The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-11-19

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Mrs. Albert Bellach of Lennox was
seriously injured by the explosion of
a coffee urn on a stove. 1t is feared
she will be disfigured for life.
The jury at Sturgis brought in a
erdict of not guilty in the case OF
Mile Rapaich, charged with shooting
and killing Mile Bragovich at Pied
| mont Oct. II.
/ Andrew Anderson, a section hand
employed by the Northwestern, was
run by the cars at Salem, and both
legs were cut off. At the time this
message was SEN he was on the oper-
ating table with grave doubt as to bis
recovery.
Another change in the Milwaukee
! main line wet of Aberdeen puts the
town of Java, in Walworth county, on
a. sidetrack. The road has built a
cutoff at that point which enables 1t
to make faster time and save at least
one hour on through traffic.
Jonas Sells Of Wolverton, Mimi,
during a brief visit to Sioux Falls,
blew out the gas in a hotel room.
Sells was found lying across the
threshold of his room partially un-
conscious. He was revived. Mr.. Sells,
with his daughter and son-in-law, was
en- route to Beresford, N. D.
Fred Murphy, who claims Cleveland,
Ohio. as his home, and who stole a
trunk belonging to a colored lady from
the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way platform in Huron some weeks
since, entered a plea Of guilty OF grand
larceny before Judge Whiting, and
was sent to the ~penitentiary for six
months.
Capital City commandery, knights
Templar, was organized in Pierre
with a membership of over sixty.
With the new hall which the Masons
have secured, they are organizing a
2ommandery, and expect a heavy
membership from the central portion
Of the state, especially between here
and the Black Hills.
Mrs. ]. C. Cantowine, wife OF the
o~ ,o>-nLnnt nuoinCf whom
creditors are pressing bankruptcy
proceedings, will take the witness
stand, and it is expected she will
throw light on the mystery surround
ing the disappearance of $4,000
which Cantowine claimed was stolen,
and which his creditors alleged was
concealed by him.
Charles Holland is in Jail at Huron
awaiting trial in circuit court on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
An effort is being made by the au-
thorities to put a stop to this species
of crime, and a number of arrests and
conviction have been made within the
last few months. Razors and revolv-
ers are found on the person Of almost
every hobo taken in custody.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Retail Implement Dealers as
ISOLATION will be held in Mitchell. At
a meeting of the executive committee,
that city was decided upon, and the
dates of December 8, 10, II, were
agreed upon. The membership in
cludes the dealers Of this state, also
northwestern Iowa. The executive
committee expects to meet shortly and
arrange for the program.
Judge Whiting of Huron granted an
application for the appointment Of a
receiver in the case of w. A. Merri-
field against the American-Mexico
Mining & Developing company. This
company has attracked wide attention
of late because of it's peculiar methods
of doing business and any amount of
litigation Is being had. Judge Whit
ing has not yet named a receiver, but
will do so within a few days.
Adjt. Gen. Englesby received from
the federal government $4,000 to be
expended in the improvement and ex-
tension of the state rife range at
Lake Kampeska military reservation.
It Is probable that most Of the money
will be used in the purchase of addi-
tional ground to add to the reserva-
ton. South Dakota already has one
of the best and the most picturesque
permanent military camp grounds in
the Northwest.
:
A Norwegian farm hand who is call
ed Andrew by his acknowledges,
was held up near the city limits of
Aberdeen by two men, who sprang at
his team and compelled him to hold
up his hands while they went through
him, The robbers secured $50 in mon
ey and two gold watches. Their vic
tim returned to Aberdeen and notified
the police. An officer located one of
the men in a saloon and when he was