Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
South Dakota
General State News Parasraphed.

ABOUT Sixty years OIL age, luAe" AoASStA
into Rapid river at Rapid city, and her
body was recovered next morning.
~ can't est or sleep. And such
headaches! Good-by, all" This was
the note written by James w. Blair,
aged sixty-seven, before he committed
suicide at Sioux Falls.
The little town of Fulton, Hanson
county, is one of the towns which Will
remain dry" during the coming year.
| At the recent election on the license
question the vote was tie.
The students and faculty of the
South Dakota state school for the blind
at Gary have just celebrated the sew
enth anniversary Of the founding OF
the institution. The attendance is the
largest it has ever been.
At Faulkton Hotel Best and contents
were completely consumed in an early
morning fire. The cause of the fire IS
supposed to have been a defective
flue. The loss on building and con-
tents is estimated at $4,000.
For second time since the revival
meetings started In the auditorium at
Aberdeen. conducted by Evangelist H.
E. Johnston that structure took f1re
few days ago and frightened the au-
dience of women, but did no serious
damage.
Mai, A. J. Dixon, one OF the leading
citizens of Canton, who was sherin OF
Lincoln county for some years, and
who was agent for the government at
Grow Creek agency for term, d1eo
at the home of his son in a small town
in Indian Territory.
Fears are expressed by friends OF
= Count Sparr, who, after coming 10
Miller last year from South America
$ and establishing a big ranch, later re-
turning to Germany, that he has met
with some accident or foul play, as he
has not been heard fTom. He was ex-
pected at his ranch some time ago.
III A gun club has been organized at
Parker, starting out with a good char
ter membership. The following are
officers: President, George Johnson;
vice president, Frank Rector; secre'
tary-treasurer, Ed Johnson. CLAUDE
Thompson, Earl Robertson and Dr.
Redfield were elected trustees. A clue
house will be built in the spring.
In a decision in the case Of Delama
ter VS.. The State of South Dakota the
supreme court of the United States
sustained the state law of South Da
kota requiring license fee of $2oo
year for retailing liquor in any OF the
counties of that state. Delamater was
prosecuted for selling whisky in Porte
county, South Dakota, as an agent TO!
i Minnesota house.
The annual meeting Of the bankers
association will be held in Huron
about the middle of June. The execu
tive committee will prepare program
and assign topics for discussion an
I make other arrangements for the az
preaching gathering. Local banker
- will have immediate charge OF all al
: rangements. E. c. Issenhuth of Rec
field is president of the association
! and ]. E. Platte of Clark secretary.
Fred ARP of Gregory county, who re
Gently had his leg broken while wres
ling. sent for his Boyd county (Neb.
brother. The brother had not been o
the scene more than few hour
when he, too, met with an acc1den
and now both brothers are under tn
care of physicians The Nebrask
brother attempted to haul load c
hay, but lost his balance and Eel
breaking one of his arms.
The temporary bridge across tn
h Missouri river at Mobridge has bee
torn down and work will begin at ono
on the construction of the permane1
structure. 1t was feared the hreakin
of the ice jam would tear the bridg
away before construction materl;
could be rushed across to the othe
side. There are now several engine
there and plenty of material, SO th
work on the Pacific coast eXtensio
will continue without interruption.
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The appropriation of $4,000 by tt
legislature for state fair purposes wi
go a long way toward erecting bull
ings and needed improvements on tt
- state fair grounds in Huron. Pla1
heretofore outlined will be mature
and the board will at once procee
with the Improvements. The board
county commissioners for Beadle con
ty has appropriated $4,000 for Il
erection of county building Il
RI Beadle county exhibits and 1t is undo
stood that several other counties W
erect buildings for their own us
The grounds are the finest in this Sc
E - ton of the country and efforts are b
!. i ing made to make the fair one of Il
L hest in the Northwest.