Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-19
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History In the
State.

ADerdeen.-J. q. Adams, toWnslte
agent of the st. Paul railroad, says
the grading on the three extensions in
western South Dakota will be com.
pleted by Nov. next.
Aberdeen.-During a wind storm the
south wall of the second story Of the
addition to the Mechanic Arts build
ing at the northern normal and indus
trial school here was blown down.
Pierre.-Gov. Wesley and wife have
left for Spokane, Wash, where they
will attend the national irrigation con-
gress and visit the Seattle exposition.
Their stay is limited to about two
| weeks.
Aberdeen.-Owing to the great in
| crease in the school population of
| Aberdeen, the school board will find
| rooms for at least three grades until
new school building now under way
| is completed
Crandall-Four mounted bandits
robbed the State Bank of Crandall of
over $1,000 and escaped over the prai-
RE. The charge of dynamite with
which they blew open the safe
wrecked the building and aroused the
nearby residents.
Sioux Falls-Rev. G. A. Anderson,
of Des Moines, Iowa, eastern district
elder of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will dedicate fine new Meth
odist church at Sedgwick, Hyde coun-
ty, Sunday, Aug. %.
Washington, D. C.-Rural carriers
appointed at Burke, S. D.. are: Route
1, Gustav E. Linden, carrier; route
No. 2, George S. Gudge, carrier; Fan
ME e. Gudge, substitutes; route 3, Lu-
Their E. Snyder, carrier; Ingersollia S.
Snyder, substitute.
Vermilion.--Lillian Morse, domes-
tic employed in the home of John T.
Hirt, here, was found dead in the Gel
lar. She took laudanum and carbolic
acid. No cause for her act is known.
Her father, Henry Morse, lives on a
farm three miles from the city.
Pierre-The August teachers eX-
aminations brought out 1900 appli-
cants. If the average number pass,
It will mean about eight hundred new
teachers to fill the demands for the
schools, which has shown indications
Of shortage for the last few years.
Woonsocket. S. D., Aug. 12.-The
Citizens Association of Woonsocket
has planned a big field day for Aug.
Is. There will be horse races, base
ball games, foot races, a tug of war,
band concerts and big bowery dance
The association is advertising every
thing free except the bowery dance,
for which a nominal charge will be
made.
Spencer.-At the village Of Farmer
four miles west of here, seller OF
stereopticon views called at the farm
home OF Oscar Pugh, and when Mrs
Pugh refused to buy he started to cut
the screen wire from the door to get
, In. Mrs. Pugh frightened the man
away. He was arrested near Spencer
F and taken to Farmer, fined $50 and
released. Just after his release Pugt
gave him a sound thrashing
Pierre-Dan Bierwagen, of Leslie
t one of the progressive farmers o.
Stanley county, number of years
r ago began experimenting with alfal
: ia, and now has $50 acres of tina
r crop He has fine stand of alfalfa
this year, and has contracted to fur
nish 1000 bushels of seed this fall a
II hi p1, ~,
contract with the product of his field
e If he can do this it will bring hin
a return Of $40 on an acre for seet
: besides the first cutting for hay,
/ good return from Stanley county land
Emery.-Peter Jackson barber O
this city, is in precarious condition
as the result of peculiar accident
He was repairing a cistern at hi
: place and used gasoline in the &C
/. ment mixture to make it dry NOR
e quickly Having finished the work h
4 entered the cistern again to inspec
r 1t, and lit match. Immediately Their
q was an explosion. Johnson was abb
;. to climb out of the cistern. but hi
clothing was burned off and he wa
: badly scorchea Fears are enter
4 tanned that he may not recover.
/, Aberdeen.-Hogan Brothers, c
y Aberdeen, who own large rancl
it have been investigating the raising {
IT winter wheat in northern South D,
y kota, and have reached the conclusio
that it is entirely feasible to raise thu
d variety of wheat in this section. The
f. state that winter wheat can be SUI
L. cessfully grown wherever red Glove
t. will flourish and red clover does we
h here. State Senator Ira Curtiss an
d former State Senator Isaac Lincol
r have raised big crops Of winter whes
on their ranches for several years
,r succession, and are enthusiasts c
ID the subject 1t is probable larg
u acreage will be sown to winter whe;
a in this vicinity this fall.
III Pierre.-The state land departmel
e has just filed on 10000 acres in But