The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
South.
Dakota
General
State
News I'm
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War has been declared at Lake An
des on a pest of dogs which have be
come so numerous that it is nothing
unusual for pedestrians to be crowded
off the sidewalks by the animals.
Verna Vessey, the six-year-olt
daughter of F. G. Wesley, died o.
spinal meningitis at Washington. Mr.
Vessey is cashier of the Wessingtor
Springs State bank and is president o
the Farmers State Bank of Lane.
The town of Kadoka has got into
line with a commercial club, and has
elected as officers o. L. Stuart, presi
dent; G. G.. Inman, vice president;
Martin Johnson, treasurer; Franz
Coyne, secretary; J. A. Frazer, direct
or.
In ten DAYS after the death of David
Welton of Miller, a pioneer aged 50
years, his wife, about the same age,
died. The two had reared a large
family, being survived by 16S descend.
ants.
M. ID. Whisman. manager Of a land
agency in Huron, has sold the John II.
King and Peter Kinny ranch in Sully
county for $4,000. The purchaser is
l.. H. Tenney of Oneida. The ranch
consists of 5000 acres.
The big union revival at Miller, con
Quoted by Evangelist Johnson, is at
tended by delegations from Highmore,
Rec Heights and st. Lawrence. About
IT'S conversions have been recorded
and the meetings will run two weeks
longer.
William N. Treweek died in Lead.
He was a resident OF Lead for a quar-
ter of a century. Until a little less
than two years ago he was county
commissioner, the rest of his career
being devoted to the employment as a
miner. He was sixty years of age and
a native of England.
The Scottish Rite bodies of Oriental
Consistory No. l of Yankton have been
advised that Admiral Schley has ac-
cepted the invitation extended to him
to visit Yankton and he will be there
in May, at which time he will address
the bodies of that order 1t is expect
ed that a large number will be here
from different parts of the state and
adjoining territory.
John l Newell of Pierre has pur-
chased what is known as Sully Island,
in the river near the location of old
Fort Sully, and will place a sawmill
upon 1t to turn the timber into lum-
Der. He will get about a quarter of
a million feet of lumber, besides the
wood from the trimmings of the trees,
and intends to clear it completely and
seed the island to alfalfa.
A petition has been presented to
SOullN ttuuiIOi oCAiClt olShCu ny thc
chairman of the central committees of
the various political parties of Meade
county, declaring that the new pri-
mary law will not be applied with ref
erence to the selection Of delegates to
the state convention, who In turn Sc
lect delegations to the national conven-
tions.
The farmers institute at Elk Point
was one of the best yer held In that
city. Lectures were delivered on ev-
cry feature of farm science. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows:
H. e. French of Elk Point;
vice president, w. M. vinson Of Elk
Point township; secretary, s. A. Om-
dahl of Sphinx township; treasurer, B.
A. Rozell of Civil Bend township.
While shifting a belt at the Golden
Reward mill at Deadwood, where he
was employed as a crusher. James
Muldoon was badly hurt and may not
He was using a bar when it
slipped and the belt threw him to the
ground unconscious. Three ribs were
fractured and Muldoon recovered in
ternal injuries that may prove fatal.
Muldoon was fifty years old and has a
family.
The directors Of the Farmers Tele-
phone company held a meeting at Mil.
bank and issued a statement of the
affairs of that company. Less than
three years in business they have L.
4S1 miles of line built and about 500
phones in service. Their monthly In
come from rents is over 5000. After
all construction work was finished, ev.
erything in first class work. they are
owing only about $4,000.
At the annual meeting of the mem.
bers of the Clark Tennis association at
Clark the following officers were elect.
ed for the coming year: President, C.
A. Yates; secretary. r. A Durham;
treasurer. Charles Carpenter. The az.
sociation is one of the most prosperous
in the state. With the possible excep-
ton of the Sioux Falls Tennis associa,
ton are the finest In the state. Some
interesting contests will take place on
the local grounds during the coming
season.
At a meeting held at the town hall
at Canistota by a number Of farmers
from that vicinity final -anoeman