Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
South.
dakota.


Dakota r.,..,.,s.:
Charles Steinel, fourteen years of
age, was terribly wounded at his home
near Vienna through an accident in
cleaning gun.
w. H. Mcvay Of Yankton. president
Of the National bank. died in his sleep
afto- ten days illness. He was sixty
eight years old.
In football game between the Stars
and the Huskies. former star players
OF Rapid City schools, Louis Tedts d
received broken jaw.
SIS: 81:
orsionq Gage, an, inmate, Of the state
soldiers home at Hot Springs, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself In the
mouth with a revolver. He was sixty
four years old.
w. 8. Barber of Butte county has
been appointed state water commits
sioner for the First district to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
w. S. Hamilton.
Word has been received at Belle
Fourche of the death on his ranch 80
miles north. Of Gus Abrahamson, for
merly of Lead, where the remains will
be taken. The cause Of death has not
yet been ascertained Abrahamson
leaves q wife and two children.
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A black wolf, the first ever seen in
that section Of the country, was
trapped by Chris Raber near Belle
Fourche, and is now ON exhibition. The
animal resembles stag hound and Is
only one year old. Rabe has written
to circus managers and expects to be
able to dispose of the animal.
Help is so scarce at White that the
Park hotel, although enjoying good
business, has been forced to close Its
doors, it being impossible to get din
! ing room and kitchen help. Half the
girls Of White are said to have been
married during the last six months,
and the Others are teaching school.
Gov. Crawford has granted a pa
role to Israel Calkins, who was sent
to the penitentiary from Fall River
county on charge of cattle rustling.
Calkins has suffered a stroke of par
alysis and the parole Is recommended
by the prison authorities and the
county officials Of Fall River county.
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The building erected and furnished
by the city fire department was for
mally dedicated at Webster with a re-
ception and banquet. The ground
floor will be used by the fire depart
menr, the, south wing being occupied
by the city offices and Jail. The entire
second floor will be occupied by the
commercial club.
Rush for land in the vicinity of
Rapid City continues undated, as Is
shown by the records of the United
States land Office for the month of No
vember. During that period there was
total Of 701 original entries filed,
which covers an appropriation Of 49,
900 acres, while the cash receipts of
the Office were $4,000. or better than
$1,000 for each working day in the
month.
The latest reports from Cheyenne
agency are to the effect that the Ute
Indians lease to two townships in the
vicinity of Thunder Butte is declared
to be ended on account of the refusal
OF the Utes to abide by the provisions
Of the lease, and that all the Utes will
be transferred to the camp near Rapid
City, where number of them are al
ready located and working on the Mil
waukee road.
footing Of a locomotive which start
ed the horses, caused Louis Ludwig,
the venerable clerk at the Information
al hotel at Rapid City, to topple of the
bus where he was loading passengers
and baggage, and in the resulting fall
he broke his leg so severely that If he
RECEIVERS he will always be a cripple.
Ludwig is one of the old settlers and
went through the Civil war without In
Jury. He is now II years old.
l. Otto 1nhnann With net ce evidence
to ensnare him, has confessed to being
! implicated in the Sam Groom clothing
store robbery at Yankton. He names
as his confederate in the deal Jim
Robinson, mulatto, who Is also in
custody. Evidence is now strong
enough against both men, who are
strangers. to hold them to the next
term of circuit court Nearly all the
stolen goods. over $500 worth, have
been recovered.
j. w. Mackie and E. A. Atkinson
heavy sheep raisers Of Deuel. county
have offered bounty Of / per cent
per sheep on all the sheer they own
for each wolf killed in Deuel. county
This, with the regular county bounty
makes it very profitable for those who
have the time to hunt wolves. A