Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-18

er suits'-OHcat Death Blow TO the Stat
National Guard-sale of tobacco to Mi
n"rs-state Fire and Life Insurance.
Harry Wriddlwooth was jailed at
fankton a few days ago for highway
robbery and attempted murder Of
nm Irene man. His pal is still ut large.
Arthur Low, an 8 year-old boy,
had his leg torn off above the knee a
lew days ago at Dell Rapids, by being
caught in the wheel while hanging on
the rear end of wagon.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Berresiord State
bank. Capital stock, $4,000; drec-
tors, Boyson Ross, II. j. 1'horde,
Akron, Iowa, and III. j. Merdel, of
Berresford.
Assistant secretary OF State Gel.
ette has rendered his resignationpen-
ding inquiry unto the recent charges
made against hun. 1t is asserted by
some that the charges are nothing
but spite work of enemies.
Chambers Keller, OF Hot Springs,
has issued n circular letter to the de.
scendants OF the American revolution
~ South Dakota. 1T is MIR. keler's
to organize n chapter IN each
considerable town in the state.
Information was received at Cham
perlnn few days ago that Il reward
nj 81 600 has been offered Tor the re-
aovery OF the body OF Phillip lurgeon
ltnd another man who We're drowned
IN the Missouri south OF hamber-
lain Il short time ago.
Information has been received by
The Castalia Rebublican, published
near the Iankton reservation, that
u detachment ot United States regu-
ulars from TT. Omaha Will lie present
10 preserve order during the ope..ing
oil THAT reservation to settlements.
Attorney General Crawford has
served papers III II suit Tor S21 90
against eX-Commissioner OF Lands
lnomAs ii. Rum. That amount WAS
'osl to the school fund 10y Iaylors
and 1t Is alleged that ii
.ect Oil the part OF Ruth.
While the Interested parties refused
10 talk, says a special telegram to
The Minneapolis journal, it i, known
that the basis OF charges against
Assistant Secretary OF State Gillette
are alleged false vouchers to the
amount OF $50 i'll the maintenance
OF the stutehouse for 1882.
other things are limited at, but not h.
ing specific Will now be given.
Judge Edgerton heard the argument
made in the application OF Wayman,
Partridge & Co., of Minneapolis, for
receiver OF the general merchandise
business OF G. Il. Leyse Il Co., of
Brookings. The applicants also ask
the court to set aside chattle mort
cages to the amount OF $4,000, gwen
10y the Brookings firm to Ayers,
v eatherwax. Reed & Co., of Sioux
City, and others.
a sad am, prosS5ly fatal accident
occurred few miles northeast OF
Byant a few days ago when the year
old daughter OF Mrs. John Slaw was
horribly burned. She was playing
near burning straw stack, when her
caught fire, and, frightened,
she ran half a mile to her home with
her clothes in u flame. By tins tins
her right arm was perfectly crisp and
her body i'll nearly the same condi.
dil!on.
A large Russian thistle was found at
Ordway a few days ago in wire fence
and attached to the center OF the
thistle was this letter.. Bismarck, n.
d., Feb. &, IS95.-Here am set
adrift in a storm. Whoever finds me,
please report me to j. S. Clark, Bis.
n. d." This makes dist
ance OF about 16O miles the weed has
Travelled, scattering it's seeds. Prob
ably in it's rambles back and forth
across the prairies, the weed has
Travelled several hundred miles more
than the distance from Ordway to
Bismarck.
In the United States court at Sioux
Falls few days ago indictments were
returned against Ole Anderson and
Arthur Mckee of Kimball, S. d. The
former was indicted for selling whisky
without O government license, while
the latter was indicted for a much
different offence and one which is
quite novel. His crime lies in his
writing the following on postal
card and mailing the same: "Sir:
There is O balance due me of $S.75
which want by next Monday, and
ii not paid by that time something
will drop. l have monkeyed with
you as long as am going to"
The matter OF closing saloons at
Huron was not referred to at the re.
centcouncil meeting, much to the dis.
appointment of a large number of
antl-saloon people present. Three of
the new aldermen are strong temper
ance men-one Congregational
preacher-but none OF them seem in.
clined to declare war against the
blind pigs, holes in the wall, saloons,
gambling dens and other questionable,
places until thew have become mora