Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-19
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PIERRE. SOUTH Dakota.
By s. q. DEwELL


Richland county.
Articles OF incorporation have been
fled for the Sunrise Telephone COM
pany OF Hartford township, Minneha-
ha county, with capital OF $4,000.
The Armour city council has let the
contract for the building of a storage
tank at the waterworks plant, to Ev-
end Thoreson, for the sum of $500.
Fire In large building on Mill
street, in Lead, occupied by Bartolero
& Rasolo, and also by the Call Office,
did damage to the amount of about 49,
900.
The Hughes county appointing board
has selected r. l.. Fuller as commits
sioner to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal Of M. P. Martin from the
county.
Vernon Meyers was drowned in a
small lake half-mile south of Sum
nit. He was swimming with some
other boys, and it is supposed he was
attacked with cramps.
While playing in the rear of his
home, little George Armantrout, son
OF g. N. Armantrout Of Aberdeen, was
accidentally shot and seriously wound
ed by a playmate.
The treasury department will open
bids on Aug, 8 for fu1 nishing the site
for public buildings, the money for
which was recently appropriated, at
Lead, Mitchell and Watertown.
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Shriners will hold grand celebra-
ton at Deadwood on the goth in honor
OF Alya F. Clayton. the illustrious po-
tentate OF the order, who will be a
guest Of Maja temple while there
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Ashton bank at Ashton,
with q capital of $4,000. Incorpora-
4 tors: w. s. Billinghurst, r. N. Graves,
r.. +. Lee, ]. K. Wilson and John S.
Pennington.
The l17-pound tarpon caught by the
late Julius Schaetzel In Mexico last
winter and mounted by Chicago tax
ldermist, has just been placed in the
counting room of the Union County
bank at Elk Point.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed for the Riverside Telephone com
pany In school district No. Z, Mime
haha county, with capital Of $2,O25.
incorporates: B. T. Hockenstad,
Jens H. Hoff and 3. e. Cross. all OF
sGarretson.
The county Justice at Elk Point SEN
fenced Don Harrington to ten days in
\ jail for stealing a jar Of jelly,
dressed chicken and eighteen bottles
OF beer from the home of Fred Crabbe.
Three others in the thieving party
eluded the officers.
The executive committee Of the Old
Settlers Association Of Union county
met at the court house In Elk Point
and decided upon Aug. % next as the
date Tor the annual picnic Of the asso-
citation, The picnic will be held on the
court house grounds In Elk Point of
the grounds can be secured.
Thomas Fitch of Milbank, Il. G. De-
Jean Of Plankinton and George A. Lud-
low Of Sioux Falls, members OF the
soldters home board, have been In
Pierre In consultation with Gov. Elrod
and the state aaditor in regard to mat
ters at the home. They will hold a
meeting OF the full board at Hot
Springs on July 2S, when matters Of
general Interest to the home will be
considered.
s A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
has been fled in the United States
court at Sioux Falls by Jesse S.
Shaffer, q laborer OF Aberdeen, LA
Sbilities, $2,ss6.s6; assets. $1,000. A
Ssimilar petition has been fled by Alex
ander N. Hibbard OF Nahant, Law
renee county, who schedules his liza,
lillities at $s.230 and assets at $3,-
300. 50. OF his assets. property to the
value of s642.75 is claimed to be ex.
empt.
Abe Mofltt, young fellow who ,ate..
Az drifted into Clay county from Mis-.
Ssouri, was celebrating at Beresford on
some cheap whisky left over after the
Fourth. He got into an altercation;
drew q pocket knife on Tom Brady. III,
and cut small astery and inflicted
TWO or three ugly wounds on the head.
After q hearing he was bound over rs
the fall term OF district court under
$1,000 bonds on 9 charge OF assault
with intent to do great bodily harm.
n default ~ bail he Is in jail at Elk
Point.
Gen. q. q. Howard spoke at tie
sCha,ltauqu at Big Stone recently. His
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