Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31

AnOreW HegtrOm, farm laDOrer,
was kicked in the stomach by horse,
at Mellette, sustaining injuries from
which he died
Edwin Poison of Mellette claims the
championship of the state in harvest
ing. He cut $40 acres in eight days
with an eightfoot binder.
Mrs. Joe Julius of Lead gave birth
to twins which weighed respectively
eight and three-quarters and nine
pounds, the largest ever born in this
country.
A child of MIR. and Mrs. John kelp-
Ike of Mound City, aged Is months,
fell into an abandoned we'll during the
temporary absence of its parents and
was drowned.
A gasoline engine in the City meat
market at Gettysburg exploded, set
ting fire to the building. The flames
were quickly extinguished, the damage
being estimated at 500.
The lot sale at Corsica, the new
town on the extension OF the Miiwau-
kee road from Armour amounted to
$25, 900. Johnson Brothers of Armour
paid $40 for the first selection.
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Lightning struck the barn of Emil
Udal at Gettysburg, destroying the
building with all it's contents, includ-
ing twenty tons of hay and twelve
horses. Loss $4,000; insurance $500.
Burglars entered the residence of A.
]. Lockhart at Clear Lake. Some $46
in bills were taken and blank signed
check. Nothing else Of any value
seems to be missing at the present
time.
The census OF Groton shows pop
ulation OF 1,076, an increase of SO per
cent in five years. A comparison OF
the bank statistics OF the state reveals
the fact that the banks of Groton car
ry larger deposits than any town of Its
size In the state, the two banks having
close to half million.
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Elaborte preparations are being
made for the suitable observance OF
Labor day at Wagner which is one Of
the comparatively new towns In
Charles Mix county. The principal
speaker Of the day will be Gov. Elrod.
who will thus have an opportunity to
address the people Of this portion Of
the state
Aberdeen printers have organized q
typographical union, s. H. Fancher OF
Sioux Falls acting as organizer The
new union, which has charter mem
bership Of fifteen, elected w. E. Whit
ing president, ]. w. Downes vice pres
ident, G. J. Neary recording secretary,
Harry Searle secretary-t and
j. w. Gerber sergeant at arms.
Wylie people are up in arms over
the action OF the Great Northern rail-
road in disseminating train service at
that point and threaten to blow up the
roadbed between Crookston and that
town. They have subscribed $4,000
for the purpose of fighting the matter
through the courts and intend to em-
ploy Halvor Stevenson of Crookston.
Thomas Forrest, miner in the
Homestake mine, was struck on the
head by some falling rock and his skull
was crushed. The best medical at
tendance possible was procured for
him and he was taken to his home
c.. West street street, but hs a a:sdd Sse~;
hours later. He was forty-one years
old and leaves wife and five children.
The action Of the commissioners Of
Brown county in opening up the mat
ter of taxation of mortgages, as shown
on the records of the county, will open
up a large class Of property to taxa
ton il they succeed in their efforts.
Their action will be fought through all
the courts before it is finally disposed
Of, but if they prove the right to tax
this class Of property on this basis.
the state board will have millions Of
dollars of property to add to the as
sessment returns.
Before the floods in July carried out
most of the dams in the country west
of the river, most of them were begin
ming to be well stocked with game fish
but they We're lost to the owners of
the dam by the washing away of the
entertainments and the streams in that
section got the benefit. But the work
has been started again and a repre-
sentative of the government fisheries
department came out with consign-
ment of black bass, which were receiv-
ed by Hugh Jeffries, Guy Moulton and
Anton Nicer. and have been taken out
to the dams which have been put in
this year to be used for stocking the
waters held by these dams.
Fire totally destroyed the large barn
at the Indian school at Chamberlain.
Five horses were burned and the loss
is about $4,000. Only drenching
rain saved the entire group Of build
ings from destruction.
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