Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-18
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History In the
State. 5=

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$4,000 bonds for the purpose of
building city hall Less than half
the eligible voters Of the city went to
the polls the total vote for the prop.
osition being PIG and 511 against.
This temporarily. at least, checks the
plan for a new city hall and the
council will now endeavor to figure
out another scheme.
Pierre-The Chicago & Northwest
ern railway today filed with the sec
rotary of state, resolution of ex-
tension of their Dallas line thirty
eight miles in westerly direction,
clear across Trip county, making
their new terminus on section %, town
ship 80, range 70. This is practically
at the point where the line between
the new counties of Mellette and Todd
touch the Trip county line.
Deadwoo-The members Of the
Spanish War Veterans in this city
and Lead, belonging to Seth Bullock
Camp, have organized a woman's aux
Hilary, the first Of it's kind in this
state. This decision was reached at
large meeting of the camp held here
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charter for the women. When the
charter arrives meeting will be call
ed and organization perfected and Of
ficers elected.
Lead-A family settlement involv-
ing nearly 100000, between Mrs
Mary Baker G. Eddy, of Boston,
| founder and leader of the Christian
| Science denomination, and her son,
| George w Glover of this city, and
an adopted son, Ebenezer ]. Foster
Eddy of Vermont has been conclud-
ed. Under the settlement Glover and
| family receive $245,000 and Eddy
$4,000. They agree to relinquish all
| rights and not contest any will Mrs
Eddy may leave.
Pierre-The game warden fund is
growing rapidly now that the coun-
ties are sending in the funds collected
for hunting licenses. and will soon be
ample to provide f oran effective
working force. The fund has up to
the presented accumulated nearly five
thousand dollars, over a thousand of
which came in today through remit
tances from the counties of Lake,
Beadle, Edmunds and Grant. War
| den Bancroft will be able to handle
| the affairs of his office in better shape
next year, and the state system be
made to work more efficiently.
Rapid City-Preliminary arrange
ments are being made for the annual
exhibition of the Black Hills Poultry
association, which will take place
| here on January IS, 10, 20 and 81
next. The exhibition will be held
in the local opera house The resi-
dents of Rapid City have contributed
4 premiums to the value of $3.50.
which will be offered as prizes to the
| persons who exhibit the finest fowls.
It is planned to make the exhibit the
finest Of the kind in the history of
the state, and special efforts will be
made to induce exhibitors from adj
| Joining states to bring their fancy
birds here and compete for the liber-
al prizes.
Huron--When the train from the
west over. the Chicago & Northwest
ern line reached here this morning,
there emerged from the baggage car
q middle aged woman, carrying an in
1 FAINT child Later cot upon which
lay the emaciated form of boy,
perhaps, IA years Of age, was taken
i from the same car. This was fol-
lowed by the removal from the car
OF casket containing the remains
of dead SON. The woman had come
with her burden Of sorrow from q
i point SO miles remote from rail-
way station. She was on her way to
4 Violin, Iowa. The scene was sad
y 50 v,A.1 t1@,
i thy Of all who knew of her sad con-
dition.
4 Eureka-Good progress is being
made In the work of constructing the
A new Lutheran college at this place
4 which will receive students from
North and South Dakota and portions
8 OF Minnesota. 1t is expected the brick
4 work will be, completed before the
close of this week and the work of
q putting on the roof COMMENCED. Sew
eral weeks ago the contractor thought
he would ,2be lucky If his workmen
q succeeded in reaching the second
& floor, but now because Of the rapid
u progress made he believes there will
q be no trouble in getting the struc-
a ture under the roof before winter sets
4 in. When completed and opened for
students the college is expected to
become one OF the most flourishing
institutions in the northwest.
Desmet Ignorance Of the fact that
there Is state law which prohibits
Il the killing Of mink, muskrats, otter
and beaver from April 1 to Novem
her Is Of each year, cost two resi-
dents Of Kingsbury county the sum OF
4 $50 each. George Harris, one of the
u Offenders was arrested on complaint
1, Of County Game Warden j. M. Parry
i for killing mink. When arrested he
had ave fresh mink skins in his po-
session. Whe ntaken before a JUS
q tiee Of the peace he was fined $50
y (which he paid. S.. r Bowman OF
q Ramona, was the other man arrested
on complaint of Game Warden Parr.
on tho charge of trap ping out of sea.
n son. He had five muskrat hides il
4 his possession and when taken before
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