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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
BAD MEN SHOOT UP ADANcE,
South Dakota Merrymakers Almost
Hit by Bio Bullets

South Dakota Merryn1akers Almost
Hit by Big Bullets.
Developments at dance held a few
nights ago at Castalia, town situated
on the Missouri river slope in Charles
Mix county, were reminder OF from
tier times. About fifty young people
were present to enjoy the dance, but
their enjoyment was Of short dura-
ton. Some would-be "ba-ad" men or
youths from the Missouri river gulch-
es put in an appearance. They were
loaded down with poor whisky and
good six-shooters, and to prove their
courage" fired shot after shot
through the windows of the building
where the dance was being held,
using the lights on the inside as tar
gets. .@ sf
Some of the bullets passed danger
ously near the occupants Of the room.
Women tainted, and some of the more
timid men sought safety in flight. One
of the male dancers produced a knife
with which to defend himself, but in
the excitement plunged the blade into
his leg. This led him to believe that
he had been shot, and his shouts to
this effect added to the general panic.
1t was inually announced that the
dance was indefinitely postponed, and
those still in the building heaved a
sigh of relief, thankful that their
lives had been spared.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
IN GRASP OF BLIZZARD.
Fierce Storm. Raging in Northern
wisconsin and Mailman


Fierce Storm. Raging in Northern
Wisconsin and Michigan.
Ashland, Wis, March 4.:-The city
of Ashland is practically -snow.bound
after a twelve hours storm. Every
street car is tied UP. The city schools
closed at noon yesterday and many
of the smaller children experienced
great difficulty in reaching their
homes. The children of a farmer re-
siding at Roehms had mot reached
home at 4 O'Clock last evening and a
searching party was organized to look
for them. This has proven the worst
storm in years. Lumber. companies
have been compelled Ito. suspend ope-
rations.
Reports from Superior and several
points in Northern Michigan report
the worst storm of the season. Rail
road and telegraph communication is
badly demoralized.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10

..- n E So 10
|,,.t Reduced range is not the only fac
Cor which will cut down the large cat
tie herds of It the Northwest If the
Fort. Pierre Stock Journal, which is
the recognized advocate of stock in
lterests in this part of the state, reads
che signs Alright That paper not only.
in an original article on the subject,
but also quoting cattle growers from.
all over the Northwest on the same
line, says the demand for different
alassI of, beef cattle will of itself re-.
5sl1ce herds. and force the owners to
raise corn and fodder to fatten their,
steers rapidly for the market before
sending them in, and that the demand
sca1ls for two-year-old beef instead of
sthe older animals. The demand for
sdhe heavier older steers has fallen Off,
land that for the younger rapidly fat
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
DISGRACE.
Ends His Life 4 When Warrant lis
e 4 SarIerJ d i, ny \

St.-Panl, March 14.-William Smith
q clothing mprchant atasolh ST. Paul
during the past two years. died from
bullet wound in his head at o'clock
last evening IN a. little room at. the
rear OF his store on Concord street
The wound was inflicted while po-
liceman with warrant was waiting
to arrest him. Rumors. were@curren
about South St.-Paul that Srhit had
insulted several young girls. #THe
father of one of the girls swore out
a warrant for him yesterday and the
warrant was given to Constable Will.
lam Robinson to serve Robinson
went to Smiths store and read the
complaint and requested Smith to 40
company him to the city hall. Nj
Smith asked the constable to wait
until he got hat and coat. Mr..
Smith went into small room in the
rear of the store and shot himself.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10

lie auction plan. In fact. he says he
will agree to any plan which the sec
rotary of the interior and the prosi-
dent may suggest.
The presidents policy of public auc-
ton for Indian lands will work a rev.
olution in that particular industry,
for, while this plan has been tried
experimentally several times, the
policy of fixing by act of congress a
maximum price for the land has been
in operation for many years. Back
ing the president are the Indian
Rights association, the secretary of
the interior and all his chief as
sistants. --
Representative Martin called at the
war department and secured a tacit
promise from officials that 100000
would be expected from the general
fund at Fort Meade, S. d. The de-
partment will expend this sum as fol-
lows:
Two sets of field officers quarters,
S24 700; four sets of line officers
quarters, $4,000; two non-commis-
stoned staff officers quarters, $4,000; i
one double barracks, $4,000. The
working plans for these new build
-ings at Fort Meade will be com
menced very soon, and it is hoped to
get specifications in shape in early
spring and secure satisfactory bids
SO that the actual work may be COM
menced during the summer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
WESTERN. cAnApA.s RESOURCES.
l,8, sEtssa sl ttsl e;sas

eouhtssx west, artp and north.of
Minnesota, North Dakota, and Mon
tana. Part OF it is agricultural prairie,
tfeelessin places, park like In others.
part is genuine plains, we'll adapted to
cattle ranches; part requires irriga-
ton for successful til1age,, most Of It
does not. Thesapolitical divisions OF
this region are the Province of. Mani
toba and the territorial district OF As
siniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and
Athabaska. At present, however, the
| latter is too remote for immediate
practical purposes. a!s e1t
The general character Of the soil Of
western CANADA is a itch, SLACK; eiay
loan with q clay subsoil Such soil
Is particularly rich in food for the
wheat plant. The subsoil Is clay,
which retains the winter frost until it
is thawed out by the warm rays OF
the sun and drawn upward to- stimu-
! late the growth Of the young wheat, so
that even in dry seasons wheat Is a
| good crop. The clay soil also retains
the heat OF. the sun later in the sum
mer ana assists in the early ripening
OF the grain. 1t is claimed that cul-
IstNataon has the effect of yincreasing
l>the Temperature Of Abe s6il several
degrees, as we'll as the air above it.
~ Western Canada climate lis good
cold in winter, hot in summer, but
with cool nights. Violent storms OF
Any kind are rare. The rainfall lis not
heavy. It varies with places, but; ayef-
Eages about II inches. 1T falls USUALLY
Cat the time the growing crops need II
n The Department of the Interior, o.
lava, Canada, has agents establishaa
BAT different points throughout tho
EUnited States ,Who will be pleased b
Horward AM Atlas Of Western, .QanadA
EAnd give shcb other Information Us II
Eailway rate, etc.. as may be required.
b That agriculture In Western Canada
Epays is showp pysths number Of tesa-
Eanonials given IWt fhTner8 The ill.,
Sowing is an aexbraot made from a TIL.
Eter from a farmer near Moose Jaw: a
Il AT the present time, i own sixteen
II HhuR dFrfsFp ssra# q aapffa afty hoHea aah
pa aafge pssglFs sfgHed eontSilaSgsa
Thousand acres. These horses run CIT
Fall winter and come in IN the spriSk
Equite fat. A man with money 1uda-
tScieusly expended will make a comrSS-
Etence very shortly. consider In tise
llast six years the Increase in tis
Evame of my land has netted me- forty
Ethousand dollars ts
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
Of ROSEBUD RESERVATION
loosevelt Interested in the Matter-Representat
i. Martin Talks With film on the Subject.

sse4E President Roosevelt is taking a
Eely interest in the plans that are
made for opening parts, of the
bsebud reservation in South Dakota
md the Red Lake reservation in Min
sij9esota.p + The Red Lake bill has al
dy become a law and the Rosebud
III has passed the house and is before
sAhe senate. Y Y =
a The president has given his views
US to how the land should be disposed
apf, and told Representative Martin
THAT he did not, favor the plan of the
Rosebud; bill, to dispose of the land
|Naaat q fixed price He prefers a public
+ Auction, thinking this will give larger
9Teturns to the Indians. The South
q Dakota delegation faTors the fixed
gnaximum price, and has thus far re-
@ssfused to amend the, bill now pending.
R Representative Burke, who is pushing
fhe bill, although aware&of the presi-
Ysdent's views, has relied On changing
them by argument before the bill goes
q to the White House. -'.; 80
@ From what the president told Mr.
Martin there is no chance of doing
Sthis, and unless the bill provides for
ga public auction it will be vetoed
Rather than run this chance, of
course the bill will be fixed up to suit
aasSthe presidents views. This PROPOSE
ton affects the Red Lake lands in
SasM innesota, but Representative Steen-
sNSsrson will be satisfied with the pub
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
WOMAN SETS SALOON ATTIRE.
At Least Her Actions Lead to the
HI tSusnicion She Did If

81 At Least Her Actions Lead to the
q Suspicion She Did It,.
81 The town of Blunt has an incen-
Il diary in the person of a woman, who.
u Notwithstanding the efforts of the au-
q thorities, has thus far succeeded in
q keeping her identity a secret.
n Ever since the recent fire at that
place. Enthusiastically of incendiary or
4 1gin,i the authorities have been per-
S-sisteut in striving to discover the
Il identity Of the woman. but without
success. Her sole object appears to
DE to. rid the town of saloons, and
Il from this it is figured that she is a
temperance fanatic or some one who
has been rendered desperate by a
! drunken husband or, other relative
.Swho procures liquor at the local sa-
sloons. -
Al, When the inhabitants of the town
were. aroused by the cry Of fire it
was speedily discovered that the
fsmes were at the front Of a~billiard
han and saloon building. Clyde .l.ig-
gle was the. first to reach the scene,
and when crossing the, street met a
woman, wll'oadropped her head, with
the evident intention of concealing
her identity. 49, .
AS soon as Riggle had secured help
20 fight the fire he started in pursuit
of the woman, but she had disap-
peared. # .5.sl .J5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
BANDITS RAID PosToFF1cE.

Make Newport Postmaster Turn oyer
:. :. His Cash..
st. Paul. March I'll A. Durand,
postmaster at Newport, was held up
and robbed in the postoff1ce at $50
last night for the eighth time in four
years 81 sThe robbery asscommitted
by two masked men, WhoS got away
with fs1O1.5O. ] The rsportSesf the rob
berry spread rapidly sandtsa posse Eof
citizens started in pursuit. butssfo found
no trace offthe robbers ms
left NEWPORT fofisssg f HI
robbesnl,yFss and it iasfhohssfh fhe
men n 4 l returned to IsFaals Doh e
were isnutified. ls iizlsa sl Il satta
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
SPRING GROVE ROBBERS.
-
They Are Sentenced al Caledonia I

They Are Sentenced al Caledonia to
Five Years. Each.
Caledonia, MINI, March. 4 - THE
jury in the case of Sd Ray mon d fer
the robbery Of the Spring Grove bank
last October. brought in a verdict OF
guilty, James Murphy and Otto Kell-
er, also indicted FOL, the same offense,
withdrew their plea of not guilty and
entered plea OF guilty, and each
were sentenced to five years at hard
labor at. Saltwater. ),
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
TWO MILLIONS IN CAPITOL.
Wisconsin Commission Wants New
Building to Be Fine.

Madison, Wis, March A $4,000
900 capitol building will take the
place of the one practically destroyed
by fire last Saturday. This was viz
tually determined by the Capitol I'M
provement commission yesterday. The
commission will secure plans for a
new building and lay them before
the legislature for approval It is be-
lieved thateit will require nearly the
remainder Of the year to procure
suitable plans and that no. extra SEES
sion of the legislature will be held,
the matter. being allowed to go over to
the regular session beginning next
January.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
I Plentxlnfilse

| Young Eawyer-It WILDE quite use.
less tto ,attf break old Jones will;
don't yo.l think so ~
Old sLaWter I1seless?g Notsat all.
The relatiNes viii get lots Of expert.
ence and weHwill get some fatsfses.-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
Killed bx- Train.

Mason City. Iowa. March .4::-An I'M
known man was killed by the east
bound passenger train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St.sPaul track one mile
east Of Ventura. The body is badly
mangled. S.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10

j Iowa City, March 4. IA section boss
whose name has not yet been learned
was Killed. on the new, Iowa. river
bridge, at Curtis which ( is heing built
for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa City &.
Southern railroad. Y, ~.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10

L sssKiELED HTS BHo,;.,Tl'lH u: Els
Man. Returns After %Fourteen Ne ~
and Resumes Quarrel. E

Des Moines, Iowa, MarchH4 .--1aBob''
Alexander, colored, shot and instantly
Killed his brother Fred1Ha Ysst eTJday.
The two brothers qua rgels safa,iftf gen
Years ago and Fred feft He ire
turned yesterday and the quarrel Was
Resumed. Alexander refuses to give
reasons for the shooting other than
that che had it in for Fred and that
Fred had been. warned. y ~ Is.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
SAWS WAY OUT OF JAlL.
Man Charged With .Postotfice Robbery
EscapesA 49, ~

Madison Wis; March 4. ."Pat'''
Flaherty, recently indicted by the
federal grand jury on the charge of
burglarzing the Superior postofice
several months ago. sawed his way
out of the Dane county. Jail there. last
night and escaped. No trace of him
can be found but tits believed he got
away on an early train for Chicago. :
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
,Marshfield Buys Wates Works.

Marchfeld. i Wis.,, March Il A.. - The
city last night closed deal whereby
sMarshfield becomes the owner OF the
water power and electric light plant
for $50, 400, $25,n0D to.be paid in fSe
annual installnnents. .s5G LIZ, j. IL Il y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
70 KEEP SATAN BEHIND HIM.
Pious Man Runs Naked Through the
Snow From Church.


Frank. Anderson, living four miles
from Hutton. Brown county, has been
taken to Aberdeen for examination as
10 His sanity. For some time there
shas=been Swedish revival meetings at
azt{uffton, and Anderson had been an
SRssidious attendant. The meetings
ss11Mefel held Ill the AZ ernbbn.s and tie
sssother day Anderson left the church
Turing the service. lust outside the
church he. took off all his clothing,
and then ran naked all ting. way home
ssan. the snow, which had fallen fresh to
HShe depth Of four or five, Inches. Els
feet aud parts OF his body were badly
Hraxen On. reaching home he DE-
6lared that. the Lord had ordered him
sad take off his clothing in the open
lair, and just as he got them: of the
aaaYii cot after him and chased him
the whole distance homo.
Ernest Pony. an Indian from the
iss RI s1l res has leen hsad
ss sshS sedsraI gxand Jprysat Dead wood
't n thes ehs rye spf.l aFseNy FHs was
sssgougM p DeaaiiWoosl BIZ Dapaty Mar
- ffbefore
.sa0Hsinf ssi0n er 20 II. Mel san.srssgs. 'as:-i
lohns Burns Al Pc b, hEse nee of the Bssa
Hing reg g,IS,. aaf 4 D 9si
Ssslsa b Head wood 81 agH sixsys6Se
- He anata the4Rfa cka Isis ia
! 4! 4 6ss aisss EbesS eassgea in
ard 81 ss!s Eou-
e go 1nt sFast U.s. asEl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
Rather speeply

Does young squiggles go much into
society?" ~ s sA
Not now. But he did when he first
came here. He got into 1t about
81 zoo. thanks 10 his pleasing manner
and his power of touch. :, j
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
ON A RANCH.
YaeplEsdnd n Food ThasSfna,

f. newspaper woman went out to@a
Colorado ranch to rest and recuperaae
and her experience with the fold
probably is ,gorth sreseunting.
"The woman at the ranch was pie.
eminently the worst housekeeperH
have ever known Sp6Cf soul, and poor
me!
II simply had to have food gold
and plenty Of 1t, for had brokS ID
down from overwork and was so wexk
! could not sit UP. over one hour at&a
time. I knew could not get wall
Eunless secured food could easily IL
gest and that would supply the greSt.
est amount ,of nouris1ment.
"One day / obtained permission 10
go through the pantry and see WI Il
could find. Among other thingaS
came across a package of Grape-Nt g
which I had heard efabut never tri4a.
/ read the description on the package
and became deeply Interested, SO thu
and there got saucer and SOD lie
cream and tried the famous food. u
1T tasted delicious to me aid
seemed to, freshen and strengthen NJ
greatly. 30 stipulated that CRAZE.
Nptssa4d cream be provided each d&y
instead sof other fo6d,s and ~ literally
lived on Grape-Nuts and cream 1br
tive or three months Va q ! Is
.sH you could have seen how fast
/ got well It would have pleased and
surprised you. am now perfectly
well and atlp4g again and lln6yS u X.
salr boy aaHN we1af4 that 1 bn
ESsab t u f.is Us & sd SS ".
erf,A food could digest Ind make use
of.
ut seems to ma neahxain worker
:s = Fssss.s ls 81 ,gaI Z
Get the miniature book The Read
10 Wsllyille," In each pkg. Is
|0nz z24kHilI HDI1II1
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
That Much Settled.

They have called two doctors /
for consultation
'tAnd do the doctors agree?"
Il believe they have agreed upd
the price. =" Philadelphia Ledger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
Poor Woman.

! .she--I never hear word Of gossip
at my club. EisfES-jj III Il
He-What an afflietion!
She-Affliction? u
He-Yes; I never knew you were
deaf.--NeW York Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
G,.'W,elessse

f Wlr3etesS: - -,
z'Thia Is Eertailiy having wosds
over nothing unused the Mireleests
telegraph operator as be- sent d. .m NJ
sage.-CoInmbia Jeser, zs,a NY
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10

Y. 81 tt.estaishf. -.
z tTfsrebsers should hidn al. me: woslt
you feel sprTy T. ~, E, ,i..ss III.
II. ri don.f zee why 4 should = repljet
her Son-in-1aw II might bit sthess
wouldn't d deserve ~ any synppath
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01
a Green Primrose.

The green rose is very old and
rather usly novelty" that crops up
afresh from time to time as a catch
penny attraction. and there are one
or two otheT plants with green flow
ers that are usually more curious than
attractive. A somewhat rare green
lowered Lenten rose. Helleborus viri-
dis multifdus. is really rather good.
but the ordinary form, III. V. dumetor-
um, Is unattractive. The prettiest
green-flowered rock plant is perhaps
Hacquetia epipactis. a little alpine
that flowers close to the ground, the
bright green-petaled blossoms, with
pretty gold centres. being about the
size Of primrose blooms. and produced
with us early in spring before the
strawberry-like leaves. Bupleurum
ranunculoides is another alpine that
the curious in green-howered rockery
subjects might try. but, as IL is a high
alpine. its culture will be for careful
gardeners only. The latest invention
in the way Of green-fowering varie-
ties. saws Ladies' Field. OF London. is
an addition to that familiar family.
our own yellow primroses. II Is called
Novelty. and Is described as a large
and truly green-howered form Of the
beautiful old wild primrose. a free
bloomer and strong grower.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01
Clever NeedIewoman.

1t would seem that the use of the
hands would be n necessity to a seam
stress, yet there is an expert in needle
craft living in Sag Harbor. L. l.. who
has no use of either hands or feet.
She does the most exquisite work
holding her needle in her mouth.
When she wants to thread a needl,
she sticks ii into the soft wood OF hel
work table with her mouth. and then
biting of the cotton the right length
passes 1t through the eye with her lipi
with more quickness and dexteril
than most nimble fingered womer
show. She can tie knots in her thread
with her tongue and works quite rap
idly. One of the specimens of her
skill is crazy quilt which contains
over 300 different fancy stitches She
is also an artist of some skill in the
use of brush and crayons.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01
The woesome Sid. Of War.

In our interest in what may be call
ed the chessboard aspect Of the Russo
Japanese war. Henry Norman. VI. r..
in the Worlds Work. says we are but
too apt to overlook its terrible char
ter:
Tens Of thousands of brave men
slaughtered. great b1ttleships and
their crews sent TO the bottom I'm a
minute. homes desoiated. commerce
paralyzed. treasure squandered. debt
piled up. savage passions deiied-snd
all for what? In a war that might
have been avoided, I'm struggle
where each side has what u regarded
as a national necessity ct stake.
where each nation must suffsr for gen.
erations TO come, and whore neither
can hope to reap any fruits Of victory
worthy OF their cost.
The modern verdi. Mr. Norm n
holds. has seen no Eors Geplorah.e
spectacle.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01
THE OCTOPUS.

What IL an Octopus. papa.
That brushes people d~adf
a thing with awful cloven hoofs
And horns upon its head?
Or Is IL something like fish
That has no tail or fin.
And full OF awful suckers that
Just pull the people in!
No. no. my son: no. not at all;
You see him every day.
He rides about i'm palace cars
And goes To church to pray.
He alw iys wears the best of clothes
And bears an hUnored name.
You're thinking of the Devil Fish,
But they are much the same.
The man wlro grinds the people down
In heartlessness and greed:
Who eats the bread that others earn
And fattens on their need:
Who brushes hope from out the poor;
Lives of. despisinG us;
This Is the modern Devil Fish,
The real Octopus.
Town Topics.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01
Phonetic DiaIeetics.

Shorthand ought to offer a good
plan for working out dialect stories s.
said an observant man, land il seems
to me that a great many of the diff.
hculties in the way of successful eff
forts along that line could be over.
come by this method. Dialect writ
ing is not an easy matter. In addi-
ton to the difficult task of giving the
correct accent in the particular kind
OF dialect work we may seek to pres.
ent there is a question of phonetics,
which seems to me to be of more i'm
portance. Phonetic spelling is looked
upon as thing of marvellous SIM
plicity. AS matter Of fact, il is a
most difficult thing when you come to
try your hand at it. Suppose the next
time you write a letter or a story, you
attempt to observe the rule of phonet.
ic spelling all the way through what
you write. You will soon learn that
what you thought was a matter of
much simplicity will involve you in
all kinds of trouble. and I dare say IL
will take you twice as long to do the
work than the old way would require.
Reflection along this line has convinc-
ed me that shorthand could be used
to immense advantage in dialect work.
Why cannot some person of talent in
this line work out a dialect scheme
in shorthand? Few writer's can do
dialect work well. Many men can
talk dialect, but few can write il.
The phonetic used in shorthand work
ought to be of vast help in this line
OF work. and an intelligent and sue
cessful scheme would be "a going con.
Germ from the start."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01

der which won the prize is known as
Lempereur.
As will be seen from the two illus
trations it consists of number OF
steel plates. connected at their extrem-
tiles by two encircling chains. The
plates are corrugated on their inner
surfaces apparently with the object OF
preventing any creeping" upon the
cover. 1t is claimed for this device
that II cannot leave the tire: that IL