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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-18
The Sisters.

The new name of the Dunkard
church is ssChurch of the Broth
rem" And simultaneously with
the adoption Of this new title the
church communicated some IS
women members for refusing to
wear the bonnet prescribed by
the church and insisting on wear
ing hats.
We can foresee for the future
a peculiar appropriateness in the
new name, "Church Of Brethren,
if this policy is continued. There
will be some brethren but not
many sisters.
The mainstay of every church
is the woman membership. The
most faithful in attendance, the
most willing in service, the most
ready in sacrifice, and the most
shining examples Of an honest and
unmedicated religion are the wo-
men. And, from the other point
Of view, women are the greatest
adornments of an ugly world. 1t
is too much to ask of them that
they should abandon their natural
praisaworthy inclination to beauti-
fy the world by aborning them
selves fittingly and attractively.
The idea that religion must be
somber and dolerous has givenway
to better conception of morality,
based on the undeniable truth that
to be beautiful is very near to be-
ing good.
The Church of the Brethren
needs some coeducation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-18

President Roosevelt is missing
more fun than he will ever find
in the African jungles by not
pitching his tent in Chicago for
this week. What enjoyment it
would be for him to go cunning
among some Of the allies and bring
down the more stubborn and be-
Hgerent. '5st'..5'5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-18

The competitor is open to all:
In Judging the merits of contribu-
tions consideration will be given not
only to style, arguments and facts pre-
sented, but to the convincing power,
and it should he borne in mind that
Members of Congress are to be elected
as we'll as President and Vice Presi-
dent.
No manuscripts will be retura ed, but
will be the property of the Committee.
The best article will be widely used
both in the newspapers of the country
and in pamphlet form.
The award will be made and check
sent to successful contestant about
August 18th. Manuscripts must be
mailed not later than July Is to
Literary Bureau,
Republican Congressional Committee,
Metropolitan Bank Building,
Washington, D. G.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
FUNERAL OF GEN. LEE.
Remains Of Veteran Warrior consIqn-
ed TO the Tomb

nSmdins OF veteran warrior ConsI OIL .
ed to the Tomb.
Vicksburg, Miss, June 2-The ftk
neral of General Stephen D. Lee oc.
Cured here on Saturday and all that
remains Of the great patriot and ora
tor now rest in Friendship cemetery.
/ The body of the great chief arrived
here from Vicksburg over the Mobile
and Ohio railroad at O'Clock Friday
afternoon, having been accompanied
by members of the family and mill
tary guard of honor, consisting of the
Vicksburg company and staff offic srs
OF the Mississippi national guard.
The party was met at the depot
by 1sham Harrison, Camp Nd. 81, U.
G. ", of which the deceased was q
member; the Columbus Riflemen and
a large number OF 5tizens.
The funeral sescIre was grand in
! Its simplicity. Rev w. A. Hewitt,
the pastor of the First Baptist church,
of which General Lee has for num-
Der of years been a prominent mem,
Der, conducted the solemn rites, and
General Clement A. Evans delivered
an impassioned grafton.
Gen. Clement A. Evans delivered
the Grafton over the body of the late
General John B. Gordon, and spoke
with the same fervor and eloqNence
that characterized his address on that
r1pea 111 FTIl-- \.
was represented in the attendance at
the interment among the honorary and
active pallbearers.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Encouraging Interest and Activity In
Municipal Improvements.

Municipal Improvements.
Baltimore, Md. May 29-The Man
rufacturers' Record publishes four
pages Of letters from officials of about
one hundred southern and southwest
ern cities revealing an encouraging
interest and activity in carrying on
work of municipal improvements or
In planning definitely for it. Most
OF the cities reporting have already
provided the funds for work now in
hand or contemplated for the imme-
date future, though some of these
with others, under the momentum of
accomplishment, doubtless, are look
ing to further betterments.
AS noted in divers cities in the
south from Maryland to Texas and in
Missouri and Oklahoma, the projects
embrace practically all the lines of
municipal service, city halls, school
houses, electric lighting, street paw
ing, waterworks, fire-fighting, sewers
and drainage, and they range in cost
from $750,000 for streets in Memphis
Tenn, or $364,O00 for a h:gh school
building at Richmond, Va, to the
normal maintenance of city work at
Demopolis, Ala, Gainesville and Sum-
merville, Ca, Darlington and Gaff-
ney, S. c., Cleveland, Tenn, and
Lynchburg, W..
Several cities are energetically push
ing two or more different kinds of
improvements at the same time, some
are confining their efforts to but one
or two, but all seem inspired with
the desire to add to the attractiveness
Of their limits as places of residence
or business.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Four Men Killed hN Explosion

Walter Satterlee, the artist, died at
his home in New York city, after a
weeks Illness. Mr.. Satterlee was
sixty-fve years old.
The crop damage throughout north
west Missouri resulting from conun-
ued rains is heavy. Much corn has
been washed out or has rotted.
The Greel steamer Lamyron. bound
for Copenhagen, has been wrecked on
the rocks three miles from Cape Fin
lstere. The crew was rescued by an
other bark.
James Hart. negro, on trial for
the murder of Sergeant Oscar Cat
ling, of Fort Barrancas, Fla, was
found guilty In the federal court of
manslaughter. The jury was out II
hours
Mrs. Mary Hinton, formerly of Lon
don, England, once a frequent con-
tributor to English and American mag
azines, committed suicide at her homo
In Washington, D. c., by asphyxia-
tion, it is said She was fifty-t three
years of age.
The British punitive expedition has
ended its campaign against the war
ring Mohmand tribesmen, and on Sum
day Major General Willcocks will re-
turn to Indian territory and demobil-
lie his forces.
The cemented vestibule floor of the
Lithuanian church of Our Lady of
Wilma in Chicago gave way as large
congregation was leaving. Thirty per-
sons were thrown into the basement
and panic resulted. None, however,
suffered worse injuries than cuts and
bruises.
Dynamiters wrecked the big pipe
that conveys water from the Bonita
mountains, in New Mexico, to Garri-
Eozo, n NJ, where all the engines of
the Ell Paso and Southwestern rail-
way system are supplied. This pipe
line, which diverts the entire water
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
MAY FORM NEW ALLIANCE.
FaIIieres' English Visit May Have I'M
portant Results.

FaIlieres' English Visit May Have I'M
portant Results.
Paris, May 31.-The splendid re-
ception accorded President Fallieres
in England has created intense salts
faction in official circles of France,
and it is the wisdom of the policy in
augurated when France and Great
Britsin liquidated their differences and
shook hands in 1904 Nevertheless.
no official encouragement is given to
the talk of supplementing the existing
entente between the two countries
with formal alliance. The foreign
office takes the position that it is
useless to attempt to discount the fu-
ture
'An alliance in spirit, if not in let
ter, already exists" an official of the
fore gn Office said, "and we are con-
tent to allow the entente to develop
along natural lines, unhampered by
formal phrases or conditions"
At the same time the apparent posi-
bility of closer relations not only be
tween Great Britain and France, but
between France, Great Britain and
Russia is distinctly envisaged.
The forthcoming visits of King Ed
ward and President Fallieres to En-
peror Nicholas at ST. Petersburg are
expected to clinch the bonds between
the three countries and perhaps lead
to the formation of new triple al
lance" for the preservation and peace
of Europe.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Rifle Team Not to Go.

Washington, May 29.-General j.
Drain, president of the National Ri
fie Association of America, announces
that the team of rifiemen to represent
the United States in the Olympic
games to be held in England July 8,
10 and II, will not be sent, owing to
the refusal of the British Olympic
Council to extend the time for sub
nitting individual names of men of
the team from June to June Is. The
American trials to determine the per-
sonnel Of the team have been fixed
for June 10, IL, IL and 13.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
NJ E Church Elections

Baltimore Md, May Elections
for the remaining secretaries and for
the ramain;ng assistant secretaries of
the various boards of the Methodist
Episcopal church, were continued at
the general conference of that de-
nomination Saturday. Rev. Dr. A
B. Leonard, for twenty years secre-
tary of tie board of foreign missions,
was retained. Rev. DR.. Thomas Mich
olson, president Of Dakota Wesleyan
University, Mitchell, S. D., was elect
ed secretary Of the new board of ed
ucation, which will have its Office in
New York. Rev. DR.. P. l. Mavcety,
field secretary Of the former board of
education, Freedmen's Aid and Sunday
schools, was named as the additional
secretary of the Freedmen's Aid soci-
ETY., authorized by this general con-
ference.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
EVANSVILLE COUNTY. FRIDAY JUNE5 1gos
supply of the Bonita river, cost abou
one million dollars.

Ten persons have died from the
excessive heat in Pittsburg, Pa. u
In fighting the Aldrich bill Senator
LaFollette held the floor over twelve
hours.
An issue Of s12, 100000 in Az per
cent sinking fund bonds of the Nation
al Railways of Mexico is announced .
The bonds will run for fifty years
Peru is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the Italian third-class protect
ed cruiser Pumlia, which it is desired
to convert into a naval school ship.
The jury in the trial in Jersey City,
of Theodore S. Whitmore, of Brook
lyn, charged with the murder of his
wife, Lena, has reported a disagree
ment.
George H. Frohock, a sailor from the
battleship Alabama, has been killed
by a freight train short distance
west of Crockett, Cal, Frohock came
from San Antonio, Tex.
Mr.. Duke, son of the president of
the American Tobacco company, and
Mrs Farley Dickinson were slightly
hurt by their automobile shIding and
then overturning in France
The crown prince of Germany,
Frederick William, is in Heligoland on
hoard the flagship Deutschland, par
ticipating for the first time in the
regular maneuvers of the German
fleet in the north seas.
Dan B. Harris, of Atlanta, one Of
the most prominent and popular mem
bers of the local fire insurance men,
las been elected chairman of the
Southeastern Tariff association.
The North Carolina state agricul-
tural departments 800 oorrespon-
lents report up to May the following
percentages Of last years acreage in
crops: Cotton 81, corn 100, tobacco
102, peanuts 101.
The North Carolina supreme court,
in a decision rendered, holds it ultra
vircs and without authority for a
corporation to insure the lives of the
officers with company funds.
The house has passed bill provid-
ing for the survey AMI allotment of
the .ands within the Fort Peck In
dian reservation, Montana, ana the
sale and disposal Of the surplus lands
after allotment.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
British Minister Asks Indemnity.

Havana, May 29.-The British min
lister to Cuba, A. G. Grant Duff, has
prc-entcd to Governor Magoon a re-
Guest for the direct payment of indem-
rity to the family of William Har-
rincton, a native of Nassau, Bahama
Islands, and a member of the crew
ef The British fishing schooner Expert
rent, who was killed by a cannon ball
FIR d by the Cuban revenue cutter
Aceia, off Cayo Coco, an island off
tie north coast of Cuba, last April.
fe schooner was found fishing in Gu
bar waters and was attempting to
escape when the cutter fired.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
$3.50, 900 FOR COLLEGES.
Large Sums Given Several Southern
Institutions

Institutions,
New York, May 29.-Gifts to educa-
tional institutions aggregating more
than three quarters of a million dol
lars have been announced by the gen
eral education board.
The largest single gift of the board
was s125, 900, granted to William Jew
ell college, Liberty, Mo-, and the next
in size was one of 800 900 made to
Davidson college, Davidson, N c.. ;
Spellman, Atlanta, Ga, received
grant of $12, 900, and Hampton in
stitute, Hampton, Va, and Tuskegee
institute, Tuskegee, Ala, each receiv,
ed $40, 900.
The board also made grants of $780,
coo for farmers cooperative demon
strative work in the southern states,
and of 100000 for special high school
agents in connection with state uni
versities in southern states.
Announcement. also was made that
President Charles W. Eliot, Of Har-
ward university, and Andrew Carne-
gle have been added to the member
ship of the board, making the total
membership sixteen.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
KILLED GIRL AND HIMSELF.
Man Made Murderous by F;s of Jeal-
ousy Over Girl


New York, June I'm a IA of jeal-
GUS rage Herman Hitker, of Boston,
Mass, shot Pauline Perdisky, nine
teen years of age, at her home on
Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, and then took
his own life by firing a bullet into
his brain. Miss Perdisky was snot
twice and was removed to a hospital.
Miss Perdisky's wounds are believ-
ed to be fatal. The police learned
that Hitker and the girl, who were en-
gagged, came to this country from
Russia eighteen months ago, and Hit
ker went to Boston, where he obtain
ed employment. The Perdisky girl
remained in Brooklyn. Hitker heard
recently that the girl was keeping
company with another man, and came
here to ascertain the situation
After dinner at the home of the
Perdisky fri he called her into a
room adjoining the dining room and
SHOT her twice and then killed him
self
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
GENERAL STEPHEN D. LEE.

Of the Grand Army of the Republic
at Vicksburg brought about General
Lees illness.
Following the reception of the north
ern visitors, in which General Lee
took a leading part, he suffered an
attack of acute indigestion but later
rallied and during the past week show
ed much improvement. Wednesday
afternoon he again collapsed and grew
gradually weaker until death relieved
his sufferings, shortly after 6 o'clock.
Was Ranking Officer.
At the time of his death General
Lee was the ranking officer of the
confederaey. Two other lieutenant
generals of the confederacy still SUR
Five. They are General Alexander
P. Stewart, of Tennessee, and General
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Of Kentucky,
but by virtue Of the precedence of his
commission, Gen. Lee outranked both
of these.
General Lee was one of the South
Carolina Lees. He was born in that
state in 1888. He received his ap-
pointment to the United States mill
tary academy at West Point, and grad
uated at that institution. receiving his
commission in the artillery.
At the outbreak of the civil war,
General Lee resigned his commission
In the Unite1 States army and enter
ed the confederacy. He served with
the confederate army In Virginia un.
Ill after the hattie of Antietam, when
he was made brigadier general and
sent to Vicksburg.
At Siege Of VIcksburg.
General Lee played prominent part
IN the siege Of Vicksburg, and follow
Ing the fall Of that city was taken a
prisoner He was later exchanged
and promoted to the rank of major
general, and ordered to the southwest.
He was subsequently assigned to the
Army Of Tennessee with the rank OF
lieutenant general and served until
the close of hostilities.
At the close of the war General
Lee devoted himself to the education
of southern youth as president of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechap-
ical college.
Conspicuous Figure at Reunions.
On the death of General John B.
Gordon, General Lee was unanimously
chosen commander in chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, and was
always the most conspicuous figure at
the annual reunions of that organ
ization Just before his death he
was making preparations for the re-
union next month at Birmingham, and
had already completed the task of as
signing commanders and sponsors for
those positions which are appointive
on such occasions.
General Lee held under the United
States government the Office of COM
missioner of Vicksburg National Mil
ltary Park. 1t was in this park that
several handsome monuments were
unveiled by the Iowa and Wisconsin
veterans last Thursday.
After serving for a number of years
as president of the Mississippi Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college, Gen
eral Lee Sesigned that position and
moved from Starkville, Miss, the seat
of the institution, to Columbus, Miss,
which was his home at the time Of
his death.
The body will be taken to Columbus
for interment.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Put Christensen out

Savannah, Ca, May 29.-Jack Bar
ry, of Chicago, outweighing and out
chasing mis- opponent, at the Savann-
nah tneater put AL Christensen, the
southern heavyweight champion, out
In the third round of scheduled
twenty-round fight. A large crowd saw
the fight Christiansen was bloody
from the waist up from the opening
of an old cut on the left ear.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Tiuht Lid In Americus.

Americus, Ca, June 2.-Americus
has "the lid" on tight, as the result
of Investigations made by the grand
jury the past week, and the purchase
of a cigar or bottle of dope, or drink
of any kind, is out of the question.
Several indictments for Sunday SELL
ing intoxicants were returned. Every
fruit stand and bottle works is shut
tight, and the only trade is with the
ice wagon.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
TWn [ Iost Their Ives

Philadelphia, June 2.-It developed
that two persons have lost their lives
through the explosion of a gasoline
tank on launch in the Delaware riv-
er- Saturday night when tee boat con
tanning sixteen. persons as VI 1eeeked,
and fourteen were injured. Frank
Cassidy. one of the party, was thrown
overheard by the explosion, and his
body has not been recovered. John
Schemidbeichen is the other victim.
None of the fourteen injured will die
from their injuries.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Anreal for Ack Hale.

Bristol, Tenn, June z.-Attorneys
for Ack Hale, the youth who was con-
victed of the murder of his sweetheart,
Lille Davis, and sentenced to nine
ty-nine years in the penitentiary
took an appeal to the supreme court,
and the onse will be heard at its
next session at Knoxville next fall i.
Judgment was suspended pending the
result of the appeal
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Pooled Tobacco Sold.

Henderson, KY, June 1.-Two
thousand hogsheads of stemming dis
trict association tobacco have been
sold in Liverpool at IS cents per
pound by General Manager William
Elliott. The sale involves 2 ,40O, 900
pounds, and will bring S312 900 to the
farmers of Henderson and Webster
counties. This sale cleans up the
pooled crop in five counties.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Iinhtnrnn Kills Earmer

Roanoke, Va, May 29.-Chilo Bish-
ep, well known Montgomery coun-
ty farmer, who lived near Christian
burg, was struck and instantly kill
ed by lightning. Bishop, with sew
eral of his children, was standing IL
his yard under tree when the fatal
bolt fell. One of the children was rem
6ered iDsensfble, but recovered.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
FLOWERS WERE sTREWN.
Memorial Day Exercises at Knoxville i,
Tennessee.

IClItCSSSCs
Knoxville, Tenn, May 30.-Memo-
rial day was observed here Saturday
by exercises in memory of the naval
and army dead.
Flowers were strewn upon the wa
tiers cf the Tennessee river, following
an address by Judge H. H. Ingersoll,
of this city. as a tribute to the fed
eral naval dead
At the national cemetery Rev. J.
F. Spence, LII. D., Of this city, deliv-
cred the chief address of the day. DR..
Spence made a plea for white SUI
prenacy and declared that in the six
ties both sides we're right Flowers
were strewn upon the graves of the
more than two thousand federal dead
buried in the local federal cemetery.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Tennessee Town Flooded.

Bristol, Tenn, June 2.-The worst
food in the history of Johnson City,
Tenn, visited that city Friday after
noon, causing much damage. Several
of the business streets centering at
the Southern railway station were
flooded with water and the loss is
heavy. The railroad bridge near the
station was washed away and as re-
suit traffic is still blocked on the
main line of the Southern. Several
wholesale concerns suffered heavy loss
On account of the high water.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
| SERIES OF CYCLONES
Oklahoma Damaged by Storm as
Well as Flood.
FIVE LIVES REPORTED LOST
Red River Is Reported To Be Mile
Wide and There 10 Danger OF the
Cottonwood Overfowlng-Crops Re-
ported Greatly DAMAGED,

NottonWooo OVerrioWln9-Orops re-
ported Greatly Damaged.
Guthrie, Okla, May 30.-A second
series Of cyclones, tornadoes, water
spouts and heavy rain struck Okla
homa Thursday night.
Tornadoes are reported at Hennesy,
Duncan, cloudbursts from Weleetka
and Tusla, and a waterspout at Ma
vina
The damage by these storms Is as
great as the floods of last week.
Five persons are reported killed
at Duncan, and three seriously injured
near Cashion.
the Red river is several miles wide
and the Cimarron is backing up. The
Cottonwood river is expected to over
flow.
A hailstorm did much damage to
cotton and corn, and the crop of che
former is total loss in some Sec
tfons.
On Red river a number of lives are
believed to have been lost as result
of the sudden rise.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Tragedy at Eastman. Ga.

Eastman, Ca, June 2.-Seaborn
A. Jones was shot and in
stantly killed here by Gus Ragan. 1t
was caused. it is said, by differences
that had arisen between them when
Jones arrived here after a days drive
to Chester and back. Ragan claimed
Jones had driven his horse too hard,
and Jones denied that he had done so.
Both of them belong to prominent
families in this county and the trou-
Bile is deplored. Ragan was arrested
and placed in Eastman jail.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Well Known Writer Dead.

Denver, Colo, May 3O.-S. A.
Lane, widely known newspaper man,
magazine writer and critic, died here
of tuberculosis. He was forty-six
years of age, and leaves widow and
two children in New York city.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
Not Interfere with Reunion Plans

Dallas. Tex, May 30.-General w.
L. Cabell, of this city, who may sue
ceed General Lee as commander in
chief Of the Confederate Veterans, in
formed the Associated Press that so
far as he is advised at this time, the
death of General Lee will not inter-
fee with the plans of the coming
Birmingham reunion.
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
New PubIic Printer Enro,,+e

San Francisco, May 3O-John S.
Leach, for seven years director of
printing at Manila, has arrived here
enroute to Washington, D. c., where
he Is to assume the duties of public
printer, succeeding Charles A. Still
ings, who was suspended some time
ago by order of President Roosevelt
Greene County herald., 1908-06-05
A Flight Through Air.

Rome, June Leon Delagrange,
the French aeroulanist, who has been
making a series of ascens:ons in tiis
his machine and went into the air
for fifteen flights. The maximum
distcance was covered in 81 seconds