Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-12

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A most distressing case Of misfortune
came to our notice today. 1t was during
the great storm in November that the
Lewis brothers got separated. They lived
12O miles south. west of Pierre. During
the storm, his brother had charge of sew
erAl thousand sheep. He and the sheep
got lost and are still missing. Last
Wednesday. the roof of his dug out or
dwelling caved in, killing his wife and
one child. The unfortunate young man
started TO. Pierre with the dead mother
and child in his wagon, and with him
came his other two children of about four
and seven years Of age. The dead were
provided with coftins here and will be
sent to his home in Wisconsin, the be-
reaved father going along and taking his
children with him. He will not return.
He is young man, but the trials and
sorrow make him look old and d!scour-
aged. One little girl said: "Mama came
to Pierre to get WE'LL" Poor children:
They will never realize their great loss.
q. A. Kelsey Of Bon Homme, clerk OF the
senate railroad committee. passed around
a subscription list and raised quite sum
of money for the grief stricken husband.
and Alex. johnson, the handsome and
genial attorney for the Northwestern
Railroad, furnished the dead and the liv-
ing free transportation to Wisconsin.
From this pathetic aud sorrowful scene
let US turn to one full of frontier and ten
derfoot. A young duck of dude is here
from Milwaukee to boom his brewery and
beer and put in lick or two for license.
This callow youth put up at the Locke
ana began to let people know that he
owned half OF Milwaukee. The boys
soon caught on, and third house or
ganizatlon was perfected IN the basement
of the hotel. Men were sworn in their
knees with ropes around their necks.
The dude was the victim and set up the
beer by the Case and keg, and cigars by
the box. 1t was big time and Col. Joe
Moore of Deadwood was chief Mogul.
Last Saturday Lakeland Bob-put up a
deal on the tenderfoot, and about a hun.
dred went over TO Fort Pierre. Lawyers
and doctors were in the crowd. Every
revolver had the bullets taken out and
preparations for a scrap made. The
dude finally got into a poker game, and
some one stole pot. Everybody jumped
and the pistols began to bark. Every
body was shooting. 1t didn't take long
to kill two men who were laid out on a
pool table, and red paint indicated some
frightful wounds. The sheriff ofStanley
county wasn't onto the game, and soon
rushed in with a double barrelled shot
gun loaded for bear. The riot was quell.
ed and the sheriff learned what was up.
The dude was arrested charged with kill
Ing his man. A preliminary trial was
held, and the man from Milwaukee was
bound over to the grand jury. He put
up his watch, $40 and check to which
he forged the name of the brewery firm,
as security. The dead men were removed
and several parties went on the dudes
bond for his appearance Monday. He
was then allowed to 60 and he started for
the river, and just as he got on the Ice,
half dozen shots were fred behind him.
He gave yell of despair and started for
Pierre. A hackman and good team
started to overtake the fellow, but he
reached the east bank of the river ahead
of galloplng horses. 1t was a race for
life on his part. as he supposed, and he
won. When he got to the Locke, he
wanted the militia called out. He may
be fool enough to go back Monday, and
stand trial.
James Lewis of Canton, has enjoyed a
very pleasant week here among the law
makers.
Hon. Thos. Thorson and wife and
James Lewis left for Canton, Monday
morning. Mr.. Thorson has more friends
in Pierre than any other Republican Off
cial who has served here since statehood.
His official record is clean.
The writer has met many old time
friends here including men from Bis
marck and Yankton. Superintendent
Richardson of the old N. w. Transporta
tion Company, who left Bismarck for
Pierre seventeen years ago, is the owner
of fine drug store in this place.
H. E. Cutting, an old Yankton friend.
was elected county treasurer last fall,
and is one of the leading Pierre rustlers,
genial, accommodating and happy Gene
Cutting is one of the rising young men of
this section.
Judge Brsbine, George Smith and Fire
Chief Jim Monkhouse are other Yankton
men who live here.
Then our old friend P. f. Mcclure,
president of the Pierre National Bank, is
as he always has been, one of the most
popular gentlemen in the state, and IS
both wealthy and happy. Happy?
Why shouldn't he be happy? During
his manv visits to WashinptOn he formed