Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-05-19
4 William Lardner and wife celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary al
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Bert Clouse and Art Palmer OF Mill
er started overland for st. Louis with
their exhibit of wild animals.
Ernest Perth committed suicide al
Deadwood by shooting himself. He
had been gambling and drinking heav-
lily.
The new cooperative creamery at
Flandreau has begun operations with
o. NJ. Peterson of Minneapolis in
charge.
The Sixth judicial circuit convention
to nominate a successor to Judge
Gaffey has been called for June 2 at
Highmore.
The new Catholic church building at
Fairfax is rapidly nearing completion.
When completed Fairfax will have five
church edifces.
Mrs. S. G.. Thornton, the wife of
well-known merchant OF Elk Point. is
dead of peritonitis at the age of 80.
She leaves five grown children.
Huron college will be represented at
the national Y. M. G. A. convention in
Buffalo by Edward Van Ruschen.
Charles Miller goes as one of the state
delegates.
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A convention of teachers from the
northern part of South Dakota was In
session at Redfield for two days. In
teresting addresses were made by
prominent educators.
An attempt was made to burn the
Salvation Army barracks at Mitchell.
Two men saw flames and on investiga-
ton it was ascertained that q carpet
on the stage and some flags were sat
urated with coal oil.
Andover is having something OF q
building boom this spring, Two new
residences are almost completed and
excavating is being done for two more.
The creamery is increasing its hlsi-
ness to such an extent that 1t is neces-
sary to employ more help. G. G. Gee
hon of Parsons, Kan, is now assisting
his brother in this institution.
The Faulkton school board has en-
gagged the following teachers: Prin- /
cipal Clyde H. King of Vermillion; as
sistant, Miss Effie Putney Of Redfield;
grammar, Miss Gertrude Simpson; In
termediate, Miss Ruth Sisson; pri-
mary, Miss Maud Thomas. Miss Put
.ney has been promoted from the inter
cipal.
The Scotland school board has en-
gagged the following teachers: f. r.
Sherwood, principal; Miss Alice E.
Thurstcn. assistant; Mrs. f. Wash
burn, grammar department; Miss Inga
Grundland, fifth and sixth grades;
Miss Katherine Muehmel, fourth; Miss
Anna Chrystal, third; Miss Lola Camp
bell, primary; Miss e. c. Searles, Sec
ond primary; Miss Nina Campbell
third. s
In one day recently an aggregate Of
eleven carloads Of fat cattle were ship
ped from Geddes to Eastern markets.
On another day thirty-nine more car
loads left These were the first ship
ments of the many hundreds Of cattle
which will be shipped from this imme-
date vicinity during the next ninety
days The two shipments will net the
farmers who raised the cattle an ag-
gregate of about $4,000.
August Marquardt, boy or IA, liv-
ing five miles west of Groton, died frem
injuries received in a runaway His
horses, drawing disk harrow, became
unmanageable, and as they started to
run he was thrown forward, striking
his head on one of the discs, cutting
through the skull from between the
eyes to the top Of his head, penetrat-
ing the brain A similar accident oc-
Cured to a son Of John Bonner. near
Pierpont, this boy getting his foot
caught in one of the disc braces and
being dragged. He died from the eff
fects of his injuries. A telephone
message from Bath stated that Fred
WILDER had been badly hurt in a run
away.
Through the efforts of Col N. i. Lo-
THAN of Humphrey post No. AZ OF Mil
bank, enough money has been collect
ed to erect a soldiers monument. The
contract has been let and 1t is expect
ed the dedication will take place. Me.
mortal day. The monument will cost
s1,100. 1t will be of st. Cloud granite
and be twenty feet high, and surmount-
ed by soldier in bronze eight and
one-half feet high. On the four sides
of the base VIII be the words Shiloh,
Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Appomat.
tox. On the column will be the G.. A.
r. badge and the inscription, Elm mem