Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-02
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Agricultural College.
Mrs. Clara Fulford, OF Sioux Falls,
80 Years OF age, has been adjudged in.
sane and has been sent to the asylum
at iankton.
At 1ankton an organization of
business men has been formed to sell
oil and gasoline in opposition to the
Standard oil company.
A. ID. Hill, who was recently indict-
ID for receiving money after the Hand
County Bank was :nsolvent, says he
will prove himself innocent of wrong
doing when the case comes to trial.
Engineer Price, in charge of the riv-
sr improvement at Pierre, last week
put in river guage costing 500, on
The west side of the river. saturday
oight hoodlums smashed it.
A party OF Philidelphian capitalists
arrived in Edgemont few days ago
visited the grind-stone quarries, in and
which they are largely interested.
They were more than pleased with the
I :t,t,,ra nutln0E for tho
Mrs. Titus has begun suit against
each OF the Aberdeen druggists, claim
ing SIS 900 damages. The suit arises
rom Mr.. Titus getting intoxicated on
liquor sold by them, and breaking
mis- leg by falling from the sidewalk.
VIM. Bennett arrived at Pierre a
lew days ago from Huntsville Ala,
after several carloads OF range horses.
Dakota horses bring an average OF
SIS in the south and number of
ears have been shipped the past win
ter.
1t is said that the Chicago, Rock ISL
and & Pacific Railway Company, which
last year experimental very extensive
" will this season equip six cars with
rainmaking outfits to operate in arid
districts along their line OF road.
Agents OF the United States agricul-
tural department., at Washington,
will accompany the rainmakine eXpe.
lition this year with q view to test
ing its practicabilty.
Rainmakers are endeavoling to
make contracts with county officials
or farmers organizations in thesouth-
erin part of the state to furnish moist
ure sufficient to mature crops the
present season. Little encourage.
ment is given, and it is not likely that
any contracts will be signed The en-
perience OF former tests were far from
satisfactory and people have no in
rllnation to blow in any more money
on artificial rainmalline.
Judge Gaffey has decided that r. P.
Hoover, as receiver OF the Gettys-
burg bank, was entitled to the pos.
session OF the disputed notes amount
ing to some eight or ten thousand
dollars face value. The duty willno
devolve upon Mr.. Hoover OF collect
ing these notes and applying the pro-
ceeds as directed by the court. The
state can also prosecute it's case
against any interest which w. w.
Taylor may have in the property.
Hans Valgren, 60 years OF age, max
ing his home with his nephew, II. P.
Ealgren, in Brandon township. Min
nehaha county, committed suicide a
lew days ago by hanging. The old
man was subject to fits OF uncontrola-
BILE anger and in these tantrums has
often threatened to kill himself. When
found in the barn his feet were touch
ing the floor. He kicked an s.inch
block from underdeath him and had
simply choked to death.
A number of farmers living in the
vicinity OF Yankton have established
a unique telephone system. Each
farm is surrounded by barked wire
fence, and each farmer attaches
transmitter to the center wire of the
fence which is supplied at the posts
with insulators instead OF staples. A
cell battery has been constructed, and
the farmers are able to converse with
each other from their respective fire.
sides at the trifiing expense OF $25 for
the entire system.
The suit brought by Fall River
county to recover from it's defaulting
treasurer, James Bradley and his
bondsmen, the amount due the county,
has been practically settled. The
principal sum due the county is &c.,
65s.3S with interest amounting to
$13.9l.1S making total indebted
ness OF $40, 848.56. If the indebted
ness is not paid by January 1, 1895,
judgment will issue against the bonds
men on property now in the hands OF
the trustee.
Judge Garner has quashed the in.
dictment returned against the officers