The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-07
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a sentence of thirty days at Canton. for
stealing valise.
Robert Manning was thrown under
I the wheels of car at Edmore and
one foot had to be amputated.
Daniel Walsh of Lead has accepted
a position in large mercantile house
| in johannesburg, South Africa.
I ID. HI. Hawn has been appointed
| worlds fair commissioners for Lincoln
| county and is making thorough can
yass.
| James r. Fain. government en-
gineef, has begun the preliminary sur
yey ON the 100000 government build
Ing at Pierre.
! The adjutant of the state soldiers
home reports that at present total OF
1T veterans are making their home In
the Institution.
Preparations have been completed
for the annual meeting Of the school
'oficers of Sully county to be held at
Onida on Jan. IL.
Rev. Father Kerleys formerly OF
4 Ethan, has been placed in charge OF
the Catholic churches at PlanAinton.
Mt Vernon and Farmer.
John Hall, alias John Kiag, alias
John Crook, alias Van Scott, is in jan
at 1eesadw6pd charged with forgery and
witn passi9g forged check;
Joseph Harter, who rode runaway
I aat car ons the Burlington electric line
untilsit- leaped into Red creek last
week, died ut Lead from his injuries.
A Sioux Indian, after drinking ten
fbottltk, sof lemon and vanilla extract
at Pollock, started to shoot up" tho
town. ) He was captured and heavily
fined. !.
Faulkton; and vicinity have about III
teen students attending college at Red
field, besides many others,iin different
schools. Most of them Vie at home
during vacation.
Preparations are being completed
for theynext annual meeting of the
! South Dakota State Horticultural SO
ciety, which. will be held in Madison
on Jan. 49, 20, and q.
The marshal OF Sully has been in
, structed to see that all slot machines
, are removed ald that the law against
selling, liquor to minors Tor to persons
; who have been blacklisted is strictly
, enforced.
, M. II. Hotter, merchant OF Canton,
lest the entire proceeds OF his holiday
, trade, amounting to about $500. The
, empty bank book In which the money
I. 4.was kept was found the next morning
, on the streets.
? One. of the features Of Christmas day
, at Sioux Falls was the giving by he
Elks of Christmas present to every
poor child In the city and the furnish
ing of Christmas dinner to every
poor and needy person.
: Mrs. Cynthia Samuels OF Kimball
slipped and fell through an opening
|, into cistern, but grasped the opening
|, ,of the cistern with both hands. She
, held on for quarter of an hour and
was rescued.
a A. III. Lerew, farmer living In the
, eastern part of Faulk county, was in
: fired some time ago by runaway
team. The accident affected his mind
and recently it became necessary for
!. the county officials to take charge OF
a him
B The organization OF commercial
2 club has been practically effected at
Belle Fourche A committee OF seven
was appointed to solicit membership,
with instructions to report Jan. 4.
when It IL expected officers will bo
elected.
Efforts by the town hoard OF Bristol
, to secure land upon which to sink a
. town well and locate the engine house
and other buildings to be constructed
. with new waterworks system which
!, has been decided on, have resulted sue
!. cessfully,
Lead and Deadwood musicians have
n taken steps towards the organization
2 Of union and. have elected temporary
!. I officers. The union is to become a
i. branch ofJhe American Federation OF
Musicians There are forty names on
the roll. hPstly from Lead.
The newy,Methodist church at Red
field was dedicated by Rev. G. w.
Settler of Indiana. During the cere-
+ monies the sum of $4,000 was raised to
+, meet the payment on the church and
L TO furnish 1t. This is one OF the best
q church buildings in the Dakotas.
Efforts are being made by Bruce Sc
i bastian OF Belle Fourche to collect a
. claim against the government. In the
! early days while hunting buffalo, he
> alleged that the soldiers confscated
his guns and ammunition. burned his
! wagon and other property, appropri.
: ated his, horses, and left him afoot.
The old town board Of viborg has
turned over the reins Of government to
the city officers who were recently
}. elected, and Vibors Is full-fedged
n city. The mayor announced the fol.
II lowing appointments: City auditor, A
II II Ring: chief of police. John HELM
y j.. p. Ibsen was elected president OF
a. the council and George I. Phillips vice
Is president.
b. II. Lien OF Sioux Fl Is has made
o. an offer to the old soldiers o. Lincoln
= county 10 furnish at cost sll the gran
tie stone needed In the erection OF the