The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-07
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/ IL. q. Dale, OF DeS MONIES, la., oho
of the men employed on the railroad
work at Pierre, read OF the girl mug
| ger who is "terrorizing' men or tnat
city and announced wish that ne
could get back to his home city ana
| tempt fate before the girl hugger mad
! quit her operations in that city his
wish was learned of by bunch OF
mischievous girls, and the next even
| ing while the Des Moines man who was
! longing for a hugging was passing
along a dark street he found hlmsef
set upon by bevy of fair huggers
| and his longing was satisfied without
the trip back to Iowa. He Is out eV-
cry night now, tempting fate again,
| but neither he nor any OF the others
who have tried the same corner have
been again set upon by the hugging
crowd.
At a meeting of the executive coun>
eli of the Cheyenne River Indian res
ervation was called to meet at
the agency opposite Forest City on
the 26th of March. This council
considered matters Of importance
to the Indians on the reservation,
probably the principal one being the
granting of a right of way across the
reservation for the Evarts extension
of the Milwaukee road. Other mat
tiers in regard to leases and general
management of the affairs of the res
ervation were considered. This
council is one selected some time ago,
consisting of representatives OF all
factions and in whose hands was
placed the management of the general
affairs of the Indians on that reserva.
ton.
1t is reported that surface gas has
been discovered in Brush Creek in tho
southeastern part of Butte County.
This stream is fed by springs, and a
settler opened up one Of these springs
to secure a water supply for his cattlo
on account of the freezing Of the
stream. While at work he lighted his
pipe and was surprised to see the sur
face of the water burst into flame
from the burning match. The gas
on the surface of the pool which he
opened up burned for some time, start
ing with q flash which scorched his
hands when it first famed up and
gradually dying down until it went out
for lack of material. This would indi-
cate that the gas belt extends pretty
we'll over the western part of the
state.
E. II. Aldrich, of Canistota, was in
Pierre recently on his way 10 Grind
stone, in western Stanley County,
where q colony from that part of the
Wi N
part of their selections have been
made, and the others will select their
lands as soon as the weather will per-
NIT their getting out in the spring.
Such colonies are being organized not
only in this state, but in many of the
eastern states to get out and locate
together next spring, most Of them
bringing with them representatives OF
the different trades and professions TO
begin life with as many of the con-
veniences of their old homes as they
can readily transplant to a newly set
tied prairie country.
On the recommendation Of the
board of pardons Gov. Elrod has
granted pardon to Henry Billet, sem
fenced from Roberts County on a
Charge of manslaughter for ten years,
the term expiring March IA, 1908. Bill
lett was sentenced for the killing OF
Louis Halvorson, known as big Lou"
local bully, and the killing was the
result of a fight in which Billet a
small man, feared that he would get
the worst of it if he allowed the big
man to get at him.
Business men of Pierre and Fort
Pierre were yictimiZed to the extent
of several hundred dollars with
checks drawn on the Bank of Prksho
and signed by Ed O'Keefe 1t was
learned that O'Keefe had no deposit
in that bank and he has been arrested
and given hearing at Fort Pierre
He was locked in Jail in Pierre for
failure to furnish a. bond of $500. He
claims that the paper will be taken
Up.
A Lincoln Memorial meeting at
Pierre was addressed nv Gov Elrod