Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-17
South Dakota
General State News Paratraphsd.

I General State News Parasraphsd.
The cornerstone of the new $4,000
First Congregational church was laid
last week at Sioux Falls.
Although his skull was badly frac-
tured by the kick of horse, it is be-
lieved that Thaddeus, the six-year-old
son of Mrs. Violet Donnelly of Belle /
Fourche, may recover.
A freight train and switch engine
collided at Mitchell. Engineer Dennis
l.. Summer of Sioux City and Fireman
Weiland of Yankton were killed It !
was Weiland's second trip.
The mill1men of Pierre are getting |
into line with other producers Of the
necessities of life and have announced
a boost to Z cents quart, with prom
Use of another cent being added Nov. 1.
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By a cave-in of the earth in which |
they were working, two employees of M.
Ford of ST. Paul, the contractor who
has the city street paving job at Dead
wood, were seriously and possibly ia
tally hurt
Twenty schools in Hand county will
remain closed this winter unless teach
ers that cannot now be found are Sc
cured later The hard examinations
are given as one cause of the shortage
of teachers.
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A farmers elevator company Is be-
ing organized at Elk Point. Six hun
dred shares at S25 each will be issued,
no one person to be allowed more than
ten shares A goodly portion of the
stock is already subscribed.
Sever Gulickson, a farmer living
west of Arlington, was robbed and Sc
verely injured by highwayman while
on his way home from Oldham, and he
now lies at his home with serious scalp
wounds and a broken collarbone.
| ~ L. CCIiiSS, ilSoCSu III EOlOuA lily
for alleged completely in Gayville
| Milwaukee car robbery, in which 1000
cigars were stolen, is at Yankton for
a hearing. Jesse White and Morris
Harmon also are held on the same
| charge.
The coroner's jury investigating the
death of Mary Platt, the eight-year-old
Boulder, Colo, girl who net death
near Rapid City last week in a wreck
on the Crouch railroad, returned ver-
dict of criminal negligence against
the railroad company.
The second annual county fair clos
ed a successful session at washington
Springs. The exhibits of agricultural
products and fruit were exceptionally
good. The fair association has CON
tracted for fifty-acre tract east of the
city to be improved as a permanent
fair ground.
Rev. A. L. Baker, for several years
past pastor of the Methodist church in
Deadwood and in Belle Fourche. has
been called to Southern California,
where he has accepted a pastorate at
an increased salary Mr. Baker is one
OF the most popular pastors in the
Hills. His wife's failing health in.
duced the change
The leaves on the trees at Miller
continue as green and fresh in appear
ance as they were a month ago. This
is construed by the old settlers to be-
token a late fall Some of the visa
cres, noting that the flies, bugs, worms
and snakes refuse to take cover as
early as formerly, believe they see
therein signs Of long, warm fall.
The estimate of the barley crop of
the state for this year, which has lust
been completed by Doane Robinson
places it at S74,964 acres, with yield
of about 20,43S,S2o bushels. This
makes yield Of less than last year,
with market price of about $1,000, 900
in excess of last year, the difference
being caused by the remarkable ad.
vance in the price Of that grain.
The annual reunion and picnic of the
Old Settlers Association of Charles
Mix county was held in Geddes. The
Platte and Wagner bands furnished
music for the occasion. Among the
; conspicuous figures at the annual gath
ering were r. R. Pennypacker, famil
iarly known among the old-timers as
J Lash" who was the first sheriff OF
Charles Mix county, and Hon. Mark r
, Post, pioneer resident of the county
who now resides in Nebraska.
The state board OF examiners of the
department of public instruction has
completed the work of three examina
tons, held in July, August and Septem
Der. For the three examinations there
were 2,260 manuscripts handled by the
board, on which it has granted Iift