Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-25
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General State News
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The new opera house at Langford
has been formally opened.
The Northwestern Stock Growers
association will meet at Belle Fourche
April IA, Is and I6.
| William Anderson and Samuel
| Lacka met death in the Homestake
| mine by the premature explosion OF a
blast.
7 A 'building boom has struck Oldham,
| and next summer will see the erection
of many business blocks as well as
| residences.
Mrs. Andrew johnson, wife Of the
superintendent of the coal mines at
! Aladdin. Wyo.. died at the Belle
Fourche hospital.
The Omaha railroad station at
Mitchell was destroyed by fire. All
the books, papers and tickets were
saved, and some of the freight from
the house,
The Oldham fire company elected
the following officers: r. l.. Jackson,
president; W. S. Shaw. vice presi-
dent; R. J. Mueller, secretary, and l..
j. Flanders, chief.
Enos Lane one of the pioneers of
the Hills died suddenly of infiamma-
tory rheumatism at Whitewood. He
was fifty-three His BODY has been
sent to Wayne county, Pa. where he
was born.
John j. Engbrecht, young school
teacher of Parker, who pleaded guilty
to en- Indictment charging him with
sending Objectionable matter through
the mails, was sentenced at Sioux
Falls to pay fine of $780,
Diamonds worth 81 900 or more were
stolen from a jewel case at the home
of ]. w. Campbell and family at HUI
ron. The gems belonged to Mrs.
Campbell and were taken during the
entertainment of invited guests.
A flow of 100 gallons a minute has
been obtained from the artesian well
on the farm of W. ]. Clemens at Ray
mond. The well is two-inch one and
was drilled to depth OF 1,O25 feet,
the last $50 feet being through rock.
John Brown, colored, is in the Law
renee county jail, charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon upon Isaac
Hanna. also colored, his partner in the
saloon business. Brown had used a
knife upon Hanna with severe effect
E. p. Hemingway, state bank exam
iner, who has had charge of the Farm
era' and Merchants bank at Worthing
ever since the death Of Cashier Ed D.;
Lewis, says the bank is solvent and
that creditors will get every cent that
belongs to them.
Ray Bradshaw. a lad Of eighteen,
who had been in. the county Jail at
Aberdeen awaiting trial on the charge
of burglary, went before Judge Mccoy
and entered a plea of guilty, a SEN
tence Ut six months in the penitentiary
being the result.
Sam Jorgenson secured license at
Salem to wed Miss Sophia Holstrom,
and purchased cigars and liquor for
his friends. He then proceeded to get
drunk. Everything was in readiness
for the ceremony, even the minister,
but Jorgenson arrived in such a con-
dition that the bride-elect positively
refused to marry him. =
The directors OF the Butte County
bank at Belle Fonrche elected officers
as follows: John Clay, Jr., Chicago.
president; James T. Craig, Belle
Fourche, and A.. H. Marble. Cheyenne.
Wyo., vice presidents; w. 3. Penfold,
cashier; M. w. Read. assistant cash
Ter. The only changes were the addi-
tion OF a vice president, the creation
of assistant cashier. and the election
Of Mr. Penfold to succeed MIR. Marble
as cashier.
It is alleged that e. A. Rupert, re-
Gently living on farm northwest of
Aberdeen, has deserted his sick W.
and gone to Nebraska, sending ahead
woman who kept house for him
Mrs. Rupert is an inmate of the coun-
ty hospital, to which she was commit
ted after being returned to Aberdeen
from Minneapolis, where she was al
legged to be public charge, her hus-
band having sent her there on the
pretense of visiting relatives
Six indictments have been returned
by the grand jury at Deadwood
Thomas Whealan was indicted for
grand larceny; he pleaded not guilty.
Ray George, indicted for grand lar
ceny, pleaded guilty. Nathan Card
ner was indicted on charge of shoot
ing Herbert Lewis with intent to kill
Indictments also were returned
against Ralph Carr, Howe. and Davis,
charged with the murder Of Henry
Stokes. near the Homestake pump sta
ton, Thanksgiving day.
What will be known as the Farmers
Elevator company. with CAPITAL of
$4,000. has been organized by the
farmers living in the vicinity of Sher-
man, has offered them the free use Of
his elevator for sixty or ninety days
for the purpose OF enabling them 10
ascertain byas practical experience
whether or not there is an opening for
a fifth elevator At meeting Of the.