Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-27
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Jens Peterson, living four miles
south OF Volga, was drowned in the
Sioux river. He was fishing from
| boat when it capsized. He was about
thirty years of age and unmarried
| The contract for supplying the
state with 100 tons of coal has been
! let to the Van Dusen company OF
Pierre. l.. B. Glow has secured the
contract for supplying 500 tons to the
government Indian school,
Peter Ballweg, aged twenty-four and
single, has been adjudged insane at
Aberdeen and was taken to the asy-
lum at Yankton. Ballwegs principal
delusion is that the world is speedily
coming to the end, and he is worried
about it,
An inmate of the 1roquois Jail, con-
1 fined for drunkenness, made his es-
| cape and a short time afterward it was
discovered the Jail was on fire. The
| flames were eXtinguished without
much damage being done, and no at
tempt was made to capture the in
cendiary.
Reports from Sisseton Indian Ag-
ency say that the Indian police elected
former Post Trader Ross and his
household goods from the agency, u.s.
ing rather violent means to accom-
plish their purpose. When the matter
was brought to the attention of Maj.
Mclaughlin he ordered the goods re-
| stored.
James Deacey, forty-five years old,
| was struck by lightning and killed
in school house on Spring creek dur
ing severe storm. He and two other
men, directors of that school district,
were holding a meeting at that time.
The lightning came down through a
chimney, killing Deacey instantly.
| The other men We're stunned
Clerk of Courts Kellog of Moody
county is the first to make report
to the census and vital statistics Of
fee under the new vital statistics law.
No reports were expected by the de-
partment until after Aug. l. For 4he
first fifteen days Of July, Clerk kellogg
reports births, no deaths, 2 mar
riages, naturalizations and l divorce.
OF the eight children reported but two
had been named. All Of the births but
one We're reported by the regular ply
| sicians.
1 Bell & Detwiler, Minneapolis archi-
tects, have submitted plans which
have been adopted for the proposed
new court house in Deadwood. The
county commissioners have issued
call for a special election at which
the question of new court house
and the issuing of S25,000 bonds will
be voted upon. The proposed building
will be of brick and stone, three stor-
les high and freproof, It's cost is esti-
mated at $75,000 Of which there is
now $4,000 on hand.
The people of Fort Pierre are con-
siderng since their destructive flood,
the matter Of cutting through the bluf
between the Missouri and Bad rivers,
about half mile south of the prr.,ent
mouth of the smaller stream, TINS CIV
ing that stream an outlet into the
Missouri river. which will cut off the
horseshoe bend which it now makes
just above the town. BY this they will
give Bad river shorter cut into the
Missouri and protect themselves
against another flood.
The state land department has sent
out circular letter notifying the diff
ferent county auditors over the state
that G. M. Pier has been appointed to
| the position Of travelling auditor of
| the department and that he will visit
the different counties to examine the
state securities of every kind held by
the counties and make record of the
same for the benefit of the depart
ment, This is class of state prop
erty of which the department has new
er thoroughly investigated, and the
whole list will be gone over, and re-
ported to the state department
The response to the appeals for as
sstance for the flood sufferers at Fort
Pierre were so promptly met that the
committee selected for that work now
authorize a statement that no further
subscriptions are needed to meet all
the requirements of the occasion. They
wish to tender their thanks to those
who SO readily responded to their
needs. The relief funds have been.
and those yet on hand will be used
to meet all necessary assistance for
not only those of Fort Pierre, but all
in the flooded districts
/ Crop conditions around Gam val
ley at the present time are excellent
and all small grain promises an i'm
nlense yield. The growth of straw is
very heavy and the present weather
is exceedingly favorable for the de-
velopment of the grain and the danger
from rust which was at one time fear
ed on account of the wet weather is
is now very slight Corn is also boom
ing and the past week it has made a
wonderful growth. Some of it is al
ready tasseling, and although late in
starting is now as far along as usual
at this time Of year and there is very
little danger but what the crop will
mature before frost.
/ The Hand county commits sioners al.
| lowed Sheriff Abbott $3.50 for the re.