Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-28
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South Dakota
c, State News
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year in the penitentiary for forgery in
the fourth degree |
John Werner, student of Yankton t
college. living at Lake Preston, cut his t
throat with a razor and is in critical s
condition. He overstudied.
Rev. George Perry of Whitewood has
been found guilty on three heIncus
charges brought against him by the
Presbyterian church Twenty odd boys
testified against him..
Bookings may get a Y. M. G. a.
building this season, as several cap
italists are negotiating with men who
Will contribute goodly amount to-
ward such an enterprise.
The Black Hills Cooperative asso-
citation, recently organized at Spear
| fish, will extend throughout the val
| lev precincts of western South Dakota
! Arrangements have been made to hold
meetings in various places.
These officers have been elected by
the Central South Dakota Fair assoc
citation: Milo Booth, president; b. }.
Miller. treasurer; e. M. Thomas, sec
rotary; ]. ]. Salisbury, general super
| intendent; Coler Campbell, marshal.
Mrs. Stella Greaves, who came to
Washington Springs with her supposed
husband about ten weeks ago, lett
town upon the orders Of the authori-
ties. sufficient edidence having been
procured to warrant her prosecution.
James Manning of Elk Point has sold
his 1l6-a2re farm for $500 to John
Murphy. This farm is we'll improved,
but no better than others in the Vlcln-
itv, and the price may be taken as an
average for land Of this class in TINS
vicinity.
Tho body of A. B. Thornberg, who
died at the Yankton asylum for the IN
} sane, was buried at Spearlish under
the AUSPICES of the Masonic lodge. lie
, was a Civil war soldier. His mind
) failed because of i'll health about q
year ago.
= Miss Ethel Forbes. graduate of the
: University Of Illinois, has accepted
!, position as assistant in French and
German in the University of South Da-
. kota. She is a sister Of Mrs. Willfred
: Forbes. instructor on the violin in the
college Of music
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Clark creamery the ottl-
GERS and board of directors were re-
elected. following this meeting the
d directors AGAIN selected M. l.. Ieamans
as manager of the creamery and j. u.
I Plat as treasurer.
u William Kunnecke was given life
o sentence at Fort Pierre for the muir.
V, der of Andrew Demmler; Sam Dolpn
A. us, three and one-half years, RoDef
. Salisbury two years, for horse steailas
and Louis Bowller year IN the reform
u school On the same charge.
- The temporary station at Messing
ron SPRINGS was badly damaged D.
fire. 1t is being repaired so that 1T CA
;. no used until the new one is complsteo
~ The fire is supposed to have caugh
= from the stove A crew of nine me!
~ is at work on the roundhouse.
e. Andrew A. HOMELAND Of Union coun
c. tv the young man who was held q
IN svermillion on charge Of optalnln
money under false pretenses, has SCI
2 tied his accounts, having paid PACK u
10. money borrowed and making good &c
I'd costs Of the action against him.
IN JUDGE Gated held at Pierre that II
&c. matter of granting saloon license
2, . discretionary one with the board
county commissioners, based on tt
lie raots before them. The decision W.
nd in a case from Hand county, which nj
IS, badly torn up the town OF Miller.
The members Of the Ver,1illion eli
IN council have decided that the opeI
nd house is not unsafe SO far as it's Co
X. struct;cn is concerned but will BEG
,ps ot once to repair it andamake it sal
(. in respect to fire exits. The city is n
ia. in shane financially to build nc
10 playhouse.
tn Gov Herreid has granted a pardt
40; TO Quincy Edwards Of Deadwcod, W
sEn was convicted Of forgery and sentenc
ia a term Of one year and seV
months. Edwards has an aggraEat
., case Of tuberculosis, with severe ne
~ oIrilages. and his death is only que
IL! ~ ton Of q few Gays
TX The enrolment Ol tIS
and college at Broolings has nea
LIS reached the 500 mark and new
og dents arc coming. James Tenn
~ trainer Of the track team, says he
" have winning team this year.
90 athletes are working hard, ana
TX soon as outdoor work begins ra
progress will be made.
ocl, Oil Inspector E. G. Moulton, for
northern district of the state, has Fl
his report with Gov. Herreid to CO
n the term from July to Dec. 81.
o4h report shows the inspection OF 70,
loo barrels of oil For this he collec
~, ~ fees amounting to s3532.55. and he
,,on pended sl.311 81, turning into the st
treasury balance of over $4,000.
A sensation was caused ct Wat