The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-05-02
South Dakota
General State News Photographed.

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nine years.
| Methodists OF Farwell, near Arte-
sian, are completing arrangements for
the construction OF handsome new
church.
The body OF Jake Taylor of Egan
was found in a creek near that place.
or late he had been acting in a strange
manner.
Miss Name Hoyt OF Yankton receiv-
ed very serious burns on the face -
the putting of wood heating st
Miss Hoyt had her eyelids burned
but her glasses saved her eyes fro.
permanent injury.
| William Goggin. foreman of one of
the pile-driving crews out on the end
of the line, near Pierre, was killed by
the hammer of the piledriver falling
upon him. The body was taken to his
old home in Madison for burial.
Joseph b. Moore. aged forty.seven,
former circuit judge for Lawrence
county, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the brain. Despond-
ency over i'll health is supposed to
have been the cause. He leaves a
family.
George A. Pettigrew. grand secre-
tary, has issued an official notice to
the effect that the grand Masonic and
| Templar bodies and grand chapter, o.
| +. s., will hold their annual meetings
at Lead, commencing on Tuesday,
June IL.
The Old Settlers Association of
man County is preparing to hold
picnic at Murdo on June and 3, and
| 1t is promised those visiting the town
| that they will be given one of the
best outings Of the kind ever held in
| Lyman county.
The jury in the circuit court at
Sturgis brought in a verdict of not
guilty in the case against Walter J.
Mcclellan, charged with highway rob.
| berry. Mcclellan is the man who was
arrested with Grandstaff, who was
convicted Thursday.
A frame building owned by A. J.
Bick and occupied as a restaurant and
| was destroyed by fire. Dan Carroll of
Algona, Iowa, burned to death. Joseph
Ryan was severely burned and others
| received small injuries. Loss, $4,000.
At a business session held during
the third annual meeting of the Hutch
inson County Teachers association at
Parkston the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, j. F. Harms; vice president, J. II.
Craig; secretary, Miss Ivy A. Swan
ton.
Another state bank has been launch
ed in the First State Bank OF Nunda,
which has filed articles of incorpora-
ton, with capital of $4,000. The in
corporators are all members of one
| family, being John Golden, Rosa Col
don and John w. Golden. all of Brook
ings.
When c. c. Bridgeman. a prominent
pioneer merchant of Vermillion, died
suddenly while out walking, c. J.
Scott, a leading druggist, remarked:
Il hope l will go that way" He did.
Feeling i'll one evening last week, he
| went to his room, laid down and died
almost Immediately.
Isaac Hughes, aged ninety-five years,
! died at the residence OF his daughter,
Mrs. William Dings, in Lead. Mr..
Hughes was born in Virginia in 1912,
| had spent most of his life in the West.
| His remains were taken to Fremont,
| Noh b;s forpoar borna for hurial He
| has made his home in Lead for the
past twelve years.
The statement of business of the ma
| tional banks of South Dakota for the
call of March %, shows total individ-
ual deposits at the date to be Sl9,947,-
| 3S3.5S, gain of $1,752 460.51 since
| the last call on Jan. rs. In the same
| time there has been an addition of
one to the national banks of the state,
making the total eighty.
An attempt was made, evidently by
| an amateur. to open the safe of the
| McCaull-Webster Elevator company
| at Aberdeen No explosive was used,
| but the knob was knocked off and the
inner workings of the combination so
| smashed that neither the would-be
thief could get into the safe. nor can
the office people. A safe expert has
| been sent for.
| The Douglas County Bar association
| perfected an organization by electing
| the following officers: e. P. Wanzer,
| president; John T.. Mathews, vice
| president; John w. Addie, secretary
| treasurer Committee on management
and privileges, q. r. Gurley, John t.
Mathews and II. H. Smith. Judiciary
committee, Robert ID. Walker, j. w.
Addie and r. r.. Gurley.
William O'Brien, Jr., OF Sturgis,
aged nineteen years, while out shoot
| ing with several comrades, met with
| a serious accident. A rifle in the
hands OF one OF the party went off ac-
cidentally, the ball entering the left
shoulder, and it is supposed 1t lodged
| in the spine, causing paralysis from
| the waist down. His condition is seri-
Gus and recovery Is doubtful