Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-28
OF the Week
Sins and Sinners.

daughter of wealthy furniture deal
er of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is believed
to have been kidnapped.
Comptroller Grout of New York has
advertised sale Of city bonds aggre-
eating $37,0000O0. The largest sale
previously made was s16,000,O00.
Judge McCabe Moore, Kansas City,
indictment against Chris Kopp, ex.
alderman, accused of accepting
bride Of $500.
The Topeka, Kan, grand jury re-
turned indictments against twelve
Kansas City liquor dealers for ship
ping whisky into Kansas without pay
ing revenue therefor.
Frank Parks, twenty-four years old,
miner of Crooksville, near Zanes-
vile, Ohio, shot and it is believed ia
tally wounded his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sherwood Crooks.
Mrs. Rosa Lang, believed to have
been murdered, walked into the Chi.
cago avenue police station recently.
She said she had deserted her hus.
band because Of his habits.
Clarence Anderson, aged twenty.
one, walked outside the Great West
ern depot at Fort Dodge, Iowa, placed
32-caliber revolver over his heart
and fred. He may recoer.
Dock Cole. a merchant and assist.
ant postmaster at Little River, Ala
was murdered yesterday by negroes
A posse captured two negroes, Rob.
ert Tate and RUDE Sims, Tate con-
Tossing.
Charged with Incorporating
100000 of the funds Of the suspend
ed Federal bank Of New York, David
Rotschild, former president, was held
in $4,000 bail for examination on
April 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Stone have been
found dead in eacl. others arms at
their rooms in a lodging house at
Ogden, Utah. 1t is believed by the
police that the woman first poisoned
her husband and then herself.
After having her son, James O'Con-
nor, fined $50 and costs by Judge
Hennessey of Chicago because he re-
turned to his home intoxicated, and
abused her, Mrs. Mary O'Connor re.
turned to the police court an hour af-
ter and paid the fine and costs,
amounting to $3.50.
The trial at Grand Rapids, Mich,
Of State Senator David e. Burns,
charged with accepting a bribe of
5000 for aiding the Lake Michigan
water deal in the state legislature,
was finished yesterday and went to
the jury. Burns has been on trial
since April 5. The jury brought in
verdict Of not guilty.
General.
The Oregon State Democratic con
vention to nominate delegates to the
national convention, refused to send
an instructed delegation.
An increase in the mortgage rate
made by every savings bank in New
York is to result in the firm estab.
lishment Of the higher rate.
NO marriage license without
physicians certificate of health at.
tached" is the slogan Of the Progress.
sive Health club Of Chicago.
Pleas for more general observance
of the Sabbath as day Of rest for
labofing men have been made at
church services in Mendelssohn hall.
New York.
The Leather Manufacturers Nation
al bank and the Mechanics National
bank Of New York have been consoli.
dated under the name Mechanics Ma
tional bank.
The library of the late Secretary
Sherman, some 5000 volumes in all.
has been delivered to the state library
at Columbus, Ohio, as memorial to
the statesman.
Vice Chancellor Pitney OF Trenton,
N. j., has appointed Charles G. Black
Of Jersey City, receiver for che Globe
Securities company of New York,
with liabilities Of s968,s04 and assets
OF s512.44S.
Weber g. Fields, who are complet.
ing their annual road engagement
with vaudeville company at Boston
nave signed paper BY which their
partnership Of twenty years standing
Is dissolved. Il
r. q. Perry has sold to the United
States government a piece Of land on
the river front at Sault ste. Marie
for park purposes, the consideration
being $14S.000. The park win be more
than mile long.
An official Of the Standard OH com
pany says that there Is NO truth what.
ever in the story that the Standard
Oil company Is to build large fleet
to carry oil between the different
cities on the great lakes.
Il The Federal bank, state institu.
I/tion In New York city, has been
closed. The banks capital is $780,.
900. According to the last statement
IN January. the individual deposits
were s4sa, 40, and loans and discounts
$685.. 1852.
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