Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
SOUTH DAKOTA
General State News
Photographed.


Frank c. Kock, aged seventy, pio-
neer of Grant county, died last week
of heart disease He was judge of
election recently.
Marion Mathews, who until January
of this year was a resident OF Huron,
is dead at Oswego, Kan, where he
had gone to live.
The fourteen-year-old son of Henry
Walton living north of Miller, was
run over by the pulverizer in the field
and instantly killed.
Miss Eva Walker, colored girl of
Eeadwood, won the highest honors at
the declamatory contest held at Spear
fish between the various schools in
the Black Hills
The Tilford Touring mill at Sturgis
was burned 10 the ground Loss, So
600; insurance, $1,000. The fire is
supposed to have started from sparks
from passenger train locomotive.
The United States Express com
pany, doing business over the Milwau-
kee line, will transfer its Aberdeen
Office to the Wells Fargo company,
May l. The present Office force will
be retained.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers State Bank Of
South Shore with capital of $500, 900
The incorporators are o. C. Frink, H.
w. Williams, julius Hanneman, George
K. Burt, Anton Xix, all of South
Shore.
The supreme court granted licenses
to the following list Of attorneys ex-
amined before the court: Frank R.
Forbes, Miller; Edward j. Barron Ips-
wich; Thos. Askin, Pierre; John NJ
Jackson, Armour; c. G. Fritzell, Elan
dreau; Don McCutcheon, Pierre; E.
e. Empey, Mobridge; Francis w. Gro
gan, Pierre.
Superintendent Canaan of the bridge
and building department of the Mime
apolis & St. Louis road, was in Pierre
and secured the services Of C. w.
Anding, of the electric light station,
to go to lie Beau and other points on
that line where they have gas bearing
artesian wells, to test them as to their
power capacity.
The faculty members OF the North
ern Normal and Industrial school at
Aberdeen have been announced The
instructors will be twenty eiaht in
number, all tie present Instructor.
being retained, except one. who re-
signed, and a number OF new ones be-
ing added. The graduating calls thi1
) ear will number seventy-tive
The railroads entering Aberdeen
through the Western Passenger asso
cation have granted rate of fare
and a fifth from all points in the two
Dakotas and Montana for Dakota
Homecoming week, to be held here
June s16-17-1S. Reduced rates have
been granted from distances of 15C
miles, for Catholic reunion. to be
held in Aberdeen June 20, which is
expected to attract 1000 visitors.
Tuesday, June II, has been fixed by
the board of directors as the time for
the annual gathering and picnic of the
Early Settlers Association of Mime
haha county. The picnic will be held
on the permanent grounds of the as
sociation at John Thompson's grove,
near Baltic, north of Sioux Falls. The
picnics of this association are the big
events of the kind each year in South
Dakota, as it is nothing uncommon
for 10000 or 10000 people to attend
them
Messrs. Wayne and Hilliard, OF
Spencer, Iowa, have purchased a
block Of ground in the southern part
of Mitchell and have commenced the
erection of cement block and tile
plant. Two large buildings will be
erected for the business, and plant
of large proportions is anticipated
There is a large amount Of thing to
be used for sewers In towns in this
section of the state this year and the
firm will make bid for the business
with the cement tile.
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Judge T. M. Simmons, grand master
Of the A. o. U. W., jurisdiction OF
Sourn Dakota, announces winners OF
prizes in the banner contest. Last fall
the grand lodge offered a silk banner
to each Of three lodges securing the
largest number of new members be
tween Nov. l, 1908, and April 1, 1909
The awards of banners have been
made, and Grand Master Simmons
will visit the three successful lodges
in few days and deliver the banners
The successful lodges are these:
Glass l, Hope lodge, No. $50, Lead;
class 2, Estelline lodge. No. 90, Estel
line; class 8, Glenham lodge, No. LA
Glenham.
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Fire at Harold did damage to the
,,oo,,,t Of about cog mn 6ostroy;rc