Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-15
South Dakota
General State New. Parasraphsd.

Conductor Vernon Meacham of HUI.
ron fell beneath his train on the Chi
caeo & North Western at Harold, re.
ceiying injuries from which he died.
Henry Sunderman, aged eighty7hve
years, who lived with his son on q
farm near Cavour, committed suicide
by cutting his throat. No reason can
be assigned for the act.
Fire in group of frame houses and
other buildings on the lower END o.
Tenth street, near the Rock Island
railroad depot at Sioux Falls, caused
a loss of several thousand dollars.
While attempting to board moving
freight train at Salem Fred Felzie1
slipped and fell between the cars, the
wheels crushing his right heel and
breaking several bones in his ankle.
Alleging that her son is drunkarc
and incompetent, Mrs. Josiah Schotty
of Vermillion attempted to have NIL
leen Schotty removed as executor OF
$4,000 estate left by her husband tc
herself and nine children. The chill.
dren opposed their mother, and Judge
J. A. Copeland rendered a verdict in
their favor.
Art Middleton attempted suicide at
Watertown by drinking a bottle OF
chloroform. It was not the painless
exit he expected, and he called for
help. Two doctors responded and ad
ministered antidotes that saved his
life. Domestic troubles were the
cause of his attempt, which he de.
clares he will renew.
John N. Russell, stonemason, was
struck by train and killed while
walking on the railroad track three
miles west of Hetland. The crew OF
the train which struck the man were
not aware of the accident, and tbs
dead body was found in the morning
by another train crew. A widow and
five children survive him.
Orders have been received at the
Rapid City Offices of the Milwaukee
railroad to open the line to traffic at
once, and also to receive freight. 1t is
expected that for few days passen.
gers will be slightly Inconvenience in
taking this route, but this is the regu'
lar opening of the Milwaukee extern
sion from Chamberlain.
Mystery surrounds the suicide at
Belle Fourche of Robert ]. Baird, a
wool buyer for a Philadelphia firm
His body was discovered near evening
on the road above town. There was a
bullet wound through the heart, and a
new revolver he had just purchased
was by his side. It is said a letter
from home caused the act.
Undesirable citizens are to be run
out of Deadwood and kept out, accord
ing to the order of Mayor Adams. The
mayor himself will be the judge as to
who is desirable and who is not. This
action is taken as result of a number
of fracases that have occurred among
the lower element within the past few
days, and the mayor proposes gen.
eral house cleaning.
At meeting of the directors of the
Bank Of Philip, which has not been in
existence for any great length of time,
it was decided to Immediately increase
the capital stock of the institution
from $1,000 to $17,5OO. The bank com.
menced business under flattering pros.
poets, and it is expected that before
many months have elapsed it will be
found expedient to still further in
crease the capital stock.
w. H. Warren, carpenter, living al
Edgemont, was arrested, charged with
beating his ten-year-old son. He had
hearing before justice of the peace
and the evidence showed that he used
heavy piece of a harness to punish
the boy. The little fellows body was
brought into evidence and showed
great welts and bruises all over the
back and body. Warren was found
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
John D. Deets. special alloting agent
Of the government is out to complete
all the work of allotment to women
and children on the Grow Creek, Low
er Brule and Cheyenne River Indian
reservations, and expects the work tc
take at least two years, and as Pierre
is a central point for all these agen
cies, he expects to locate his family
there for the time he#1s at the work,
Beadle county vital statistics report
for the month of July shows 26 births
Is Of which were males and ii fe
males. Eight deaths occurred in the
county, four males and four females
Nine marriages were consummated
the oldest man being 63 years and the
youngest 81; the Oldest woman 81
years and the youngest IS. Only one
declaration Of intention to become {
citizen was issued and no divorces. B
The total assessment of the state
this year will be within $500 900 Of the
estimate of $3.50, 900 900. At least the
figures, without the changes of The
state board, show that amount, and q
this s236,00O,000 is on general proper
| ty, leaving the balance as the corpor
ate property. Representative of diff
ferent counties appeared to ask fol
Iachanges In the assessments, the Blacl
FILLS being interested in mining lands
which were not changed from las
years figures. s. n