Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-07
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Knudt Peterson of Hudson will serve
sentence OF thirty days at Canton for
stealing valise.
Robert Manning was thrown under
the wheels of car at Edmore and
i one foot had to be amputated.
Daniel Walsh of Lead has accepted
a position in large mercantile house
In johannesburg, South Africa.
Z. H Hawn has been appointed
worlds fair commissioner for Lincoln
county and is making thorough can
vaSs.
James r. Fain, government en-
gineer, has begun the preliminary sur
yey on the 100000 government build
Ing at Pierre.
| The adjutant OF the state soldiers
home reports that at present total OF
LIT veterans are making their home In
the institution.
| Preparations have been completed
for the annual meeting of the school
officers of Sully county to, be held At
| Onida on Jan. IL. .ss
| Rev. Father Kerley, formerly Of
Ethan, has been placed In charge oS
the Catholic churches at PlanMnton,
! Mt Vernon and Farmer.
| John Hall, alias John King, alias
John Crook, alias Van Scott, is in taill
ut Deadwood charged with forgery andt
with passing a forged check.
Joseph Harter, who rode a runaway
fiat car on the Burlington electric line
until 1t leaped into Red creek last
week, died at Lead from his injuries.
| A Sioux Indian, after drinking ten
I! bottles Of lemon and vanilla extract
at Pollock, started to shoot up" tho
/ town. He was captured and heavily
fined.
Faulkton and vicinity have about me-
teen students attending college at Red.j
field, besides many others in different
schools. Most OF them are at home
during vacation.
Preparations are being completedt
for the next annual meeting OF the,
South Dakota State Horticultural SOL
ciety, which will be held In Madisonl
on Jan. 49, 20 and q.
The marshal of Sully has been in.
structed to see that all slot machinesi
are removed and that the law against
selling liquor to minors CT to personsl
who have been blacklisted Is strictly
enforced.
M. II. Hotter, merchant of Canton,
lost the entire proceeds of his holiday
trade, amounting to about $500. fTh0l
empty bank book in which the money
was kept was found the next morning.
on the streets.
One of the features OF Christmas day.
at Sioux Falls was the giving by thos
Elks of a Christmas present to every
poor child in the city and the furnish-l
ing of Christmas dinner to everyl
poor and needy person.
Mrs. Cynthia Samuels OF Kimbala
slipped and fell through an opening
into cistern, but grasped the opening
of the cistern with both hands. She
held on for quarter of an hour and
was rescued.
/ A. H. Lerew, farmer living In the,
eastern part Of Faulk county, was Inc
/ jured some time ago by q runaway
team. The accident affected his mind
and recently it became necessary for
the county officials to take charge OF
him.
The organization Of commercial
! club has been practically effected at
Belle Fourche. A committee Of seven
was appointed to solicit membership.
with instructions to report Jan. HI
when it is expected officers will be
elected.
Efforts by the town board OF Bristol
to secure land upon which to sink q
town well and locate the engine house.
and other buildings to be constructed
with new waterworks system which
has been decided on, have resulted sue
cessfuly.
Lead and Deadwood musicians have
taken steps towards the organizations
Of union and have elected temporary
officers. The union Is to become q
branch Of the American Federation OF
Musicians. There are forty names on
the roll. mostly from Lead.
The new Methodist church at Red.
field was dedicated by Rev. G.. w.
Settler of Indiana. During the cere'
monies the sum of $4,000 was raised ia
meet the payment on the church and
to furnish it. This is one of the best
church buildings in the Dakotas. E,
Efforts are being made by Bruce So
bastian of Belle Fourche to collect q
claim against the government. In the
early days while hunting buffalo, he
alleged that the soldiers conflseated
his guns and ammunition. burned HIS
wagon and other property, appropri-
ated his horses, and left him afoot.
The old town board of Viborg has
! turned over the reins Of government to
the city officers who were recently
elected aud Vihorg Is a full-fedged
| city The mayor announced the FOL.
! lowing appointments: City auditor, A.
I Z, al,l .F 1ot,, tai.