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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
From Other shores.

Matthias st. lines, one OF the most
Important cca!. =Eiagnates Of Germany,
is dead.
M. Hedentsoff, a millionaire, who re-
Gently died, bequeathed $250,OO0 each
to Moscow university and the Institute.
OF Technology.
Judge John Edmund Wentworth Ad-
olson Is dead in London. He was the
prosecuting counsel in the famous
MaybTick case.
The sale of the artistic effects of
the late Mrs. Sam" Lewis-Hille came
to an end in London. The collection
brought total of $670,750.
Rogue Saens Pena, Carlos Rodri-
guez and Louis Drago have been ap-
pointed to represent the Argentine re
public at the Hague peace conference.
A dispatch from Juneau, Alaska,
says that the Great Treadwell mine.
strike has been settled on the open
shop basis. The troops will be with
drawn at once.
Winston Spencer Churchill under
SCGACIdlT AOA lie COlOulCS, mas E66n
made q privy councillor as a mark OF
the premier's appreciation Of his work
In connection with the imperial con-
ference.
It is understood in Berlin that the
new provisional tariff between Ger
many and the United States shall en-
dure for one year and that it will pro-
long itself. automatically If no notice
of change be given.
The Panama government declares
there is nc truth in the rumor that it
has received an offer from the United
States for the purchase OF two strips
of territory, each Ave miles wide. on
either side of the canal zone.
The wedding OF Grand Duke Nicho-
las Nicholaievitch, second cousin of
the car and command of the
st. Petersburg military district, and
Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, di-
vorced wife Of Grand Duke George of
Leuchtenberg, will take place in the
Crimea May rs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
LOSES; TURNS RoBBER.

Monte Carlo Victim Tries to Steal
Bank Funds.
Genoa, April pa Polander named
Galusianski, who recently lost for
tune at Monte Carlo, made desperate
attempt to rob bank here yesterday.
He secured rooms at a hotel and 60
ingto the banking house of Ferrari
said he wanted to change 5000 marks
into Italian money, asking that the
bills be sent to the hotel. When a
clerk came with the money Galusian-
ski shot and tried to rob him. but was
arrested before he could escape with
the money.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02

81 zzs:sc: W est fireman On the steam
or John g. Gault, fell overheard as the
boat was proceeding down Lake HUI.
ron and was drowned.
While fishing on one OF the docks at
Menominee, Mich, Milton Greenman,
eleven years old, fell into the bay and
was drowned. The body was recov.
cred.
Fire In Chicago destroyed build
ing occupied by the Bunge Pickle and
Yeast company. A Waterman was ia
tally injured by jumping from the
burning building. Loss, $4,000.
Ethel Hicks, seven years old, her
brother Paul, aged six. and their eight
months-old baby sister were burned to
death In their home at Port Huron,
Mich, by the explosion Of a gasoline
stove.
Swept over the falls, four men wero
drowned in Cape Fear river at Buck
horu Falls, N. c. The men were com
ing from the river in a naphtha launch
which was caught in the current and
carried over the falls.
The tobacco factory of W. R. Will
son, near Cadiz, KY, was destroyed by
fire, the torch being applied by party
of twenty-five mounted men. who fired
several volleys. Wilson Is an indie
pendent tobacco handler.
Capt. Piccone, the commander of the
Navigazione Italia line steamer Sirio,
which struck on the rocks of Hormi-
gas island, Spain, last August, and as
result of which 300 persons were
drowned, died at Genoa OF a broken
heart.
William Milford, aged twenty,
weight $50, lost his balance while
standing on the rear of street car
rounding curve at Centerville, Iowa
and was thrown on his head on the
pavement and his skull fractured. He
died an hour after the accident.
While riding on wagon which was
hauling clay to her fathers tile yard
at Minburn, Iowa, the three-year-old
daughter of Harry Hill slipped and
fell to the ground. One of the wheels
of the heavily loaded wagon passed
over her head, crushing her skull and
producing instant death.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
car Renairer Killed.

Fargo, N. d., April %. Simon Ap-
sahl, a car repaires on the Northern
Pacific, was killed here. He was at
work on a car and was caught between
that and a hunted car which had got
away from the switching crew.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
Girl Student 4 Suicide.

Wayne, Neb., April %. ~ Miserable
because the student she so greatly adj
m1red treated her coldly at a dance.
Louisa McCleese, aged sixteen, CO.
ed at the Wayne normal school, took
poison and died.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
TWO KILLED in WRECK.

Chicago & Alton Freight Crashed Into
81 Light Engine. Fl
Bloomington, Ill, April 26.---In col
lision between freight train and a
light engine on the Chicago 8 Alton
road at Dwight, Engineer Bruce Good
man and Fireman G. F. Taylor were
killed and Fireman Brown was fatally
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
PRExY IN FIST FIGHT.
Has Physical Encounter With Former
Florida Governor

Tallahassee, Fla, April 27.--Former
Governor Jennings of Florida and
President Lincoln Hulley of the Stet-
son university at Deland came to
blows last night in hotel lobby The
trouble was over a movement in the
legislature to secure an amendment in
the universities charter to prevent the
board of trustees perpetuating itself.
The lie was passed and the clash fol-
lowed. The combatants were sepa.
rated before either had suffered ma
terially
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
SUFFERS TWENTY HOURS.

Duluth Woman, Who Used Kerosene
in Stove, Dies of Burns.
Duluth, April 2S.-Mrs Max Berger
died yesterday afternoon of burns. She
suffered great agony for twenty hours.
Late Thursday afternoon Mrs. Berger
used some kerosene to start fire in
the kitchen stove and accidentally set
fire to her clothing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
KING OF SIAM is COMING.

chuIalongkorn l. Has Arrived in City
at Naples.
Naples, April 27King Chulalong-
korn I. of Siam arrived here yesterday.
on the especially chartered steamer
Sachsenk, from Singapore April 2, on
tour Of the world. King Chulalong-
korn is expected to visit the United
States in May. on his way back to
Bangkok, his capital.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
{ Favor Reduction Of Tariff. !

Favor Reduction Of Tariff.
Stockholm, Sweden, April 27The
parliamentary committee appointed
to discuss the duty on corn has report
ed In favor Of a reduction of the tax
from about SO cents to- about IS cents
per hundred Kilograms. It is expected
that this action will greatly increase
the importation OF American corn.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
KOREAN REVOLT FAILED.
conspirators Are Arrested by Japanese
Authorities.

Authorities.
Toxic, April 27.@-Another threaten
ed rising in Korea is believed to have
been nipped Il the bud by the prompt
action of the japanese administrator.
The plans for the proposed outbreak
are reported to have been of compre-
hensive character, but owing to the
timely discovery of the conspiracy, en-
abling the authorities to arrest the
ringleaders and take steps to overawe
their followers, all danger is believed
to have been averted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
TWENTY YEARS HARD LABOR.

Seaman Who Killed Officer Gets 4
Twenty-Five Year Sentence.
Washington, April 26.-Twenty-fve
years of imprisonment, twenty Of
which shall be at hard labor, is the
sentence Of the court-martial which
tried Maurice Burke, a seaman attach
ed to the cruiser Tennessee, for MUIR
dering James A. Douglass, chief mas
ter at arms, and attempting to kill
William McCool, master at arms,
both of that vessel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
Three Killed By smokestack.

Melville. N. J.. April 26. Three
young worlen employed at T. G.
Waeaton = Co.'S glass factory were.
killed by the collapse Of a smokestack
which crashed through room in
which they were working.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02
Grimes and Criminals.

me vice governor OF the prison at
Rostov.on-D Don, Russia, was shot dead
on the streets. His assassin was ar
rested.
Mrs. Aggie Myers has entered the
\ Missouri state prison to serve a life.
sentence for the murder Of her hus-
band at Kansas City.
Diamonds valued at from $4,000 to
$4,000 were stolen BY burglars, who.
blew the safe of John Dayes & Sons,
jewelers., at Salt Lake City.
=. r. Ford Of Philadelphia commit
mitted suicide by jumping from the
Clyde steamer Conmache just before
she entered the harbor at Jacksonville,
Fla.
Caught trespassing on the property
u f the Quaker City Morocco works at
Camden. N. j., Leon Grounfaki, sixteen
+ years old, was shot and killed by an
Italian Waterman.
Tom Osadasia. an Italian living in
the Italian settlement on Fill street,
Cleveland, Ohio, was stabbed and
killed while attending christening at
Il the home OF friends. His assassin es-
capped.
Frank Crane staft. who was tried and
convicted In the circuit court at Stur-.
I gle, Mich, on a charge OF robbery,
was sentenced by Judge Rice to three
q years and one month in the state
prison
Because she was afraid she was los
Ing the love that meant more than.
Ssife.to her. Isabelle Bouttelot, a pretty!
French girl, killed herself In New
York. after having sought her lovers
room as the place to die.
Samuel Conkle. alias ]. w. Clark,
who Is accused Of having cold a large
number Of tickets Of the Sierra Mad.
4 ras Imperial Lottery Company OF Mex.
4 ico In Pittsburg and vicinity, has been
/ arrested at his home IN Chester, w.
Va.
I attorney at Mount Vernon, Wash, that
the total shortage In the ofiice OF Fred.
Blumberg auditor OF Skagit county.
exceeds 326, 900. After the shortage
was discovered Blumherg's body was
found IN the river at Mount Vernon.
9s Charles Carnall. q farmer, was shot
& and probably fatally wounded near
Arlington. Iowa. The shooting is al.
1 legged to have been done BY q neigh
L boring farmer but lite cause remains
y mystery CarnalHs right arm was
blown entirely Of 81 81 charge from q
shot gun
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West Bedding.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The pastor of the Long Ridge church was entertained over Sunday by Mrs William Hess.
 Miss Helen Raymond of Bethel spent a few days, this week, with her aunt, Mrs James Carson
 MT and Mrs Joel Crofut of Danbury spent Sunday with Edgar Crofut-
 Miss Jennie Mallett of Danbury has been visiting Mrs Stephen Barnum-
 Miss Maisie Wilson of Danbury spent Sunday with Miss Ethel Todd
 MissM and Bronson has been visiting friends in Ridgebury-
 The Misses Lou and Dell Carson at tended the commencement and alumni of the Bethel High school. last week Miss Ethel. Myers of Danbury visites her cousins, the Misses Mabelle an' Mary Rider, this week. The festival of the Long Ridge churcl which was held June 20. was a decides success The society realized S22 fo | its treasury
 Miss Dell R. Carson has closed he school in Wolf Pits for the summer va cation. Miss Carson has accepted tn position for another year. Miss Florence Platt spent Sunus. with her father. Fred Platt-
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Kent.
MACEDONIA AND VICINITY.

Mrs Alvira Vinegar, aged SS, died at the home of her son-in-law. Alfred Main. in Warren. June 21- She was the widow of the late John Milton Vinegar and until few months since lived at the old homestead just over the line in the town.of Amenia. N. Y.. where half century of years of her life was spent. Mrs Vinegar lived a quiet life. loved by her sons and daughters and greatly esteemed by all who knew her. Two sons and five
 daughters, with number of grand children and great-grandchildren sur vive. The funeral was attended at the Congregational church in Kent. Monday. with interment in the Episcopal ceme- tery- Mrs Winegar's death is one of three close and intimate neighbors who have passed away very recently. Miss Julia Wilson who died December 9. 1906 and Miss Elizabeth Schermerhorn. who died Monday of last week. All lived near neighbors and death in each came from shock
 Genevieve and Dorothy Peters have been visiting their aunt. Mrs James Aiken in Towners. N. Y-
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Roxbury.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

In Roxbury. Saturday. June I5. Dennis C. Barry. aged 23. born in Watergrasshill. County Cork. Ireland. formerly of New York. died at the home of his aunt. Mrs David Russell. Funeral from Stephen Merritt s. n9 and Sth avenue. Tuesday. June Is. at 9 a.
 m., from St Catherine's church in 59th
 East street. Interment in St Remond' S
 cemetery.
 Mrs G. E.. Barnes is spending while away on account of i'll health MT and Mrs Humphrey and Miss Mary Humphrey attended the closing exercises of the Wykeham Rise school at Washington, Miss Helen Humphrey having attended there the past year
 She will spend most of her vacation a, her home here.
 Mrs Grace Morris and husband spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs Myror Thomas.
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Trumbull.
PERSONAL CHAT

A horse driven by two ladies from Bridgeport ran down Daniels Farms street and was stopped near Harry Maurer's residence Both of the ladies were thrown out but were not injured.
 Gerald Lineburg of Bridgeport spent Saturday with Dean Dana
 Laura and Rollin Beach of Norwalk are visiting their cousins. Dorothy and Merrill Beach
 Miss Ruth Brinsmade has recently spent q few days in Bridgeport as the guest of Mrs Seymour Plumb
 White Plains school closedo Friday
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Bethlehem.
PRESENTATION TO REV s. H
 DIXON.

PRESENTATION TO REV s. H.
 DIXON.
 The Rev S. H. Dixon finished his ministrations at Christ church. last Sun day. He has taken an assistant rector s position in Newark. N. J.. His par ishiones gave him a faewell reception at l.. w. Bennett's on Satuday even ing and pesented him with S22 in mon- ey. About 9 were present.
 Miss Anna B. Lake gave an after noon tea, last week Friday, and the guests were Mrs N. l.. Bloss. Mrs B. H. Johnson. Mrs George w. Peck. Mrs A. C. Lake, Mrs N. H. Bloss and Mrs A k. Johnson
 Miss Amy L. Cooper of Naugatuck spent Sunday as the guest of Miss Ell sic A. Lake,
 Mrs A. c. Lake and Mrs A. J. Vree- land visited Mrs Lakes sister, M rs J H. Atwood in Watertown, last week.
 A. F. Smith. editor of The Bee, spent Friday night at Breezy Crest. after walking from Washington.
 Mir and Mrs F. P. and Mir and Mrs s. P. Hayes attended the funeral of Mrs N. Warren Mitchell in South Britain last week Thursday. F. P.Hayes is sick and Dr Lovelanc of Watertown is attending him. Miss Ora Crofut of Branford Poin is the guest of her cousin, Mrs A. F. Johnson.
 Miss Ethel Judd was home the frs of the week. She will spend the sum mer with her grandmother. Mrs M. A Judd, in Watertown. Rev c. H. Good has come to spen, | his vacation in town. Mrs Homer H. Waldron's condition | is slightly improved. but she is yet il | a very critical condition.
 The many friends of Dea William L l Burges will be glad to hear. that h | has so far recovered as to be able [ | be out again.
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A WONDERFUL nAppENrNa..o

Port Byron, N. Y., has witnessed one of the most remarkable cases of healing ever recorded. Amos F. King. of that place says. aBucxlens Arnica which l had sufferd over so yearS n am now eighty five-'' Guaranteed to cure all sores, by R. Fl. Beers & Go, Newtowp: Betts X Betts. Sandy Hook: F. J. Garvin, Bethel; w N. Noble, New Milford: F. !. Buckingham, Stations G. w. Hurlburt X O., Roa- bury; J. M Sullivan Bedding Ridge: Connery Bros, Georgetown: w B. Hawley, Sherman: Honan X Soulr, Gaylordsyille; Smith Bros, Cornwall
 Bridge: Edwin H. Beardsley. New Preston; George E. Frink, Falls Nn- lage; E. $. Fairchild X Son, Nichols, Druggists 25c.
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MISS HATCH-MR DODD.

A very handsome green and white wedding was that of Miss Lillian G.. Hatch of Still River and James H.. Dodd of New Milford. which took place. Wednesday evening, at..the home of the bride, Rev J. F. Plumb officiating. The bridal party stood under an arch of laurels and white peonies. The brides gown was white embroidered organdie over white silk She carried white roses Her only attendant was Miss Neal L. Slaats of Brooklyn, N. Y. Her presents, which were numerous. consisted chiefly of cut glass and ster. ling silver. Among the guests, which numbered about 40, were Miss s. Ath- erson of Bridgeport, s. Buckingham of California, Mrs c. R. M. B. Smith of Boston. Mrs J. L.. Ferpinning and w. Suydam
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THE JUDD SCHOOL.

The Judd school closed. Friday. with exercises which were well carried out by the children. after which all retired to the lawn. where cake and ice cream were served. The program was as follows:
 Chorus by school. Here we gather every morning..
 Recitation. How he saved St Mich ael's." Ada Davis.
 Recitation. Nothing to wear. Dorothy Davis
 Song. Freedoms Flag. Ada and Dorothy Davis. Recitation. Boys and Girls" George Davis, Frances Wells Quotations about the Flag. School "Glad Hosanna'' Chorus by school Recitation. "The Schoolroom Mousse Alice Swenson-
 Song. -The Daisy and the Rain drops. Five girls. Recitation. .'The Senses. Franci; | Wells. Song. Twill the Angels let me play. Ada Davis and Bertha Garfield | Recitation. Planting Himself t | Grow. Dorothy Davis Song. June. five girls | Flag exercise. Four children
 Reitation. m try and l will. George Davis.
 Glad Vacation. Chorus by School Miss Edith Logan enterta ined tn school with two recitations and afte the program with phonograbh select ions. Many guests were present fror Stepney and Easton-
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EaStOn.

BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
 Mallett Sanford's large stock barn near his tenement house. was struck by lightning in the bad thunder shower of Thursday. June 20. but fortunately did not set it on fire It struck the cupola, badly wrecking it and went in side, splitting many of the beams and tearing off the covering of the barn. 1t is not quite a year since MT San ford's barn back of his house was struck and burned to the ground
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KILLED BY THE CARS.

Amzi Benson, colored, was struck by the train, early Monday morning, near Jackson's crossing and killed. He was 30 years old and leaves wife. His remains were taken to the undertak- ing rooms of Hubert Thomas. The bur ial took place on Tuesday.
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MISS CURTIS BECOMES MRS
 CURTIS.

MISS CURTIS BECOMES MRS CURTIS. In South Norwalk, June2 5, by Rev Saul O. Curtice, William M. Curtis and Miss Anna s. Curtis of Bridgeport were united in marriage. MT Curtis is a popular young Bridgewater farmer. Hammocks and croquet sets in great | variety, at M. H. Mallett's. Mrs Charles Pearson and Mrs John Johnson returned to Canton, Pa., Tues day. after visit of a few days in l town.
 MT and Mrs J. F. Shaw and son of Oberlin. Ohio, have been visiting at Mrs A HI. Noble's.
 MT and Mrs G. B. Noble and Herbert Noble of East Hampton. Mass, have been visiting at A. H. Noble's
 J. B. Cox passed Monday in New York City: N Mr Cox stopped ssa pc oif+aa off at whom he had not seen in 21 years. M MT and Mrs Orlo O. Ward of Canton, \ Q. a'i Ward. arc M ~ M Hatch & Dewey are show ing a very handsome nd anse line ,Sftnt; of ham n and we'll made.
 Mrs Dora Louise Brown of New York is the guest of Mrs William G. Green. G. B. Schiappacasseee, the genial Bank street fruit dealer. passed Mon day and Tuesday in New York. G. B. Schiappacasse passed Monday and Tuesday in New York City. Druggist w. N. Noble has doub lec up on his sales of ice cream soda, which speaks volumes for the cream furnished MT and Mrs E. A. Wildman visited friends in New Fairfield, last week Thursday and Friday. Mrs M Bailey and Miss Bennett pas sed Thursday in New Preston. Samuel Porter is passing his vaca tion in Goshen.
 The Washington Gunnery team were defeated 12 to by the New Milford ball nine, Saturday Robert Bruen pitched for the Washington boys.
 Mrs E. J. Emmons and Mildred ant Edwin Emmons left on Tuesday for visit in Chicago. H.. accompanyin, George Emmons on his return tril 1 home.
 | Miss Clara Meade, who has been wis I iting Dr and Mrs Bragaw, has returne I home. Miss Meade is a designer fo
 Robert Dunlap and friend started O an automobile tour to Albany. Fror there they will proceed along the Hud
 son river and thence to New Milford. ,. Extra nice native strawberries a lC. I. Leach's.
 al E.E. Noble of Cleveland, O., visite A. H. Noble. recently.
 Beeman & Strong provided for 25 = teams one day during he Bi-Centenn
 al.
 R. P. Strong returned from Warrer
 Monday, after being aid up 10 day
 with the mumpS.
 Edward Dolan and Fred Colema
 started on Saturday for New Yorl
 From there they go up the Hudson |
 Albany. Then on to Narraganset ot Pier, Newport and Boston. n; n; The Heinz mixed sweet mixed pi, io kles, 25c quart, at Starr & Deans s. ng The Heinz tomato soup, 15c cal iiy none better, at Starr & Dean''s. 'A If your bicycle needs repairing, taI
 it around to the shop of Henry 4
 Booth. He will repair it for you
 short order.
 MT Booth has added lawn mow,
 grinder to his equipment and can shar
 en your lawn mowers in brief spa . of time.
 Miss Mary Hart of Boston, Mass, h
 been the guest of MT and Mrs F. f. Hatch.
 'A Those summer suits offered by Hat
 & Dewey are going like hot cakes.
 Starr & Dean are offering great st
 Ter. kitchen enamel goods, one pie
 given with every pound of tea.
 Ferris bacon, the hot weather brea
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THE BI-CENTENNAL BOOK.

of the local canvas for the sale of the book, "Two Centuries of New Milford, Ct, ,'' issued by the Grafton Press of New York. The book is bound to have large sale, as like the celebration, it will be complete and credit to the town.