Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-18
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Harry Rowe, a resident of Huron for
quarter of century, IS dead, fol-
lowing a long illness. He leaves a wife
and three children.
Maj. William Horr, one of the pio-
neer residents of Pierre, died at the
| hospital following an operation for
the removal Of tumor from his face.
| Miles Dunkle, bachelor farmer OF
Western Sully county, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in barn with
a halter. He had been showing
signs of mental trouble for several
| days.
| Fire broke out at Rapid City in a
small house occupied by Ed Vestal
and family, and as the house was out
of range OF the city water everything
was completely destroyed, and the
family saved nothing. The fire was
caused by the explosion of the stove.
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| Five deaths occurred in Beadle
county during September, as shown by
the vital statistics report, the oldest
beng SO years and the youngest four
months. There were Is births, Of
which 10 were girls and were boys;
the number of marriages solemnized
was II.
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The supreme court has granted an
order to show cause why the county
auditor of Day county should not place
certain names on the official ballot,
and made the same returnable this
week. The action grows out of a
tangle in the manner OF the nomina-
ton of county commissioners in that
county.
The new st. Michael's Catholic
church at Herreid was dedicated re-
Gently, large congregation Of Catho-
lies and others filling the building. Rt.
Rev. Bishop O'Gorman Of Sioux Falls
was present and pronounced the final
word in the dedicatory services and
confirmed a class numbering about
forty.
The Reverend Father Murphy, who
has been in Lead for the past eighteen
months, has gone to Fort Pierre
where he will take up mission work
While in Lead he has been very pop.
ular among both the members of his
church and outsiders. His successor
in this diocese to assist the bishop has
not yet been decided upon.
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The railroad grade from Bonesteel
to Gregory is nearly all completed,
/ the laying Of the track is progressing
rapidly so that the trains will be run
ming before snow flies. Mr.. Haskell OF
Wakefield and H. F. Slaughter OF
Gregory, have a charter for a national
bank, also Haisch & Son have their
charter for the Second National bank
at Gregory. That will make two ma
tional and two state banks.
G. L. Gilman has recently placed on
| exhibit in the exhibit room at the
court house at Yankton sample OF
! potatoes raised on his farm near Mis-,
sion Hill, that county, which weighed
thirty ounces each. Mr.. Gilman says
that the crop is going about 300 bush
els to the acre, and that his expert
! ence is that the potato crop can be
| greatly increased by sowing land tC
alfalfa for two or three years before
! planting to potatoes.
The Black Hills Federation of Won
ems clubs will hold it's annual meeting
in Deadwood Oct 10 and 20. The
state president is expected to be here
and extensive preparations are being
made for the meeting. There are
about fifteen womens clubs in the
Black Hills, the Round Table Of Dead
wood having the distinction of being
the pioneer Lead, Deadwood, Rapid
City, Hot Springs, Speartish, Belle
Fourche, Sturgis, Custer and Hill City
will be represented.
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On request Of Gov. Johnson of Min
nesota, Gov. Elrod has appointed the
following list of delegates to attend .
meeting Of the Minnesota conference
of charities and corrections, to be helc
at Red Wing Nov. II: w. G. Powers
Yankton; D. G. Thomas, Watertown;
Jacob Schnaidt, Memo; ]. K. Kut
newsky, Redfeld; w. E. Upton, Mitch
ell; H. T. Parmley, Sioux Falls; L. c
Mead, Yankton; S. E. Young, Plankin
ton; ]. W. Parmley, Ipswich.
The report of the insane hospital fol
the quarter ending Oct. 1 shows al
attendance of SAL at the close Of the
last quarter. During the quarter 4
were admitted, 9 discharged, IL died
S clipped, on trial, leaving an attend
ance of 555 in the institution at tn,
beginning of the present quarter Law
renee county has SO patients and pay!
about $4,000 a year; Minnehaha ha
As and pays over $4,000; Buffalo ant
Douglas counties each have but on,
patient in the asylum
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