Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-05
General.

General.
The driver of the machine witnessed
the accident, but did not stop to see
whether any one was hurt.
Col. James Regan of the United
States infantry was found dead In bed
at Manila. His death was caused by
heart failure.
Mrs. Christina Petesky, a widow,
committed suicide at Argentine, Kan,
by pouring gasoline on her clothing
and setting fire to It,
The Florida state Democratic legis
lative committee adopted resolution
indorsing William J. Bryan as the
Democratic candidate for president.
]. Walter Wilde of Philadelphin
who had his leg rebroken and made
longer so he could enter West Point
has recovered. The operation was
successful.
The record price for Montana farm
land was paid in Bozeman when Geo.
R. Cones Of Meade, Kan, paid E.
Braax Of Mantin 5000 per acre for
fifty acres west Of Bohemian.
Miss Eva Booth, commander of the
Salvation Army in the United States,
is seriously Ill at her home In New
York, and all of her engagements
have been Cancelled.
Suffering from an incurable form OF
tuberculosis, Patrick Ryan, aged nine
teen years, committed suicide at Mar.
quette, Mich. He shot himself in the
breast with a. gun, which he dis.
charged with his foot
Mrs. David Reed, sister of Generals
George A. and Thomas Custer, who
were killed in the Indian battle Of the
Little Big Horn, in Montana, June rs,
1875, died at her home at Monroe,
Mich, aged eighty years.
The Pennsylvania Democratic state
convention nominated for governor
Lewis Emery, Jr., of Bradford, the
Lincoln party nominee. The platform
deals entirely with state issues, ex.
cept the plank which commends Will.
lam J. Bryan.
John Black, Joseph Black and Au..
gust Anderson, who were indicted
along with a number of Oshkosh
(Wis.) business men in connection
with the recent land frauds in Oregon
were discharged by Court Commits.
sioner Dillet.
Fred Haas of Cleveland shot and in.
stantly killed his wife, Maud Haas.
probably fatally wounded Mrs. Ida
McEroy, and then shot himself
through the head, dying few min
| utes later. Mrs. Haas refusal to sup
ply her husband with money Is said
to have been the cause Of the muir
der.
A chemical analysis of hamburger
stake bologna sausage, Polish sau,
sage, frankfurters and weinerwursts
bought in the open market fros1 the
leading packing companies has con
! WINGED DR.. B. w. Lindberg, professor
| Of chemistry and toxicology IN the
| Kansas City Hahnemann Medical col
lege, that these products of the pack
ing companies contain sulphites. II
every sample of the products of two
houses and two out Of five Of the othe,
1 SAMPLES sulphites were found.
While John Brown was sitting in s
palmist' g parlor at Cedar Rapids, look
ing into the eyes Of the palmist's beau
tiful daughter. and while the PALMS..
herself was predicting for him many
syears Of success and contentment, fate
snapped the thread OF his life and hs.
died in less than three minutes.
Reports have been numerous re-
Gently that Charles NJ. schwab would
enter politics ms a candidate for Uni
ted States senator from Nevada. iMr;
!. !, Schwab arrived IN. New York recent.
from Europe. and when asked con,
corning the story, replied 81 havss
] 10 political aspirations Whsteyer.'