The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
South Dakota


General State News Pasasfaphed. I
Gov. Crawford has appointed as ad.
iitional delegates to the dry farming
convention at Salt Lake City Peter
Miller of Belle Fourche and Hans
Grimsho OF Vale.
Thomas Dixon, aged sixty years, a
pioneer settler of the Black Hills, Is
| dead at Rapid City. He was n OF
| the first f~reighters between Fort
Pierre and the Black Hills.
George Hardwick, who disappeared
last July, returned to Miller last
week to see a baby daughter that had
come into the family, and Immediately
was arrested on a charge of illegally
selling liquor.
Four men in Jail bound over to the
| spring term of the circuit court on a
charge of robbery and one on the
| charge of perjury is the result of a
hold-up in one Of the alleys of Water
town recently.
There have been two hold-ups be-
tween Fort Meade and the town Of
Sturgis during the past week. The
| victims were two soldiers. Nothing
was secured from n and only So
from the other.
Frank Grace, a brakeman, was In
stantly killed in the Milwaukee rail-
road yards in Chamberlain. He was
attempting to couple on the Black
| Hills sleeper, which had just arrived
from the west, and his head was
crushed between the cars, death re-
sulting instantly.
Nels B. Peterson, a pioneer of Min
! nehaha county, is dead at the family
home near Renner, north of Sioux
Falls. He was among the first settlers
to locate in that part OF the North
west, and the homestead taken by
him at that time was his constant
home up to the time of his death.
On invitation of the men at the
head of the Missouri river navigation
convention, to be held at Sioux City,
Mayor Albright of Pierre has selected
four men who, with himself, will make
the delegation from that city at the
convention. They are G. H. Anderson,
ID C,tnnninc T II yrnC onl T ID
Binder.
In a fight at Fairfax Former Sheriff
John Dettman of Crawford county,
Iowa, shot and killed George Taylor,
former sheriff of this county. Taylor
is alleged to have had Dettman down,
when Dettman pulled a gun and shot
Taylor through the neck. Taylor died
almost instantly. The fight was over
an old feud.
Fire at Huron destroyed the j. H.
King Land Office and the C. r. Hunt
ley two-story brick block, one of the
finest in that city. The Lees Mercan-
tile company occupied one-half of the
building. It's loss Is $4,000. The
King Land company and A. X. Gard
ner, solicitor for the Chicago & North
Western railroad, also are heavy
losers. The total loss is $50, 200.
F:
w. e. Bresher, who was arrested at
Hot Springs a week ago charged with
burglary in the third degree for break
ing into the Fair, owned by Z. Elsey,
some two weeks ago, was allowed to
plead guilty to petty larceny. He was
fined $50 and costs and was SEN
fenced to ten days in Jail, but as he is
not yet twenty years Of age, the Jail
sentence vas suspended during good
behavior. His father paid his fine.
Fire in the Homestake stamp mill
Of the Homestake company at Dead
wood threatened the destruction of
the mill. The boiler room and the
change roo were ruined, and the
mill will be out Of commission for
two days. 1t treats one-fifth of the
output of the company and is the old.
est mill there. The fire may have
been the result of boys smoking in
the change room. The loss is nearly
$4,000.
The vital statistics report for Beadle
county for the month OF December
shows 26 births, IL female and Is
male. Nine deaths occurred, 4 of
which we're males and S females.
Twelve marriages were solemnized,
the oldest man being 81 and the
youngest 81; the oldest woman 81
years and the youngest IL. Two
declarations Of intention to become
| citizens Of the United States were Ii.
sued and no divorces granted.
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Members Of the Black Hills Dental
society met at Rapid City in annual
session and chose for the rear the
following officers: President, Dr.. r.
M. Gantz, Deadwood; vice president.
DR.. L. E. Eaton, Hot Springs; secre-
tary. DR.. A. L. Revelle. Lead: ~treasur-
er, DR.. G. e. LeMar, Rapid City. Ar.
rangements were commenced for the
meeting In Lead next July Of the state
dental association, the first time It
has been held west OF the Missouri
river.
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