The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-09-24

Dakota
General
state
News I'm
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Ira Lyter, aged twenty-five years,
single, and recently from Kansas, was
drowned while bathing in a creek
near Miller.
A slide Of rock from overhead in
the Lucille tunnel of the Mogul Mining
company's workings at Terry resulted
in the instant death of Frederick Sid
ner, one of the oldest residents and
best known miner in the Hills.
Mrs. Lord Mott, wife of a famous
oyster dealer of Baltimore, has ar
rived at Yankton to begin a residence
for a divorce. She is occupying ella
borately furnished private rooms at
the Portland hotel, and is accompa-
MED by her maid.
The corn crop of Dawson county
seems to be out of the danger Of
frost. Corn is now being hauled in
every day for decorating the corn
palace, and it's condition shows that
it is now past the injury that could
be done by even a hard frost.
The people of Bryant, a thriving
little town in Hamlin county, proudly
boast that their town is the greatest
grain market in the state. In sup
port of this claim they point out that
during the course of a few days the
elevators there handled more than
100000 bushels of grain.
The people Of Dell Rapids, north Of
Sioux Falls, have been greatly pleased
by the receipt Of Information to the
effect that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway company has de.
cided to erect a fine new modern de-
pot building at that place.
His humane act to the team he was
driving resulted fatally to Ole Swim, a
teamster on the Lewis farm near
Hunter. He took the bits out Of the
horses mouths so they could drink
more comfortably. They ran away,
and his head was crushed as he fell
under the team.
Grabbing the wrong bottle Of medi-
cine in the dark cost the life Of Au-
drey Beatrice King, the seven-year-
old daughter Of MI. and Mrs. Alvin
King of Ben Clare. It was a sister
of Mr.. King who gave the medicine,
which contained morphine. Audrey
was an only child.
The big timber fire near Galena
and on the military reserve is now
practically out after burning nearly
two weeks. A heavy general rain
which prevailed throughout the Black
Hills rendered great assistance. Two
troops of the Fourth cavalry from
Fort Meade are still on the ground
patroling the fire district.
Wilfred Gronso, a farmer living in
the northwestern part Of Brown
county, has been arrested on sus-
picion OF having been implicated in
an attempt to destroy a threshing rig
which was operating on a farm in
this vicinity. Some imaginary griev-
ance against the owner Of the outfit
Is supposed to have been the motive.
A prairie fire started close to Dol
ton last week and burned as far as
Marion J1nnfinn dnctrnXin@ cnunroI
stacks of grain, also some hay stacks
in its path. The farmers did some
very good work in stopping it from
doing considerable more damage. AS
1t has commenced to rain, the chances
are the fire will not cover much
more ground.
At no time in the history of Huron
college has that institution entered
upon a year with greater promises
than the present. At the opening ses-
sion Wednesday morning all the fac
ulty were present, and an unusually
large number of new students. The
enrolment bids fair to exceed that of
former years, and especial prepara-
ton has been made for the care OF all.
Much credit is accorded the railway
companies conferred at Huron for the
way in which they transferred the
immense crowds during fair week
OF the thousands of people arriving
daily, not the slightest accident oc-
Cured, and trains generally were on
schedule time. The Northwestern
company did the largest volume Of
business. They had fifteen passen-
ger crews, with eight crews working
on this line at one time.
During the excessively hot weather
of the past week or two rattlesnakes
have been very numerous in the
vicinity of Forest. City, and several
narrow escapes from injury by them
are reported. j. L. Whitlock, a well
known resident, noticed that his dog
was playing with a suspicious looking
object near the kitchen door of the
Whitlock domicile. Upon Investigate
ing he discovered that the object was
a huge rattlesnake, which had eight
rattles. Whitlock succeeded In kill.
ing the deadly reptile before 1t could
The results Of the September Ok.
aminations for teachers certificates
which uoro held IN tho diforont conn.