Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-02
South Dakota
General State New. Paratraphsd.

]. W. Edmunds has been appointed 4
by Gov. Elrod to fill the vacancy in the
office of county Judge caused by the
death of William Elliott.
The body of August Abraham was
found in cornfeld in Riverside town
ship, north of Groton. It is thought he
died suddenly from heart trouble.
Rev. e. Fem Lyman, pastor of the
Congregational church of Milbank. has
accepted call from the First Congre-
gational church of Great Falls, Mont.
Bernard O'Neill, a prominent ranch
er of Stanley county, died at st. Mary's
hospital in Pierre from severe at
tack of pneumonia, following an .oper-
alton for rupture.
Burglars entered the postoffice at
Worthwhile one night recently. The
safe was blown open but it contained
no money and no stamps were taken.
There is no clue to the thieves.
The preliminary trial of Peter
Burns, charged with stabbing Charles
Lancert, resulted in the defendant be-
ing held to the circuit court at Aber-
deem. Lancert was taken to the court
in carriage and was attended by a
physician. His bond is placed at ST.
900.
Residents of Bowdle, in Edmunds
county, believe the Great Northern will
extend from Forbes. the new town in
North Dakota to which the road ts
building, to Bowdle and Forest City,
and will cross the Missouri river at the
Hills
Mrs. Phoebe. Hearst's annual gift
to the church in the vicinity of Lead
has just been received, apd the differ
ent organizations OF Lead, Central and
Terraville have each received 5000,
making in all total of $4,000. Mrs.
Hearst gives this amount annually to
these churches.
H. c. Edmunds, convicted at Yer
million of manslaughter in the third
degree, has been refused new trial
by the supreme court. He il said to
have killed Willie Williams at Neck
ling in July a year ago, in a quarrel
over wages. The penalty is from four
years to life in the penitentiary.
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The secretary of state has received
the certificate of award from the LOU
isiana Purchase exposition, granting a
silver medal to South Dakota for her
exhibit of fine butter. A card with the
exhibit states that the medals are now
being struck at the government mint
in Philadelphia. andwill be sent to the
winners very soon
G. w. Roberts & Son of Yankton are
;!ow making arrangements to open up
a sweet potato farm with experienced
sweet potato growers. They have al
ready selected the land. This opens up
new industry for this county and pro-
duces potatoes worth at least 81 per
bushel while other potatoes sell for
35c to soc per bushel.
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The Mining Mems association has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: w. j .Thornby, presi-
dent; J. V. N. Dorr of Lead, first vice
president; Walter Mackey Of Lead,
second vice president; Otto P. Grant,,
third vice president; D. A. McPher-
son of Deadwood, treasurer, and Jesse
Simmons Of Deadwood, secretary
With tears running down his brown
cheeks and a voice choked with emo
ton, Grow Dog, a Crow Creek brave,
hurried into a store at Miller and ask
ed for shoe box in which to lay his
papoose that had just died at the tee
pee on the creek north Of town. The
little Indian was taken back to the
agency, forty-five miles, and buried
deep in the ground with funeral rites.
One moro boy, discouraged by an I'M
happy love affair and made desperate
ny llQuOT, LIlSu 10 Suuul6 Oil ILLS HOT
tai COLI at Lead. but was unsuccess-
full. Mat Mattson, or "Chink" Matson.
as he is better known, hung himself
from the top of a tall electric light pole
but was discovered while still alive.
He is only IS years of age and had
been drinking steadily for several
days.
The supreme court decision in favor
Of Bangor as the county seat of Wal
worth county terminates legal battle
that has been waged for nearly a year.
At the election last year Bangor won
on the face Of the returns, but Selby
claimed the election and commenced
legal proceedings. Selby has a popu-
lation of $50 and is on a railroad,
while Bangor had but nineteen inhab-
itants when the census was taken last
spring, and one family has moved
away since then.
Bert Tilley, who acted as a guide for