Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-23
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medicine company was killed by light
ming during recent storm at Crofton.
A train on the Milwaukee road was
wrecked near Milbank. Three cars
We're ditched. The passengers es-
capped injury.
In the circuit court at Redfield Ed
win Gordon and John Williams, who
pleaded guilty to grand larceny, each
was sentenced to fifteen months in the
penitentiary.
A large barn belonging to c. c. Nor
ton, eight miles south of Milbank,
was burned. Eight horses, fifty sheep
and some cattle were burned. The
loss is $4,000.
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The authorities of Butte county
have been advised of the arrest in
North Dakota of Jim" Clayton, who
Is wanted at Belle Fourche for alleged
horse stealing.
Rev. Aug. Senne OF Oakland, Iowa,
has accepted call to the pastorate of
the Lutheran church at Groton The
church has been without pastor since
Oct. / Of last year.
The jury in the case of the state VS..
Jackson, who has been held at Water.
town on the charge of stabbing Con.
ductor Johnson, brought in a verdict
acquitting the defendant
A, N. Barber. capitalist Of Els.
mond, has awarded to Mason City
Iowa company the contract for the
erection of a grain elevator at Man
chester, capacity of 10000 bushels.
A tornado overturned a farm house
south of Parker. A lamp which was
burning set fire to the bed clothes and
burned to death the wife and young
son of Ole Sangstead. The husband
and father was seriously injured.
Charles Decker and James Morris
have been arrested at Redfield on the
charge of securing money under false
pretenses. The crime alleged consist
ed in the passing of old bills issued
and guaranteed by the State Of Geor
gia before and during the Civil war
The First National Bank of Bridge
water was broken into last week. The
burglars in manipulating the combina
ton of the safe accidentally set the
electric burglar alarm off and were
frightened away before any further
damage was done.
Joseph Martin, a prominent bust
ness man Of Trip, has decided in
future to cut out efforts tc aid his wife
in her household duties. Thinking tc
surprise his wife by his industry he
seized a broom and commenced tc
sweep off the porch of the Martin
house. He worked only minute OF
two when he slipped and fell ant
broke one of his ribs
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The Burlington railroad is retrench
ing, the latest step being to close the
stations at Puma and Terry, The
Puma station is one of the oldest on
the line. having been used for eighteen
years 1t is the junction point be
tween Lead and Deadwood, where
passengers bound to and from the
East must change for Lead In ad
dition the night office at Mystic has
been closed.
Mayor Lavery of Fort Pierre has
appointed as his official force for the
coming year, M. A. Mcmillan, auditor
]. H. Johnson, attorney; Milton Key
ser, chief of police. Lon French, who
has been acting as head of the police
force at Fort Pierre through the rougl
times while hundreds of laborers were
employed in the material yards at thai
place, has resigned and accepted {
like position at Philip.
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Fred Sierth of Hermosa was killed
by the overturning Of wagon He
was man of seventy years of age
and has lived in the Black Hills for {
number of years. He was driving
from Keystone to Hermosa, when the
team backed into a'hole, upsetting the
wagon. which, with all its load, fel
upon the old man. He was discovered
some time after by passer-by, bu
had, apparently, expired Immediately