Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20


cure the slightest trace of Abe Case,
"trusty," who recently escaped from
the penitentiary. His departure was
discovered within half an hour.
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At Mellette, few miles south of Alb
berdeen, crowd Of hoboes attempted
to raid the town. The citizens, how
drove the others out of the town. The
eleven prisoners are held at the Jail
| awaiting trial.
One of the Oldest residents of South
Dakota, Mrs. Mary Dokkula, has just
died at her home on farm in Ham
lin county. She was ninety-six years
eight months and one day old at the
time Of her death. She has resided in
South Dakota many years.
Trapped while at supper before his
campfire near Vale, where he was
herding sheep, Bert Star, alleged horse
thief and desperado, surrendered when
he found the officers had the drop on
him. Star is wanted for alleged horse
stealing near Newcastle, Wyo.
Yankton is once more discussing
the erection of new water system,
the estimates for which are in the
! neighborhood of $4,000 to 100000.
The preliminary work is under way
| and citizens hope within year to
have the matter well under way
| With a hundred men scouting the
country for him, Bill Dunn, the de-
/ mented farm hand who is said to have
shot and killed Fred Samuelson, fell
low employee, at Deadwood, through
jealousy, is still at large. He is well
| armed and before his escape announc-
ed that he would get some more"
1t is likely that the big drainage
| ditch which has been scheduled for
Sanborn county, and for which con-
tract has been awarded, will be
stopped by injunction proceedings.
A farmer living along the proposed
route of the big ditch has filed a pro-
test on the ditch being dug and has
started injunction proceedings.
Anthrax still continues to cause
great uneasiness in Yankton county,
and the dread disease has appeared in
stock only three miles from town Vac
cination is being used in wholesale
f, manner. The loss has been heavy and
the custom of leaving cattle that have
died of anthrax in pastures Or buryng
them in shallow graves is helping to
spread the disease
| T. B. Mitchell, who is alleged to
| have stolen horse, harness and bug
gy from G. ]. Bucket of Vermillion,
and later was arrested in Sioux City,
was given his preliminary hearing. He
was held to the circuit court by JUS
| tice ]. G. Best in the sum Of $500
bonds. Mitchell only few weeks ago
finished a term in the Sioux Falls pen
itentiary for horse stealing.
For the first time in several years
Aberdeen is having an epidemic OF
petty thefts. Five cases were report
| ed in one day, and few minutes later
two arrests were made. One of the
prisoners has been identified as man
| recently released from the state peni-
tertiary. Citizens are aiding the DO
| lice in Kidding the city of thieves, who
are believed TO be masquerading as
farm hands.
Stealing Of unbranded cattle almost
| within the city limits of Deadwood
has become a serious menace to own
ers of cows, and the authorities are at
a loss to catch the thieves. A number
| of such losses have been reported to
| the sheriff, who learned that the cat
Of to local meat dealers, but without
brands it was impossible to trace the
beef or the "rustlers"
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| The candy and chewing gum bust
ness of the state received staggering
blow last week when the Dakota Cen
trail Telephone company issued an or
der to its hundreds of ahelLo' girls in
South Dakota forbidding the chewing
Of gum or eating sweetmeats during
working hours. Conversation with
visiting admirers also is prohibited
and fair sCentral's" vocabulary will
comprise but number and Zine is
busy"
Encouraged by the action of the
board of county commissioners of Bon
Homme county in deciding to submit
to the voters of that county at the No
vember election the proposition of is
suing bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
the construction of a new county
court house building, the residents of
| Potter county are taking steps to have
the commissioners Of that county also
submit to the voters in November
similar proposition, but calling for
only $4,000.
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