The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1906-12-27
South Dakota
General State News Parasr.phsd.

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Miller in order to handle the grain.
The threshing is about done in the
country.
The loss of their three children in a
single night from diphtheria was the
sad experience of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Munson of Lead. +
F. Reynolds, fourteen years old, up
set a can of kerosene over himself at
Flandreau. He also swallowed some
Of the oil, dying in great agony.
A large amount of clothing has been
gathered up at Sturgis for the desti-
.ute Ute Indians camped below Fort
Meade and turned over to them.
Fire ~starting from the explosion OF
q lamp destroyed the First National
bank and six other business buildings
at Wakonds. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. 49, ...a
Efforts are being made to have How
ard selected as the place for the erec-
don Of a new Catholic o~rphanage
which IL to be established in the near
future by Catholics of South Dakota.
While making adjustments in the
transformer house at the Mogul mill
1t Deadwood, Joseph G. Wilson, night
foreman, met an instantant\ ls death
from the electric current of Sver H.
300 volts.
Hog cholera has made it's appear
ance In Beadle county. George Alley.
II Ilr;u- Fo-c+ano ,o;la- cn,n,o. -
Huron, has lost sixty-fve head, while
farmers in other localities have also
had losses.
The family of d. P. Brunette OF Alb
erdeen had a narrow escape from
| death by asphyxiation while asleep in
their home recently. Fortunately
BuTnette was awakened in time by the
bowling Of a dog.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled for the Forestburg State Bank at
Forestburg, Sanborn county, with a
capital Of $4,000. Incorporators: Ben
H. Willard, Ben Meidt and S. NJ. Ben
nett, all of Artesian.
r. w. Clarke of Huron has applied
| W lDS III lOl a Il ahSlilo W opS-
rate an electric street railway at that
place. He says be means business,
and il the franchise is granted Huron
will have street car service.
VIII Hazelbrook is the champion
corn husker for Bridgewater and Vi
| cinity, having husked and cribbed
1900 bushels in fourteen days. His
biggest one-day was 120 bushels.
%Threshing is practically all done.
Judge Corson of the supreme court
has returned from Chicago, where he
has beer for several months to have
his eyes treated. He returns feeling
better than for years. The operation
has restored his sight, which was
failing.
Acting under special instructions
from Mayor Thiel, City Marshal Tun-
nicliff visited all the places In Alexan-
dria where slot machines and dice
boxes were in use and ordered them
out in the future. This action meana
that the lid has been placed on tightly
in Alexandria, and that 1t will be kept
n. E.. .....
Henry Charger Of Forest City had
been ailing a long time, and one day
last week his friends in ordering medi.
cine for him from Gettysburg also had
a comm brought along for him. Hear
ing of the foresight of his friends
Charger said the cofln was
sary, as he intended to continue to
live, and at last reports he was better.
Wolverton lodge, No. S3S, B. p. o.
E., has decided to build an exclusive
Elks' home, and the committee having
the matter of raising the funds in
charge has already $4,000 subscribed
for the purpose. The building will be
n of the finest exclusive lodge homes
In the state, and will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, including the fur
nishings.
At tha annual meeting of the
Fourth District Medical society at
Huron the following officers were
elected: o. r. Wright, president, HUI
ron; DIR. McWhorter, vice president,
Miller; Charles Lavery, secretary and
treasurer, Fort Pierre; c. J.. WasIish,
censor, Pierre. The attendance was
larger than usual and many visitors
we're present.
Gov. Elrod has granted an extradi.
ton warrant for John II. Half, wanted
in New York on a charge Of child de-
sertion. Haff came to this state and
took up his residence at Ipswich, for
the alleged purpose of securing a d.
vorce, but the law of New York max
ing family abandonment a felony was
invoked, and the South Dakota divorce
colony has lost another member.
Frank Vetri, after dreaming that he
was In a great fire, went to the ONCE
at Deadwood and learned that his
place of business in E~nglewood had
burned to the ground and that his loss
amounted to over $4,000. Vetri is !
Sicilian and a musician Of exceptional
ability. Among the various articles In
his store was a violin valued at : 1000,
and other musical instruments worth
$500 more. A few months ago Vetri