Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-14


thrown from a broncho at Belle
Fourche and died in two hours from
a crushed skull.
Rev. William Wick, pastor of the
German Lutheran church at Scotland,
has resigned. His successor will be
Rev. Mr.. Betka of Boyden
The new building at the state school
OF mines at Rapid City is being rap
idly completed. most of the interior
finishing having been done.
Work is being prosecuted steadily
on the new Rapid City gas plant,
which should be completed this month.
The machinery has all arrived.
Joseph Irwin, aged thirty, foreman
OF the "444" cattle outfit, died at Stur-
gis. He complained of cramps, and is
thought to have swallowed an overdose
of laudnaum.
A decree of divorce has been issued
to Ethan A. DeCamp of Spencer from
Amy E. DeCamp of Battle Creek,
Mich, for desertion. DeCamp is q
practicing physician at Spencer.
The states attorney, with a consta-
BILE from Fairfax, raided the gambling
joints at Bonesteel and took posses
sion of all roulette and poker tables,
slot machines and other gambling par
aphernalia. Several alleged gamblers
were arrested.
George Winker, farmer living
south of De Smet, was killed instantly
by the explosion of a dynamite cart
ridge. He had been warming it by
the fire and had just taken it out doors
when 1t exploded. He leaves a wife
and six small children.
Postmaster Wilmarth Of De Smet
received instructions from the post
Office department to establish service
on rural free delivery route No. 1,
Feb. 1. This route is twenty-seven
and one-half miles long and will serve
o05 persons with regular daily mail.
The supreme. court has affirmed the
decision OF the Clay county circuit
court in the case of the state VS.. Sam.
uel Montgomery. Ben Montgomery, a
brother, convicted on similar charge,
Is in Jail at Vermillion awaiting the
action OF the supreme court in his
case.
H. Richardson has opened piano
factory in Deadwood on small scale.
Mr.. Richardson has started what is'be-
lieved to be the nucleus of an impor-
tant industry for this region. He has
been purchasing all his material here,
including lumber, and has had his cast
1ngs made here, only sending away
for the more intricate parts.
From the mouth of the shaft to the
bottom, distance of seventy-tive feet,
Gus Make, a young miner, fell to his
death at Lead. When they picked his
lifeless body up it was crushed and
nangled heap of flesh and bones The
miner was accidentally struck on the
head by the cage and knocked to the
bottom. He was thirty years old.
Architect Joseph Schwartz of Sioux
Falls was in Huron recently in consul
tation with the committee having in
charge the Elks' building to be erect.
I'D in the spring. The plans submitted
by Mr.. Schwartz are satisfactory, the
money for the structure is resdy. and
building operations will begin as soon
as the plans are approved and the
weather permits.
At business sessions held by hotel
men of Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska
and the two Dakotas, officers were
elected as follows: President, w. H.
Nelson. Ames, Iowa: secretary-treas-
urer, B. M. Johnson, Canton, 8. D.;
vice presidents. John Emmke OF Sioux
Falls, A. 3. Smith of Minneapolis, Sam
Mathews of Fargo, Rome Miller Of
Omaha, and W. A. Kent Of Sioux City.
Relatives of Will Gamberg, who was
found dead in the road near Komstad
with cash and several bruises on tho
head, do not believe he died in nat
ural way. but that he was murdered.
They are looking UP evidence and ar
rests may follow. The theory that
Gamberg died from heart failure and
afterwards fell from his buggy, re-
ceiylng the wound and bruises, has
been exploded. A. few rods from the
place where he separated from a
friend named Erickson. with whom ne
rode for three miles. his cap was
found, and on it were blood stains.
Seven miles from there his body was
found Money known to have been in
his possession is missing.