Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
South Dakota
General State News
in Paragraphs.

Jokum Anderson, one OF the pio
neer residents OF Oldham, died at Ar.
lington. He was seventy-seven years
of age, and death was caused by heart
failure.
w. NJ Gates, porter at the Sherman
hotel at Aberdeen, fell down the ele.
vator shaft from the fourth floor to
the first floor, distance of sixty
feet, and escaped without scratch.
!. Plans are being made for the erec-
ton of new Methodist church in Ar.
lington. The present edifice will
probably be sold to the Norwegian
Lutherans, who have a large and
growing congregation.
The supreme court sustained the
demurrer of Olivet in the Hutchin-
son county seat contest This action
puts Parktson out Of the case, and
leaves che county seat at Olivet for
at least four years more
The body of James Cromwell, pro-
prietor of the Eagle cafe in Water
town, was picked up on the street at
5 o'clock one morning last week.
Death was due to exposure and heart
failure brought on by excessive drink
ing.
With her hands saturated with b1az-
ing oil, Mrs. p. r. Phinney Of Airing
ton, tod "a
doors, saving her home and probably
the lives of her children. Her hands
were terribly burned before she could
safely drop it.
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Harry Rothfork of Elkton nearly
met his death while thawing frozen
water pipes with gasolene. He was
pouring the fluid on the pipes and
firing it with matches, when the can
he was using caught fire and ex-
ploded badly burning him about the
face and hands.
Charged with being responsible for
the mysterious shooting and death of
Elba Roberts, young saleswoman Of
Sturgis, Oscar Jacobs. recently ar
rived from North Dakota, is being
closely guarded in the county Jail to
save him from possible violence at
the hands of excited citizens.
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Farewell to the green cloth and to
the al1-night and Sunday saloons in
historic Deadwood. Last Sunday
night at II sharp the lid was clamped
down, and hereafter at that hour all
saloons must close and the horde of
'sleepers" must find some other rest
ing place. Such is the order of the
state attorney general that will be
carried out.
Madison is now practically assured
Of Y. M. c. A. building at an early
date. The organization is already per-
fected, and the work Of raising funds
is now progressing. w. II. Parsons
Of Minneapolis has charge of the
work of planning the raising Of the
funds, and the structure as we'll A
building to cost $4,000, including
equipment, is proposed.
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Over a hundred stockmen, repre-
senting Black Hills counties, met at
Deadwood and passed a resolution
urging the legislature not to amend
the present fence law in the Hills
counties or destroy the free use Of
the range, which has been enjoyed
since 1881. Practically every cattle
man in the Hills and adjacent terri
tory was either present or represent
ed.
Artemus Gale, ene CT the best
known men in the state, who first
came to Sioux Falls in 1868, and who
since 1870 has made his home there
continuously died at the home CT his his
sister, Mrs. G. G. Carpenter, in this
city Had he lived until next month
he would have been eighty-four years
of age. He is survived by two SIS
tiers, Mrs. Carpenter of Sioux Falls,
and Mrs. Margaret Burton Of st. Paul.
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On instructions from Chief Crosse
of the Sioux Falls police department,
Robert Walters has been arrested at
Granite and brought back to Sioux
Falls. He is charged with having OBJ.
tanning money under false pretenses.
of passing a worthless check at the
Merchants hotel. When he is through
with his present trouble here he will
be called upon to face charges Of
forgery at Hawarden and Sioux City.
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For the twenty-frst time the Black
Hills Pioneer society held it's annual
meeting at the city hall at Deadwood,
called the roll and ended with the
customary banquet The minutes Of
the society show but five deaths the
past year, while fifteen new mem.
bers and one reinstatement were TAX
en- in, making the present member
ship 1872. The following officers were
reelected: President, j. Goldberg;
secretary, J. Deetken; treasurer, K.
q phil1inS. historian Sol Star. mar.