson City or around
Nome. Others are going into new
fields.
Bert Smith Of Deadwood, who was
arrested in December for criminal as
sault and jumped his bond before the
grand jury met, has been arrested.
The grand jury failed to indict, but the
states attorney filed information.
Smith had in the meantime returned
from Montana, where he had taken ref
uge.
A cave-in in the Lucky Boy tunnel
Of the Mount Aetna Mining company at
Keystone resulted in the death of
Frank McGonigle, a miner, who was
caught beneath the falling rock. Two
other miners, F. l.. Lester and Rich
ard MAXWELL. were caught at the same
time and sustained severe injuries, but
will recover.
While trying to board moving train
on the Northwestern railroad at Til
ford, Michael Naddy of Lead fell UNI
der the cars and one arm was so badly
crushed that it was left handing by
shreds Of flesh olyy. The train was
stopped before the second set OF trucks
reached Naddy and he was placed
aboard and taken to Lead, where his
arm was amputated.
The scarcity of dwelling houses at
Canton has become a great problem.
w. X. Slade, the new county treasurer
cannot move his family from Hudson
until he builds a house to live in. w.
A. Kinsley, who went into business in
the city recently, has sent his family
away visiting until he can get house.
Many families are boarding or renting
rooms.
Farmers around Canton are COM
planning bitterly of the wages demand
ed by farm hands this season. There
seems to be farm hands trust or Sc
cret combination under which men re-
fuse to work unless the highest wages
are paid The majority are demanding
SGS to $50 a month with board, wash
ing and an occasional day off. A few
years ago good farm hands could be
had for SIS to SIS per month.
In the case of Charles H. Sherman,
who formerly operated creameries at
Villas, Fedora and Howard, and who a
few days ago was adjudged an inyol-
untary bankrupt, the creditors have
filed a schedule of liabilities and as
sets. According to this the liabilities
aggregate $9,740.29 and the assets S.
500. About the time he got into finan-
cial difficulty Sherman disappeared
and Is now understood to be in Oregon.
Thomas McCue, serving term of
four years for burglary committed in
Minnehaha county, has made his es-
cape from the penitentiary. Warden
Swenson states that there is not the
slightest doubt that McCue wandered
away while deranged. He suffered a
sunstroke prior to being lodged in the
penitentiary and it affected his mind
to some extent. Because OF this he
was given unusual privileges and evil
IDENTIFY took advantage of a favorable
opportunity to escape.
John Manning, the first sheriff ever
elected in Lawrence county, is going
to Valdez, on Prince Williams sound,
from whence a railroad is projected to
Eagle on the Yukon river, 500 miles
distant. He has been over the terri
tory several times and says 1t is prom
ising In gold, copper and other metals.
James Cusick, formerly state mine in
spector of South Dakota, is also going
to Valdez. For the last two summers
he has been at Nome, experimenting
the works of one Of the large compa-
MES.
The Holy Terror Mining company is
asking for change Of venue from Pen
nington county in the damage suit
brought for the death of Peter Polman,
who was killed in the company's mine
eighteen months ago by suffocauon.
It is asserted that the company cannot
obtain Justice in Pennington county and
ten afidavits have been obtained to
that effect. The plaintiff has obtained
the afidavits OF forty-seven persons
who believe the company can get JUS
tice there. Two other men were killed
at the time Polman lost his life, and
fourth man, Minet Davis, was serious.
" burned. Suits were brought In all
the cases. Davis has been awarded
personal damages of $4,000 for MS
injuries. Polman's widow recently re-
married and is residing at Deadwood
The jury at Deadwood brought m a
verdict of assault with intent to COM
NIT criminal assault in the case or
Cephas Shekell. This was a case SIM
liar to that against Jacob Much, who
was convicted last week. The attor-
news for Mulch have asked for new
trial. They announce that an appeal
will be taken in the event new trial
is denied. The third case in the series
10 be tried will be that against Bert
Smith. VINO recently returned from
Montana, where he had been for sew
eral weeks after jumping his bond.
The evidence in the cases is much the
same and the trials are attracting
much attention on account of their
sensational nature.