The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-21
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i South Dakota
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John Maskell, a retired farmer and
soldier citizen, died at Vermllion.
A fve-year-old child OF James Red
mond, living east Of Clark. died OF
diphtheria. ~
Charged with the murder Of Matt M.
Laitali, Finlander, Jacob Junt, an
other Finlander. was arrested near
Roubaix. r.
Mrs. A. Sundberg, living at Center,
northeast of Salem. died in the hos
pital at Sioux Falls OF a complication
of diseases.
The attendance at the state univer.
sity at Vermillion is> increasing since
the holidays, and bids fair to pass the
record made last year.
The Northeastern Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION Will meet in Watertown on
Jan. 26. Local dealers are planning to
entertain the visitors handsomely.
Hegness & Jacobson. at Moe, pro.
prietors of the largest general store in
Lincoln county, have sold out. The
new proprietors are Adolph Gubberud
and Edward Linde.
! John Kogel, farmer living In
Franklin township, has filed petition
in voluntary bankruptcy at Alpena. He
schedules his liabilities ut s2,999.03
and his assets at S25. ....
Elevator men at Oldham report that
much grain yet remains to be market
| :. 1t is estimated that the aggregate
yain shipments from Oldham station
for the season, will not fall below 60o
car loads.
Bert Bowen of Missio. Hill was
brought to Yankton In critical con-
dition as the result ot an accident by
which his left I'm was crushed In
corn shelter. His arm was amputated
at the shoulder.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Lake By
ron are being annoyed by road agents.
A few nights since Olaf Westerland
was held up by highwaymen. Wiley
Hoy, living in the same nelghborhood'
was robbed Of s62 recently.
The South Dakota Beekeepers' asso
citation will hold its annual convention
In Yankton on Jan. 20 at p. m. A
special invitation Is extended to those
who are interested in bees and bee
culture, including the ladies.
The Bradley Cooperative Creamery
company held its annual meeting a.
Bradley and elected the following OH
GERS: President, John Scanlon; audi
tor, G. w. Young; directors, Lars Ben
son. 3. F. Bender and l. r. Depeel
, treasurer, John Seaman.
Steps will be taken soon to remode
the opera house at Vervillion. The oil
"city hall Is a veritable death-traT
having but one exit. and that down
flight of stairs thirty feet In Length
The stairway is SO constructed tina
'' in case of fire loss Of life would be a
=, most certain.
Landlord william Kahler OF tn
, Lake Park hotel at Madison is Gil
I culating a subscription paper for stoc
4 in o new hotel to be built In Madiso
a the coming season. The cost is est
q mated at 100000, and over half tina
y amount has been subscribed. with e1
), celIent prospects of obtaining the re
= mainder.
l. At a meeting of the Milbank fire d.
g partment a motion was carried askin
d the council to provide an ordlnanc
" recurring the doors of all public built
ings to open outward, and also chan!
Is ing and enlarging the exits OF the OF
{. era house. The matter will be consit
4. cred by the council at special NEE
=. ing The opera house Is a woode
D. structure ard the exits would be II
d sufficient in case of fire.
e Mayor Mortimer OF Belle Fourch
II has instructed the marshal TO enforc
al the law relative to the sale OF liquor
and gambling, In retaliation the 81
loon men have invoked the Sunda
closing law and the sheriff has accor,
iugly issued an order that all store
% and other places of business must o
serve Sunday.
L. There has been talk over the stat
y of taking the South Dakota nations
le guard to the state fair at st. Louis |
)r stead of encamping at Lake kampe
se ka, on the state camp grounds Ad.
IN Gen. Conklln has addressed an ope
a. letter to the citizens of Watertow
Re stating that the troops will not be ia
st en- outside Of the state unless with II
n. consent of the citizens there. Waite
town is not in favor of having the e
ne campment at st. Louis and thereto
n. the movement will likely fail.
X Adit. Gen. Conklin announces u
Is. following commissions which have ju
en been issued to officers of the nation
to guard: Troop c. First squadron ca
TX. airy. WATERFOWL, Frank e. Mungt
be captain; Alvord T. Hopkins, first lie
tenant; Frank l.. Bramble, second lie
tenant. Company F., Third regimen
Canton, Edward o. Berg, captain
Hugh d. Edwards, first lieutenan
ng Herman A. Schmalz, second lieute
ant: Harry c. Kimball, second lie
TX tenant, Company ID, Second regimel
an Mitchell.
ey The |. o. o. F. lodge at Eyarts
in stalled the following officers at p'
ng lie installation and banquet: MOI
in grand. s. j. Smithburger; vice graz
n yf