Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-16
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R. G. Luther, second vice president
of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
and Iron company, died at Reading,
Pa.
Nearly 10000 immigrants, forerun-
ners of the spring rush. are scheduled
to arrive at New York this week. Last
week 1885 were brought in by thir-
teen ships.
The General Pneumatic Transit
company, with an authorized capital
of s30,000,000, has been incorporated
at Trenton, N. j.; 100000 of the
stock is to be preferred.
The rate for carrying ore for the sea-
son of 1905 has been fixed at rs cents
ton from the head of the lakes, at 20
cents a ton from Marquette, and go
cents ton from Escanaba.
The decision of the Ohio supreme
court holding that Christian Scientists
cannot practice without medical Ii
cense does not affect those who prac-
tice the doctrine as a religious belief.
Employees of Armour & Co.'S ware
house, to the number of $50, are out
on strike for higher pay at Chicago.
The company has succeeded in getting
men to take the place of the strikers.
A. M. Palmer, the theatrical man
ager, who was stricken with apoplexy,
died in a hospital in New York. Mr..
Palmer was for years the most prom
inent theatrical manager in America.
Jacob stilbauer Of Coshocton, Ohio,
while burning an old sugar stump.
found pot of gold and silver coin
suspended from hollow tree, par
TALLY molten by the fire. 1t is valued
at $4,000.
Application has been made by the
creditors for a receiver for the Arnold
Brewing company of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. The company has plant val
ued at about $65 900. and the liabilities
are placed at $4,000.
The national executive board OF the
Central Verein, the national organi-
cation of German Catholic societies in
the United States, has decided to hold
the golden jubilee convention in Gin
cinnati on Sept. 10 to 13
AS a recognition of his services for
tagging a Baltimore & Ohio inaugural
train and preventing q. terrible catas-
trophe, Thomas Dane, a coal digger OF
Shaner, Pa, will receive a medal of
honor from the government.
Judge John II. Reagan, sole surviv.
ing member Of the Confederate cab.
met. is dead at Palestine, Tex, OF
pneumonia. Judge Reagan, who was
Sc years of age, has been in failing
health for year or more.
The body of Theodore Thomas, the
deceased orchestra leader, which had
been in vault at Graceland cemetery
Chicago, since the funeral last Janu.
ary. has been taken to Boston and in
tered in Mount Auburn cemetery.
;5S'.I will give Sii6Gd to any business man
+ who kills safe blower in the act OF
blowing q safe in his place of bust
ness. This announcement was made
BY Chief Of Police George Q. Purdy OF
East st. Louis to the members Of the
police department.
A tramp, sixty-two years old, civ
ing his name as John Hayes, was
semitic the workhouse for creating 8
disturbance in millinery shop where
he went to solicit money for food
HAYES claims to be brother OF for
mer President Rutherford B. Hayes
and showed the police a photograph o
Mr.. Hayes and also letters which he
states were written TO him by R. B
Hayes.
IN the name of the city Of Seattle
Samuel Hill Of Seattle, member Of tn,
board Of overseers Of Harvard uni
yersity, has SUBSCRIBED $4,000 TO {
special fund OF 81 900 900 to relieve tn,
annual deficiency existing at that in
Esyitution.
The executive board Of the Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies decided q
New Orleans to hold the next nation
81 convention III that city on Oct
/ 10. The committee conde mned til,
med ding Of unaut horned persons ii
cerss ai.. ttes alfecti Gathalic Il,
tereats. especially as pertaining Z
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