Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-21
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Out of over thirty applicants for
grade certificates at a recent examina-
ton in Brown county, only ten passed.
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The Union county commissioners,
after accepting the resignation of w.
w. Palmer, states attorney, elected
Ira L. Nichols to fill the vacancy.
A Milwaukee passenger train from
the south struck rig containing two
men just north of Redfeld Both
horses were killed, but the men es-
capped uninjured.
A disease called pink eye" is preva-
lent among the upper Bad river herds
of cattle. The eyes turn red and swell
shut, binding the animal, and in some
cases the eyeball bursts.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Citizens bank Of Henry,
with capital of $4,000. The incor-
porators are George A. Hennigan, Da-
vid A. Reyes and others.
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Mrs. John Weddell, wife of one OF
the Oldest and best known farmers Of
Kingsbury county, committed suicide
by taking carbolic acid She was suf-
fering from temporary insanity.
Supt. Mason of the James river di-
vision Of the Milwaukee road, says no
offices of the company to install an
agent at Bonilla in the busy season OF
the year.
August Hubert of Hecla brought
man to Aberdeen who gave the name
of Neumann and who Is accused OF
breaking into the house of David Will
liams of Hecla. He had secured a $12
watch, a razor and other articles.
One of the features of Hughes coun-
ty at the state fair at Huron and at
the Mitchell corn palace is the display
of Hughes county grasses, which con-
sists Of over fifty different specimens
native to this section of the state.
The case instituted by the authori-
ties of Aurora county against Mrs.
M. w. Hessler of White Lake, on the
charge of gambling, has been dismiss
ed. The Italian who alleged he pur-
chased several rattle tickets withdrew
the charge.
H. J.. Giesen. deputy register OF
deeds of Aberdeen has a mild attack
| of smallpox. He has been taken to the
county pesthouse for treatment. He Is
supposed to have caught the disease
from young man who came from
Kansas recently
Nels Scherlie, farmer in the north
western corner Of Hughes county, has
| sent in as a sample of the kind of corn
| which Is growing on his place stalk
cut as cane which is over five inches
| in circumference. The field in which
| this was cut is forty acres in extent,
| and the stalks average about ten feet
| in height over the tract. Mr.. Scherlie
expects a fine yield of corn from this
| field.
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Several business men of Aberdeen,
| with two Wisconsin capitalists, have
| taken the preliminary steps for the
| organization of third national bank
| and the fourth bank in that city. 1t is
| expected the new bank will have a
capital of 100000 and surplus Of $780,
| 600 to start with. 1t will be known as
| the Citizens National bank B. G.
Lamont and F. J. Macarthur are among
| the local citizens interested.
| John Donovan formerly of Dubuque,
Iowa, but until recently connected
| with the state reform school at Plan
| kinton, was fatally crushed while
| working under a two-wheel tender in
| a Plankinton blacksmith shop. The
| machine became uncoupled, one end
falling upon his back, fracturing the
| backbone and several ribs. The ten
| der was full of water, and in addition
had upon it nearly one ton Of coal.
R. w. Parliman, the Sioux Falls at
| torney who was recently arrested by
1duS WdIueu l<luueI lOF SulppiuS pTdi-
! RE chickens contrary to law, and who
was discharged by justice Of the
| peace, has instructed his attorneys,
Campbell & Taylor of Aberdeen, to
commence suit against Mr.. Linnet to
recover the value of the birds and for
damages. Mr.. Parliman says he will
carry the case to the supreme court il
| necessary in order to get the question
finally settled.
A new industry which was recently
added to the other resources of the
state, the canning of corn on a large
scale at Big Stone, is proving a great
success. Thus far this season about
$4,000 cans of one variety of corn have
| been produced at the canning factory.
! Other varieties will bring the total up
to about 100000 cans. In twenty-seyen
minutes the factory turned out 900 fin
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