Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-03
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The Clark board of education has
voted to purchase the four lots west
of the school house.:
A petition to the town board calling
| Tor an election to determine; whether
or not Clark shall be Incorporated as a
city is being circulated.
| At a meeting of the farmers at
Clark it was decided to organize a
farmers elevator company, A board
of seven directors was elected. The
shares were fixed at 25.
David Walton of Miller, ,eighty-one
years old, with, his right hand cut off
above the wrist, will farm again this
year without help. He is powerful
man, more than six feet tall
Roy Dickerson, aged twenty-four, of
Riceland, was found dead by the Sioux
river below his fathers home, having
killed himself by shooting. He had
been afflicted with st. Vitus' dance fer
several years.
The Lawrence county court house
was severely criticised by the grand
jury in its final report. The accom-
modations and general arrangements
are condemned and new quarters, are
recommended.
While intoxicated, William O'Con-
nell Of Central City, an employee. of the
Columbus Mining company, tried to
kill himself by shooting with a re-
waiver The bullet passed through his
body, but did not inflict fatal injuries
The grain dealers of Southern Min
nesota and South Dakota met in con-
yention in Watertown, there being
about sixty members present Two in
teresting sessions were held, one in
the afternoon and one in the evening.
The Centerville Cemetery associa-
ton has purchased twenty acres of
land. 1t is the intention of. the assoc
citation for the Catholics to use half
and the Professionals half. This is the
opening of the first cemetery for Gem
terville.
Company F was inspected at Salem
by Col, Stewart of Pierre. Adjt. Beck
with and Quartermaster Dewen Of
Pierre and Mai. Coursey of Mitchell
were. present. These officers appeared
to be pleased with the work Company
IF is doing 4. -. x:
b. The insurance department: has re-
fused to permit the Des Motnes Mu-
tual Insurance company OF Des Moines
to do business in South Dakota It
has employed counsel to. contest the
right of the commissioner to shut it
out ).
T The commissioners of Meade county.
have instructed the auditor to publish
notice of warning to all persons liz
ensed by the county TO sell intoxi-
eating liquors that unless minors are
excluded from their. places of business
the laws in reference to such viola
tons will be strictly enforced.
Parties up from the Belle Fourche
river state that large number of cat
tie. have drifted in there from the
northern ranges, quite number of
which are dying from want Of feed.
1t seems the. ranges are covered with
snow SO that the cattle cannot get at
the feed. y:
" There will be a meeting of, the
school district officers OF Meade county
in sturgis Wednesday, March g.: State
Supt: Nash will be present The OBJ
lect of the meeting will be to discuss,
all the various details of the school
laws, and. get thoroughly posted on
the many little questions that come up
to veX the school officer.
One of the finest Catholic churches
in South Dakota, costing $4,000, will
be erected at Wakonda this spring.
The contract is for building 112 feet
In length, AZ feet wide with side walls
" feet high, with; a tower 104 feet in
height. The building will be of Goth
j style of architecture. built of Quin--
cy brick with Sioux Falls granite trim
mings. 49,.
About six months ago William
Lewis OF Sully county was sentenced.
to year in the penitentiary on the
charge of perjury. A petition ashiias
the governor to pardon him: is being
circulated in that county, and some of
the people in that county are ebjecting
to any clemency, taking, the position
that the sentence was light enough and
should be served.
F, A fire insthe Chamberlain postof1ice
resulted in the destruction Of five pa
per pouches filed with mail for the
stage lines south OF town. The cause
Of the fireiis unknown, as the pile Of
mail was lying. fully tenrfeet from the
stove. The prompt action OF the fire
department subdued the flames with
but trifiing loss. to the building
John p. Owens. who has been North
western agent at Rapid city for the
last year, has disappeared and 1t has
been disclosed by the travelling audi
tor in checking UP his accounts that he
owes the company some $1,000. Mr..
Owens left Rapid City about two
weeks ago on leave Of absence for the
ayowed- purpose Of short vacation.
1t is not known where he is. Il.
The case Of Elmer. Barnhart vs.. P.