Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-13
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west of Pierre.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Henderson State bank at
Washington, with capital of $4,000.
The September term Of district
court at Elk Point has been postponed
to Oct. 80 on request Of members OF
the Union county bar.
Efforts will be made at the next
session of congress to have the Chey-
enne river and Standing Rock Indian
agencies surrendered to the govern
ment and opened to settlement by the
whites.
Members of the Congregational
church at Athol are preparing to cele-
brate the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
their organization. Next Sunday has
been decided on as the date for the
event and special services will be held.
From field of ITO acres William
Peppmuller, near Bridgewater, thresh-
ed 3,546 bushels of wheat, an average
Of almost 81 bushels to the acre. D.
o. Pringle reports an average of Is
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Frank Smith, in Jail at Pierre on the
charge Of numbering Joseph Barry, al
most made his escape. He dug under
the foundation Of his cell and was tun-
neling his way to liberty when discov-
cred. A few hours more would have
let him out
The vital statistics report for July
shows 877 births, 275 deaths, 29S mar
riages, 80 divorces and lat naturaliza-
tons in the state for the month. For
the year ending June 80 last, the first
year Of the operation of the vital sta
tistics bureau, there were in the state
9,763 births, 1914 deaths, AIS mar
riages, sos divorces and 2,006 natural
izations.
The second life insurance company
to be organized in this state under the
provisions of the law of the last legis-
lature has filed articles with Fred B.
Smith, once at the head of the Work
man lodge Of the state, heading the
new company. He has associated
Black Hills parties with him, but the
headquarters of the company are to
be at Hecla, little town in Brown
county.
William Timm, young lad living
near Mount Vernon, was drowned In
Firesteel creek, while seining. The
boy was attempting to loosen one end
If his seine which was fastened about
a barb wire fence. In doing so he was
seized with a cramp and sank in
twelve feet Of water. The accident
was witnessed by five companions
who were unable to render him any
assistance.
Fritz Reinoehl, an employee of Carl
Look, proprietor Of a Sioux Falls meat
market, was drowned in the Sioux
river. He and William Anderson had
backed a team and buggy into the
edge of the stream. The horses went
TOO far and the team and buggy were
swept into deep water. Anderson re-
NAMED in the buggy, but Reinoehl was
thrown out. Anderson made frantic
efforts to save his companion.
Peter Abelson, aged 20, was killed
by lightning at Mission Hill. Abelson
was milking his COW in lot near the
home of F. w. Bangs, when storm
came up, and he sought shelter on
Bangs porch. Lightning struck the
house, badly demolishing the same,
killing Abelson instantly, but injuring
no one in the house, where the Bangs
family was sleeping. Abelson was a
blacksmith in the implement shop OF
Johnson & Abelson, and leaves wife
and four children.
The Codington county Jail has again
proven but slight obstruction to pris-
oners desiring liberty. Ed Johnson
and Barney LIE May, serving sentences
FOR impersonating an officer and rob-
bling stranger, sawed the bars to the
| jail windows and escaped at o'clock
In the morning. In their escape they
followed the example Of Jones, the no
! torious Hamlin county forger, who
broke out of me Coddington county
Jail about a month ago, obtaining their
iron saw from pals outside of jail.
They were sentenced to be fed on
bread and water only while incarcer-
ated, and it was their strenuous objec-
ton to this diet which led them to
break Jail.
A curious case came before the
county court at Custer when r B
Candee of Glendive Mont, applied for
permission to adopt his own children
Several years ago, when he was In
poor circumstances, he surrendered
the children to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reder Of Custer, who formally adopt
ed them. Since then Mr.. Candee has
grown prosperous and desired to have
I the care and custody of his children
once more. Mr. and Mrs Reder, who
had become greatly attached to them
Iconsented ct last to give them up tc
their father. but 1t was necessary t.
| go through the legal procedure in the
county court before Mr.. Candee once
more had q legal right to his boy and
girl.
Sheriff Logan Of Hughes county
has returned to Pierre from Highmore
bringing back Charles Lockaart, a
| Young man who has been wanted In