Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-26
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The Grant County Telephone COM
pany has had a crew of men at Big
Stone for some time running line
through the city and on to the north
west
c. Lexau, building contractor at
Fort Pierre, died from injuries re-
ceived by a fall Of twenty-five feet
from building which he was con-
structing. His skull was crushed.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Athol State bank at
Athol, Sphinx county, with capital of
$4,000; incorporators, S. P. Watkins,
W. e. Cole Of Ashton and Charles
Reinecke of Athol
A communication from the Indian
department announces that William e.
Hall of Rapid City has been appointed
superintendent of construction for the
new buildings to be built at the gov
eminent Indian school.
The large flour mill at Big Stone
burned recently. The fire is believed
to have been started by tramps, who.
were sleeping in the MILL 1t was
built twenty-five years ago by John
Kearchett. and was owned by Fred
Sanborn.
Word comes from Summit Of the
drowning Of Vernie Myers, the eigh-
teen-year-old son OF Mrs. John Myers.
Mr.. Myers. the husband and father,
was buried only six weeks ago, leav-
ing the son, the only support OF his
mother. and two little sisters.
Miss Matilda Swenson OF Viborg Is
dead as the result Of cutting one OF her
feet on a piece Of glass. The accident
occurred about two weeks ago, and
at the time nothing was thought of the
injury. Blood poison developed and
this resulted in lockjaw.
Angry because a guardian had been
appointed to conserve his estate, Lars
Ole Crinner, an old farmer, committed
suicide on his farm, seven miles from
Garretson, by taking poison. Crinner
had been heavy drinker and year
ago a guardian had been appointed for
him to keep him from squandering his
money for liquor.
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Attorneys for Henry Pratt secured
from the supreme court writ of error
and certificate of possible cause in
the case in which he was convicted
In Lyman county on a charge on per-
jury In horse stealing case in that
county. He was sentenced to four
years in the fpenitentiary on the
charge, and the action of the supreme
court acts as a stay of proceeding
until the case is heard by the supreme
court on the I'd day of October.
The last sale of timber on the forest
reserve made to r. e. Cable of Pac-
tola, amounted to 100000 feet, and
100000 feet of this were delivered last
week. The purchasers Of the timber
from the Black Hills reserve are re-
CURED to fill out blank, which is an
application for timber and which be-
comes a permit after it is approved
All sales Of timber over 500 in value
are advertised and sold to the highest
bidder. When the bid is accepted the
permit is then issued. The rangers
then proceed to outline the area from
which the timber is to be cut, the indi-
vidual trees are marked with the gov
ernment mark and the purchaser puts
his men into the woods to begin cut
ting.
The BLACK Hills Traction company,
operating on Redwater. near Spear
fish, will soon have completed the
largest water power electric plant in
the Black Hills. The purpose Of this
company is to furnish electrical pow
er for mines and mills. This power
Is three-pfase sixty-cycle, and the
power line carries $4,000 volts. The
intake of the canal is at the point
where Crow Creek, which Is a warm
~ cam, tCAllpItSo5 lluIOS ItSuWdIST,5 ana
the result is that the company will
not have trouble with Ice in the canal.
The ditch is six and one-half miles in
length and the fail lit feet, and 5000
miners inches of water or 125 second
feet, are carried through the ditch.
The plant will produce 1900 horse
power, and is built In two separate
units, either Of which is capable OF
carrying the entire load. The West
inghouse Electrical company will fur
nish the electrical equipment, and the
Belden Waterwheel company OF Phil
adelphia the hydraulic equipment The
plant will be in operation by Oct /. A
pole line from the plant to Deadwood
Is being built. 1t will come up Spear
fish valley and through False Bottom,
past the Maitland mines and will be
about twenty-one miles In length.
This company not only has q large