Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-06
South Dakota
General State News
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ing among horses in Hutchinson
county, having been called to several
places where horses died of the dis
ease during the last few days.
At meeting of the Preston town
council an ordinance was passed
granting the Lake Preston Milling
company a franchise to install and
maintain for twenty years an electric
light plant
Forty-six out of fifty-three county
superintendent of the state answered
roll call at the opening of their three
days meeting at Pierre. An address
was delivered by Supt. M. M. Ramer
Of the city schools.
Work has commenced at Oacoma
on a monster new artesian well,
which is designed to furnish water
for domestic and fire protection pur-
poses in connection with the local
municipal waterworks system.
Elevator company hsa closed the ne
gotiations for the purchase of the
elevator property of the TruaX COM
pany at Plankinton The new COM
pany paid $4,000 for the property.
AS the result of a meeting held by
the board of directors of the Lake
it was decided that the society should
erect handsome new church build
ing at cost Of from $4,000 to $4,000.
A verdict of acquittal was returned
by a jury in the federal court q
Sioux Falls in the case of Arson V
gar, former United States CON-
sloner at Dallas, who was tried foC
embezzling trust funds belonging to
hOmesteaders.
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After re-electing A. B. Hess super
intendent of the Madison city schools
at reduction of 5000 from his sal,
airy of $1,000. the Madison board of
education has just reconsidered the
action and voted not to engage Hess
for the ensuing year.
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The women of the Planknton Wom-
ans Relief corps have taken uuo0
themselves the laudable task of rails
ing funds with which to ere,
monument to the memory of the vet
Grams of the Civil war who are buried
in the local cemetery
j. B. Geddis has been appointed
commandant Of the soldiers home at
Hot Springs. which position he has
filled since the death recently OF Col.
Dudley. Col Geddis is native Of
New York, and served in the 126th
New York infantry during the Civil
war, from private to colonel.
In the high school oratorical con-
test at De Smet for the selection of
representative to attend the state
contest at Vermillion next month Miss;
Beatrice Barkalow won first place De
Smet Odd Fellows will observe the
ninetieth anniversary of the founding
of the order by special exercises.
John N. Harris, for years one of the
best known travelling men of Sioux
Falls and South Dakota, is dead at
his new home on a homestead near
the frontier town OF Interior, 100
miles or more west of Chamberlain.
He was about fifty years Of age, and
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cial Travellers of America and Court
of Honor.
Reports from Clear Lake of the
death of wagon loads of black bass
in the lake during the winter. The
water In the lake was so shallow that
the fish were either frozen or smoth-
cred, and their bodies now line the
shore. Funds are being subscribed
to dam the outlet of the lake and thus
prevent a repetition Of the disaster
when the lake has been restocked.
Public announcement has been made
that Ri. Rev. John Stariha sent his
resignation to the pope last month,
and it was accepted. Bishop Stariha,
who has been in charge Of the diocese
for seven years, has been in failing
health for some time, and last year
removed to Hot Springs. Next month
he will return to his home in Austria
to rest.
The rush for Uncle Sans bargain
land in Trip county is about over.
There are over $500 tracts in this
country open to entry, and about 800
have been taken. In the 1900 are
included the most desirable land. IN
dications now are that when the full
5000 numbers are called there will
still be some 160 acre tracts left.
These will go over until next f3ll,
when they will be disposed of at $3.50
an acre.
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Preparations are being made by the
local council Of the knights of Column
bus for the state convention to be
held at Lead May 9, and an elaborate
entertainment for the visitors is be-
ing planned. Over sixty candidates
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