Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-14
South.
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ullcneS, bridges, civ 0i 70, wv, ~ = -
Meade to cost $4,000.
Farmers in the country north of
Pierre report larger acreage o. flax
this year than at any time since the
settlement of the country.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota State Luther league at Vermil-
lion was attended by nearly $50 dele
gates. Aberdeen was given the con-
vention next year.
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In a quarrel over card game at
Lead Eli Raich. we'll known saloon
keeper, shot and mortally wounded
Mitchell Ogressa, Homestake miner.
Raich gave himself up.
Perhaps the oldest homesteader in
South Dakota is E. NJ. Bond, pioneer
resident OF Bijou Hills, who will soon
complete final proof on his homestead.
He is nearly re years of age.
The annual May festival of music of
i duhlOIl COllGS5 Will ldhc l)ldCC O1i illC
afternoon and evening Of May 25
Scenes from the Songs of Hiawatha"
will be special features OF the event.
Just before Maj Harry D. Chamber
lain gave up his position as agent at
the Crow agency the large number of
government employees presented the
IT. 70
silver.
AT the next meeting of the city
council it is probable that the saloon
license in Deadwood will be raised
from $500 to $500 per anuuln This
probably will have the effect of forcing
out of business several Of the smaller
saloons At the present time there are
in Deadwood twenty-one saloons, or
about one to every 200 OF the popula-
ton.
Members Of volunteer fire depart
ments in the south-central portion of
picnic and tournament at Platte,
Charles Mix county, May 81, % and 80
All the volunteer fire departments in
the district will be represented and
contests between the various teams
and individual members of the teams
will take place.
State Land Commissioner Dokken
has just returned from his tour of the
state. selling state school and endow-
ment lands. The prices secured have
been most satisfactory to him, run
ming as high as $50 an acre in some
of the southern counties, and in Mar
shall county on the north line, bring
ing from Is to 1928 an acre for endow-
ment lands offered.
Mrs. ]. w. Hurd lies at the point of
death at Arlington as the result Of a
stab from hatpin While adjusting
her hat upon her head she received a
slight prick on one finger Shortly af-
terward the member became painful
and blood poisoning was found to have
set in, the entire arm and side being
affected. Slight hopes are held out
for her recovery.
A. f. Hitchcock, MitchelFs new
mayor, has assumed the reins of city
government under a policy. of reform,
and for the next year, after July 1,
Mitchell will be closed town on sa-
looms, gambling and houses of evil
reputation. The fight in the city cleo
tion was made on that proposition and
the new administration will carry ont
the wishes of the people.
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The German l.urherans Of AndOver,
Day county recently laid the corner
stone of d fine new church building
which they are erecting. The laying
OF the cornerstone was attended by
elaborate ceremonies, the occasion
being one of the most important In the
history of the society at that place.
The new house OF worship will be
one Of the, finest of its kind in that
part of the state.
Fire of unknown origin at Jefferson
destroyed the opera house block, with
total loss of $4,000, The building
was owned by j. D. Fosnean. His loss
was 81 900. with insurance of $4,000.
Ed Dearnleau's pool hall sustained a
loss of $4,000. Appeal was made to
the Sioux City fire department for
help, but the flames had run their
course before arrangements could be
made to ship fire-fghting apparatus
to jefferson.
The Gas Belt Land company, which
owns number OF vacant lots about
/ Pierre, is having them piowed ;tl,t
planted to potatoes. Their theory is
that by thus planting the lots they vii
get the wild sod subdued and the prop
i erty will be in better shape for futur.
Improvement by purchasers. They in
cidentally expect to reap a reward sui
fcient to more than pay them for thu
trouble and expense In the crop whic]
they will harvest this fall
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