Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-01-18
South Dakota
General State New. Parasraphed.

MiWduhSe lIOll AfuOuT, Will moor
porate as town. The village boasts a
population of sixty-eight.
Clarence L. Lewis of Rapid City has
just received a telegram from Gov.
Elrod appointing him county Judge of
Pennington county, in place of Fred
H. Whitfield.
Rev. S. Johnson, pastor of the Luz
theran Augustana church at Lead, has
just sent in his resignation, which has
been accepted. He will be succeeded
by Rev. j. E. Holtz of Rock Island, Ill.
A largely attended meeting of coun-
ty school officers at Yankton was adj
dressed by the state superintendent,
M. NJ Ramer of Milbank. One of the
subjects discussed was the identifying
of school grounds
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Brandon Savings bank at
Brandon, Minnehaha county, with
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
are H. R. Dennis, A. N. Graft, Clara
Clauson and others.
publican league has been formed at
Yankton with F. D. Wyman as presi-
dent and E. H. Willis as secretary. The
league stands for the president on all
his main issues and also for the anti
pass and frank doctrine.
The Hearst free library of Lead has
just opened a branch reading room in
Terraville, also a Homestake town,
just over the hill. Books and late mag
azines from the library in Lead will
be furnished and it is hoped to make
the place center for social purposes.
A grand combination breeders sale
will be held at the new pavilion in
Mitchell January 31st and February
LIST, at which time will be offered a
large variety of pure bred cattle,
sheep and swine. This sale is under
the immediate direction Of Jones W.
Wilson, of the agricultural college at
Bookings, whom those interested
Should address for catalogues.
Ranchers in the vicinity of White
wood are realizing that since the days
of range cattle have passed away their
profits will lie in the raising of blood
ed stock. F. M. Southmayd is the first
rancher en- Whitewood creek to put
this belief into operation. He recently
purchased in Iowa twenty registered
Shorthorn Durhams and will devote
his time hereafter to the raising of
blooded stock.
The F. A. M. Insurance company of
Clay county has elected the old officers
for another year, together with board
of nine directors. At the annual meet
ing Of the policyholders the annual re-
ports were submitted. The company
now has risks on farm property to the
amount of 81 ,234,223.76, a gain of near
ly 100000 in the past year. The ques-
ton of writing insurance outside Of
Clay county was taken up, but owing
to the meager attendance, action was
deferred for another year.
Now that the dates for the interstate
fair have been settled, the Clay county
management can arrange for the an
nual fair at Vermillion. 1t is almost
certain that the week following the in
terstate will be decided on for the big
show at Vermillion. The fair associa.
ton elected A. Clark, president; G. E.
Prentis, vice president; G. Christian
son, secretary, and c. ]. Gunderson,
treasurer. The annual report of the
treasurer shows that the association
is for the first time in many years en-
tirely free from debt.
AS the proposition of breaking prai.
rie next season is discussed, the cues,
ton of the scarcity of horses comes up.
For years Eastern buyers have taken
the big horses at fancy prices. 1t is
said by man who investigated that
pavement-worn horses from the cities
hardly can be bought low enough to
ship West to any advantage. Some
farmers who cannot get good horses
are talking of using oxen or steam. A
few years agfo man had to be diplo,
matte if he offered neighbor horse
as a gift.
| William Underwood and Edward
Jones, who were serving Jail sentences
OF twenty days each for stealing wire
at Deadwood, broke Jail and escaped to
Lead. There they were recaptured and
put in the ca1aboose at that city. A
few hours afterward they succeeded In
breaking out again, since when no
trace Of them has been found, Sheriff
Trathen and his assistants are making
every effort to recapture the criminals.
They are both young men and had
served already half of their time. Sher-
if Trathen has sent to sheriffs in ad-
Joining counties and states offering a
reward of s1U0 for the arrest and con-
viction Of James R. Morgan, charged
with horse stealing. Morgan was en-
ployed on the ditch and was quiet
and well-behaved man, spending all Of
his Sundays in the seclusion of his
room, reading his Bible He disap-
peared suddenly, and with him bay
mare belonging to Cook So far no
trace of him has been found.
Having trebled its population within
the past four years, Belle Fourche, ac-