The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
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Short Notes.

1t is estimated that there are over
twenty-four new buildings already going
up this spring at Webster.
The Eastern South Dakota Teachers
Association closed very profitable ses-
sion at Brookings last Saturday.
Volga business men have started a
for Volga the fall meeting of the state
coursing club.
The cool weather about Woonsocket
has been very beneficial for small grain,
and in spite of the late season the fields
are looking well.
b. G. jacobs and others intend starting
a bank of Chancellor as soon as a suita-
BILE building can be built in which to car
ny on the business.
The institution Of Cretin council of the
knights of Columbus occurred in Water
town on Sunday, May s. The council
starts out with a membership of fifty
seven.
The United Brethren church at Elk
Point, building of much historic inter-
est, is being torn down to make room for
large double residence. The church
was built in 1871.
Gladys Kimball Of Riverside, near
Sioux Falls, pupil Of the public schools
of that district, is dangerously i'll from
the effects of drinking by mistake So
luton of paris green.
Michael Burton died at his home on
Centennial Prairie, near Deadwood. He
was q member of the society Of Black
Hills Pioneers, and is well known
throughout the northern Black Hills.
At a meeting Of the Fulton business
men and other citizens, it was decided to
accept the offer of the Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION to hold it's annual picnic at
that place. The date has not yet been
| fixed.
The farmers Of Hutchinson County
have recently sent to eastern markets an
aggregate of over forty carloads of fat
cattle and hogs. On one shipment OF
sixteen carloads the freight amounted to
| about $1,000.
| At meeting Of the members Of the
| Old Settlers Association of Campbell
| County, Pollock was selected as the place
and Aug. 20 as the date for the annual
| picnic of the association. Elaborate
preparations will be made for the event.
| To judge from the start that has been
made, more new buildings will be erect
ed, new additions built, shade trees and
shrubs set out, sidewalks improved, wa
ter works system extended than during
any former year in the history Of Car
thage.
| Mitchell's corn palace has been started
for the fall of 1904 by the appointment
| of the committee to have charge or the
| affair. The dates selected are from Sept.
26 to Oct. 1, inclusive, the palace to open
on Monday and close the following Satr-
day.
| The new cooperative creamery at
Flandreau, which was created after
| year or more of agitation, has been
placed in operation. The stockholders
Of the creamery are business men of
Flandreau and farmers living in the vi
cinity.
A report made by the city treasurer
| proves that Beresford is in very good
| financial condition. The Indebtedness OF
| the town has been reduced to sum less
than $4,000, the reduction during the last
six months having amounted to about
| $1,000.
| William Gore, in saloon alteration
at Webster, wounded Jerry Sheehan Sc
verely. Gore is in the county Jail. Shee-'
han was taken to st. Mary's hospital.
His most serious wound was the result
Of stab in the abdomen with jack
knife. He will probably recover.
The horse roundup is now in progress
| on the Cheyenne reservation north of
Pierre, and after the stock has been re-
moved the rest of the reservation will
be leased in four or FIVE separate tracts.
All horses found which are not claimed
will be sold and the proceeds go towards
the maintenance of the reservation
| schools.
| While digging on the farm of William
Vogelsang north of Albee, James Will
cox unearthed human skeleton. The
| skeleton was practically intact, with the
exception of the skull. Experts who have
examined the bones state they may have
been in the ground anywhere from ten to
fifty years. Nothing was found which
would indicate who had been buried at
The spot where the skeleton was discov-
cred.
The Gam Valley Chief, published at
the county seat Of Buffalo County, siren
pously advocates a division OF Sunday
hours between the churches and the gun
club of that town. As it is at present,
The worshippers find it hard to keep their
minds on things spiritual, and at the
same time wonder which Of their favor
ties is leading the score at the practice
shoot, which they hear in progress at
the same time.
In several of the counties of the state,
among them Brown, SPHINX and Marshall,
bounties are being paid for the killing of
gophers. Owing to the cold and stormy
weather up to couple of weeks ago rot
rs many of the animals have been killed
as during former years. Between 5000
and 10000 Of the gophers have been
killed this spring in Brown County,
where the bounty ceases on May 20. In
Sphinx County the bounty will be paid
until June /.
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