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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
MRS. KAUFMAN IS SOCIAL Star
lonVlced Slayer Doesn't Want for Friends-s Guest at
Various Social Functions at Flandreau.

Mrs. Emma Kaufman, who recently
was convicted in the state circuit
court at Flandreau of the charge of
manslaughter in the first degree, in
connection with the death of Miss Az
nes Polreis, her sixteen-year-olS
/. housemaid, will not spend the remain
der of the summer and fall at sum-
mer resort in Wisconsin as they
planned to do. 1t appears that she
and members of her family have fall
en- in love with Flandreau to such
an extent that there is every reason
to believe they will remain there
until October, when Mrs. Kaufman
will be sentenced in the event that
the motion filed by her attorneys for
4 a new trial is denied.
Mrs. Kaufman apparently is en-
Toying the quiet life at Flandreau
She is said to be making many
friends, and many of the prominent
women of the town have called upon
s'fer since the conclusion of her trial
She goes driving nearly every day,
and a day or two ago was a member
Of touring party that took a jaunt
out into the country surrounding
Flandreau. On another occasion she
and several Flandreau women drove
up the river few miles and spent
pleasant afternoon fishing.
4 Charles Kaufman, the son of Mr..
Mrc
manned constantly with his mother
since she became involved in her
present trouble more than a year ago,
has won the regard of the people of
Flandreau.
Mr.. Kaufman, husband Of the &C.
cused woman, has a wide acquaint-
ance among the residents Of Elan
dreau, and the pronounced prejudice
which was created at Flandreau dur
ing the trial of MIS-. Kaufman is
stated to be gradually dying away,
and feeling of sympathy Is said to
be taking it's place.
Mrs. Kaufman is in better health
than she has been for a year. The
awful strain Of the trial had left it's
marks upon her, but under the sooth-
ing influence of rest and quiet she
now has regained her former health.
u Experts Bills Filed.
The character Of the bills which
nave been filed by some Of the medi-
cal experts who were summoned to
testify in behalf Of tie prosecution,
Indicates that the recent trial in the
state circuit court Of Moody county,
on a change of venue from the cir
cult court of Minnehaha county. of
Mrs. Emma Kaufman of Sioux Falls,
On the charge of having murdered
her young hcusemaid, will prove quite
expensive for the taxpayers of Mime
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11

TOWN OF OAKDALf WIPED OUT
WESTERN PART OF STATE is
sWEPT-ls FiERcEsT AT LA
CROSSE.

Milwaukee. July S. = At least ten
persons are believed to have lost their
lives in the tornado that swept the
western part of the state Wednesday,
and great damage to buildings and
crops are reported from all sections.
The storm seems to have been fiercest
at La Crosse. At Oaldale, near that
city, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dame were
killed and Mrs. William Butterheld IA
tally injured, Every building in the
village was blown down.
Country Laid Bare.
Continuing south from Oakdale, a
strip of country south and east Of To-
nah was laid bare by the storm. Res
cuing and searching parties have been
sent out from Tomah, Black River
Falls, Camp Douglas and other towns
in the vicinity of the tornado, but the
number of casualties has not been re-
ported from all sections, wires being
down. All the wires are down east Of
Tomah, in many places poles being
snapped off close to the ground.
Did Great Damage.
w Cot dIu OouIll VI 4Llloy luS III
nado did great deal of damage and
for some time both the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul and Chicago &
Northwestern roads were without
wire service, and trains were obliged
to proceed on slow orders. feeling
their way through the scene Of the
storm. Damage is also reported at
Marsh Cut, Tunnel City and other
points in the district affected 1t will
be twenty-four hours before the com
pleted list of the casualties will be OBJ
tainable.
House Disappears.
At Black River Falls the tornado
struck the house of Joseph Buchner
with just enough warning to give the
family time enough to get down in the
cellar. One boy, however, was car
ried away and landed III a field, badly
bruised. The house totally disappear
ed. Buchner and his wife were badly
injured, three children hurt and two
of the children killed. Mrs. Jasper
Poff, residing near Warren. was also
killed. The path of the tornado at
Bhcnner,s was only from two to six
rods wide.
Two Dead in Green County.
At Waupaca a barn on the farm Of
Ike Terrill was blown to pieces, and
James Stunwant, who had taken ref
uge from the storm, had an arm
broken by falling timber.
Two deaths occurred in Green Lake
county. Measures aae-being taken for
the relief of hundreds who have suf-
fered from the storm
Two Killed by Lightning.
st. Paul, July 5.-St. Paul was Wis
tied yesterday by the worst thunder
storm Of the season. Two men were
struck by lightning and killed. A
building at Grand and Smelling ave
nues was struck by iightnng and bad
ly damaged
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
The kaissr's Precautions.

Thirty thousand metres of wire net.
ting are to be erected on the course
for the Kaiserpreis contest wherever
necessary at dangerous corners and
in villages.
The kaiser himself, accompanied by
Prince Henry of Prussia, made the
round of the course recently with a
view to examining the arrangements
for the building OF bridges, to the
number of thirty, for pedestrians. The
route is to be subdivided into twelve
sections, and public safety commits.
sion will be in charge of each.
1t is intended that the course shall
,e closed three days before the race
n order that it may be treated
throughout with dust laying prepare.
ton
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
RAISES FEE FOR BIG COMPANIES
Resident Agent Upon Whom Service Of Summons Nav Be
Made Is Required but Only One Incorporation
MnSt Reside in the State.

s% Corporations that wish to file I'M
der the laws Of South Dakota from
now on will find that when they run
their capital to a higher figure they
will have to pay larger fee than
Formerly. Under the old law the
8highest fee charged was $40. Under
1.-THE new law the fee runs as high as
#$150 for a corporation of more than
s5,0o0,0OO and $3.50 for s5,000,00O. I'm
8der million dollars capital there has
4Sbeen no change in the fee charged
While the fees have been changed,
the law has been changed in other
apatriculars.
II The old law required that not less
81 than one~third of the incorporators
must be residents of this state, and
did not require the appointment Of a
resident agent in the state The new
law requires but one incorporation to
be resident Of the state, but resi-
dent agent must be appointed on
whom service Of summons can be
made. This agent can be named in
the articles of incorporation, or named
separately. In either case the name
of the agent must be filed with the
secretary Of state. but if the appoint
ment is filed separately from the ar
ticles, fee Of SIS is charged for such
filing. There has been no change
lin the law allowing business offices
Mto be located outside of the state,
where business of the company may
glbe transacted, but the main office
must be located within the state.
# Under the low filing fee which has
been charged in the past, corporations
have been filed in South Dakota for
the transaction Of business in all parts
Of the United States, and the paper
capital of such corporations has run
into hundreds OF millions every year,
while the fees, though small in each
Individual case, have made quite an
item in the states revenues. The
/ change in fees leaves them yet light
i when compared with other states on
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
To enlarge Fort Meade to a regi

To enlarge Fort Meade to a regi-
mental post the government finds it
essential to extend the limits Of the
military reservation to encompass an
additional strip Of territory two by six
miles. This extension is to be added
on the east frontage of the present
reservation A plat of the lands still
owned by the government, it is said,
has been forwarded to the war de-
partment. If the enlargement plans
go through it will be necessary foS
the government to buy out the landed
interests Of a number Of settlers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
LIFE INSURANCE. A SACRED
TRUST.
Responsibilities Of Officers and 81.
rectors. @

Evidently President Kingsley of the
New York Life Insurance company
has learned the great lesson of the
times with respect to the responsible
ity and duty of directors of corpora
lions. Speaking to the new board of
trustees, on the occasion of his cleo
ton to the presidency, he emphasized
the fact that life insurance is more
than private business, that life in
surance trustees are public servants,
charged at once with the obligations
OF public service and with the respon-
sibilities that attach to a going busi-
ness which at the same time must be
administered as trust"
He also realizes that similar respon-
sibilities rest upon the officers of the
company. 81 understand" he says,
your anxiety in selecting the men
who are day by day to carry this bur-
den for you, who are to discharge this
trust in your behalf, who are to adj
minister for the benefit Of the people
involved the multitudinous and exact
ing details to which it is impossible
for you to give personal attention My
long connection with the New York
Life-covering nearly twenty years
my service in about every branch Of
the companys working organization,
gives me, as believe, a profound APP
probation, not merely of the heavy
burden you have placed on my Shout
ders, but of the standardslof efficiency,
the standards of faith, the standards
of integrity which must be main
tanned at all times by the man who
serves you and the policyholders in
this high Office
Best of all, perhaps, he feels that
words are cheap, and that the public
will be satisfied with nothing short Of
performance. my thanks, therefore"
he continues, "for an honor which, out.
ranks any distinction within the reach
of my ambition, cannot be expressed
in words; they must be read out OF
the record make day by day"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11


mana county, who will have to foot
the bills.
A bill for 1925 already has been
filed by DR.. H. B. Schofeld of Park.
ston, and if rumors are based upon
good foundation this sum does not
represent the amount of his entire
claim. DR.. Frank E. Coulter of Oma.
ma mas filed bill or $1,250, while DR.
Arthur Sweeney of ST. Paul has filed
bill for similar amount. Doctors
Coulter and Sweeney were the princi.
pal medical experts who were pres
ent at the trial of Mrs. Kaufman,
ana whose testimony strongly sup
ported the case of the prosecution.
The board of county commissioners
OF Mlnnehaha county doubtless will
be called upon to adjust these claims.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
SUICIDE WAS SENSATIONAL
Sioux Falls Maniac Went to Home Of

4
Farmer to Kill Himself.
A sensation has been created by
the tragic death at his own hands OF
Chris Christcpherson, a stone cutter
on the farm of Mr.. Rogan, six miles
east of Sioux Falls. The body was
found standing erect in corner OF
the loft and propped up between the
hay and the side Of the barn
When the crazy man appeared at
the Rogan farm he informed the Ro-
gans that all the members of his
family were dead at East Sioux Falls.
Some of the Rogan family went to
East Sioux Falls to ascertain if this
story was true.
Arriving at Christopherson's home
they found that his wife and four
children were alive and we'll. Mrs.
Christopherson stated that her hus-
band had left home early that morn
ing armed with small caliber rifle.
At the Rogan farm no rifle had been
seen. The members of the Rogan fam
lily then returned home
AS Iuey uIoVe up w Tie Ddlu soLHe
friends arrived to visit them, and one
of the boys went up in the loft to put
down some hay, when he was fright
ened by hearing the report of gun.
A second shot followed little later
1t is thought that Christopherson,
after having taken refuge in the loft,
was frightened when the boy went up
and fired shot through the roof of
the barn. and then placing the muz-
zle OF the rifle against his forehead,
pulled the trigger and sent a bullet
into his own brain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11

that score, but agents who have been
doing such business claim that an
increase has been sufficient to cause
prospective incorporators to seek
some other state for their work The
state department does not look for
such result, and only time will tell
what the results will be-
In the last year many Nevada min
ing corporations in the new field in
the southern part of that state have
been filed under the laws CT this state,
and the business from that state APP
pears to have fallen Of lately, but
whether that or some other reason is
the cause of it is not known. The
new law in this state went into effect
Yesterday
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
BELLE FoURcHE IN NEW ROLE

New Lake Made by Diverting Dam
Puts 1t on Summer Outing Map.
Citizens of Belle Fourche are going
after the tourist trade this summer,
and stand good chance of being
successful by the completion of the
big diverting dam, which throws the
water of the Belle Fourche river into
it's new course, one Of the largest
lakes in South Dakota has been made.
Gasoline launches are. being built, and
there will be all kinds of rowboats
for hire.
The Black Hills has lacked water
outings heretofore. When the NAM
moth reservoir is completed four
miles north Of this place, a lake thir-
teen miles long and Of varied width
will be ormed, and will become the
favorite water resort of the Hills.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
BRIDE AND GROOM PAST IS.

J. B. Wakefield Marries Mrs. L. No.
bles Of Cleveland.
Blue es Earth, MINI, July 6. - That
Cupid is no respecter of years was
demonstrated here by the marriage in
the Presbyterian church of ]. b. Wake
field of this city and Mrs. l.. Mobiles of
Cleveland, Ohio. Both bride and
groom have passed the seventy-fifth
milestone of life.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Implying conceit.

Many years ago Daniel Lord, Jr., as
he always signed his name, then one
of the shining lights Of the bar in
New York, was arguing case before
the court Of appeals. when a country
lawyer asked Charles O'Connor tho
name of the gentleman who was speak
ing.
That" said Mr.. O'connor, who was
rather nettled at something Lord had
said, that. sir. is Daniel Lord, Jr., and
he puts the Junior after his name so
that he may not be mistaken for the
Almighty"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
GIVES ROADS HARD TASK.
Railways Say New Law Requires Re-
port Too Early in Month.


port Too Early in Month.
The late legislative session made
a radical change in the railroad
assessment laws of the state and the
railroad companies say that it is
physically impossible for them to pre-
sent reports under the new law by
the 18th of the month, as the law
demands, but that they will get them
in just as soon as possible. They will
be given all the time possible by the
state board to get in their reports,
but all assessments by the state board
must be made by Aug. 1, and the
roads have but little leeway. 1t is
expected that the assessment on this
class of property will take up much
more of the time of the board than
1t has in former years and that the
valuation will be much higher
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
PRAIRlEs YIELDING LUMBER.
Cottonwood Saving Plant Is Helping
Consumers

Cottonwood Saving Plant Is Helping
Consumers.
What promises to make difference
in the price of dimension lumber ir
Pierre is little sawmll that Smith
Brothers are operating near the Mis-
souri, river about twenty-five miles
below Pierre.
While Cottonwood is not a good
grade of lumber for use where it is
exposed to the weather, for inside
work it does very well, and they are
cutting a large amount of that class
of lumber.
They are beginning to supply the
market at Fort Pierre with cheap
lumber, and will spread out as their
supply increases.
Their first shipment of 10000 feet
was brought up by boat last week
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
DIVERSION DAM BUILT.
Belle Fourche Irrigation Job Is Com
pleted on Time

Belle Fourche Irrigation Job Is Com
pIeted on Time.
AS was planned by the contractors,
the last work on the big diversion
dam near Belle Fourche has been
completed. This dam turns the water
of the Belle Fourche river into the
new channel, which will take it to the
mammoth reservoir where it will be
stored for irrigating about 100000
acres of ground. This dam will back
up the water of the river into the
lake, which will be one OF the largest
in the state, and will be partly within
the city limits of Belle Fourche. A
number of gasoline launches are be-
ing built, and it is proposed to adver-
tise this lake as a summer resort for
the northern part Of the Hills.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
BRYAN TO BOOK AGENTS.
Advice Based on His Experiences
When He Had Maps to Pebble.

VuSHIEl TAU wraps 10 FSOutSs
Book agents have their trials
said W::9tam Jennings Bryan, but
think If some of them would adopt my
tactics they might simplify their dit-
f1culties"
Mr.. Bryan did not peddle books, but
on one occasion he undertook to sell
off to the citizens Of the Salem neigh
borhood in Illinois ten maps which his
brother had been unsuccessfully ped
ding for several weeks. Mr.. Bryan
started bravely forth one morning.
and when he reported that evening he
had sold every map.
How did you do it?" said his aston
ished brother
Il took my payment in merchant
disc returned Mr.. Bryan. "The one
sold to the barber will keep me-
shaved for three weeks. / have stored
my pantry with another from the gro
Ger. and the remainder traded in on
few little bills owed around town.
1t was very simple"
Mixed His Lines.
The manager OF the great war drama
was furious.
"Blockhead." he Numbered, as he
rushed into the theatrical office.
What do you mean by sending me an
actor who used to work in the kitchen
Of cook house?'
"H-how do you know he used to /.
work in the4kitchen Of a cook house?''
faltered the agent. 't'5 5;53 tt:3
How do / know? Why, in the bat
tie scene outside Of the fortress, In
stead of shouting Scale the walls!'
the numskull beloved Scale tho
fish, s51s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
GAMBLING LID PUT ON.

koochiching County Roard Orders
Law Enforcement.
International Falls, Mimi, July g.
The board OF county commissioners
has instructed the authorities of Inter.
national Falls to stop ali gambling,
and in accordance with the instruc.
tons all devices of chances with
money in sight have been put out
OF the business and the lid is on.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Wife Beater Is Fined.

Faribault, Mimi, July 6. Albert
Hendricks Of the town Of Wolcott was
brought to this city and tried for beat
Ing his wife. He was found guilty and
fined $2995 or thirty days in jail He
paid his fns. ..S t
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
FISH OPPOSES FATHER.

Works as Assistant Agent on Road
Antagonstc to Family Interests.
Muskogeey |. T., July 6. = Whether
stuyvesant Fish, Jr., has q,larreled
with his father or has deliberately ac-
copied a position with a railroad an
tagonistic to the Fish interests in or
der to rise by merit alone, is a ques-
ton that is puzzling railroad officials
here. Fish is working as assistant
station agent of the Frisco railroad,
the company chiefly antagonistic to
the senior Fish's Missouri Pacific in
terests.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
WEAR NETS TO BAR CHATS.
Farmers Guard Against Poisonous
Stinqs Of Pest.

Usually at this time of year resi-
dents of Vermillion are pestered with
mosquitoes, and find little enjoyment
in sitting out of doors in the evening,
hut this summer they have to contend
with something great deal worse.
The atmosphere is alive with millions
Of gnats which are making life mis-
cradle for the old and young. They
have prevailed now for two weeks,
night and day, and their sting is so
poisonous that hundred of people are
suffering from them. Heat and wind
does not drive the insects away, and
they seem to grow more numerous
after each rain. Farmers of the coun-
ty are obliged to wear mosquito net
ting over their faces.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Groom Is 81: Bride 40

Strawberry Point, Wis, July e.-De-
spite the objections, more or less
strenuous, OF numerous relatives, Sol
onion Joy, ninety-one years old, has
been joined in marriage to Mrs. Mar
tina Holden, eighty-two years old.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
REGENTS REFUSE CLASS ANNUAL
SLAMS on Faculty Cause Bad Feel
ina at South Dakota "Un

Slams on Faculty Cause Bad Feel
ing at South Dakota "U"
When the junior class of the state
university decided to publish an annu-
al, the members were given to under
stand that the regents would take
200 copies to be used for advertising
purposes.
Now the regent members refuse to
accept the ANIMALS from the business
manager unless twelve pages Of the
publication are scissored from each
book. The pages objected to are de-
voted to slams" on the faculty mem
bers, and these the. regents do not
commend. 1t is likely that the bust
ness manager will accede to the de-
mands Of the regents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
SAM G. IRISH DEAD.
First Treasurer of Dakota Territory
Passes AWAY at Ninety-seven,

iiSdsOi SE VI DdNOld ISTTlIOTJ
Passes Away at Ninety-seven.
Samuel G.. Irish, aged 81, the first
treasurer of the Dakota territory DUR
ing the administration of President
Buchanan, died at Whiting very peace
fully after stroke of paralysis. He
won his Office in Dakota by forcibly
ejecting a. carpetbagging United
States deputy marshal from the poll
ing place and demanding a new cleo
ton, which the Washington authori-
ties recognized. No tax levy had been
made in the territory and during his
tenure as treasurer ne handled not a
cent Ct territorial funds. He was
born il Vernon. and has lived in AL
lamakee co,nty, Ia, and Dodge coun-
~, MINI. He recently visited his son
at Ipswich, S. D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
MAsoNs LAY CORNER STONE.
County Court House Will Be Erected
at Woonsocket, S. D.

# Impressive ceremonies attended the
laying of the corner stone Of the rew
county court house, which is to be
erected at Woonsocket. The exer-
Scises were in charge of the Masonic
bodies. Hundreds OF visitors from
points throughout Sanborn county
and from surrounding towns were
q present.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11

VI. RISKS.
In force on the 31sr day
of December of previous
year .............
Written or renewed during
the year ................
Deduct those expired and
marked off as terminated
In force at the end of the
year ....... ..........
Deduct amount reinsured.
Ne. amount in force. +.
BUSINESS IN THE STAT
DAKOTA DURING THE
Risks written 80.
Premiums received ........
Expenses incurred .........
Losses paid
Losses incurred ...........
Amount at risk ............