Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-21
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| The hardware store of N. A. Bulls
of Sturgis was entered by burglars.
They took what money there was in
the register. several revolvers and
other articles
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John B. Munchiando of Central City
is dead aged fifty years. He went to
Central City from Telluride, Colo,
where relatives still live. A widow and
four children survive.
| So:
| The jury in the case Of Gustave
Dettman, charged with the murder of
Taylor, disreputable character about
town at Fairfax, returned verdict Of
acquittal on the ground of selfdefense.
Representatives Of the North West
ern road have been working in the
country west along the Cheyenne riv-
err, looking up probabilities of stock
shipments for the coming shipping
season
| Mrs. Julia A. Shoudy fDeadwood.
wife Of Jacob Shoudy, and who settled
in Deadwood thirty-two years ago. is
dead. She was sixty-eight years old
and is survived by her husband and
Two sisters
| George Wagner, we'll driller from
| Seneca, who has been working on a
| new town well in ToIstoy, was over
come by gas while descending into
the well and dropped to the bottom.
| 1t took some time to remove him, and
he died soon after he reached the sur
face
A test Of the various new methods
Of quarantine has induced the state
board of health to return to the old
quarantine law. The board elected Of
Rcers as follows: President, DR.. L. F.
Babcoek of Deadwood; superfntend-
ent, W. E.. Moore of TyndaIT; vice
president, r. H. Dobbs of Salem
Spearfish has been selected for the
holding Of the 1909 meeting of the
Black Hills Poultry association. This
was decided at the annual meeting Of
the association held at Spearfish.
Deadwood and Spearfish both bid, the
latter going higher: All the old Off
GERS We're reelected for another year.
AS the result of falling from a ma
nure spreader. Stewart Engstrom the
fonr-year-od son OF Erick Engstrom.
who resides on a farm in McCook
county lost his life. He fell directly
under a rear wheel Of the spreader,
which passed over his abdomen and
inflicted injuries from which he died
short time later
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June To- has been selected as the
time for the annual picnic and celebra-
ton OF the old settlers of DeSmet
Elaborate preparations will be made
for The picnic and celebration, which
each year is the big event for the peo-
pie OF DeSmet Arrangements for the
gathering will be in charge Of com
mittee Of seven, and such subcom-
mittees as may be necessary.
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| Robberies Of the material used by
| the Burlington railroad and stored in
Tits warehouse at Deadwood. were fol-
lowed by the arrest of Edward Dunn,
thirty years Cd, who is now in Jail
on a charge Of burglary. Dunn was
formerly an employee of the company,
and the stolen metal was traced from
| him to a firm of metal dealers, to
| whom be is alleged to have sold it.
He was arrested in Galena. near Dead.
wood
| IT. G. Schultz e Co. OF Garner iowa.
are building a creamery at Emery 5Ox
i 40, one story, with addition SKA for
i weigh room. The cost, including ma
chinery, will reach $4,000, capacity 900
/ gallons Of cream daily. This company
has had twelve years experience in
operating creameries in Iowa, and will
be ready to take cream Jaire L, 1908.
This gives Emery first-class cream
cry, which has been needed for a long
i time
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The trustees of the Methodist
church at Lead have decided to raise