The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-01
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Short Notes.


Sturgis will celebrate the Fourth of
July as usual. A meeting was held re-
Gently and the matter thoroughly dis
cussed.
AT Britton number Of the ladies have
organized society whose purpose it is
to secure building and open public
reading room.
Elaborate preparations were made for
the dedication Of new Methodist Epis-
copal church building at Fairfax, which
took place recently.
The macadamizing of the roads
throughout Fort Meade is well under
way and will make noticeable difference
in the appearance of the place.
The annual picnic Of the Society of
Black Hills Pioneers will be held at
Deadwood on June IL. This society is
one of the strongest of pioneer organiza.
tons in the state of South Dakota
The state land department at Pierre
the past week sent out FIVE patents to
inal purchasers Of state lands, two each
If them going to Codington and Brook
ings Counties, and one to Lincoln Coun-
ty.
The Carnegie library at Pierre shows
that the native stone works well into
building material and makes a fine APP
pearing structure, and it is hoped that
the seme material will be used in the
government building.
The Canton Speed Association Of the
Corn Belt circuit opens the season at
Canton June /, 2, 3, 1904. These trot-
ting, pacing and running races will be
the finest ever witnessed In the state. One
| thousand seven hundred dollars in purses
| will be paid at the wire.
The pointing work on the new library
1t Pierre is about completed, and the
| pillars supporting the front will be placed
in position in a few days. With that
work done and the grounds graded
there will be a decided improvement in
| the appearances at the building.
AT meeting Of the board of directors
of the Farmers Elevator Company,
which operates grain elevator in Mil
bank, it was decided to greatly enlarge
the capacity of the elevator. Additional
| bins will be put in so the company can
| also handle oats, fax and barley.
The Aberdeen board of education has
ret the contract, without heating or
plumbing, for the two new four-room
| ward school houses in the First and
Fourth wards, to J. H. Nickel of St.
Paul, for $27,220. The buildings are to
be ready for the opening of the schools
| in the fall
AT Canistota, preliminary steps have
been taken for the entertainment Of those
| who will attend the annual reunion Of
! the Old Veterans Association of McCook
| County, which will be held at that place
OH June % and %. Committees have been
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| rangements.
A largely attended mass meeting was
| held in the court house in Chamberlain
to make the necessary arrangements
for the accommodation Of the rush that
is anticipated Immediately as the result
or the opening to settlement of that por-
ton of the Rosebud reservation lying in
Gregory County.
Howard was moistened by nearly an
| inch and half of rainfall during the
last two days, which was needed badly,
especially on spring blowing Crops are
looking fine. Some corn has been plant
ed and planting will be rushed to a fin
ish as soon as possible. A larger acreage
than usual will be planted.
Adjt. Gen. Conkln, of the South Da-
keta National Guard, has called con-
vention Of the officers of the guard to
meet in Redfeld. The purpose Of the
meeting is to determine definitely plans
and arrangements for the annual en-
campment at WATERFOWL and the time
when the encampment will be held.
| Congressman Burke was informed be-
! fore leaving Washington that the con-
tract for the government building at
Pierre would be let about the first Of
July. The contracts for bids will call
| for the use Of several kinds of stone, and
will be based on the use of stone from
the bluffs along the river as well as
en- eastern stone.
Tom Fisher, who ten and twelve years
ago was well known character among
the sports of Sioux Falls died at the
home of his mother at Fort Dodge. In.
Monday, While Fisher was but 80 years
old at the time of his death his consti-
tuition was completely broken and he was
| a physical wreck The immediate cause
,,of lis death was rheumatism of the
, heart.
Rain fell at Huron continuously from
early Sunday evening till o'clock Mon
| day morning. 1t was the heaviest rain
fall so far this season and covered the
entire Jim River valley. All crops,
which were making fair growth, will be
greatly benefited and pasturage given
much needed soaking. The ground Is IN
fine condition for corn planting and that
work will now be pushed rapidly to COM
| pletion.
Allen Spencer, of Fairview, who for
quarter Of century has been engaged
on grade and other construction work
for railroad companies, has made some
what remarkable record. Notwithstand-
ing that during that period he has had
charge Of a vast army Of men, not one OF
the men died or was crippled while in his
employ. During the twenty-five years
only one OF his men was injured, but not