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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
COLD PLUNGE SAVES LIFE.

While striving to rescue the hat of
a woman friend, Amos Schook, a well
known resident Of Lyman county,
nearly lost his life
Desiring to make visit to Ameri-
can island, Schook and two women
friends decided to make their way
over the railroad bridge, which is
composed of trestle work They had
proceeded only short distance when
they heard the rumble of an ap-
preaching train. Realizing that time
was not to be lost Schook hurried the
two women to the outer edge of the
bridge and ordered them to seat
themselves on the extreme outer ends
of the ties. He seated himself beside
them. The train, upon rushing by
them, formed suction which drew
the hat from the head of one Of the
women.
Schook partially arose and grabbed
for the hat which was floating nearly
against the rapidly moving train. The
next instant he was struck a violent
blow on the mead by the step of one
of the cars. He was made unconscious
and was knocked off the bridge into
the river. The cold water speedily
revived him and his overcoat and
heavy clothing kept him afloat until
he could make his way to shore.
When he reached shore he was near
ly exhausted but his cold plunge had
saved his life.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
AFTER MARKET HUNTERS.
Men Who Follow Game North and
South Are Alleged Law Vioators.

Men Who Follow Game North and
South Are Alleged Law VioIators.
In the belief that professional mar
ket hunters have commenced opera
lions at Lake Andes, Charles Mix
county. the game warden of that coun-
ty and the true sportsmen of that part
of the state who do not want the law
violated are maintaining the utmost
vigilance in the hope that the profess
sional hunters who are supposed to
have appeared at the lake may be
caught red handed and made to suf-
fer the full penalty Of the law. 1t is
claimed that these professional mar
ket hunters follow the spring flight OF
fowl from the Gulf of Mexico to Can
ada, and from Canada to the gulf,
each hunter in single season kill
ing and shipping thousands of the
fowl. With them hunting il not
sport, but business.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
WARNS COUNTRY EDUCATORS.

Wisconsin "U" Professor Deplores
Mechanical Training of Pupils.
More than $50 school teachers of
Lawrence county attended the annual
institute which this year was the
largest that ever has been held in
the county. Supt A. H. Bigelow of
the Lead schools conducted the insti-
tnte and some speakers of national
prominence were present. One of the
ablest addresses was by Prof M. N.
O'Shea of the University of Wiscon-
sin, who declared that no education
at all is far better than the mechani-
cal training so frequently found to-
day in the schools of the country. The
latter. he claimed, units a child for
the problems of life and robs it of
any individuality it may otherwise
possess. Miss Ida c. Bender Of Buffa-
10, N. Y, spoke on Primary Work
and the Necessity of Good Founda-
ton"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
REDlsTRlcT COUNTY.
Two New Commissioner Districts to
Be Added to Pennington.


The county commissioners Of Pen
nington county have decided to add
two more districts to the county, max
ing total of five in all. AS the ap-
portionment of districts now stands
there is no representation from that
rapidly growing district btween Rapid
City and the Missouri river, and the
taxpayers demanded that they have
commissioners Petitions were pre-
pared in the county treasurers office
in Rapid City and promptly signed by
almost all of the residents of the sec
ton east Of Rapid City. The law re-
quires that the new districts be Gre
ated when one-third of the legal vot-
ers petition the board, and the neces-
sary number is already passed, and
all the petitions are not yet in. Wall
and Scenic, two Of the new towns
along the North-Western's Pierre line
will be the principal towns benefited
by the move.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
PLAN ANTI-DIvoRcE WAR.
Bishop Hare and Other Clergymer
Will Work for Favorable Vote on Law

Bishop Hare and Other Clergymen
Will Work for Favorable Vote on Law.
A number of ministers and others
interested in the presentation of the
referendum divorce law at the fall
election met at Huron. The discus
sion was quite animated and COM
mttee was named to summarize and
prepare facts for publication and dis
tribution throughout the state. These
are to be sent to the secretary Of the
committee, DR.. w. H. Thrall of Huron.
The opinion prevailed that if the
people Of the state were made &C
quainted with the facts as they ex-
list concerning the present divorce
matters in South Dakota, there would
be no doubt as to the result at the ap-
preaching election.
Bishop Hare Of Sioux Falls stated
that ninety-nine out of every one hun
dred who came to Sioux Falls from
other states, for the purpose of pro-
curing divorces, leave the state as
soon as the decree is issued. 1t was
his opinion also that the people, if
rightly informed of the facts, would
unite in removing the stigma of di-
vorce that now attaches to the name
of South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
Read Dime Novels.

Because he found the reading Of
dime novels far too attractive to at
tend school, and through his Wild
West notions became incorrigible,
Ethan McNabb aged eleven, was com
mitted to the state training school by
Judge Bennett in the county court at
Deadwood.
Young McNabb with some equally
youthful companions, secured cave
near town and preferred living there
to the home of his parents. He was
accused of numerous petty mischiefs
and the court decided that he. needed
Letter care, than he could get in Dead
wood.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
Camp at Land Office.

John n. spacilman of Sisseton
camped at the door of the United
States land office at Aberdeen all
night In order to be first to file on a
Cancelled Indian allotment, and he won
out. Another man. John w. Hines.
Jr., also of Sisseton, was the second
man. He filed so that in case any
thing should be discovered which
would deprive Spachman OF mis- r:gnt
to file. Hines will be successor to the
title. The land in question is in Rob
=erts county and involves about 100
acres Of good agricultural land.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
LocAroRs vicrlMlzE MANY.
Land Commissioner Seeks to Stamp
Out Evil.

Isha commissioner seeks 20 stamp
Out Evil.
While the present thrush of settlers
INTO South Dakota has resulted in Sc
curing good homes for many, some
of the evils attending the settling up
OF the country are now manifest
Probably the most conspicuous of
these is the unusual number OF land
sharps and would-be locators who
have succeeded in fleeing or deceiv-
Steps have been taken by United
States Land Commissioner Roy Scott
for the Camp Crook district to stamp
out the evil, and to some extent he is
succeeding
All along the Milwaukee railroad
the small towns are infested with
organized gangs of these fake locators
who are finding many victims. Every
incoming train is boarded from the
moment it crosses into South Dakota
by the sharps, and hundreds of mis-
| locations have been the / esult Of
trusting in their Judgment" Mr..
Scott sent out literature advising
prospective settlers either to consult
a United State commissioner or the
lay of the land or to inform them
selves first and make their own loca-
tions. In numerous instances old set
tiers were asked for aid in making
locations, and while they knew the
| land, their unfamiliarity with the sur.
veys caused trouble Ills now is
causing the land Offices great
amount of additional and troublesome
work.
So far as known, no attempt has
been made by government agents or
individuals to secure the punishment
of false locators, and many settler
who thought he had located for fee
of $25 choice piece OF level land has
found himself on rocky knoll.
Complete surveys of most of the
land in this section of the country
were made last winter, and the in
formation is here for the asking il
the settlers take the trouble to learn
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
CLAIMS COUNTY SEAT

The people of Presho are enthusi-
astic over the result of their efforts
in circulating petitions asking for a
vote on county seat removal from
Oacoma to Presho. They have 1860
names on the petition which they are
presenting to the county commission
ers, and with only a vote of 1900 at
the last general election, they think
they have not only enough names to
assure the question being submitted,
but enough to guarantee them ia
vorable vote at the election in No
vember.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
HOMESTEAD FILINGS in BUTTE.
Most Filings of Last Month in Rapid
City and Belle Fourche Districts.

MOST filln9S OF Last month IN Rapid
City and Belle Fourche Districts.
The filing records of the three land
Rapid City, covering the country in
South Dakota. west of the Missouri
river show that for March 1.016 home
stead filings were made, most of them
being in the Rapid City district, COW
er;ng the Butte county country. This
took up total of 10000 acres of
government land for the month. For
the same time probably $4,000 acres
more were taken through the desert
land, and declaratory provisions of
the land laws.
For the same month final titles
were taken by claimants in the same
districts to Ala tracts through cash
entries and final homesteads, the
in the Chamberlain land district Sc
curing title to over $4,000 acres of
land or more than three townships.
Evidences of the class of people
which are going into the western part
of South Dakota at the present time
is shown in the cars of emigrant
goods which are going out. The
March record at this city reached
near the five hundred mark. and
Chamberlain and Rapid City both had
their share, while many more went
out over the northern line of the Mil.
| waukee to locate in northern Butte
| county. All Of these cars mean ac-
| tual settlers, and an examination of
| the cars as they go through show that
| nearly every one contains number
of milk cows and several crates OF
, chickens Another evidence Of what
class of people are going now was
| shown by the count on each coach on
| the passenger train west from here
| last evening. After the passengers
| had settled themselves, count of the
car showed twenty paid fares, and
| lwenty-eight children too young to
! pay fare, and most of the paid fares
were the mothers Of the young
broods, the fathers having gone out
| with the emigrant cars, and prepared
for the coming of their families This
means actual settlers. and not merely
a speculative movement to get cheap
| lands, then leave them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
DISCUSS MORAL REFORMS.
Charities and Corrections Delegates
Meet at Redfeld.

Meet at RedHeld.
At the South Dakota state confer
ence Of charities and corrections,
which held it's annual session at Red
field, addresses were made by Presi-
dent H. K. Warren of Yankton college
on needed legislation; DR.. Thomas
Nicholson of Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity on "Some Fundamental Fac
tors in Moral Reform" DR.. F. NJ.
Grain presented paper on "Tubercu-
losis' and Prof. G. w. Nash Of the
Northern normal school addressed the
conference on True Philanthropy VS..
False Philanthropy" In the afternoon
tie principal speakers were Charles
M. Stevens of Aberdeen, Judge G. S.
Robinson of Des Moines an penal re-
form, and Bishop Hare of Sioux Falls
on the divorce problem.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
LARGER ACREAGE LEASED.

State Land Returns Show Bigger De-
mand for Tracts for Rent.
The lease returns being made by
the different counties to the state land
department show a healthy demand
for state lands this year. In Butte
county where short time ago no at
tempt was made to lease lands. the
report shows eighty-hve sections
taken. In Brookings county some OF
the leases went as high as $3.50 an
acre a year for hay lands. The re-
ports generally from all the counties
show an increased demand for the
land with better prices for the leases,
and the result will be a larger reve-
nue. from leases than in former years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
WILL NOT PART WITH STRIP.
Cheyenne River indians viii Hold
Land Providing Way Into LeBeau.

Cheyenne River tnOlaHS WIN To'o
Land Providing Way Into LeBeau.
Indians at White Horse, Thunder
Butte and Cherry Creek by telephone,
who said they would agree to open
a strip twelve miles wide along the
northern border of the reserve, bring
ing the open strip down to lie Beau,
and also to give up the Schnasse
county country, tract of twenty
townships in the northwest corner Of
the reservation, including Thunder
Butte, did not voice the prevailing
sentiment. Since that time the coun-
Gil of that reservation has held
meeting and will not agree to let go
of the strip along the northern line.
The Indians are willing to release the
Schnasse county country, and want
special agent sent out from Washing
ton for a conference before any action
is taken toward opening any portion
of the reservation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
PENALTY is THREATENED.
State Census Superintendent D,
mands More Prompt Returns.

Doane Robinson, superintendent OF
census, has returned from trip to
the southern part of the state where
he went to look into the question of
neglect in making the proper sta
tistical returns to the department. On
investigation he found that the cause
OF the delay and neglect is generally
on the part of justices of the peace,
who fail to make return of the GER
titicates filed with them In some
cases no returns have been made at
all, and in many cases there is delay
in the work. He is Investigating, and
if he finds that the neglect or delay is
wilful on the part of the officials he
intends to apply the penalty provided
by the vital statistical law, in such
cases, and to find if it is not possible
to get more prompt service.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
In and About the State
NEW LAW TO BREW TROUBLE.
Hiring Of Teachers for New Term
Will Be sin Air"

Hiring Of Teachers for New Term
Will Be Sin Air"
According to decision Of Attorney
General Pyle, rendered under a form
er change in school laws of the state
and the provisions of the school law
of last winter, there is material for a
great deal of trouble in the matter of
selection of teachers in this state for
the next school year.
Under the old system, with two
members of the board of education Sc
lected from each ward in a city, half
the membership changed each year,
and the board was continuous. Under
those conditions it has become the
custom of the boards to select their
teachers early in the year. on the
grounds that the teachers desired to
know as early as possible what they
might expect for the next year, and
on the further ground that the old
board was in better position to
know which of the old teaching force
they desired to retain, than would
new members.
Under the provisions of section 179
OF the new law, the old boards are
wiped out, and board of five mem
bers to be selected at large takes their
place. This provision leaves no con-
tinuing board, and provides an en-
tireIy new organization for the con-
troll of the schools. The date of cleo
ton is also changed from that of the
regular city election to the third
Tuesday in June.
In this selection of complete new
board is where the trouble is likely
to show up. Old boards over the state
are following the usual custom, and
making selections of the teaching
force for the next school year, which
will be entirely outside OF their juris-
diction, and an inquiry to Attorney
General Clark in regard to their
rights brings a reference to an opin-
ion by Attorney General Pyle In 1899,
in which he holds: "The school year
begins July ! of each year, the board
had the right to control and manage
the schools would be prevented from
employing such teachers. According
ly it has been held that the school
board. acting in good faith. can make
a contract for the services of teach
er where the term commences during
the life of the board hiring such teach
ers, but cannot make contract for
the teaching of term which begins
during the term Of their successors"
This construction would leave the
teaching force in towns in the air un-
til after the new board assumes con-
troll practically would annul any con-
tracts made by present boards, and in
case where the present board had Sc
lected teacher not satisfactory to
the incoming board, it will open the
way to serious tangles.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
Will Build Brick Plant,

The Mitchell Brick and Tile COM
pany is the name of a new company
that has just been organized with a
capital stock of $4,000 for the cree
tion and operation of a brick and tile
factory at Mitchell. Local capital has
been interested with Irving DUNN of
Columbus. Ohio, in the starting of the
industry, and work will commence on
the erection Of the plant within thirty
days, the capacity of which from the
start will be from 10000 to $4,000
brick per day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
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Keeping Up Land Rush.

There was no abatement in March
Of the rush for land in the vicinity OF
Rapid City, and the records of the
land Office at that place return large
figures. There were TOT original en-.
tries, sc desert entries, 10 reservoir. i
coal. II soldiers entries making a to-.
tai of over 10000 acres appropriated
by original entry There were also 50
cash entries. II final
final desert proofs, making a grand to-
tai of S97 entries, embracing 143,-
o43.69 acres around Rapid City for the
month. ..a
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
"JUGGED"; STILL THEY LOAF.
Deadwood Tries Street Work for Ho-
hoee b,,+ cinee ~ liz in H;e,,e+

Deadwood Tries Street Work for Ho-
boes, but Gives It UP in Disgust.
What to do with the horde of
tramps that for weeks have been in
Testing the city of Deadwood is a
problem with which the city authori-
ties are now wrestling. Many of the
"bums" were attracted through the
opening up of new lands south and
north of there, and all seem to have
made neadwood their loaf1ng place.
The police have been kept busy ar
resting offenders several times over.
and warnings to leave town have
no effect. Street work was tried,
but the men proved so idle that it
was given up in disgust and the city
now has number of human white
elephants" on its hands with no ap-
parent way out of the difficulty.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
UNFORTUNATE FAMILY.
Both Children Lost and Their Home
is Childiess

Both Children Lost and Their Home
Is Chidless.
Again sorrow has visited the family
Of James Flaugher of Sturgis, and un-
der somewhat similar circumstances,
a second son has been called by death
within a few weeks. Less than two
months ago the Flaughers lost their
oldest boy from appendicitis, the child
dying within a few days of the attack.
Now death has taken John, aged six
years. after a three days illness, with
Group. The child was brought to the
hospital at Deadwood, but was past
medical aid. The Flaughers live on a
ranch near Sturgis and are now left
childlesS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
Pass Worthless Checks.

Clinton, Iowa, April 2.--"Worthless
check" grafters have been unusually
active in this section OF the state our
Ing the last week, and every day or
two a check of the bogus description
is passed into local bank for collec-
ton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
LosT-cARLoAD OF CATTLE.
Unloaded for Feeding, Stock Is Miss
ing in the Morning.

UhIoaued TOT Feeding, STOCK Is MISS
ing in the Morning.
That carload Of thirty-four cattle
could drop out of existence in night
and leave no trace to tell what be-
came of them seems incredible, and
yet such case has kept two Mime
apo'is 6 st. Louis detectives busy in
Watertown for four days. Monday
night carload of cattle was unloaded
in the local stockyards for feeding
during the night. In the morning not
trace of the bunch was to be found
nor has clue yet been found leading
to the solution Of the mystery.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
A half Million Taken Up Since First

A tiaIf Million Taken Up Since First
of March.
The state treasurer has issued a
call. for $225,o0o Of state general fund
warrants for the tenth of this month.
This makes over a half million dol.
lars of such warrants taken up since
the first Of March, and brings the out
standing warrant debt down to APP
proximately $4,000, with a possibil-
ity of yet another small call of war
rants from the receipts of the March
call.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16

The reform candidate for mayor Of
Watertown, was elected on Tuesday.
His opponent was Mayor Thomas, the
present incumbent of the office. Mr.
Martin. who twice before has been
mayor Of WATERFOWL, had the support
of the ministerial union and young
voters league, two strong reform or
CARNATIONS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
TO BE BANNER GAME SEASON.
Migration of Ducks and Geese |
Heaviest in Huntirq History.

Heaviest in Hunting History.
Sportsmen say that not for years
has the spring migration Of ducks and
geese been anywhere near SO large as
it is this year. The flocks are larger
and there are more of them. Not for
twenty years. since the country was
settled up around Watertown, has
there been the prospects for game
that exist now The Troeh boys, in
two hours, bagged eighteen geese and
twenty ducks from field two miles
south of WATERFOWL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
The Overworked Muse.

The poet once penned triolets
To buy his sweetheart violets
They later wed;
And then the muse wrote dainty odes
To purchase dresses in the modes,
So it is said.
A welth of babies came along
And now the grind is pretty strong
For the poor muse.
Which has to turn out street car ads
To buy grub for endless tads.
Also their shoes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-01
.FOURTHOF JULYPROCLAMATION
Mayors Office.
Clarksburg. w. Va.

June 29,190S.
Owing to the numerous complaints
made to the authorities in reference
to the promiscuous firing OF crackers
and other explosives. desire to call
the attention OF citizens to the ordI-
nances governing the same, which IL
as follows:
"sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person 10 fire or discharge within
the corporation boundaries any gun.
pistol. canon. firearms, or any crack
ers, squibs, rockets or fireworks, with
out the consent of the mayor. Every
person who violates the foregoing sec
ton shall be fined not less than one
dollar nor more than twenty dol
lars and costs of prosecution"
The law will be strictly enforced
and under no circumstances will the
shooting of fireworks be permitted
previous to the Fourth OF July. All
officers have been instructed to ar
rest persons caught violating the law,
and II brought before police court an
example will be made of the Offend
ers.
Permission is hereby given to cell
citrate Saturday. July the Fourth, by
the use OF harmless fireworks. sky
rockets. roman candles. and set pieces
but this does not permit a reckless
indulgence in such manner as to en-
danger life and property.
-. WOOD,
Mayor OF Clarksburg