Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-18
South Dakota
General State News
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Mrs. Henry S. Williams, widow of
the late postmaster of Aberdeen, died
of Bright's disease. The woman came
here with her husband in 1882, being
pioneers in Northern South Dakota
The arrest of c. H. Burvee, a we'll
known blacksmith and old-time resi-
dent of Aberdeen, has been made on
the charge of incest. Burvee prom
ises to fight the case, and interesting
developments are anticipated.
While fervently beseeching the AL
mighty to be merciful to the sinners
of Westport. William Cole, a resident
of that village and an active religious
worker, fell dead at church services
in that village Heart disease was
the cause
1t is being rumored that the Milwau-
kee road is preparing to construct a
spur from their main line at Lem
mon to point south of there where
| they will be in the heart of the lands
| which are 10 be opened to settlement
the latter part Of this year on the
| Standing Rock and Cheyenne river IN
| dian reservations
Confronted by cars moving in either
direction, Curtis F. Compton, miner
| in TIE employe Of the Homestake at
| Lead lost his wits and stepped direct
| ly in front CT the heavily loaded ore
| carriers. He was caught and crushed
'>etween the cars, and death resulted
| he following day. Compton was thr-
,-nine years Old.
The dedication of the new Conere.
atonal church of Mitchell took place
last week. The church cost $4,000,
| which does not include the art glass,
| he decorS tons nor the pipe organ,
which is 10 be installed later. The
pastor is Rev. A. Craig Bowdish, who
las been at the head of the church for
| Ae past four years.
The women Of the state have won
another victory in an opinion by At
| orney General Clark in case which
came to him from Lake county, in
which he holds that women have the
right to vote in an election called for
the purpose OF voting upon the issu-
ance of school lands. when that ques-
ton is presented without any other.
A. G. Hunt, formerly a minister of
the gospel, and actively engaged in
| the work of organizing Sunday
schools in the northern part of South
Dakota, was arrested and fined s25
on a charge Of stealing eleven rail
road ties from the Northwestern
road at Westport, small town near
Aberdeen. Hunt has appealed the
case from justice court to the circuit
court.
Plans are being made to form q
baseball circuit, to compose the towns
of Emery Alexandria, Bridgewater
Parker, Marion and Canistota. One
Of the conditions will be that no club
shall have a salaried man except the
pitcher. This will reduce the cost and
enable each of the towns to maintain
a team throughout the entire season
Even with this condition each of the
towns will be able to place a strong
team in the field.
The Queen Fire Insurance Company
of Sioux Falls decided so ne time age
to withdraw from several states il
which they were operating, and to re
insure their risks in those states II
other companies. This action has
brought numerous inquiries to the
state department as to the standing
of the company, and Commissioner
Basford after an examination reports
them to be sound, with reserve funt
of $4,000 in excess of the non-admit
ted assets of the company.
Grave disaster threatens the sheen
men of the western part Of this state
and eastern Wyoming on account O
mysterious disease which has
broken out among the stock, playing
havoc with the focks and utterl,
paralyzing it.
1t is stated by conservative sheep
men that large per cent of the sheer
in the country adjacent to this place
are affected with this new disease
which so far has completely bafIiet
the veterinaries. So general has the
spread Of the disease been that or
ders have been issued prohibiting thu
shipping of sheep from this state
while at Landers, Wyo., over the line
700 sheep were shot last week to pre-
vent the further spread of the dis
ease.
In order to definitely determine tht
nature Of the disease to prevent it:
further spread, and if possible to cure
it, one of the smitten sheep was shin
ped alive from Belle Fourche tt
Washington where it will be thor