The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-05-23
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Pierre last week, occurred the mar
riase of Miss Lillian NJ. Bergde. OF
Lynn. Mass, and d. F. Johnson, OF
Pedro. Miss Bergde arrived from
Lynn expecting to be met by Mr..
johnson, but instead Of being at the
itran to greet her he was over forty
miles away tied up on stage WHICH
was crawling its way across the mud
dy prairie toward Pierre, and he did
not arrive there until late Thursday
night The young couple were old
time acqualntances in Lynn, and two
years ago Mr.. Johnson came to South
Dakota to build a home for himself
In the west, TO bring his bride after
he had secured a foothold in the new
country. He filed on a claim near
Rapid City, and had been working at
Pedro. Miss Bergde came to Pierre
alone to meet him, and was disap-
pointed to find no such greeting wait
ing for her as she had expected, bat
in due time the bridegroom put In his
appearance, and the young couple
have gone to their new home In the
western part Of the state.
Frank M. Stewart, secretary Of the
Western South Dakota Stock Grow
ers' Association, announces that the
program for the annual spring round
up Of cattle on what is left of the
great ranges of western South Dakota
has been completed. The first round
up wagon will start out on May lS,
starting from the south side Of the
Belle Fourche River. On May 20 an
other roundup party will start from
the Upper Moreau River. May 25 two
roundup parties will commence work,
one at the mouth of Bull Creek, on the
lower Belle Fourche River, the other
at Bull Creek and working all the
country between the bad lands and
the north fork of Bad River to Willow
Creek. The last roundup party will
start on June from Sheep Mountain,
on the reservation line, and will work
to the Bismarck line. 1t Is the gener-
al expectation that cattle will be
found in good condition, and that the
losses during the past winter were as
light as during any winter for a num-
Der OF years.
The Pierre city council has granted
franchise to Noah Newbanks, Of
Pierre, to construct and operate a
street car system in Pierre, the cars to
be operated by electricity or gasoline
motors. The franchise Is to run for
twenty years, and 10 be forfeited in
case cars are not in operation within
three years from the date of the grant
ing of the franchise. The company
agrees to pay the city per cent Of its
earnings for the time the franchise
runs. A similar franchise has been
granted to the same parties for Fort
Pierre. The limit Of charge is cents
passenger between any two points
in either Of the towns, with an addi-
tional charge Of toll to be paid the
bridge company when going from one
town to the other, that charge not to
exceed cents passenger.
The last work on the foundation Of
the east wing Of the capitol at Pierre
was completed Friday and Contractor
Lepper has cleared up about the struc-
ture and gone to look after other
work. The foundation called for
some heavy walls and while the work
was delayed both last fall and this
spring on account Of the weather
which prevailed. the contract has fin
ally been completed In manner en-
urely satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned.
The state banks keep spreading out
their business by new organizations,
hardly day passing without new
one. Three more have been added to
the list in the fling Of articles of In
corporation for the Wolsey State
Bank, at Wolsey, with a capital Of
$4,000. For the First State Bank OF
Harrold, at Harold, with a capital
of $4,000. The State Bank OF Flor
enco, Miner County, with capital OF
$4,000.
The secretary of war is inquiring Of
the governor as to the strength OF the
guard In this state, for a basis Of APP
portionment OF members to take a trip
flor drill purposes at Fort A. d. Rus
sell. wyoming. which Is the point Of
rendezvous for this section Of the
northwest The state II entitled to
about $1,000 for this purpose IL the
Z troops are taken to the fort for their
practice drill.
| Two mortgages have been filed with
the secretary Of state covering the op-
e<ations Of the Northwestern Railway
In this part OF the state. Each runs
1 10 the Central Trust Company, OF New
York, bearing 81 per cent and run
ming thirty-five years. One is for "a
! 100000 on the Pierre, Rapid City and
| Northwestern Railway and the other
for 31.200,000 on the Pierre and Fort
Pierre Bridge Railway Company.