The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1906-12-13

ly burned by a gasoline stove before
the blaze was extinguished.
j. w. Warren, who filed on a home
stead three miles from Selm, has dis
appeared and it is feared that ne ID
the victim of foul play.
The Ute Indians, who are now gov
eminent charges at Fort Mead, are
almost destitute, the women and chill
dren especially being in need OF cloth
ing.
Frank Carrette is the second miner
within three days to meet an instaS-
~taneous death at Lead. While working
in a tunnel he was caught by a sudden
cave beneath him and fell twenty feet,
being crushed and buried by rock and
earth.
Owing to the recent disastrous f1re
in Aberdeen, the South Dakota Retail
Hardware association will be unable
to hold their second annual conven-
ton in that city. 1t has secured ac-
co~mmodations at Mitchell, where the
convention will be held Feb. IL, ID
and IA.
Mary, the three-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. August Talberg, home
steaders residing a Murdo, met q
horrible death as the result of an acc1-
dent. While her mother was doing
the family washing the child fell into
a boiler which was nearly full OF hot
water. Before the child could be res
cued she had beer frigntfully burned
and died soon after.
The Mullen ground in the Maitland
district is a promising property upon
which a large amount of work is being
done. The main ledge of ore, which
carries. values of more than 81 a ton,
has been well opened, a shaft having
been sunk and a tunnel run which
tapped the main ledge at a depth or
eighty feet. The property consists OK
four claims a half mile south of Matt
land and adjoining the Echo.
The state university will likely par
| ticipate in three debates this year., al
| though only two are as yet certain.
| These are with Iowa university and
| Dakota Wesleyan of Mitchell. Nego-
| t.,3;no. arn nnn1inn with Trniphtnn
university of Omaha. The two former
| debates will be held in Vermillion. The
! preliminary debates at the University
of South Dakota will be held shortly
| after the holiday vacation.
A man about SO years of age, well
| dressed. small OF stature, with light
| complexion, gray hair, was brought to
| Huron from Cavour, where he was left
a few days since by a travelling theat-
rical company. He was in a demented
| condition, but at lucid Intervals 1t was
learned that his home is in Baltimore,
| Md, where he is a member OF the
| Elks' lodge, his card giving the name
of w. II. Mcbride. Efforts to locate
his relatives are being made.
I:
A new town hall building is to be
| erected at Lesterville, the town board
having officially taken steps to this
| end. The new building will be two
| stories in height, will have a seating
| capacity of 1000 and will have a base
| ment, in which the town Jail will be
| situated. The building will contain q
| lodge room, a suite Of Offices and a gal
| lery on the second floor. The first floor
| will be the opera house and dance hall.
| with a .modern stage. The structure
| will be pushed to completion as rap
idly as possible. When finished 1t will
| be one of the finest town halls In the
state.
The extension west from Pierre is
| far enough out to allow the people OF
| Midland to see the cars and hear the
| whistles, but the delay on the bridges
viii prevent their juhilation for sew
| eral days yet. Trains are being ope.
rated to the end of the line out from
Pierre, and on the west end are COM
ing down as far as Dakota City on
| Cheyenne river, leaving now about
se~venty-ive miles of track to close the
gap. Nearly all the grading is done
on this and only the bridges delay
tracklaying. The indications at pres
ent are that the first train will get
| across from the Missouri river to
Rapid City about July l.
The Waterfowl city council has
| started a determined crusade against
the Sunday night show. In line with
the lid policy Of the administration.
lhe Sunday theater mas been placed in
the same category as the slot machine
and poker room, and the ukase has
been issued that it must go. An ordi-
nance now is pending before the coun
oil ond although thpre ic soma 0npO-