Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-24
Philip Tobin was seriously injured
by being thrown from his buggy. He
was badly bruised and scratched.

w pelnS THROWN from MS Duggy. he
was badly bruised and scratched
| The date of the old settlers meeting
| for Sully county has been fixed for
Sept. Is. 1t will be held at Okobojo. q
| !:
S. Barnes, an engineer on Milwau-
kee freight train, was arrested at Ma
rion on the charge of beating board
bill at the Marion house last fall.
The home of Frank Klotz. a farmer
living six miles north of Ethan, was
entered recently while he and his wife
were absent. About SIG was taken
| from desk.
Children playing with matches set
hre to the hay in the loft of Charles
Turner's barn at Leola. The children
| escaped, but the barn and it's contents
were destroyed.
The trustees of Redfeld college are
| rejoicing over the fact that the will OF
the late Mary Elnora Pray of Con-
necticut, recently admitted for pro-
bate, provides $4,000 for the establish
ment Of permanent musical schol-
arship."
| Mrs. Hazen, wife of Geo. T. Hazen,
OF the train dispatcher's Office, Chica-
| &C & Northwestern Offices at Huron.
died suddenly. Mrs. Hazen was for
| merly Miss Michaelson of Sioux Falls,
| and was married in that city less than
year ago.
The Druggists Mutual Fire Insur-
! ance company elected James Lewis Of
Canton. president; DR.. r. M. Cotton of
| Tyndall, vice president; I. A. Keith Of
Lake Preston, secretary, and G.. H.
Lohr of Estelline, treasurer. All are
| present incumbents.
The state board of medical examin-
| ers was In session with DR.. Foxton at
Huron, and examined number of ap-
| plicants for license to practice medi-
cine in this state. The board thus far
has examined Al applicants this year,
| Of whom IL failed to receive certifl-
| Gates.
| The South Dakota Pharmaceutical
association recommended o. A. Griffs
| of Aberdeen, James Lewis of Canton,
| and S. H. Scallin of Mitchell as first,
second and third choice members OF
| the state board of pharmacy. The
| governor will appoint one of the three
to the position. Griffs is the present
| incumbent.
Leslie Neuman, the 13-year-old son
| of A. Neuman, register of deeds for
Brown county, was assisting his moth
er with the family washing, when he
| was badly scalded from the waist
| down by a boilerful of hot water
| which he attempted to lift from a gas
oline stove. Physicians say the burns
will not prove serious.
Completed figures for Charles Mix
county give 1t total population Of H.
/ 212, a gain of 2,741 in five years. This
| population is 1851 male and 5,261 fe-
male, OF which 1,734 is foreign born,
The county contains 1,198 citizen In
dams who have severed their tribal re-
lations. Platte has population OF
| 700; Geddes has GIG, and Wagner 513.
/
The fact that children and matches
are dangerous combination was
again illustrated on the farm of Lud-
wig Stellfiug, living near Herried.
Some of his children were playing
with matches and set fire to and ut
terly destroyed his barn, which con.
tanned about sixty tons of hay. The I'M
| fortunate farmer estimates his loss at
about $500.
A new grain elevator has just been
| completed at Cavour by Z. Wilson OF
| Esmond. 1t replaces the old Van.
/ Dusen fiat house. Cavour is now we'll
supplied with elevators, and 1t Is in
| deed fortunate, for a vast amount OF
4 grain will be marketed there this fall.
| Crops were never better and it is ex-
! -;;ected that more grain will be han
| died by the local elevators than dur
1 ing any former season in the history
of the town.
/ tG
While playing In the hay loft of
| Charles Turner's barn at Leola num-
| Der of small children tried to initiate
| their elders by making ''smudge" to
| keep off the mosquitoes, and set fire
to the hay in the barn. Becoming
| frightened the older children fastened
| to make their escape, but forgot to
take the youngest child, a mere babe
who could scarcely toddle. The little
| child, however, climbed down the lad
| der alone and made its escape. The
| barn and its contents are total loss.
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Owing to litigation between the city
! Of Sioux Falls and the private water
company which supplies the city with
water, the city has not been able to
| operate the municipal waterworks sys-
| TEN which was completed some
| months ago. Competent legal authors
/ ty recently decided that the city plant
can be operated at once if leased to
/ company composed of citizens. In