Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-04-10
TOLD OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Blew His Head on.


On the I'd instant most horrible SUI
eide took place ct the town Of Hartford.
G. W. Weheler, the village justice Of the
peace, was found dead in the middle of the
wagon road running alongside Wall lake,
leading into the village. The only witness
OF the suicide was the 13-year-o SON of
Dolph Gaines, who had been hunting for
geese on the lake. He was on his way
home when Weheler met him. Weheler
asked to borrow his loaded gun, which
request was granted, and by calling the
attention Of the lad to flock Of
geese Weheler placed the muzzle Of the
gun into his mouth and pulled both trig-
gers. The explosion literally blew the
mans head all to pieces. Pieces of the
brain were scattered fifteen feet away and
portions of the skull were found in q
dozen different directions. There wss
nothing Of the head remaining but the
ears. No reason can be assigned for the
suicide other than the fact that the de-
ceased has been for months brooding over
imaginary troubles. Weheler was Ger
man, well educated, about 46 years Of age
and the father Of thirteen children.
Three Children Burned to Death.
The residence Of Wilhelm Brown, Ger
man living in Bioodgood's addition to
Huron, was totally destroyed by fire.
Browns three children, a boy OF 4, a girl Of
8 and babe of Is months, were burned to
death. Brown and his wife had left the
house, locking the children in, about the
middle of the afternoon, and went into the
city where they spent the remainder
of the day and the greater part
of the evening. When they returned
it was to find their home wrapped
in flames and their three children
an unrecognizable mass of flesh and bones.
Neighbors were on the scene of the fire
shortly after the flames burst forth, and
finding the door locked, broke in a window,
but smoke and flames were so intense that
it was impossible to get to the bed where
lay the helpless babies, whose screams and
cries were heartrending. Not until two
hours after the building was consumed
could the remains Of the little ones be
found, charred and blackened beyond rsc-
ognition.
Free Silver Ore in Davidson County.
Reliable information comes from parties
living in the southern part of Davidson
county of the discovery of free silver ore
in the bottom of a well that was being
sunk on farm about eight miles south
west of Ethan. Ofthe existence there Of the
brilliant metal there seems no question OF
doubt; and SO great is the interest in the
discovery that prospecting there and other
places in the vicinity has been commenced.
Specimens have been sent to an assayer to
be examined and tested.
Miners ON a Strike.
The miners employed by the Hafney
Peak Mining company in the Hill City DIS
trict have struck against reduction in
wages. The company claims the reduction
ls necessary and has expressed determin-
alton to grant no concessions, and the
men, on the other hand, claim their cause
is just one and that they will stay
out until their demands are complied
With. The miners union has indorsed the
strike.
Troops Ordered to the Reservation.
Three cavalry troops, two companies Of
infantry and o thoroughly equipped hos
pital department have been ordered from
Fort Meade to the reservation. The pur-
pose of the movement is not known, but it
is thought the threat of Chief Grow Eagle
to prevent settlers from taking up claims
in the recently discovered coal fields is the
direct cause. The expedition will leave
the fort in day or two.
A New Town Site Being Plated.
A new town site is being plated out on
the reservation in Sterling county, midway
between Pierre and the Black Hills on the
Cheyenne river. The place will be called
Cheyenne, and the promoters of the
scheme claim that it will be situated right
on the survey Of all the railroads that run
across the reservation. The town is backed
by Pierre capital.
Cannot Dispose of Its Warrants.
Campbell comfy is unable to dispose of
the $5, 600 in warrants authorized by the
grain for the needy farmers, and COM
mittee consisting of NJ. T. Wolverton, A.
Brandon, Fl. X. Rorgo, Otto Olson and
A. G.. Anderson has been-ap pointed to so.
licit from abroad.
Told in Brief
STANLEY will soon have postofice.
PUKwANA now has first -class cream
cry.
THE Pierre Free Press has changed
from morning to an evening paper.
PIERRE ''tin horn" gambler feeced q
young stranger out of $500 and got Of
with fine of $40.
THE ladies Of Sully county have organ
lied an equal suffrage society and will take
an active part in the fall campaign.
THE following sign adorns saloon win
dow at Pierre: Wanted, 500 men to un-
load schooners from now until the Ist Of