The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
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Within the ~proverbial forty days
and forty nights" Lead will have a
! park for the baseball a~spirants and
will be no longer dependent upon the
kindness Of the Deadwoodites for the
use Of their park for games.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Citizens State Bank of
Canastota, with a capital OF $4,000.
The bank is incorporated by Charles
! Kosboth, G. II. Kosboth, John Fischer
and twenty-four others, principally
McCook county farmers.
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Charles Baker, aged eleven, Oldest
son of Mrs. Martha Baker, was the vic
tim of the first fatality resulting from
the Fourth Of July celebration in
Sioux Falls. His death resulted from
lockjaw last week, the lad accidentally
shooting himself in the pam of his
left hand with a toy pistol.
Sept. 23, "a and % has been decid-
ed upon as the time for the first an
nual fair of the recently organized
Aurora County Fair association. The
fair will be held on the splendid
grounds of the association at Plankin-
ton, ana it is the intention to make
1t the most elaborate ever held in that
part of the state.
Mrs. Arthur Merrill, wife of a brake
man for the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad, had the unique experience
of having been struck by amoving To-
connective at Watertown and thrown
several feet into the air and several
feet from the rails without sustaining
more than severe bruises and a shock
to her nervous system.
Lloyd Vaughters is in jail at Tyn-
dali with an accomplice namel
"Shagg" on a charge of horse stealing.
They took a horse and buggy from the
street when there was a crowd in
town and drove to their home at Avon,
turning the horse loose when they had
no further use for it. Their trial will
be held in September.
A movement has been inaugurated
for the construction of a fine new
church building in what is known as
the Sheldon settlement near White
Lake. The new edifice will be erected
by the Methodists, and when COM
pleted will represent an expenditure
of several thousand dollars. About
81, 900 already has been subscribed to
the building fund.
The receipts of the department of
the secretary of state for the biennial
period ending June 80 last were SOL
376.15. The receipts for the biennial
period ending June 80, 1908, were
S56,276.9S. There was a decided fall
ing off of the receipts of that depart.
ment during the financial furry of a
year ago, the receipts for correspond
ing months being less than for the
previous year, or for this year.
The state board of assessment hav-
ing called upon the state railway COM
mission for something definite in the
way of physical valuation of the rail-
ways of the state, for their work as
an assessment board, the commission
has sent c.. c. Witt, its expert, out
along the line of the Northwestern
between Elkton and Pierre, and this
strip OF track will be used as a basis
on which to set valuations generally
on the lines of the state
The twelve-year-old son of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Fred Nash, well known residents
of Bon Homme county, was fatally
injured while engaged in making hay
on his fathers farm. The tug, with
out warning, became unfastened from
the ~singletree, which flew back with
terrific force, striking the unfortunate
boy on the head and fracturing his
skull. That he was not instantly
killed is considered a miracle.
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The stockholders of the Aurora
County Fair association, as the result
of a business meeting just held, have
decided upon Sept. %, "a and 25 as
the time for the first annual fair of the
association, which was organized only
a short time ago. The following were
elected officers of the new association
for the coming year: President. 7. f.
Rick; vice president, G. B. Rake;
secretary, A. A. Boynton; assistant
secretary. Earl Dunn; treasurer, w.
G.. Harris.
1t was settled at Waterfowl that
Capt. Benson will take a team OF
eighteen members to Camp Perry on
Aug. 10 to participate in the national
military school. The selection of the
team will depend upon the scores
made by the members of the South
Dakota National Guard this week In
Camp Roosevelt. on the shores of
Lake Kampeska. Every man In the
camp will take part in the rifle prac-
tice, and great rivalry already is mani.
tested for the honor of belonging 10
the team. [
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