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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
INJUNCTION SHOULD STAND.

Judge Smith, on a Second Hearing,
Decided That His Temporary In
junction Should Stand.
. Last week Judge Smith of Mitchell
heard the presentation of the argu.
ments by attorneys for the removal
of the temporary injunction which he
issued against the county commits
sioners Of Sanborn county from build
the big drainage ditch in that county.
His decision was to the effect that the
injunction should stand.
About two months ago farmers liv-
ing in Sanborn county started a petit
ton asking for the construction Of q
drainage ditch which would be four
miles long, Is feet wide at the top and
~ feet deep. The petition was grant
ed and the commissioners ordered the
ditch started.
Robert Rearick and dozen other
farmers living in the immediate vicin-
ity of the ditch proposition went to-
gether to secure an injunction to pre-
vent the commissioners from carrying
their work into effect. They secured
the services of T. j. Spangler, of Nit
chell, who presented their cause before
the Judge of the circuit court. The
farmers objected to the digging of the
ditch on the ground that the commits
sioners did not have the power to dig
the ditch when it was not shown by
the petitions that is was a public ne.
cessity to drain the agricultural lands.
Judge Kean appeared for the COM
missioners at the last weeks hearing
and Mr.. Spangler for the farmers.
To construct the ditch proposed by
the commissioners will cost the tax
payers of the county about 100000,
and under the present circumstances
it does not look like they will be able
to do anything with the improvement
this fall.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
ASKS TO BE SHOT.
Thompson Insists That Spirits De.
mand His Death.

Thompson Insists That Spirits De.
mand His Death.
Ross Thompson, who shot young
Gullickson at Lake .Norden a couple or
years ago, and who recently finished
a sentence in the state prison for his
crime, returned a few days ago to
Lake Norden, and insisted upon camp.
ing on the Gullickson premises. He
insisted upon some one of the family
shooting him. He explained that he
shot young Gullickson at the command
of the spirits, and that now they had
commanded him to some back and be
shot himself. After terrorizing the
family for couple Of days the sheriff
was sent for, and the young man will
be sent to the insane asylum 1t is
now thought that he was probably in.
sane at the time of the shooting two
years ago, as there was no motive
discovered for the crime at that time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
WIFE HAS PREMONITlON,
Mrs. Thomas WyIie Begs Husband Not
to Venture on Lake.

Mrs. Thomas WyIie Begs Husband Not
to Venture on Lake.
The body of Thomas Wylie, for syW-
en- years assistant postmaster Of
WATERFOWL, was buried Sunday after
noon. No greater shock has come to
the city in the last twenty years than
the drowning of MI. Wylie in Lake
Kampeska last week.
A strange feature of the case was
the premonition Mrs. Wylie had when
leaving the lake cottage Friday morn
Ing to spend the day in town. She
begged her husband not to go out in
the boat while she wf's away, although
the water was by no / cans rough He
and Mr.. Ainsworth already had made
their plans to spend the afternoon
at the lake, and he laughed at her sud
den scruples. Nevertheless she fol
lowed him to the beach, and, as the
two men pushed off, Mr.. Wylie turned
in his seat and threw kiss to his
wife, standing on the shore with a
troubled look in her eyes, 1t was his
last message.
Mrs. Wylie finished her shopping
and hurried back to the summer home
to find the men dragging the lake for
her husbands body
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
CAN'T ESCAPE TAXES.
Moving Into Another County Fails to
Help South Dakota Firm.

A cattle firm by the name of Schill-
ing & Montgomery was assessed for
a large number Of cattle which the
company was grazing on what was
formerly the Rosebud reservation in
Gregory county, but before the taxes
could be collected the firm moved the
cattle out of the county, and all at
tempts to collect the tax have been un-
successful.
Treasurer Brown, learning that this
firm owned large real estate interests
in Charles Mix county, filed a tran
script Of the taxes in that county. A
short time ago the firm sold a large
tract Of their land to eastern buyers,
and the Gregory county tax lien was
shown Oh the abstract The purchas-
ers have refused to accept the title to
the land until the taxes were paid,
and as result SLIGO, that being the
amount of taxes due, is tied up in a
Charles Mix county bank.
Treasurer Brown of Gregory county
returned from Charles Mix county,
where he had made levy on the
amount, and where it will be held
pending suit which will be instituted
by Schilling & Montgomery for the re-
covery of the money.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
"DRY FARMING" STATION.

E. c. Ericsson, F. A. spafford A.
Norby and A. M. Anderson, members
OF the state board of regents, accom-
panied by Secretary Aldrich and Pro-
fessors Wilson and Willis Of the agri-
cultural college. went to the western
part of the state last week to select
a location for one of the dry farming"
experiment stations provided for by
the last legislature. Under the law it
must be located either in Stanley or
Lyman counties, and the towns of
Philip, Kadoka, Murdo and Presho are
asking for the location, and all will be
visited on the trip.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
BOOZE SOLD TO 10.
Alleged Offender Must Face Grand
jury Probe -

Jury Probe.
report has been made to the Unit
ed States authorities in Sioux CITY in
regard to the arrest by deputy Unit.
ed States marshal of L. E. Pierce Of
Mobridge on the charge Of selling In.
toxlcat1ng liquor to Indians belong.
ing on the Standing Rock reservation.
Inc defendants preliminary hearing
was held before United States Com.
missioner Wallace, and resulted in the
prisoner being retained in custody
pending action upon his case by q
federal grand jury, which will convene
at Deadwood next week.
The federal authorities in Sioux
Falls have been advised also of the
arrest of Amos Goodshot, Sioux In.
dian, belonging on the Standing Rock
reservation, on the charge Of having
stolen team OF horses from Harry
Mclaughlin, resident Of the new
town of Mclaughlin, the Indian In
spector. The Standing Rock reserva.
ton is partially in South Dakota and
partially in North Dakota.
When Goodshot was taken before
United States Commissioner Wallace
it was discovered that the alleged
theft of the team of horses had actual
ly taken place on the North Dakota
side of the line, so the federal court
for South Dakota is without jurisdic
ton in the case. In view of this the
Indian prisoner will be transferred to
the custody of the United States au.
thorities for North Dakota for trial
in the federal court of that state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
State News of Interest
DEATH ENDS HOPELESS LIFE.
Black Hills Tragedy Converted Berg.
man Murch Into Worthless Tramp.

Black THIS Tragedy Converted Borg
man Murch Into Worthless Tramp.
Just one quarrel, one gun play in
which the sweetheart of Bergman
Murch was killed, and then all things
earthly faded and Murch became a
tramp, having no aim, no ambition,
The details of this quarrel have rested
In obscurity until his death at the
Lawrence county poor house a few
days ago lat the age Of SS. He came to
the hills in 1877 in the company of A.
Elizabeth Lowell, considered the most
adventurous and determined woman
who ever came to Deadwood.
In her early career she purchased
property in Lower Deadwood And
later fierce dispute arose as to the
validity of her title, there being two
claims to the lot, hers, surface claim.
and miners claim held by John Rod
gers, one of the actors in the famous
Gem theater Rodgers built house
on the rear Of the lot and she one on
the front. And all the time the courts
were fighting out the question of own.
ership
Eventually Rodgers won the case
and the officers came to put her out
of the house, but she was prepared,
and met them at the door armed to
the teeth and they We're forced to re-
turn and await more opportune mo-
ment to enforce. the law. After they
had gone she walked out of the house
and beheld Rodgers on the porch of
his house; as soon as he saw her he
began to poke fun at her because she
lost the case, whereupon she turned
two of her Colt revolvers on him,
shooting him through the abdomen lie
staggered in the house and returned
with Winchester and shot the fleeing
woman through the head, killing her
instantly. Rodgers suffered greatly
from his wounds, but finally recovered
and was exonerated by the early-day
courts for his deed. The relation
Murch bore to this woman was never
really known except to a few who
knew that all his interest in life passed
away with her death
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
THREE MILLION ACRES.
VIII Be Thrown Open to Settlers in
South Dakota October Fifth.

viii Be Thrown Open to Settlers in
South Dakota October Fifth.
Oct. has been set as the day for
the opening of the Trip county reser-
walton land to settlement and Dallas
has been named as the point of regis
tration and the drawing will also be
held here.
There were 100000 acres of land
to be opened to settlement and it is
expected that there will be between
100000 and 100000 registrations. The
Indians of the Rosebud agency hava
already received their allotments an
der Allotting Agent ]. H. Scriven.
The registration is expected to con-
tinue for about ten days and during
that time this will be the busiest town
in the Northwest and maintain a tran
scient population of fully 10000 peo-
pie daily. Already preparations are
being made to receive and care for the
crowds and to maintain order during
the exciting period.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
FOUND DEAD IN BATHTuB.
Sioux Falls Man Whose Family |:
Away Suocumbs to Heart Failure.

l.. S. Tyler, one of the best known
men in the southeastern section and
an orator of some renown in South
Dakota, was found dead in a bathtub
at his residence in Sioux Falls. Death
is supposed to have resulted from heart
failure. Tyler is thought to have been
dead at least twentyfour hours before
his body was found. His wife and
daughter are visiting in Colorado. At
the time of his death Mr.. Tyler was
secretary and manager Of the South
Dakota Retail Merchants Insurance
company. Recently he accepted an
offer to manage the campaign in South
Dakota against the county option law
for the State Association of Liquor
Dealers and Brewers. He came to
South Dakota in 1894 from Minnesota
and served in the legislature OF both
states. For thirty-five years he was
in the employ of the American Elk
press company.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
SENATOR Villas PASSES AWAY
Member of the Cabinet Under President
Cleveland, Dies at Madison,
Wis.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 29.-Wil!iam F.
Villas, former United States senator,
and for four years member of Presi-
dent Cieveland's cabinet, died yester-
day as the result of paralytic stroke
six weeks ago.
Mr.. Villas was sixty-eight years old,
and his age initiated against his re-
covery. For the last few years he has
been living in retirement. He has, in
deed, been little in the public eye
since his term as United States sena-
tor came to an end in 1897. He was
elected for six years term in 1891,
following distinguished service in the
first Cleveland cabinet.
So prominent had Mr.. Villas been in
Wisconsin and national politics, a
prominence in large measure due to
his ability as an orator, that Mr..
Cleveland invited him to enter the
cabinet Immediately upon assuming
the presidential Office. On March Z,
1885, Mr.. Villas became postmaster
general, an office he held until Janu-
airy, 1888, when he became secreVl'y
of the interior. He served In that ca
pacity until March 6, 1889, when he
returned Is Wisconsin to resume the
practice of law and to enter actively
again into the Wisconsin political
arena.
In 1862 he raised company and
went to the front in the Civil war He
saw much service, ending the war as a
lieutenant colonel Of the Twenty-third
Wisconsin regiment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
in The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gleanings of Important Neys Of Norway, SrOe1en
and Denmark Nth Occasional Comments.
BY MARTIN ". oDLAND.

From Lund comes the report that
duck hunting this season has been un-
usually poor, the number of young
ducks being very scarce. The season
for rabbits, squirrels, cartridges and
chickens opened the middle of August
and this game will be more numer-
GUS
Prof. H. Lundstrom of Upsala uni
versity has been given months leave
of absence so as to attend the inter-
national historical convention to be
held in Berlin in August. Prof. Ham
mer Is biven the same time for studies
in histology at Kristinebergs zoologi-
cal gardens.
The proposed street railway in Sund-
vail has been delayed in construction
by changes in the plans which shall
include some lines outside the city,
for which royal sanction rlust be se-
cured 1t is hoped that everything
may be arranged so that the railway
may be finished early next year.
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Miles Dawson and Lee Frankel OF
New York are at present In Stock
holm. studying the Swedish working
mems insurance laws, with the inten-
ton Of seeking reforms for the Ameri-
can insurance laws. They are to go
to Rome in October where an inter-
national congress will be held to con-
slider the question OF workingmen's
insurance.
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A very important find was recently
made during some railroad work near
jamjo, in GLAND, the find consisting
of two ornamented shield buckles, Ave
arm and ankle rings, and chain a
yard long with heavy buckles in the
shape Of crocodile's heads. The art
icles were solid silver and are sup
posed to be 1000 years old, and of
Egyptian origin.
Sven Hedin who has been making
explorations in Thibet the last year,
has at last been heard from and all
fears for his safety are now at rest.
During his explorations he has locat-
ed hitherto unknown chain Of noun
tains extending for a distance Of 800
miles through the interior. The height
| of the mountains is 10000 feet. Furth-
er particulars as to his discoveries are
awaited with interest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
GET BOOZE IN RAID.

Police Fall to Make "Blind Pia"
Charge Stick.
The police officers of Mitchell are
making strenuous efforts to enforce
the prohibition law since it went into
effect the first of July. They made
their second haul when they arrested
two men on charge of running
blind pig" in the rear room of bill
lard hall. They secured two cases Of
beer and a jug of whisky. This after
noon Morgan and Garretson had their
hearing before the police justice, but
the men were discharged for the rea-
son that the officers could not show
the evidence that the men were selling
the intoxicating liquors without a IL
cense.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
FEMALE BANDIT RoBs MAN.
New Wrinkle Turns Up in Minneapo
lis Police Circles.

New Wrinkle Turns Up in Mlnneapo-
lis Police Circles.
Minneapolis, Aug. 29.-It's the fe-
male bandit, with an ugly bowie. who
is low terrorizing Minneapolis folk,
and the first victim reported is T. E..
Eckberg. He was on his way home
when he met the lady bandit" When
she was about three feet away from
him she stumbled and Ecllberg caught
her. She thanked him profusely and
went on. Eckberg had gone but a
short distance when he discovered
that his purse containing SO was gone,
He fastened after the woman and
when he accosted her she drew a long
knife and threatened to cut him to
pieces. Eckberg grappled with her,
secured his pocketbook and then let
her go.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
DEN MARK.


Cream separators are undergoing
thorough tests at Copenhagen, with a
view to determining which is the most
efficient. For a year or more the
trials will continue, during which time
the dairymen OF the country will
await developments with keen inter-
est
Bitter feelings have been aroused
among the newspapers of Denmark in
connection with the report Of the COM
mission Of the defense--a commission
that has been laborih:, for long time,
in secret. Its report was recently
ready for publication, and it was in
tended to let the government papers,
the Dannebrog and Copenhagen. get
a SCOOP" on the opposition press. But
Politillen, the most violent of the radi-
cal newspapers, succeeded in getting
a copy Of the report by strategy, and
published a synopsis of it the day be-
fore the two government favorites
made the document public. Needless
to say, Politiken "crowed' over its
triumph, and sulphurous flames Of in
dignation issued from the sanctums
of the outwitted papers.
/:
Copenhagen is in the throes of seri-
Gus labor trouble. The difficulties be.
gan with strike Of the typographersf
union, and other artisans unions have
been drawn into the dispute through
lockouts M. Berg, minister Of the
interior, tried to put an end to the
troubles by proposing a committee of
arbitration, and for a time it looked
as If he would succeed, but the typo
graphers got dissatilded with the pro-
posed settlement and renewed the
strike. AS consequence of the strike,
the daily newspapers of the city have
been unable to issue their regular edi-
tions, and, of course, the people have
been greatly annoyed.
A new book has created a great stir
in Denmark II is by Danish woman,
Miss Thora Esche, and is an attack
on certain features of the government,
with the dramatic title, Arise, My
People!" The author sent a couple
of copies Of her work to the royal
family, but both of them were return.
ed unopened. The people are clamor.
ing for the book and already eight edi.
lions of it have bee-l sold
Taking Miss Esches book as his
theme, Mr.. Sabroe, a member Of the
folkething, has written. pamphlet at.
lacking the department of the interior.
| pointing out results of its secret opera.
uons.
The military trainship, Viking,
which has been making tour around
the world, will end its voyage next
month at Hamburg. Later in the fall
it will start on second trip. with
| twenty new pupils on board. The PEG
| pie of Denmark have followed the shin.
| with marked interest, the Danish
press having devoted considerable at.
tention to its doings AS will be re.
membered by readers Of this column.
| there have been some scandals con-.
Injected with this ship. which, Of course.
have helped to make the people inter
4astad in it, 4sssa
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
SEVEN FINED FOR HUNTING.

The first victims in the vicinity of
Plankinton of the determination on
the part of legitimate sportsmen to
enforce the state game law and to pre-
vent the shooting OF prairie chickens
before the opening of the season on
Sept. l, were seven members of ar
Italian crew on the Milwaukee rail
way.
Three of the prisoners pleaded
guilty and We're released after pay
ing fines of SIS each. The other four
were later compelled to pay Sc each
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
ALLEGED lNCENDIARY IN JAIL.
Suspected South Dakota Night Rider
Threatened to Burn Town.

Suspected South Dakota Night Rider
Threatened to Burn Town.
One arrest has been made in con-
nection with the attempt made to burn
up the towns of Lowry and Alaska
last week. The sheriff learned that
one Frank Stark was arrested last
winter for assaulting a boy, and had
jumped his bail and gone TO Canada.
Before leaving Alaska Stark is said
to have declared that he would come
back and burn up the town. Stark was
seen in another part of the county
Sunday, and the sheriff at once began
a search for him, finally landing him
at Java. He was removed to Selby
for safe-keeping. Stark refuses to
talk. The authorities are still work
ing on different clues in efforts to run
down the band of incendiaries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
LOVE LETTERS THE MENAclNe.
Alleged "Peeper" Charged With
Threatening Many Girls.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 29.-Alleged
to have threatened scores of pretty
girls of the North side with violence
if they refuse to love him, Charles E.
Reynolds, charged with being a
pepper" will face trial on more
serious charge.
For months the police have been
seeking a "peeper" who had been ter
rifying women in various parts of the
North side.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Bears have been lately seen at
Trysil, an uncommon occurrence in
that part of the country of late years.
DR.. G. j. Gamborg has bequeathed
10000 crowns to tbs fund for the sup
port of doctors widows and destitute
old physicians.
Engineer Paul Ncolai Engelhart
Hoff has been appointed director of
the machinery department of the ma
tional railway system of Norway.
The storthing has repealed the law
compelling the pupils and teachers of
the public schools to attend the func-
lions known in Norway as "visitat-
serne," which are conducted by the
clergy.
On leaving Christiana, President
Fallieres, of France. donated 5000
francs to the poor of the city, 1000
francs to the childreA's fresh air.
fund, and 1000 francs to the Catholic
hospital. The distinguished French
man left many warm admirers at
Christiania.
During his visit to Christfania,
President Fallieres received as a pres
ent from King Haalon a fine statue of
the old Norwegian king, Haakon the
Fifth. The presentation sefemony
was very impressive, the king being
seated in state on his throne when
the president entered
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Reports from certain parts Of Nor
way convey the good news that the
new crop OF hay is excellent, both as
to quantity and quality, and that g
great deal Of it has already been
brought under roof, the weather hav-
ing been most favorable. AS the hay
crop is an important one, this is good
news indeed.
::
The French mining company, known
as Mines de Fers d'Ulefos, after about
four years of activity, has ceased oper-
ations for want of rich iron ore. 1t
was employing some SO men, who
have found work with the Cappelen
mining company near by. A railway
built down to the North Sea by the
French company was bought by Mr..
Cappelen.
Olaf Mosafin, the well known violin,
list, celebrated recently the S0th aniver
sary Of his birthday. He is still in
good health and his hand has not lost
its mastery over the bow. What the
famous "Mollargotten' was to Ost
landet, Ola Mosafin has been to Vest
landet. He has played the folk melo
dies with rare power, and has compos
ed many beautiful melodies Of his own
An experimental station for forestry
is to be established at Bergen in con
nection with the "planteskole" main.
tanned by the Bergen forestry society
The means are to be provided by the
Manson fund, which was started sever
al years ago. 1t is believed that great
results may be achieved by scientific
experiments in timber culture-results
that would prove of immense value tc
Norway in the work of reforestation
that will be carried on the next gen
Grafton.
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While it is rather early to make
definite statements as to the harvest
in Norway, all signs point to a very
satisfactory year, which Is doubly
fortunate on account of the bad condi
tons last year, when, owing to the
continued wet weather, the hay croI
was largely spoiled and the grain rot
ted in the fields. The weather SO fal
this year has been most favorable
and the people have been correspond
ingly hopeful. The fruit crop is
especially luxurious.
SWEDEN.