Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-25
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Evelyn Williams, the two-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Will
Jams of WATERFOWL, was drowned by
| falling into wash boiler.
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Mrs. Wasley Burr is dead at her
ranch at Wall of rupture of blood YES
sells of the heart The body was taken
to Willmar, MINI, for interment.
The drug store Of Tarbell C Will
hanson in Watertown was entered by
burglars and a small amount of cash
secured from the safe, No arrests
have yet been made.
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One of the latest heavy frosts on
record for that part of the state Wis
1 tied the gardens and cornfelds at
Watertown last week. Some of the
corn will recover, but much is killed
| outright
The second annual convention of
the Luther League of Southeastern
South Dakota has just concluded its
work in Sioux Falls The league elect
| ed as president Rev. Mr.. Nelson Of
! Dallesburg, Iowa.
| While attempting to ford the
| swollen Belle Fourche river at point
near Belle Fourche where it is partic-
ularly turbulent from so much rain,
Fred WEIGH, said to be from Edge
mont, was swept from the rig in
which he was being taken across the
stream and drowned.
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! In slipping and falling under the
wheels of wagon loaded with lum-
! Der, Neis Halseide, prominent farm
er residing in the vicinity Of Elkton,
sustained terrible injuries, which it is
feared will cause death. One of the
wheels passed across his face and
eyes, crushing his skull.
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| The authorities at Sturgis have ar.
rested a colored man giving his name
| as George Young, thought to be the
Kansas City mail pouch thief. A de-
scription and picture Of the alleged
| guilty party are expected in day or
two. Young seems not to worry. He
says he is not the man wanted.
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The Oldest business building in
| Watertown is being torn down 1t Is
a tWo-story frame structure, and was
built by Tarbell & Williamson in the
spring of 1879 and was used by them
as drug store, also housing the Wat
ertown Dakota Territory postoffice,
with j. L. Monks as first postmaster.
| The second burglary within ten days
was committed at Waterfowl when
| the hardware store of Heegaard & Co
was entered and the cash drawers
rifed. The haul consisted of one lone
! $40 bill, which, curiously enough, did
not belong to the store, but had been
picked up on the street and left there
while being advertised.
| Work was begun last week on the
city water works for washington
Springs. The immense spring which
gives the city it's name will furnish
the water. A large reservoir will be
built on the hill back of the city into
which the water will be pumped for
fire purposes. The spring will be con.
nected directly with the mains for do,
nestle purposes.
A reception was rendered by the
citizens of Mitchell to President and
Mrs. Thomas Nicholson of Dakota
Wesleyan university in anticipation
of their early departure for New
York, where DR.. Nicholson goes to
take up his position as secretary OF
the board Of education Of the Nfetho-
dist church. Several hundred people
called during the afternoon.
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While attempting to cross Bad riv.
err near Van Meter, Mrs. Reiter and
Miss Hazel Easter were drowned
They had started to visit neighbours
and were not missed until Sunday
when the accident became known
The body of the girl was found Sun
day short distance from the cross
ing, but up to the present time the
body Of the other has not been recov
cred.
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| Without doubt one Of the most sue
cessful county fairs to be held il
South Dakota this year will be the
annual fair of the Roberts County
Fair association, which will be helS
at the fair grounds at Sisseton or
July 2, 8 and A. A good program Of
sporting events is being arranged. Ii
addition there will be a notable dis
play of stock, vegetables, grain ane
other products Of Roberts county.
The success OF the electric power
and lighting plant recently installed
eight miles below Spearfish, has lee
the company to seek a location fol
still another mammoth plant. One o.
canal systems in the Black Hills viii
be built. The canal will furnish the
power to run an electric power plant
at Beuloh. Wyo., developing 1900
| horsepower. The power will be useG
in the mines of the Black Hills. b