Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
South Dakota
General State News ParaSraphsd.


Troublesome prairie fires around
Violin have done much damage. Twen-
ty-five men, in hastily gathered fire
brigade, saved the home of Ed Lien,
close to the town. Many stacks of
hay were destroyed in that section.
Jay, the thirteen-year-old son of
Thomas Barley, was killed in the
Northwestern yards at Huron. He
was catching on freight trains, and in
attempting to jump from moving car
fell under the wheels, which passed
over his body.
The visit of the Sioux City CONNER
cial club to Huron last week was a
love feast. There has been for long
time a sort of enmity between Huron
and Sioux City respecting fair dates.
The Sioux City guests were splendidly
entertained by the Huron Commercial
club.
The school board of Pierre has con-
tracted with M. M. Kramer for the po-
sition of superintendent of the city
schools, for the next year. Mr.. Ramer
was former state superintendent of
instruction and has been for the last
two years at the head of the Mitchell
schools.
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C. B. Knott, chief of the volunteer
fire department at Bristol, has arrang-
ed a series of contests between mem
bers of the department and between
the hose and hook and ladder compa-
MES. All the contests will be held
prior to May Is. Cash prizes will be
given those who win in the various
contests.
In the first thunder storm Of the
season last week lightning struck the
new home of L. A. Carlson. a section
boss on the Northwestern railroad.
five miles east of DeadWood. Mrs.
Carlson, her son and baby were
stunned, but escaped serious injury
Flames consumed the house and Carl
sons roll Of savings in the chimney.
What is believed to be the largest
offering for missions ever made by
South Dakota church was taken up
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church of Watertown last Sunday
when $1,026 in cash was paid in by
the congregation and members of the
Sunday school for the work of the for
eign mission board Of this denomina-
ton.
Mrs. R. H. Bennett Of Beresford died
without a minutes warning of apo
plexy of the heart at Hot Springs.
| She had come from her home on the
| mornings train for the benefit Of her
health and was visiting with an old
time friend at her home when death
occurred Her husband has been
postmaster at Beresford for seven
years.
The residents of what is known as
| the Sanner school district situated in
have completed arrangements for the |
consolidation of the schools of the |
district One of the present school
| buildings will be moved to a central
location in the district and transpor-
tation will be furnished those pupils
who reside at the greatest distances
from the school building.
The board of county commissioners
of Bon Homme county has appointed
c. H. Stilwell to the Office of clerk of
courts Of Bon Homme county to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent res.
ignation of A, l.. Fish, the regularly
elected clerk The new appointee al
ready has assumed the duties of the
position. The appointment will give
very good satisfaction, as Mr. Still
we'll is fully competent for the Office.
Trappers have been making good
money at the body of water near Lake
Andes. One party consisted Of the
Hughes brothers and Mr.. Wisner,
whose homes are at Aberdeen. They
have just concluded their trapping
operations for the spring season, and
prior to departing for their homes,
sold to q local dealer over 1000 musk
rat and mink skins, for which they re-
ceived the sum of nearly $500, thus
finding the business very profitable as
well as enjoyable.
Miss Kate Bayles, author of the
somewhat famous Western novel, en-
| titled "Langford of the Three Bars"
was married at Christ church in
| Yankton last week to John Humphrey
Bingham, a rancher and real estate
! dealer Of Chamberlain. Miss Bayles
is the daughter of County Judge S. A.
/ Bayles of Yankton. Miss Bayles and
Mr.. Bingham first met at Chamber
/ lain when the lady was collecting ma
terial for her book, which is a tale Of