The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-05-14

General
state
News In
Paragraphs.


Meade TO cost. $42. 900.
Farmers in the country north of
Pierre report a larger acreage of flax
this year than at any time since the
settlement of the country.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota State Luther league at Vermil-
lion was attended by nearly $50 dele
v~ention next year.
In a quarrel over a card game at
Lead Eli Raich, a well known saloon
keeper, shot n MORALLY wounded
Mitchell Ogressa, a Homestake miner.
Raich gave himself up.
Perhaps the oldest homesteader in
South Dakota is E. Nj. Bond, a pioneer
complete final proof on his homestead.
He IL nearly rs years of age
The annual May festival of music of
Yankton college will take place on the
afternoon and evening of May %.
Scenes from the Songs of Hiawatha"
will be special features of the event.
Just before Maj. Harry D. Chamber
lain gave up his position as agent at
the Crow gency the large number Of
government employees presented the
major and his wife with a 800 set of
silver.
At the next meeting of the city
license in Deadwood will be raised
from $500 to $500 per annum. This
probably will have the effect of forcing
out OF business several of the smaller
saloons. At the present time there are
in Deadwood twenty-one saloons, or
about one to every 200 OF the popula-
ton.
Members OF voTup eer fire depart
ments in the south central portion of
the state will have a district fremeu's
picnic and tournament at Platte.
Charles Mix county, May q, 20 and 90.
All the volunteer fire departments i'm
the district will be represented and
contests between the various teams
and individual members OF the teams
will take place.
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State Land Commissioner Dokken
has just returned from his tour of the
state, selling state school and endow-
ment lands. The prices secured have
been most satisfactory to him. run
ming al high as $50 an acre in some
Of the southern counties. and in Mar
shall county on the north line. bring
ing from Is to $23 an acre for eudow.
ment lands offered.
Mrs. j. w. Hurd lies at the point of
death at Arlington as the result of a
stab from a hatpin. While adjusting
her hat upon her head she received a
slight prick on one finger. Shortly az
terward the member became painful
and blood poisoning was found TO have
set in. the entire arm and side being
affected. Slight hopes are held out
for her reeovery.
A. r. Hitchcock, MitcheTPs new
mayor. has assumed the reins of city
government under a policy of reform,
and for the next year, after July /,
Mitchell will be a closed town IN sa-
looms, gambling and houses of evil
reputation The fight in the city cleo.
E;o,, x,,n. ,,oln -, thaF ,rpnnSitfru np1
the new administration win carry "a
the wishes of the people.
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The German Lutherans of Andover.
Day county, recently laid the corner
stone of a fine new church building
which they are erecting. The laying
of the cornerstone was attended by
elaborate ceremonies, the occasion
being one of the most important I'm the
history or the society at that place.
The new house of worship will be
one of the finest Of its kind In that
part of the state.
Fire of unknown origin at Jefferson
destroyed the opera house block, with
a total loss of $4,000. The building
was owned by J. d. Fosnean. His loss
was $1,000, with insurance OF $4,000.
Ed Dearnleau's pool hall sustained a
loss of $4,000. Appeal was made to
the Sioux City fire department for
help, but the flames had run their
course before arrangements could be
made to ship fire-fghting apparatus
to Jefferson.
The Gas Belt Land company. which
owns a number of vacant lots about
Pierre, Is having them plowed and
planted to potatoes. Their theory is
that by thus planting the lots they will
get the wild sod subdued and the prop
erty will be in better shape for future
improvement by purchasers. They In
c~identally expect to reap q reward suf-
ficient to more than pay them for the
trouble and expense In the crop which
they will harvest this fall.
The new city council organized at
Pierre with l.. B. Wadleigh as mayor.
The appointments are: Auditor, w.
S. Little; attorney, John A. Holmes:
engineer, 0. E. Stanley; electrician, F.
]. Swanson; chief of police, A. F. Core.
All are reappointments.