Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-01
South Dakota
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Fire was discovered shortly before
o'clock one morning recently in the
four-story frame building of the Full
ton Milling company in the heart of
Sioux Falls. Efforts to save the build
ing were unavailing. Loss, about
$4,000.
Mrs. Matilda Anderson, aged about
sixty years, died at her home north OF
Huron. She was the mother of ten
children, nine boys and one girl. Six
OF the sons and the daughter survive
her. The sons acted as pallbearsrs at
the funeral.
Marsh Getman attempted suicide at
Vermillion, forcing two shots from
22-caliber revolver into the back of his
head. The bullets fattened on the
skull This is the second unsuccess-
full attempt of this civil war veteran
to end his life.
Eugene Brown, carrier on rural mail
route No. of Charles Mix county,
who makes his trips out of Platte,
proposes to be up-to-date in his work,
as he has purchased an automobile,
and will make his trips in less time
than with horse-drawn vehicle
Mrs. Ethel Bumstad of Baltimore,
who came to Vermillion year ago for
a divorce, died suddenly. She was a
drug user and it is supposed while in
a delirious state she took enough poi
son to kill her. 1t is said she was
about to drop divorce proceedings and
go back to her husband.
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Minneapolis & st. Louis trains are
expected to be running into Aberdeen
by the first of next month. Steel has
been laid as far as Condo, and it is an
nounced by the contractors that the
rail laying west of Condo will go rap
idly ahead and that the tracks will be
laid into Aberdeen before the end OF
the month.
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The officials of the Rochford-Wyom-
ing Coal company, which is on the
trail Of oil and natural gas in the re-
gion Of Sundance, is pushing work as
rapidly as possible. The drilling ma
chine, which has been undergoing re-
pairs at Belle Fourche, is now in
flrst-class shape and is on the ground
ready to begin actual operations.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Citizens Bank of Seneca,
Taulk county, with a capital Of $4,000
Incorporators: Charles A. Wolley,
John Berdahl, Carter E. Olstok, Sioux
Falls. For the Chelsea State Bank at
Chelsea, Faulk county, with a capital
of $4,000. Incorporators: A l.. Troy,
Chelsea; S. A. Schneider, Mason City,
Iowa; A. L. Linch, Belmond, Iowa.
w. M. Jordan, living two miles north
of Roswell, has just finished threshing,
and found that his thirty-fve-acre field
He sold the greater part of this and re-
ceived 26c per bushel, making $3.50
per acre. Mr. Jordan purchased this
land year ago at 100000 per acre. 1t
is generally estimated that corn in the
vicinity of Roswell will go from 40 to
rs bushels to the acre.
A two-inch rainfall at Miller has
placed the range districts in fine con-
dition for winter, though the farmers
are delayed with their threshing,
which is little more than half done.
The severe storm damaged the stacks
some. A month of good weather is
needed yet to finish threshing and
gather the corn. The corn crop is
large. AS much as cents bushel is
being offered for cornpickers.
Judge Fellows of Plankinton appear
cd before the supreme court and Sc
cured writ of error and certificate of
possible cause in the case of the State
vs.. Wenzel Hubel, which will suspend
sentence until the case can be heard
in the supreme court. Hubel, saloon
keeper at White Lake, was found gull
ty of keeping his saloon open on Sun
day, and was fined $500 and committed
to Jail until the fine was paid; besides
having his license declared forfeited
by the court.
Miss Inglebaugh Peterson was bur-
led in Graceland cemetery at Mitchell
She was kindling a fire in the kitchen
stove when in some way the flames
caught on the sleeve Of her dress, and
in trying to extinguish them with her
apron the fire spread to the rest of
her clothing. In a moment she was a
mass of flames. She ran outdoors in
her great fright and, spying the water
Ing trough nearby, jumped into it and
extinguished the flames. All of her
clothing was practically burned off,
making deep burns in her back and
arms, although the flames did not
touch her face or her feet After suf-
fering intense pain she died twenty
four hours after the accident
Ground has been broken for the
naw Catholic church which ic RI ho