Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-08
SOUTH DAKOTA
General State News
Photographed.


falo.
Gov. Vessey has appointed as bee
inspectors Ernest Fox of Snomafork
in the western district and l.. A. Sy-
verson of Canton for the eastern dis
.rict.
Father Drones, who for nearly five
Years has been in charge of the af-
fairs of the Ethan parish of the Catho-
| lie church. has resigned to go to
IMilbank.
Robert S. Vessey, governor of
South Dakota was one of the prom-
nent speakers at the annual booster
banquet at the Sioux Falls CONNER
cial club.
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Henry Egger, the young son of Will
lam Egger, residents of the southeast
ern part of Faux county, was acct
dentally killed by his brother while
duck hunting
Rev. Robert Dcherty, D. D., rector
Of the Episcopal church at Yankton
for the last ten years, resigned Friday
aight. He will take up missionary
work in this state.
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Henry Sweet, living about nine
miles west of Wolsey, has lost sew
enteen head of stock by some mys-
terious disease. Sweet thinks a poi
sonous weed may have been cut with
the hay. ...
The question of adopting COM
mission form of government was de-
feated at Pierre by 26 majority, with
light vote cast. The only effort to
get out votes was on the part of the
liquor element in opposition.
A wreck occurred on the St. Paul
road six miles east of Mitchell, when
a stock train of eighteen cars left
the rails. The caboose rolled down
steep embankment. Four stockmen
in the car were slightly injured.
Rev. William Waurich, assistant
pastor of lions Lutheran Evangelical
church in Aberdeen, died suddenly at
Warner, where he was conducting
services, death being due to heart
disease. He came to Aberdeen from
Germany last November. He was
forty years Old
p:
Gov. Wesley selected as the two
new supreme court Judges Judge J. H.
Mccoy CT the Fifth circuit and Judge
E. G. Smith of the first circuit. To
fill the vacancies caused by these ap-
pointments he has selected B, B.
Trip of Yankton for the First circuit
and Frank McNulty of Sisseton for
the Fifth.
The announcement is unofficially
made, succeeding the visit of an east
ern capitalist to Aberdeen. that the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis road will at
once begin to iron" the railroad
grade between Aberdeen and Pierre
The grade would provide short route
between the northern part of the
state and the state capital
:
Isaac j. Smith, for the past twelve
years a miner at Lead, met almost in
slant death on the 5OO-foot level of
The Homestake mine Smith iumped
onto a passing motor car, but being
too tall as he entered the drift his
head and shoulders struck on the ton
and he was knocked off and crushed
between the laden car and the side
wall.
A wedding that carried with it un-
usual features took place last Sunday
at the Emmanuel Lutheran church
north Of belmont, when Rev, D Fl
Meyer united in marriage Emmanuel
Matthias and Miss Emma Will. Thev
were born on the same day, Oct. 81.
twenty-five years ago, and upon the
same section in the township in which
they still live, No. 81.
AT a meeting of the Kadoka Com.
mercial club Frank Coye rendered his
>oAAA az SSSieldIy, ana william
Derkee was chosen to fill the position
the remainder of the year. Three i'm.
proVements are receiving the atten-
ton of the club-fire protection. the
stocking Of the railroad reservoir
with fish and the bridging of White
river between Kadowa and Pine
Ridge reservation.
The people in the vicinity of San.
sarc, in Stanley county, have raised
a fund of s70O which they are offer.
Ing as reward for the arrest ana
conviction of the party or parties who
few days ago burned the barn Of
Riley Dunkelberger, settler near
that place. Dunkelberger lost a barn
team and harness and several cows
besides considerable hay. which was
stacked near the building.
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Wlth an entirely new scalp. taken
from the legs and arms OF his two
sons. Joseph Follum, an aged rancher
living seventy miles from Lennon
mas just left st. Joseph,s hosn;+.1