Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-20
SOUTH DAKOTA
General State News
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The Luther league for South Dakota
which has been in session at Aber-
deem for four days, adjourned after
selecting Brookings as tlF meeting
place for the 1910 convention.
Henry Waterman, about forty years
old, was struck by a passenger train
two miles west Of Iroquois and killed.
Tie body was horribly mangled.
The Woman's Library association Of
Mitchell held it's first Tag day" and
had enlisted in it's aid the teachers Of
the city school, the ladies belonging to
the various clubs and members of the
association.
Arrangements are being made by
the Deadwood Business CLUB to hold
! the second annual Pa-Ha-Sa-Pa carni-
val the week of Aug. 30, when the
state association of Elks will hold it's
convention.
Judge McNulty in the circuit court
at Milbank decided the liquor ques-
ton trial in favor of the "wets" at the
April election. Owing to technicaiities
regarding the ballots the ''drys" claim
ed the victory.
Mr.. and Mrs Anton Van Hout, pio-
neers and prominent citizens of the
vicinity of Milbank, celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their mar
riage at their home in Melrose town
ship, this county. Two hundred guests
were present.
The 2,710-acre ranch of M. F. Caha-
Ian, four miles north Of Rec Heights,
has just been sold to Heltibridle &
Shuster for $6S,O0O, or $25 an acre
This is the largest land sale made
here this season. The place has an
artesian we'll and improvements.
Deputy United States Marshal Ed
wards of Sioux Falls arrived at Madi-
son, having in charge Levi Graham,
who was conducted to the Lake coun-
ty jail for demolishing q rural mail
box. The fine imposed by the federal
court was $25, in default of which the
culprit went to Jail.
While the Freeman-Bain elevator
was burning at Aberdeen a box filled
with waste was discovered ablaze at
! the Northwestern statia1n The box
had been placed against the building,
and is believed to have been lighted
by an incendiary. It was discovered
night
Thomas Lazoras, a Greek laborer,
was cleaning an ash pan on Milwau.
kee engine when another engine en-
| tered the roundhouse at Aberdeen and
bumped into the one Lazoras was
working under, causing the locomotive
to cut off both Lazoras legs. Lazo-
ras is twenty-nine years of age. He
has family.
Tsomas Lazoras, a Greek llaborer
W. eaii eAii l1t'.' oiA q I'LL ~
| kee engine at Aberdeen when another
engine entered the roundhouse and
| humpd into the one LaZOras was work
ing under, causing the locomotive tC
move sufficiently to cut off both Lazo
ras legs. Lazoras is Twenty-Five years
of age He has family.
Jealous over attentions paid to the
woman with whom he was living in 6
section known as Coke Hill, Dead
wood, James Ferro, an Italian, sho
and instantly killed Ralph Walker, {
with the woman. Ferro escaped, bu
a sheriff's posse pursued and captured
him near Sturgis, bringing him to jai
at Deadwood.
:
Two Aberdeen churcnes are to soo1
possess costly pipe organs. Mrs
Blanche Bushnell, wealthy widow
and an enthusiastic church worker
has donated a $4,000 organ to the new
First Methodist Episcopal church
which is now being erected at cos
of $4,000, and the parishioners 0
Sacred Heart Catholic church are TAX
ing steps to install new pipe organ
costing about $4,000 in that edifice
| The west-bound express on the Chi
cage & Northwestern is supposed t,
have struck Henry Waterman of Wat
seka, ILL.,, two miles west Of Iroquois
AS near as could be learned by an in
vestigation made by Coroner Tolms
of this city the man was walkin;
down the track, when the express
came along. The body was badl.
mangled, and death resulted almos
Immediately after the accident TIL
man was a stranger in these parts
The remains will be sent to Watseka
/ Good progress is being made in tn
. work of drilling an artesian well a
Bryant, which is designed to furnis
water for fire protection and domesti
purposes. Thedrill now is down owe
400 feet and the work is heinz nroee