The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-15
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Short Notes.

A carload of cement has arrived at
Highmore to be used in the construction
Of cement walks.
Gov. Herreid has appointed James I.
Ferguson, of washington Springs, as
game warden for Jerauld County.
The supremecourt has admitted John
Francis Sheran, of Ipswich, or a certih-
cate from the supreme court Of Mime
sofa.
An enorm amount of moisture has
fallen at Sturgis during the past week,
and prospects for good crops were never
better.
]. X. Sechler came to Pierre from his
ranch on Cheyenne River with a crippled
hand, from getting it in a pulley used
in pulling posts.
The supreme court at Pierre has adj
mitted Peter Gottleib Honegger, or
Sioux Falls, on O certificate from the SUI
preme court Of Illinois.
The county commissioners of Sully
County met recently to consider petitions
to establish three cattle dipping tanks
in that county, at county expense.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
South Dakota Bankers association will
convene in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, June
z, for a session lasting two days.
Several wagons containing families
with their household goods crossed the
river at Pierre last week on their way
to the Stanley County homestead lands.
Rev. III. e. Newton, a Universalist
minister, of Albert Lea, Mimi, has ac-
cepted a call to become the permanent
pastor Of the Universalist church at Wes-
sington Springs.
A meeting of the Order of Railway
| Telegraphers of the Dakota division Of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railway,
was held at Huron last week, with an
unusually large attendance.
Copious showers around Kimball have
made everything look promising. A
larger acreage has been planted to corn
this season than ever before. Small
grain and grass never looked better.
The establishment in Huron of the
headquarters Of the Farmers and Thresh-
ers' Hail Insurance Company means
much to the city and will be an important
factor in insurance circles Of the state.
The Bank Of Fedora is the name of a
new banking institution which has COM
menced business at Fedora. The town
is growing quite rapidly and a banking
institution was badly needed by the bus
mess men.
Circuit court for Douglas County
opened at Armour, with Judge r.. G.
Smith presiding. There is considerable
| business to be transacted, and several
prominent attorneys from outside are in
The summer school Of Yankton College
promises to be well attended this year.
Teachers and students are already en-
gaging board and rooms and numerous
inquiries are being received concerning
| the courses offered.
attendance.
The program has beer completed at
Webster for the sixth annual celebra-
ton and picnic of the Day County Old
| Settlers Association, which will be held
on the court house grounds at that place
on Saturday, June Is.
Much to tbs regret of the people of
| Herried, Rev. e. G.. Oeder, who since
the town was established has been pas
tor Of the local German Evangelical
church, has been transferred to q SINH
lar church at Lehr, N. d.
At the bond sale of the $4,000 water
works bonds held by the city Of Elan
dreau for the purpose of funding the out
standing Indebtedness against the city
water works, Franbridge & Niver Co.
were the successful bidders.
The board of county commissioners
met last Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of acting upon the FIVE saloon bonds
for Canton. They were all approved,
and hence Canton is now luxuriating in
!! an abundance Of drinking places.
The state land department has sent
out twelve patents the past week to final
purchasers of state lands. Four Of them
went to Brown County; two each to
Brookings, Codington, and Beadle; and
one each to Lincoln, and Sphinx.
The artesian well which is designed ia
furnish the people of Leola with wat
for fire protection and domestic purposes
has been completed. While the flow is
not as great as expected, it is believed
it will be ample to supply all demands.
The contract has been let for the con-
| struction Of the new passenger station
in Brookings, and work will be begun
within thirty days, and the structure COM
pleted in four months. The new depot
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
A large sheet iron cylinder with an
elbow, to connect the boiler furnaces to
the smokestack, was delivered last week
at the Soldiers Home at Hot Springs. A
| report says some smart people thought it
was a new bass horn for the Home or
chestra-but it wasn't.
Congressman Martin, Of Deadwood,
has just returned from a visit at Hot
Springs. While there he reviewed the
work that has been done on the national
sanitarium building. Everything has
| been done as per contract and the work
is being pushed rapidly.
The annual address at the picnic of the
Society of the Black Hills Pioneers,
which is to be held at Sturgis June IL,
will be delivered by Congressman e. w.
Martin, of Deaawood. The knights of
! Pythias band, of Lead, and the soldiers
band at Fort Meade, have been secured
for the occasion. This will be one of
| the finest outings Of the Pioneer Society,