Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-26
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Tom Sharkey, prosperous young
farmer of Yankton, was found dead in
the bottom of Dry creek, between two
horses A bridge had been washed out
Death was accidental.
So:
Ex-County Commissioner G. w. Col
| Inns, a prominent man at Miller, while
coming to town from his ranch with
his son with him In the buggy dropped
dead while in conversation with the
boy.
The hoist building and contents at
| the Saginaw mine at Custer were de.
| stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
| at about $4,000, with practically no
| insurance. The cause of the fire is
| not known.
A threshing engine went through a
| bridge near Brandon, village south
OF Garretson. The engineer was
caught in the engine, but succeeded
in getting out unhurt. The engine was
damaged considerably.
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While en- route between Belle
/ Fourche and Deadwood the interurban
| train on the Northwestern, containing
quite number of passengers, was
struck by lightning and section of
the roof of one OF the cars torn off.
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Because she angered him by asking
| him for money to help on the work
In which she was interested, it is
charged, Thomas White administered
a severe beating to young Salvation
Army girl at Belle Fourche, and as a
| result is now IN custody.
Miss Bertha Victoria Burroughs.
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Rufus Burroughs of Tilford, died at
Sturgis of typhoid fever after
months illness. Miss Burroughs was
graduate of the Spearfish normal
| school, and during the last year taught
school at Tilford.
The city council Of Gregory will
open bids for the construction of
municipal system Of water works
there. If the bids are found to be sat
isfactory the contract for the con-
struction Of the, system will be award
ed at once, SO the work of construc-
ton can commence this fall.
Anton Larson, who runs machin-
cry shop at Bruce, narrowly escaped
! death through his clothes getting
caught on revolving shaft. His shirt
and suspenders were caught, lifting
him from the ground and badly bruis.
| ing his side and arm before he could
be torn away.
2:
DuYinge a severe thunder storm
the New London elevator at Sherman,
a village three miles from Garretson,
was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground. The elevator contained
1000 bushels of oats, 500 bushels of
| wheat and quantity of flour. The
loss is about $4,000.
Sharles Swing, a Deadwood baseball
player, has been notified from Sheri-
dan, Wyo., that he has fallen heir to
an estate of nearly $4,000 through the
death of an only brother. Swing is a
member of the Deadwood Hose com
pany baseball team He says he will
| continue on the diamond.
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The Northwestern road has Sc
| cured options on a tract Of land about
half way between Arlington and Volga,
| Immediately east of Dry lake, and as
soon as the deal is closed will plat
| town on the site. The move is intend
ed to offset the action oof the Dakota
Central, which has placed town on
| its road almost directly south of this
point.
Manuel Athanus, ten years old, is
dead as the result of walking the
foundation walls of the new Congre-
gational church building at Sioux
Falls on dare The little fellow
missed his footing and plunged head
long to the bottom of the basement,
distance of between eight and ten
feet 1t Is supposed that his head.
struck some brick which were lying on
the ground at the point where he fell.
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The burlington railroad had
freight wreck on its Bald Mountain
line near Deadwood when a train Of
four cars, loaded with ore from the
Ben Hur workings to the Mogul mill
at Puma. got beyond the control OF
the crew and dashed down the noun
tain side. The crew jumped and es-
capped unhurt. The engine and cars
jumped the track, the former turning
turtle and the cars being reduced to
| kindling wood.
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Ole Ofstehage, living eight miles
northwest of Elp Point, while Smelling
corn at the home of his brother Theo-.
| dore. caught his left hand in gearing
| while brushing away chaff. The hand
| was badly mangled and the muscles
| of the forearm strained and torn. He
was taken to the Samaritan hospital
| at Sioux City, where the hand was
amputated short distance above the
wrist.
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