Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-16

James Hayes. obtained liquor al ~t>>e-
ton City on the reservation and troze
to death on their way home. ~
Hyde, HAND. Hughes and sully
counties have perfected an orsaniza-
t!on for the purpose Of advertising
their resources and advantages.
The crop Of wolves in >ully county
is immense this winter The county
treasurer has paid out sl,ll0 tor wolf
scalps during the last three months.
There is story going the rounds
at Waterto"n to the effect that Jul.
iuS Nenncr. a shoemaker Of that city.
has fallen heir 10 Russian estate
valued at $4,000 600.
Valley Springs has a fully devel-
opcd haunted house. 1t is occupied
by the family Of a barber and is the
scene OF sounds uneaythly and Of the
blood curdling variety.
Among the South Dakotans VINO
were injured in the wreck at Kent
We're O. W. Olsen Of Wilmot. 5. w
Swift of Yankton. {. f. Chase and
Geo. Perkins OF Willow Lake.
The Flandreau Enterprise has is
sued its boom edition. The wears
| record shows Investment OF 500, 80
in public and private improvements.
The real estate transfers for Tn. year
numbered 1000.
John Mule OF Scotland was held up
in Sioux City and relieved OF So. He
SAYS he was covered with revolverS
and overpowered by two men. W. -.
i Beverly is under arrest charged with
being one Of the robbers.
The Miller city waterworkS. which
have been the pride and convenience
was put down some eight years ago.
have played out ana 4 new system
will have u be substituted
/ The Jury in the Stevens ease at
Mitchell could not agree and was dis
missed. Stevens plead guilty u one
indictment and the others Were dis
missed. Judge Haney sentenced him
to one year IN the penitentiary.
South pakota has realized 81 -. Isl
from the sale OF her school lands. and
( has left 2.Itl.tst acres. These can
1 not be sold until they VIII bring SO
! per acre. which. when disposed OF,
vii! make Il snug little school fund.
4 The business portion o! IIighm0re
was badly damaged by lire last Week
4 Mclaughlin store building was de-
stroyed. and tn" stock damaged u
I the extent of 5000 The Herald
I printing Office was also badly damaged
! The Aberdeen city council has pro-
vIded tor sinking another arte>ian
we'll The Northwestern addition
people otter 10 furnish block OF
land II She council Will locate the
well thereon and spend 500 within
the next t"o Years IN park Improve
MentS.
The marriage Of an aged and highly
esteemed coupe occurred al Mime
iapeii> recently. The groom was Rev.
j. 5. Gpwdy Of Eldora. To-, aged -
years. The bride is resident OF
Webster, Mrs $. c. Button. and one
Of tue first settlers of Day county.
aged - years.
Mayor Peek Of Sioux Fall, has
called Il special election To take place
Feb. 2S. 10 vote on the issuance Of
$40, 600 per cent. twenty-year bonds
for the erection ofa high school build
ing. Sioux Falls has seven school
buildings and 1900 pupils in her
schools.
The Sioux Falls Commercial Club
has appointed +. B. Meredith. d. c..
Jewett and II. II. Keith as a special
committee to meet committee from
Brookings. to take under considera-
railroad between Brookings and
Sioux Falls.
The new official Catholic directory
for the present year gives the follow
sing figures for the diocese of Sioux
Falls, which comprises the entire
state of South Dakota: Clergy CO.
churches 81. stations 100. chapcls ,.
academies 6, parochial schools II
with an attendance OF $1,000 children,
charitable institutions !. and a total
Catholic population of 10000.
A sad case is reported at Parker
A deserted wife, the daughter of
heartless father. who turned her
from his home because she had fits.
committed suicide. The girl. sub
ject TO epileptic fits. with no home.
her peculiar malady making it I'M
pleasant for strangers to harbor her
around. deserted by her natural pro-
tector. took this means of relief and
died in agony.
\ new organization has sprung in
to existence at Huron. 1t is to be
known as the South Dakota Immi-
grafton company and has for its OBJ
ject the inducing of settlement upon
farm lands. The officers are: Hon.
Charles II. Harrison, president:
George NJ. Reed, vice-president: r.
ID. Whorton. secretary: Charles E.
Bryant, treasurer. The company
has already secured options on some
thing like 100000 acres ofland located
in various parts Of the state.
DR.. T. NJ. Shanafelt, chairman of
the council of administration, depart
ment Of South Dakota G.. A. r.. has
been in correspondence with the
members of the council relative to
the time for HOLDING tho noyt 6onort