Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-25
South Dakota
General State News Paraaraphsd.

Preparations have been completed
for the reopening Of the convent ID
Turton on Nov. 1. The convent wiz
be in charge of five Sisters OF Charlty'
who come from France.
Miss Alice Law, former Kappa
Citv girl has received special mention
in an article devoted to women III
technical work in the October NUMBER
OF the Technical World. She now
holds position on the staff OF the LII
cheering World. w
Annie Trenkle of Deadwood, only
ten years of age, underwent the opera
ton of having her left leg cut OIL just
below the knee. Last July she fell
from a swing and bruised her leg.
tuberculosis of the bone set IN, ana
nothing but speedy amputation coulo
save her life.
The Democratic county central COM
mittee of Sphinx county has selected
charles Berg of Sphinx as a candidate
for sheriff in place of Daniel Ryan, re-
signed. and Runyan Compton of Elk
Point for treasurer. No appointments
we're made for states attorney or pro-
bate Judge, which still remain vacant.
Nickle-in-the-slot machines are or
dered out of Watertown by order OF
the mayor, and very strict orders CIV
en- as to the age of boys to whom TO-
bacco in any form may be sold. Prof.
R. L. Kemple, superintendent OF the
city schools, is responsible for the or
Ger, having obtained the necessary
evidence to effect the closing.
In working on the old Grand Pacific
hotel at Pierre preparatory to raising
it to grade, an old cartridge belt filled
with 3S-caliber rim-fire cartridges was
found between the siding and the In
side wall. 1t is relic OF by-gone
days, and was evidently dropped into
the wall when the hotel was first
opened in an unfinished condition
about 1881.
Worry over debts and desperate
love affair caused Waldo S. Hartsough,
aged 27, to commit suicide at Aber'
deem by shooting himself through the
heart. Hartsough went to work as
usual at the automobile shops, but re-
turned home at $50 and went to bed.
A few minutes later report of pistol
was heard and he was found dead in
bed.
The figures secured by Doane Rob.
inson of the speltz production Of the
state for the present year shows an
acreage of 1924 devoted to that
grain, with total yield of 4,538,7O4
bushels, or an average of "a bushels
per acre for the whole state. Sphinx
county is the heaviest producer Of this
grain, with 1858 acres and a total
yield of 599,78S bushels, or an average
of So bushels to the acre.
The Catholic church at Highmore
was dedicated last week. The exer-
cises were conducted by Rt. Rev.
Thomas O'Gorman, Catholic bishop OF
South Dakota, assisted by priests
from various points in the state.
Bishop O'Gorman also confirmed a
large class of new members. At the
close of the dedication exercises and
confirmation, collection was taken to
apply on the debt of the church.
The figures secured by Doane Robin.
son III his advance crop reports give
the average barley yield at 80 bushels
per acre for the state. There were
S13.057 acres devoted to this crop.
with total yield for the state of a..
Gil, 2S0 bushels. Minnehaha county,
with 67,424 acres devoted to the crop,
leads in acreage, and with a total yield
Of 2,023,260 bushels, is far in the lead
in total yield.
Lyman B. Thomas, for forty years a
resident Of Yankton, died suddenly OF
heart failure. Mr.. Thomas was one
of the pioneer citizens of Yankton,
going there in 1867 with his parents.
In 1858 he was united in marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Prentiss, who was the
daughter Of the late James Prentiss.
Mr.. Thomas has been failing in health
for some time, but was thought to be
gaining when his sudden death came.
He is survived by his wife and eight
children.
The report has reached vermillion
that David Dudley, the young Indian
who was arrested in that city and tax.
en- back to the Yankton agency to an
swer to a charge of seduction on
promise to marry, is now the husband
of Josephine Weston, the young lady
who made the complaint against him.
1t is not likely that Dudley will return
to finish his law course at the univer.
sity, and even if he should decide to
go back, there is some doubt as to
whether he would be admitted,
A farmer named Peterman, q former
resident of Gettysburg, while moving
to Elroy, Wis, lost by fire his house.
hold goods, six fine horses and COW
at Brookings. A freight car contain.
ing the property caught fire while Pc.
terman was asleep, and a young colt
trampling over him aroused him or he
also might have been suffocated. Pc
terman managed to get the little colt
out Of the car He had recently sold
his farm near Gettysburg and sent his
family East. He believes his wife Sc.
creted $500 in the car rather than