Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-01

a beneficiary order, with heaoquar'
tiers at New Haven, Conn, to do busl'
ness in this state.
The cid" is on at Britton upon
complaint sworn to by Rev. D. NJ
Butt of the Presbyterian church. the
sheriff raided three alleged gambling
places. John H. Moore. alleged to pc
the proprietor of one place, was ar
rested, but the keepers OF the other
two had received a "tip" and MADE
their escape.
A corn on one of his toes is endan.
gering the life of F. c. Hester. night
policeman at Elk Point. His right leg
has just been amputated above the
ankle in the hope of saving his life.
Kester is sixty years old and weighs
| 800 rounds. A corn formed on his
| toe, and later gangrene set in, which
necessitated the amputation TO save
| his life.
Bishop O'Gorman was at Huron and
conducted confirmation services in ST.
| MdItlI 5 Clutch, az NulSA Ii1IiS Si->eS
five children were confirmed. me
bishop was assisted by Dean Desmond
of Huron and Father Bryne of the
| church at Cavour. Among others
present were Rev. Fathers Hogan OF
De Smet. Myar of Zell, McConnachie
of Redfeld, Rafferty, of Bryant, Stem.
Il of Pierre and Fox of Gettysburg.
|
Valid Robinson, who lived on
ranch about two miles from Custer,
was killed by the accidental discharge
of rifle Bert Heuman, a neighbor,
who was returning from hunt, stop
| ped at Mr.. Robinson's home. and the
two engaged in friendly scuffle, in
which Heuman's rifle was discharged.
the bullet passing through Robinson's
hip. Before surgeon could reach
the place he had bled to death.
Daniel Kline, a pioneer resident OF
Centerville and vicinity, who recently
became violently insane and was
taken to the state hospital for the IN
sane, after being in that institution
only about ten days, is dead as the
result of an acute attack of kidney
disease Mr.. Kline was seventy years
old. He located in South Dakota IN
1876, engaging in farming near here.
About fifteen years ago he sold his
farm and removed to Centerville.
|
Articles of incorporation were filed
for the Western Missouri Interurban
Railway company, with a capital OF
$4,000, 900, and headquarters at Sioux
Falls, and a business office at Clinton,
Mo. The company is formed to build
line to be operated by electricity or
other motive power from Odessa, La
Fayette county, to Greenfield Dade
county, a distance of 1875 miles, the
line to pass through the counties OF
La Fayette, Johnson, Henry, St. Clair,
Cedar and Dade.
A jury in the United States court
In Sioux Falls, as the result of the
trial of the case of the Peru Plow
and Implement Company VS.. w. B.
Harker of Kimball, S. D., returned a
verdict awarding the company dam
ages of $3,73O13. About year and
half ago Harker sold his general
store at Kimball to Lewis F. Philips.
After the store had been transferred
! to Phillips the two men had trouble
over balance due Harker, and Har
ker entered into joint possession OF
the store. Phillips later made an as
signment to the Peru Pillow and Imple
ment company, which entered suit in
the United States court for the sum
of $9,571.25 the amount OF its claim,
with the result stated.
| The state headquarters of the gen.
eral superintendent Of Baptist mis-.
sions Of South Dakota have been
moved from Huron to Sioux Falls by
Rev W. c. King, late of Deadwood
who recently was appointed to the
position of general superintendent of
missions for the Baptist church OF
South Dakota. The new general su
perntendent has arrived in Sioux
Falls with Mrs. King to remain per
manently. In conjunction with Rev
H. R. Best, pastor of the First Baptist
church in this city, Mr.. King has Sc.
cured rooms on the second floor OF
the Metropolitan block, and in these
the headquarters will be opened be
fore the close Of the present week.
He succeeds Rev. T. N. Shanafelt OF
Huron
Jake Huksha, an Indian. whose
home is near Sisseton, evidently as.
pires to become the Apache Kid of the
Sisseton tribe Of Sioux Indians. Only
about two months ago he was released
from the Sioux Falls penitentiary
after serving a year for horse stealing.
and now he has been arrested on an.
other charge OF the same kind. A
horse disappeared from the barn OF
Robert White of Sisseton, and after
| prolonged search it was discovered
that Huksha had stolen it. He was
arrested, and in default Of bonds now
is in the county Jail awaiting trial
at the next term of state circuit court,
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