Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-25
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South Dakota
Genera, state News
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Clarence Conkey, the fCurteen-yesr
cid son OF David Conkey of Miller a.
cidentally shot and killed bjmsa1
while hunting ducks
Four Will be graduated this yea,
from the state school of mines at Ran
id City, the commencement exercises
taking place June 7.
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The Vermillion city council has as,,
ed the electric light company to place
valuation on its plant in order that
steps may be taken toward purchasine
it by the city.
An addition to the St Joseph's hos
pital in Deadwood has just been fn.
ished at cost of $4,000. This makes
the hospital building the largest in the
state. 1t is in charge Of the Bene-
dictine Sisters,
john R. Brennan, Indian agent ar
Pine Ridge agency, has sent a circu-
lar broadcast stating that he has at
his disposal 500 able bodied Ogalalla
Sioux Indians who want employment
for the season.
In the circuit court at Pierre. after
two days of testimony. judge Gaffv
directed verdict Of guilty of wjlful
naladministration Of office in the case
of the removal of C. E. Besancon from
fha OftjPn ole Of
Members of the Yankton Sioux tribe
oil Indians are circulating petitions
asking that congress demand of the
authorities of Charles Mix county that
they refund to the Indians large SIMS
which the Indians have paid the com
ty in taxes.
Prof. Matheny of the central high
school Of Minneapolis has been on
gagged as superintendent of the Flan-
drean city schools for the coming
school year. He takes the place of
Prof. Lawrence, who will have charge
of mathematics at the state normal
school at Madison.
Every available man to be found is
on the sheep ranges taking care of the
lambs. A lamb this spiing is valuable.
The Letter Sheep company has pur-
chased 1000 sheep at $3.50 a, head.
Another company has purchased 5000
at 50 head, and has take4 the con-
Sract for 5000 more at the same price.
Waiter Murphy young boy of
Deadwood, attending st. Martins
academy at Sturgis, while playing ball
met with serious accident. Another
BOY accidentally hit him in the eve
With stone, bursting the eve ball
He may lose the other eye also Muir
ply was taken to him home in Dead
wood.
Gov. Elrod has appointed M. L. Rice
of Lead fish and game warden for this
district. The appointment is satisfac-
tory to all parts of the Black Hills. 1t
is question on the part Of the COM
missioners Of the county what to do
with R. E. Grimshaw, who was APP
pointed some weeks ago to this posi-
ton at salary of SIS month.
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number Of Mennonites who about
six years ago left the Wolf Creek and
GAINESVILLE colonies. situated in Hutch
lnson county, and moved to Manitoba,
have decided to return to the United
States and South Dakota Upon going
TO Manitoba they invested about s4O,-
900 in land and improvements upon it,
and this property has low been sold
at an advance of about $4,000
.4,ausssssss.
The government is expendng a
large amount Of money this summer in
making improvements at the fish
hatchery in Spearf1sh. 1t is estimated
that about 100000 small trout will
be placed in the streams Of this dis
trict this season. Already good many
thousand trout have been distributed
The fish hatchery is gradually being
enlarged to take in more country.
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That the farmers in the vicinity OF
Freeman are firm believers in poultry
raising and in the dairy industry is
shown by the fact that between Jan.
! and May l the merchants of that
place purchased butter and eggs to the
value of over $4,000. This explains
to some extent why the farmers Of
this part of the state are becoming
wealthy and why most Of them have
good fat bank accounts.
Ranchmen and settlers in the coded
Sioux lands between the Missouri riv-
er and the Black Hills have been
greatly encouraged by the recent
heavy rains During the past year or
two hundreds of dams, private and
public, have been constructed in all
portions of this vast region. These
are now all filled with water, insuring
the ranchers and homesteaders an
abundance of water for their stock
during the summer mouths.