Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-07
South Dakota
General State News Parafraphed.


The man who was killed by the
night passenger train near Clark has
been identified as H. c. Hammond OF
Estelline.
Charles Kersten, pioneer resident
of the southern part Of Miner county,
was perhaps fatally injured as the re-
suit of runaway accident.
A. B. Henry of Henry, a former rep
resentative in the state legislature and
one of the builders of the west end
Of Codington county, is dead.
Earl stapleton and Floyd Burrill
were drowned in Bull lake, near Mill
bank. They started in boat to go to
the island early in the morning. "A
storm upset the boat.
| A prairie fire burned over tract OF
country five miles long and two miles
wide northeast of Pierre While no
buildings were burned, large amount
of hay in stack was destroyed.
Katharine Maria, aged sixty-two,
wife of j. H. Kettleson, died at the
| family residence in Huron. She had
been a resident of Beadle county for
many years and leaves husband and
seven children.
James Phillips is dead at his ranch
on Hay creek, near Rapid City. He
was pioneer Of 1876, who in a quiet
way helped to father the ranching
business in South Dakota. He was
seventy-nine years old. 9
Prairie fires along the line Of the
Chicago & Northwestern and Great
Northern railways between Huron and
Cavour recently have been highly de-
structive. Immense quantities of hay
and feed have been destroyed and
some valuable tree claims were seri-
ously damaged.
received from I. R. Grow Of Lead a
tree limb which Is pierced by an In
dian arrow. The limb was secured by
Grow on the Sturgis townsite in 1889,
and has been kept by him until the
present, when he is leaving the state,
and sends it to the department.
John Flick, while engaged at a
threshing machine at Mission Hill,
caught his arm while adjusting belt
and the limb was badly crushed before
the machinery could be stopped. He
is in the hospital at Yankton, and it
is feared the arm will have to be am
putated. Flick lives in Fullerville.
Rev. F. E. Clark, better nnown as
Father Endeavor Clark" because he
originated the Christian Endeavor or
ganization, will be at Huron on Nov.
IA and Is, accompanied by National
Secretary Shaw. Arrangements are
being perfected for a grand rally Of
Christian Endeavorers Of Huron and
vicinity at that time.
Gov. Crawford has declined to ex-
tend executive clemency to Israel
Callins, who was sentenced from Fall
River county for two years on a
charge of cattle rustling. The applica-
ton was denied for the reason that
it failed to show that the presiding
Judge, or any of the jurors were on
the list recommending clemency.
Miss Anna Barstow of Hetland may
lose a hand as result of trying to
arrest the fall of house plant in the
parlor of her home. The plant was a
cactus, and the spikes were thrust
through her hand, number Of them
being drawn out from the opposite
side. Others were too deeply i'm
bedded to be cut out and blood poison
ing is feared from the infection.
Harvey T., MILAN of Huron died in a
hospital at Sioux City, where he went
three weeks since for an operation for
appendicitis. Mr.. MILAN was about
thirty years Of age and for nearly
half of his life was clerk in the
Huron postoffice. He was married,
and besides his parents and his broth
er, who reside at washington, Mr.:
MILAN leaves a wife and one child.
Al Gilland, contractor on the Mil
waukee extension, came to Robert
Kincaid's camp, near Verdon, and pro-
ceeded to create excitement by getting
intoxicated and forcing two men to
swim the river. He then went to q
saloon and began shooting glasses off
ithe back of the bar. The bartender
told him to stop, whereupcn Gi1land
fired shot at him, the bullet making
a glancing wound on the chest. The
bartender then drew gun and shot
Gilland five times in the head, killing
him. The bartender was not arrested
During the time Gilland was on the
rampage the entire camp was terror
lied.
No more waiting for rigs to carry
you into the new country north Of
Wall, for 8 stage line will be in opera
ton in a few days The Madsen broth
ers, with Charles Krohn and Lee An
derson and r. Y. Erskine, saw the
i possibilities Of growing rich off the
large homeseekers' traffic and have
formed a company which will put or
a regular stage to run as far north az
Stoneville, carrying both passengers
and express. Conveyances about Wal
have for some time been inadequate L
accommodate the rush of prospective
settlers in this section and the stage
i line will reduce the expense of investi
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