Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
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butle. county " give dlu III Tic eA
termination of aDAhrax which at the
present time is playing havoc with the
big cattle herds Of this county.
Thomas Stewart, sheriff of Meade
county, under instructions from
States Attorney Mick, notified all
keepers Of intoxicants in the county
to close their places of business at II
o'clock and keep them closed until S
o'clock each week day, as required by
law
Within three hours of each other,
Hilma and Signe Iceland, twin daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Iceland
of Lead, succumbed to pneumonia. A
week ago both children were strong
and healthy, when one was taken i'll,
and the next day the other became
affected. They were buried in one
caSket,
State Land Commissioner Dokken
has returned from his land sales of
capitol building lands in Meade and
Pennington counties. There were no
bidders for the Pennington lands, at
the appraised price, but in Meade
county about $500 acres were sold at
$40 an acre, which will help the CAPT
tol fund about $4,000.
Fire which broke out in the Mobray
cottage at Stony Point near Water
town, for time threatened the entire
summer colony at this favorite resort
oily ~,
has no system of waterworks, and on
ly the heroic action of a bucket bri-
gade saved a severe conflagratiOn.
The loss was about $1,000.
Gov Crawford has appointed as ad-
ditional state delegates to attend the
Trans commercial con-
gross, which meets at San Francisco
Oct. 6-10: H. I. Olston, Lake Pres
ton; j. T. Tonold, Flandreau; c. A.
Jewett, Sioux Falls; H. F. Slaughton,
Gregory; Frank L. Van Tassel,
Yankton; c. G. Rathburn, Mitchell.
The residents Of Geddes are making
elaborate preparations for harvest
festival and celebration, which will be
held at that place on Oct. s and 3.
Various sports have been provided,
such as horse races and other events
Each evening there will be a grand
display of fireworks A fund of $1,000
has been subscribed by Geddes bust
ness men and others.
Because her husband devoted him
self to the Methodist religion to the
point Of fanaticism and gave a third
of his income to the church and pray
ed each night for the soul Of his wick
ed wife, Mrs. Bessie Dustan Hancy
has secured divorce at Sioux Falls
from John Edward Hancy, formerly
cashier of New York bank, and now
in business with his father.
At an early morning fire in the rear
of Slater Bros Office and the grocery
store Of Antoine Bertelero at Lead was
extinguished only after a hard fight
on the part of the fremen to save
buildings, and caused loss
of $4,000, which is partially covered
by insurance. The origin of the fire
is thought to have been a cigar stump
which some passerby threw into lot
filled with rubbish.
The evangelical churches of Water
town have united on revival propo-
sition, and beginning with Nov %
will conduct a union mission lasting
till Christmas. A corner across the
street from the public library has
been secured, and tabernacle seat
ing 5000 people will be built. Rev.
Oscar Lowrey will conduct the series
of meetings, backed by the local pas
tors and chorus Of several hundred
voices
The evangelical churches of Water
town have united on revival propo-
sition, and beginning with Nov. % will
conduct a union mission lasting till
Christmas. A corner across the street
from the public library has been Sc
cured and tabernacle seating 5000
people will be built. Rev. Oscar Cow
rey will conduct the series Of meet
ings, backed by the local pastors and
a chorus of several hundred voices.
Articles Of Incorporation were filed
for the Rapid City & Wyoming Rail-
way company, with headquarters at
Rapid City and a capital Of $500,00O.
The company is evidently incorporat-
ed for the purpose of getting the
Crouch line from Rapid City to Mys-
tic into the hands of local parties,
as it proposes to purchase or con-
struct line from Rapid City to Mys-
tic, distance of thirty-1ve miles.
Charles Cronland, a young farmer
living near Hetland, while tending
the separator of a threshing machine
climbed on top of the machine
to remove some bundles which had
become clogged. He slipped and fell
into the cylinder. His leg was drawn
into the machinesits entire length, the
cylinder teeth becoming imbedded in
the vertebrae Of his back and stop
ping the motion. It was necessary to
cut the mangled leg from his body to
release him, and he lived only about
ten minutes after being taken away.
The vital statistical report for Au-
gust for Deuel. county shows that In