Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-23
South Dakota
General State New. Paraaraphed.

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The state has received draft of
$3,S75 from the general government in
aid for the state soldiers home.
Gov. Elrod has appointed Henry j.
Mohr county judge of Hanson county,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Judge Robert Dotu.
An order has come from Washing
ton to stop work on the government
building in Deadwood. The building
is completed to the bottom of the third
story.
The new flour mill at Tilford will be
in operation in about two weeks The
machinery for the mill and two null
wrights and a machinist have arrived,
and the latter are busy getting things
in place.
The First National bank of Dead
wood carries a deposit of s1,7O0,OO0.
This is the savings and earnings of the
people Of Deadwood principally 1t is
now said to be the strongest bank in
the state.
Mrs. Laura Adams, for long time
one of the teaching force Of the Pierre
city schools, died at ST. Mary's hospi-
tai from a complication of diseases
with which she has been affected for
several years.
The fall term of court for G
county is being held at Milbank, J
Mccoy presiding. There is l..
docket of minor cases. The most in
terest is centered in the trial of Sietse
Buckhout, charged with manslaughter.
From reports it is learned that coy.
otes and gray wolves are becoming
very numerous in the vicinity of Blk
them. United action by cattlemen, it
is said, will be begun for their destruc-
ton at once.
AT the special election at Aberdeen
the proposition to issue $4,000 bonds
for the building Of municipal light
ing plant carried by large vote. The
result was 62S to 1913. This means the
city will build and operate it's own
plant instead of awarding the contract
for lighting to private company.
There is something of a mad dog
scare among the people of Gettysburg
and vicinity, due to the fact that dog
with well developed case of rabies
ran amuck among the dogs of the
neighborhood. Other dogs have ex-
hibited symptoms of the disease and
many of them have been killed in the
effort to prevent children or grown
people being bitten
One night recently Clerk of Courts
Tarbell of Pierre was called out OF bed
at midnight to issue a marriage Ii
cense for Alfred b. Wilson and Nellie
Orr The couple met that day and at
tended a show at the opera house in
the evening, at which they decided
that marriage was necessity for
them, and they first engaged a minis
ter and then secured a license.
The Southeastern South Dakota
Poultry and Pet Stock association will
hold its first annual exhibition at
Beresford, Dec 1S to 23. More than
$50 entries have already been received
and a full thousand are confidentl,
pected. j e Red '7oe of Beresfo.
secretary and Judge Mymer of Ottum-
wa, Iowa, will judge the birds. Some
thing over $500 in premiums will be of
fered.
AT a meeting Of business men,
w. B. Sherard, superintendent of the
South Dakota children's home in Sioux
Falls brought to the attention OF the
business men the matter of securing
for Sioux Falls the next annual gath
ering of the national organization of
charities and corrections The board
of trade has taken hold of the matter
81 an energetic effort will be made to
capture the gathering for Sioux Falls.
! The wieWright Manufacturing
company of York, Neb, has decided to
move its immense foundry plant from
York to some point in the Black Hills
/ either Deadwood, Spearfsh or Rapid
| City. Spearfish has offered a bonus OF
/ $4,000 for foundry, two blocks OF
! ground, water power and other induce
ments, and it is quite probable that the
location will be made at that place
The foundry intends to supply the ma
! chine wants of the Black Hills and
will employ about 200 men. The new
plant will cost about $4,000.
| The local landonice in the Chamber
lain district has decided in favor OF
| the holders of water rights" as
against those who desire to enter
homesteads over such rights. The
holding OF the Office is that If the
/ claimant of a water right can show the
| required Improvement at the end oil
/ two years, his right is superior to that
1 of any other claimant. Many such
/ rights have been filed west of the riv
! er, and unless this decision of the
Chamberlain Office is carried up ant
reversed, those who have filed will be
4 secure in a half section each, as they
are generally filed in connection witt
homestead.
The state capitol commission ha.
4 held auction sales in all the counties
i where they had advertised sales, ant
not saving disposed Of as large al