Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-26
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The Aberdeen National bank held
IT. semi annual meeting last week and
declared the usual dividend. A state.
ment Of the bank finances shows an
Increase In deposits over last year OF
So Ar per cent. The total June 80 last
.ssS was $777, 685.gga and a year ago the
total was s53s, 0S6.30.
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The jury at Webster which has been
trying the case OF JcIE. Bear, charged
with the murder of an Indian squaw
last spring, returned a verdict OF gull.
Ssty as charged In the indictment, and
I axed the penalty at life Imprisonment
All the parties to the case belonged to
the Sisseton band OF Sioux
sas 4 he pastors of the German and Nor
81 wegian Lutheran churches at Bryant
will soon be able to occupy fine new
3 parsonages. The work Of constructing
the buildings Is nearing completion.
Both parsonages are modern In every
respect, and are substantial addition
/ to the residence portion OF the city.
The receipts Of the state from all
sources for the fiscal year ending July
sg1 were 81, ,575, with disbursements
for that time Of ST. ,464,563.57, leaving
!: q net balance of cash on hand at the
beginning of the new .nsefl year OF
( s53,0 2.34. This means an expenditure
'sof nearly s1,5oo,ooo year for the
y state.
Gov. Elrood has appointed the fol-
lowing list OF game wardens; PEN
Y nington county, Edwin r. Mills, Rapid
City; Miner county, I'll. q. Demper-
wolf, Howard; Gregory county, F. M.
Whittear, Gregory; Custer county, j..
s r. Cruson, Custer; Butte county, G..
A. Ballinger, Harding; Codington
county, Fred G. schiffman, Watertown.
Henry Eichoff. a well-to farmer
residing near Bridgewater has just de.
liyered on the market forty-eight head
OF cornfed steers averaging in weight
400 pounds each, for which he re.
81 ceived a check for $500. Mr.. Eichoff
turns off about this number each sum-
rr,er and finds It a profitable industry.
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The people In the vicinity of Philip
are expecting cheaper lumber to use
4 In their building operations as soon as
Ed Olneys of that place gets his saw
rISI,
! amount of cottonwood timber In that
section which can be cut into dimen-
sion stuff, and Olney is putting in a
mill to work this up, and bring say.
n Ing to the builders In that part of the
state.
The farmers in the vicinity OF Do.
land are year by year paying more at
tention to sheep raising and are reap.
\ Ing good profits from the industry. In
q period OF one week a single local
4 buyer purchased wool to the value Of
about 10000. This money was dis.
tributed among the farmers In pay
J nent for wool at time when they
would not have an income from any
other source.
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()ne;of tha bfcCoo, countv assessors
III HIS return Is ina county hoard
failed Is report any honsehn,d f,,rni.
t,lre musical instruments 81 dogs II
the township which IA assessed rha
4 cor,,t ys board insisted mat there o,,pht
I To be at least 4 dog "a assess il that
township N NOT hing more, ana calladI
/, III the assessor for Al sexplanation, Sre.
sulting iii 4 decided increase - the
valuation returns from that township.
The Milwaukee road has filed with
the state land department a plat Of the
state land which their new line will
cross Ia the cut.off from Gienham to
4 Duroc, their new town on the river al
! tie crossing point. After that line is
completed and the new town In exis-
tence II - not likely that there will be
much left of Evarts. and more than
probable that the company will tear up
that part of their line extending down
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