Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-10-12
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Dakota
General
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Deen In Aberdeen Investigating the
opportunities for establishing
fourth bank there.
William Rymal, a single man, who
resided twenty miles north of Miller,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with revolver.
Rev. Mr.. Aaberg, for fifteen years
pastor of the First Lutheran church
at Volga, has rendered his resignation
to accept a charge at Montevideo,
MINI.
Rev. M. Stockwell of Parker was or
dained priest by Bishop Hare at HUI
ron. The exercises took place in Grace
Episcopal church, and were largely at
tended.
John G. Wheeler, conductor on the
Milwaukee road, was thrown from the
top of freight car at Evarts while the
train was switching and sustained Sc
we're injuries
Joseph Smith of Elk Point has sold
his farm to A. U. futile of Sergeant
Bluffs, Iowa, for $4,000. The farm
contains lit acres. which makes the
selling price about $50 an acre.
John Erickson, the partner of Capt.
Jacobs of Columbia in a threshing
outfit, lost the sight of both eyes
while working about the engine. A
plug blew out and the escaping steam
struck him in the face.
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The annual meeting of the Yankton
association of Congregational churches
and ministers opened at Elk Point
with the annual sermon by Rev. d. j.
Perrin of Springfield About fifty dele
gates from churches in six southeast
ern counties are present.
Percy w. Lindsay, Kansas man
who came to South Dakota early in
the fall for the purpose of securing
employment as a harvest hand, has
instituted a suit in Sioux Falls by
which he seeks to recover from the
Omaha railroad $4,000 for the loss
of his hand under a car wheel.
John Dunno of Rapid City, took
strychnine at his room at the Harvey
hotel. Doctors who were summoned
succeeded after a hard struggle in
bringing him back to life. No reason
is known for his act, except that he
srnI ,f1 iy,i,, y,
appointed to find he is still alive.
The crying need of Rapid City at
present is for more houses. There is
not vacant house in town, and per-
sons are inquiring every day for quar-
tiers which they are unable to find
The building of the various railroads
into this section is bringing in new
people daily, and accommodations are
insufficient.
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Tuesday, Oct. 10, has been deter
mined upon as the date for the laying
of the corner stone of the new $4,000
Masonic temple, which is being erect
ed in Sioux Falls. Invitations have
been sent to the various Masonic
lodges of the state requesting that del
egations be present to participate in
the services.
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B. F. Blair of Fairbank, Sully coun-
ty, who is working up colored colony
for that section, says he is receiving
a great many inquiries from all over
the United States from colored men
who want to know what the situation
is, and that he has assurances that a
number of them will come out to look
over the country this fall.
The filings in the land Office at
Pierre for the month of August only
reached II, and for September the rec
ORD was doubled with 145 filings. This
was caused by the railroad agitation
prospects in Stanley county, and with
the matter assured, the probabilities
are that the October filings will far
exceed those Of September.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
IedllWdy ado lllSu Will tuS
secretary of state resolution of ex-
tension of line Of that system from
Madison to Cotton. This is the line
which has been considered as being a
move on the part of the Milwaukee to
head off the Dakota Central, the
Sherman Independent line north from
Sioux Falls.
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Sheriff Hurley of Potter county
brought to Pierre for safe keeping F.
E. Miles, the man who was caught at
that place in his efforts to secure
money from a bank through wire
tapping scheme. The Potter county
Jail was not thought safe enough to
hold such crook and he will remain
under the care of Sheriff Logan of
Hughes county until his trial.
| Charles Burwick Of Detroit, Mich,
representing H. V. Havemeyer, is
making tour of investigation through
the Belle Fourche country He is
looking up especially the possibilities
of erecting sugar beet factories near
the big ditch. He will be at Belle
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