Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-03
South Dakota
General State New, Pa.aSrap pied.


as fixed by the state board is 1888,
696,26S. An increase of $2S,062,191
over last years figures.
Charles Hayes, alias William Dunn,
wanted for a murder near Spearfish.
is still at large. He is said to be in
hiding near Belle Fourche, in the I'M
derbursh, and the place is surrounded.
Fred Nassau of Arlington, agent for
the Arlington Lumber company. sey
cred an artery in his leg in running
against scythe that was concealed
in the grass. Prompt attention saved
his life.
William Clancy of Arlington severed
the arteries his wrist and nearly
bled to death. He attempted to cut
a switch for his team, when the knife
slipped and made clean cut across
his wrist.
Harry Hudson, farmer of Airing
ton, was impaled upon the handle of
pitchfork, and is probably fatally in
jured. He leaped from a wagon, land
ing on the fork, the handle of which
pierced his body to the depth of
eight inches.
Members of the Ben Hughes thresh-
ing crew, near Sioux Falls, were the
victims of wholesale poisoning and
| two had a narrow escape from death.
| The poison is supposed to have been
in the coffee, but how it got there is
a mystery.
The papers Of the recent teachers
examinations, which are coming to
f, the department. indicate that the total
, number of applicants exceed seven
| teen hundred, au increase of over
forty per cent over any preceding
examination.
Hland Horace Hilton, one of the
pioneers of 1867, is dead at his home
/ in Deadwood, of consumption. Mr..
Hilton has been in the mining bust
ness for many years and leaves num-
/! Der of relatives here. He was a ma
i tive of Indiana and was 46 years old.
Kicked in the abdomen by mule
while working 500 feet underground
in the Mogul Mining companys mines
at Terry Joe Laicona, young Ital-
ian, aged twenty-three, was SO badly
injured that he died within twenty
four hours. Laicona was handling one
of the mine mules when he was in
jured.
Jesse Squires, charged with burg
larry in the third degree and who was
arrested at Sturgis Tuesday night,
waived examination before Justice
Hunt and was bound over to the cir
cult court in the sum of $1,000. Squires
also waived examination on a charge
of grand larceny and was bound over
in $500.
Dr. Fair, the alleged Sioux Falls
hospital specialist and fakir. was ar
rested at Woonsocket by Boyle and
Barker and taken to Huron. He was
given a preliminary hearing, and his
bonds fixed at $500. He went around
the state, and it is alleged obtained
money by false pretenses. He was
held to the circuit court.
While working on the 900-foot level
in the Homestake mine, Nels Nelson,
block holer, received two charges of
dynamite squarely in the face and as
a result will lose the sight of his eyes
and may be seriously injured. Nelson
set off round of holes and believed
that all the shots had gone. He ap-
preached the spot just as the two
last charges exploded
A movement has been inaugurated
at Lake Andes for the establishment
of creamery at this place. There
is good opening for such an institu-
ton, and it would have the loyal sup
port of hundreds of farmers in this
vicinity 1t is probable mass meet
ing will soon be called for the purpose
Of organizing stock company and
establishing the creamery.
/ Thomas Wiley, for fifteen years a
Rock Island railroad conductor and
) for the past seven years assistant
postmaster in WATERFOWL, promi-
nent Elk, was drowned in Lake Kan
/. peska while fishing. In pulling the
anchor he lost his balance, capsizing
the boat Arthur Ainsworth, promi-
nent music dealer, his boat mate,
, was barely saved by a nine-year- old
boy rowing in the vicinity.
In an effort to wreck automobiles
owned by residents of Claremont some
:. unknown rascal at that place is max
: ing a practice of stretching ropes
across dark portions OF the streets
after nightfall. The first victim of
the rascal was DR.. Dinsmore, who, al
! though driving horse and buggy, fell
into the trap set for drivers of auto
mobiles He was thrown from the
buggy and badly injured.
. Commencing last week, the people
of Randolph which is one of the thirty
) ing smaller towns Of Brown county
Z for the first time in the history O.
the town receive the mail by stage
and rural route. In future, now tina
arrangements have been made to car
. ry mail to and from this place b.
train, the mali will arrive and depar
] both morning and evening. The new
arrangement will prove of great con