Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
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be erected at Gregory. 1t will be con-
structed by the Free Methodists. who
already have secured g site.
Mrs. Sophia Wyspum was granted a
divorce from her husband, Paul Wy
supm at Yankton. She is a hopeless
invalid and had to be carried into
court.
Following a period of melancholy
induced by lack of financial success,
George W. Standard, farmer living
at Quinn, took morphine which he
had been using for headache and died
a few minutes later.
Walter Hamilton and Mrs. Anna
Allabaugh, whose hearing on charge
of serious nature occupied several
days in justice court at Belle Fourch,
|, were bound over. Hamilton is a
stockman and has wife.
Manley Sanderson of Mankato,
Mimi, twenty years old, while at
tempting to board a North-W Western
freight train as it waa slowing down
for the Sioux river bridge at Water
town, fell beneath the wheels and both
his legs were crushed.
The residents Of the western part
of Lyman county are discussing a
proposed electric line from Murdo, on
the Milwaukee road, to Midland, on
the Northwestern line, making a
| connecting link between the Missouri
| river and the Black Hills.
| At the annual meeting of the Lyman
County Veterans association it was de-
cided to hold the next reunion at Ken
| nebec. The following officers were
elected: Commander, E. w. Galligan;
| vice commander, w. G. Reed; adju-
tant, Ralph Lanyon; chaplain, E. Enos.
Indications point to an immense
crowd at the registration for Lower
Brule lands Oct. to IL at Pierre. J.
| w. Written will be there from Wash
ington as representative of the de-
partment of the interior to superin-
tend the work of registration and
drawing.
Including both the state and county
tax levies, residents of Lawrence coun,
ty will have to pay this year just 13
mills, or mills higher than last year
The raise, however, is due to the in,
crease in the state levy, for the county
tax is only "a mills, or IA of mill
less than the 1906 levy.
Paul Landmann, a prominent and
wealthy resident of Scotland, is prepar-
| ing to make some interesting expert
ments with some imported English
oats, quantity of which has been Sc
cured by him upon payment of 50 per
| busnel. The oats will be sown on one
| of MI. Landmarks farms near Scot
land.
Secretary Wipf and Attorney Gener
| al Clark have been at work framing
up the necessary blanks for the pri
mary elections to be held under the
| provisions of the new law. The first
election will come in March, to select
delegates to the state conventions
that will select delegates to the nation
! al conventions.
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| cautions to "bar down. the loose rock
overhead Gus Maxi, one of the veteran
miners of the Homestake, was instant
| ly killed in that mine on the 600-foot
level. MAXI, with companion, haG
| just started to work when fall o.
rock occurred and 700 pounds of ma
! terial struck him on the head, crush
ing it like an eggshell.
In future prisoners in the Day coun
| ty jail who attempt to apply a saw tc
the bars of their cells in efforts tc
make their escape will be shocked
| Sheriff Goss of that county has had
all the bars in the county jail heavily
charged with electricity, and by this
effective and unique method he will
prevent prisoners making their escape
by saving off the bars of their eel
| windows.
The charred trunk and limbs o
could be found when Dominic's part
ner returned to the cabin above Port
| land one night recently. Dominic hat
gone home feeling i'll. 1t is supposed
he lay down OH the bed and afte
smoking a while fell asleep with tn
pipe in his mouth. The cabin was
blazing mass when the partner return
ed and Dominic's body lay near thu
door, where he evidently had crawle.
when overcome.
Several arrests have been made an,
fines imposed in Pierre under the ord
nance which prohibits the use of pre-
fame or indecent language in public.
stranger in the city was not satisie
with something and was loud in hi
language. When rennestsd nv nc
liceman to "cut it OUT he put on tn
loud pedal to show how much he care
for the request He was taken befor
a justice, and on a plea Of guilty pal
a fine and hurried for his train.
Attorneys of Lon Pharis, held 70
killing Jesse Wallace at Brushie, wen
before Judge Mckee of Deadwood an
made application for bail After cor
sideration Of the evidence given at tn
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