Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
South Dakota
G General State News !
in Paragraphs.

The Condo board of education has
received draft for the sum of S1O,-
600, which will be used for the con-
struction of a new public school build
ing.
Mrs. Jerry Todd, wife of one OF the
we'll known colored residents OF Dead
wood, died unexpectedly following
stroke of paralysis. She was forty-two
years old, and leaves, besides her hus-
band, a son In Omaha.
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The state land department has ap-
portioned over 100000 to the schools
of the state, the largest apportion-
ment ever made by the department.
This means $265 to each pupil OF
school age in the state.
A damage case for $4,000 is on be-
fore Judge Munger in the United
States court at Pierre. The suit was
brought by Joseph w. Barkdoll Of
Kansas City, against Sheriff George
Huston of Stanley county, for false
arrest and imprisonment.
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The price of bread has gone up in
Aberdeen. The wholesale bakeries
have advanced their rates, and the re-
tailers, to play even, have advanced
the price Of bread to 5 cents loaf,
and of buns to II cents a dozen. Des-
pite the increase in price wholesale
bakeries assert that their sales Of
bread have increased 80 per cent.
Willie Buvee, a seven-year-old boy,
died suddenly at Aberdeen and a
po.t-mortem examination revealed
the fact that death was due to eating
wild mustard and wild somen. A
number of his playmates also partook
of the weed and were made sick, but
they all recovered. The Buvee boy
was taken suddenly sick and died be-
fore physician could reach him.
A. L. Ward and other Aberdeen
capitalists have applied for street
car franchise, agreeing to have six
miles of track laid and cars running
on them inside of one year. The back
ers of the movement are all local
men, we'll equipped financially to push
the movement to successful con-
clusion. The franchise will probably
be granted by the city council.
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An increase of forty calves is re-
ported in the Philip buffalo herd this
spring, the largest number of in
crease for any one year since the herd
was purchased by Philip and placed
in the pasture where they are now
held. This increase brings the herd
up to near 800, and makes it without
doubt the largest herd of these ami
mails in existence in the country at
the present time.
William Nelson of White was
bound over to the circuit court in $500
bonds on charge of burglary. Mel
son is said to have broken into the
Rock Island station at White and to
have stolen sixteen tickets He at
tempted to use one to go to Pipe
stone, but the conductor recognized
the ticket number and tried to arrest
him. Nelson got away, but afterward
was found at Tyler.
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Last week sixteen thousand head
of young cattle were unloaded at Lee
Beau and taken across the river to
the reservation pastures. Most of
the shipments were Texas stuff
brought to the Northern pastures to
be put in shape for the market, and
they were branded and dipped at Le-
Beau before being taken across the
river. For the spring the LeBeau re.
ceipts have been $4,000 head.
The jury in the United States court
at Pierre, in the case of the City of
Pierre VS.. Walker, brought in a YER
dict of no damages, and the grading
of the streets can now be completed
The Walker property is the only tract
on which any attempt was made to
stop the carrying out of the general
grading project for the main part OF
the city, and the hole in the street at
that place the past year has caused q
great deal of comment on the part OF
visitors, while all the rest of the low:
er part of the city had been brought
to grade. This will now be filled and
the unsightly hole cut out.
Delegations of Redmen from Lead
and other points in the Hills were
present to witness the institution o.
a lodge of Redmen in Lead. The new
lodge, known as Nez Perces Tribe No
.I47, was instituted by the grand
sachem Of the state, John B. Lercf
of Deadwood, and his deputy, Jaso1
|W. Baker of Deadwood. The officers
of the new tribe are: Sachem, James
Smell; prophet, AL Skiles; senior
sachem, Frank Fisher: Junior sachem
Joe Meads; keeper of wampum, G. F
Nuns; collector of wampum, F. 3
| Peak; keeper of records, j. E. Young;
trustees, John Mayo, John Ross, w
H. Bennett; delegate to great council
1 AL Skiles.