Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Mrs. William Drabbs, former res
ident of Armour, died at the Yankton
hospital from gallstones.

noSpltal from SaiiStoneS.
The first church society ever organ
lied in Sioux Falls by coored people
has just been formed here.
Mrs. Joseph Gregor, aged ninety,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Tonscha, five miles north of Elk
ton.
With population Of 507. Highmore
people find that they need another
| place of worship, making a total of
four fine church buildings
Moses Little Elk, an Indian visitor
| on the Sisseton reservation, from the
Santee reservation, was stabbed by
| One Road. One Road was arrested
| and is held at Sisseton for trial.
State Auditor Halliday has COM
| pleted the estimates on wolf bounties
| for last year and finds that the annual
! appropriation of $4,000 will pay rs
cents on the dollar on claims filed.
| Malachi E. Halligan, of Worthing, s.
D., died in the city building at Madi-
son, following protracted spree He
was prosperous drayman at Worth
ing until recently. when liquor inter
fered with his work.
So:
Harrison the small inland town six
| miles west of Corsica, has voted as
unit to reject the Milwaukee's propo-
sition to move to the new town. The
railroad company offered them lots at
rebate of half the list price.
Then annual convention of the South
Dakota w. G. T. U. will be held at
Sioux Falls Sept 81, %, % and "a.
Reduced rates will be secured IL theirs
are 100 tickets sold on the certificate
plan. Delegates will be furnished
| lodging and breakfast.
| Mrs. George Lodt, a young farmers
wife residing six miles north of Bridg-
water, was SO severely burned by the
explosion of can of kerosene oil
while attempting to kindle the kitchen
fire that she died from the effects
Of the burns a short time afterward.
Joseph G. Miller, manager of the
Norton-Laird lumber yard, is dead
from a stroke of apoplexy. He was
one of the oldest business men in
Watertown. He came to that city in
| 1878 and was elected state senator In
1898. He served as alderman from
the Fourth ward, and at the time OF
his death was secretary Of the school
board
Under the leadership of DR.. Joseph
Ward,Sa summer theological institute
was held in Yankton eighteen years
| ago this summer. Last week at Yank-
ton college opened the first institute
to be held in the city since that time.
| 1T was the cherished dream of the
founder of the college to make the
summer school of theology one of the
strongest features OF the institution.
|
| Gen. Edmund English of Yankton,
who is in some mysterious way con-
nected with military movement in
| China, for which he has been enlist
ing young Americans as instructors
| during the past year, has been mott
fed by Gov Leong Kai Chew that he
will be needed in China soon to train
the new army that is to be raised for
the Celestial empire. Gen. English is
veteran Of the Civil war.
H. ]. Lockington has let the con-
| tract for the building Of his new pack
ing house at Aberdeen to the Northey
Manufacturing company of Waterloo,
Iowa Mr.. Lockington expects to sup
| ply the local markets with meat from
the beginning and expects to branch
out until his territory will cover most
of the northern part of the state. He
| believes he can successfully compete
with the houses in the large cities.
y
The FIandreau Sioux Indians will
|
money from the government through
Special Disbursing Agent Pierce. Each
member Of the tribe will receive $3.50.
| DR.. Charles Eastman is member OF
this tribe and draws his $3.50 for him
self and five children. He has never
severed his tribal relations, but has
drawn his annuity money, SO a year,
with the poorest redskin in the bunch.
telephone girls mistake spoiled a
full-sized sensation in Big Stone city.
A well-known married citizen of that
| place planned to elope. After posting
a letter to the woman, giving her full
directions where to meet him. he came
| to Milbank to await developments.
Fearing his letter had miscarried, he
called up the woman on the phone.
Then the telephone girl Numbered Iu-
/ stead of calling up the girl. She gave
him his wife, who, s,specting some