The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-15
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History In the
State.

0lOu& fdllS.--A movement mas Deen
inaugurated for the organization Of
a stock company for the purpose Of In
stalling and operating a creamery at
Highmore.
are planned for the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway yards in this
city, and material is arriving daily for
the construction work.
Huron.-W. s. Bowen and son Of
Sioux Falls have purchased the Hur-
onite and the subscription list Of the
Weekly State Spirit. The transfer
Of property will take place Aug. 1.
Watertown.-In a collision between
an automobile and a motorcycle,
Ed P. Hauff, the rider of the latter,
was thrown so feet and sustained a
broken shoulder and internal injuries.
Sisseton.-George Kampeska, an
Indian, living south of here, is sought
by the local Indian police and the
! deputy sheriff for arrest on a charge
of beating his squaw to death with
a neckyoke.
Lemmon.-Lightning struck a tent
occupied by four Milwaukee road sur
veyors seventeen miles east of Mead
ow and killed Walter N. Landknecht,
of Chicago. His companions were
stunned and one seriously burned.
Aberdeen.-News has reached here
of the death, near Bowdle, of Anton
| VNoioaI a IN fopponr NTaiOp1 hp-
came choked on a piece of meat while
eating dinner, and died before the
obstruction could be removed from
his throat.
Vermillion.-Announcement is made
of the election by the board Of re-
gents Of DR.. Carl Christophelsmeier,
a graduate of the University OF Ne
braska, to the chair of history and
political science in the University Of
South Dakota.
Spearfish.-While driving with a
party of friends near here, Connie
Hoffman Of Deadwood met with a Sc
rious accident that will cripple her
for life. The horses SHE'D at an auto
mobile, and fearing trouble, the girl
jumped, fracturing her leg just below
the hip.
Deadwood.-Small signs OF prohibit
ton in Lawrence county. When the
commissioners met for the July ses-
sion they had 81 applications for
liquor licenses in this county, and
| proceeded to grant 81 of them. or
this number Lead men secured 10,
Deadwood got %, Terry 10, while the
among the smaller towns.
Pterre.-Hyde county authorities
have arrested and bound over Frank
Brandle, George McCarty, Fred Kline
and Charles Bowman as members of
a horse-stealing gang. One Of the
horses stolen was recovered in Ohio.
A number of head of horses have been
taken in that part of the state
the past year, and 1t Is hoped
that the arrest of these parties will
put a stop to it.
misunderstanding new In the
way Of blue or refractory ore has
been found in the Rutabaga district,
near here. James Julian, owner of
the Solo group Of claims. which lie
between the Pennsylvania and Globe
companies holdings, has uncovered
some blue ore in a fiat formation.
This e deposit Is in a well-defned
vein of about 8 feet in width, but has
not yet been developed sufficiently to
tell it's extent. Samples were taken
and are now being assayed.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Corson
county, the newly organized county
which will hold its first celebration
July Is, have nominated a non-par.
tisan ticket for county officials, con-
sisting of the following: Sheriff, Frank
/ Lawrence; auditor, II. B. Ebert: clerk
of court, Charles S. Watson; states
attorney, N. B. Bartlett; treasurer, G..
w. Comstock; register of deeds, C. A.
Green; county judge, Guy r. Seminal.
lie; assessor, Simon Kirk; surveyor,
Eugene Bar King; commissioners,
Harry Mclaughlin, Antoine LeRock
Brains and C. S. Alexandria.
Huron.-A two days session of the
South Dakota Dental Association
closed to meet in Pierre next year.
Officers for the ensuing year are Fred
Brown. Sioux Falls, president; H. H.
Gable, Pierre. vice president; E. ].
Shnadit, Memo, secretary and treas.
urer; H. M. Isenberg of Pierre, E. H.
Wilson Of Miller. executive commit.
tee, and d. st. Davies of Woonsocket,
librarian. A. l.. Revel and E. H. Will
son of Elk Point were recommended
as members of the state board. w.