Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-28

Dakota s.: =: !:
Jacob Duckeck, a prominent unmar'
ried farmer north Of Miller, was run
over by a load of lumber and killed,
James Martin, fireman on work
train. was instantly killed ten miles
west Of Rapid City. A. Wharper, engi
neer, was fatally injured. A defective
bridge caused the accident.
RI When the new telephone line from
Belle Fourche to Alzada, Montana, Is
completed, ranchers for many miles
will be connected up with the Black
Hills. The Bell Telephone company
has agreed to make connections at
this point with the new line which
will be in operation some time before
spring.
A resident Of Pierre while in Oma,-
.ha a few days ago met w. w. Taylor.
one time state treasurer of South Da-
kota, whose going out of Office raised
such storm it is hoped the state will
not again know. Taylor is now en-
gagged in the independent telephone
business with Texas as his field Of OPP
Grafton.
Mrs. Sybil Bray of Mitchell was Sc
verely bitten by a pet coach dog, and
deep cash was laid open in her cheek
just below the eye. The family was
seated at the supper table when the
dog made a sudden leap at Mrs. Bray
and bit her. The dog was known to be
vicious and there was no evidence that
he was mad.
A young man named Barry, insane
and confined in the county Jail in HUI
ron for several weeks, has been taken
to the hospital at Yankton. He is a
son of a prominent Philadelphia ship
yards man and a young man of splen-
did education, and although his peo-
pie know of his condition they decline
to care for him.
Henry Marty, of the firm of Parks
G Marty, real estate and insurance
men of Hot Springs, has accepted the
position of assistant cashier of the
Hot Springs National bank, vice Miss
j. M. Cleveland, resigned. He is a we'll
known resident of the town, having
been county auditor for four years,
and is very popular.
With his face eaten by rats almost
beyond recognition, Otis Robinson, re-
Gently halloween Of the Eagle cafe of
Watertown, was found lying dead over
one of the livery stables late one even
ing last week. He had been drinking
heavily of late and it is supposed he
went into the haymow to sleep off a
jag and froze to death.
Miss Agnes Jones, daughter of q
farmer living near. Arlington, was bad
ly burned about the face and head
while trying to revive a fire with kero-
sene. She poured the fluid into a cook
stove when the embers exploded the
oil, throwing the burning kerosene
over her face and head. burning. off her
hair and temporarily binding her.
Charley Stoschine was taken to Gas.
tlewood and arrested for stealing two
loads of barley from his neighbor
Martin Gordon, northeast Of Estelline
Stroschine loaded the grain at night
from a shed out in the field and mar.
keted it at Dempster the next day
His wagon tracks were traced and
when questioned about the matter he
confessed to the theft. 8
According to present plans, the
country north of Belle Fourche vii
have beet sugar factory established
next spring by the American Beet Su
gar company. By spring more tina.
10000 acres of land in that vicinit,
will be ready for cultivation under The
governments big irrigation project, 81
the company is assured Of sufacien
ground for farmers to raise beets.
The legislative manual or Blue Bool
for the year 1907 has been completed
and has been sent to the differen
state officers for distribution unde
the provisions of the law. The book i
| q general political review of the terri
tory and state from the organization
and the legislative lists alone contain
enough history to one who has KEEP
track OF affairs to give the book a va
Ine, while it is Allied with other materia
of Importance
Death quashed an Indictment In tn
federal court against George b. M
Pherson, the wealthy cattleman 9
Hereford, near Deadwood, charge
with illegal fencing. Mcpherson wa