The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-04
SOUTH DAKOTA
General State News
Photographed.

ged by two boys. The train was STOP
ped at the edge of a big landslide
from the bluffs just in time to avert
a wreck.
A two months search by Jesse Wea-
yer, a resident of Mobiles county, Min
nesota, for his wife, resulted In his
finding her in Sioux Falls, and she
and Julius Kruger, a former resident
Of Worthington, Mimi, were arrested.
The Western South Dakota Stock
growers association will hold its sew
enteenth annual meeting at Rapid
City beginning on April IL. A pro
gram of typical western sports. includ'
ing several Indian features, which Tor
novelty and interest will eclipse all
! previous stockmen's celebrations, Will
be furnished by the city.
| Fire at Cavour, nine miles eas OF
| Huron, on the Chicago & Northwest
| ern railway, destroyed property val
| ued at $50, 900. Among the losers were
J. F. Costello, general merchandise;
Cavour State bank, Duesler's resi-
| dence, postofice and telephone ex-
change. The fire originated In Co.'S
tello's hall, where q masquerade ball
was held.
The death Of the baby Of the fam
lily has added one to the list OF VIC
tins Of the fire which destroyed the
home of John Walker, a Lyman coun-
ty homesteader. Walker and his four
year-old daughter were burned to
death, but the baby was rescued from
the building by the father. who died
trying to save the girl. The mother
and four children are left.
AS boys were sliding down a huge
snowbank on the Briggs & Roberts
ranch west of Miller they sank into
the drift as though falling into a cave.
In the bottom of the drift were some
hens that had been covered by the
snow. Strange to say, the chickens
were doing we'll enough In their snow
bound quarters, n having gone right
on laying eggs while thus buried.
A defective pipe leading from a
gasoline tank to a system of gas lights
in her home was the cause Of the
death Of Mrs. Debilzen, wife Of an
implement dealer at Andover. The
pipe leaked some of the fluid, which
became ignited from a hot stove, and
IN explosion followed. Mrs. Debilzen
was covered with the burning gaso-
line and survived her injuries but a
short time.
Two men at Lennon are under ar
rest to await trial on a charge Of pro-
noting a dog fight. The dogs fought
until both were nearly exhausted.
when n Of the animals ran away.
His owner, enraged at the display of
cowardice. shot the dog. Later the
victorious animal also died. The au-
thorities say the exhibition was bru-
tai in the extreme. and the men will
be prosecuted.
Henry Mayer, father Of Math. and
Alex. Mayer Of the Farmers National
Bank Of Bridgewater, and one Of the
most prominent and highly respected
citizens D.. Of Hutchinson county, is
dead, at the age OF seventy-four years.
Deceased located on the farm where
he died thirty years ago. and has been
extensively engaged in farming and
stock raising. from which he had
grown wealthy.
Mrs. Cora Boyd, who was stabbed
a week ago by another negress, Mrs.
William Magee, in a quarrel ace
ing the ownership Of some furniture
at Aberdeen, is in a critical condition
and may die Of her wound, which was
at first deemed a slight hurt. Blood
poisoning has set in. The Magee
woman and her husband and several
other negroes have been arrested,
pending developments.
A new municipal waterworks sys-
TEN which has been In course of con-
struction at Burke for several months.
finally has been completed. The sys-
tenn has been tested and found en-.
tirely satisfactory, and now Burke
has as good fire protection as n
town In the state. The water for the
system Is secured from q monster
well. The water Is pure and soft, and
the supply apparently is ~inexhausti-
BILE.
The residents Of Canistota are tax.
ing great interest in the approaching
annual municipal election, which win
be held in March, for the reason that
at the election the question of issuing
bonds for the construction of a mu.
nicipal system Of waterworks will be
submitted to the voters. It is expect.
ed tho proposed system will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000. the In.
tention being to make It irst,class IN
every respect
:
William Lewis. a well known farmer
residing In okobojo. and members Of
his family had a strenuous experience
as the result of their home catcb,no