Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

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ga OF heart failure. He leaves a wife
and eight children.
| Arlington has full-fedged yolun-
teer hre department. The following Of
| peers We're elected: Chief, Amer
carlson; assistant chief, Fred Mas
Sar
William Rasch, convicted of rape
at Huron, who was sentenced to seven
years and seven months, has succeed
ed In obtaining a stay of Judgment for
sixty days.
The case of Norman A. Nelson, who
contested the election of Lewis Berke-
ley as county commissioner from the
Third district of Yankton county, has
been decided in Mr.. Berkeley's favor.
Miss Alta Potts, formerly resident
OF Spearfish, and who for year or
more was member of Minneapo-
lis orchestra and achieved a great
deal of fame as trombone player, is
at the home of her mother at Sheri-
dan, Wyo., suffering from the effects
OF paralytic stroke in her right arm.
AT the annual business meeting of the
members of the Germania verein Of
Sioux Falls the following officers were
elected: President, A. ]. Yeager;
vice president, F. Schumacher; secre-
tary, Ed Baumheier; treasurer, N. D.
Roster; librarian, Adolph Ziska; over
seer, Carl Brucker. The verein is the
leading German-American organiza-
ton of it's kind in South Dakota.
J. w. Rathbun, we'll known home
steader. residing near Kadoka was
fortunate enough to recapture a genu-
inc Rocky mountain sable, which
doubtless had wandered to this re-
gion from the Rocky mountains. It
was the first animal of the kind ever
seen in this part of the country. 1t
is the most valuable of the producing
animals, single fur being worth from
$40 to $50.
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Just as the Christmas gayety at
Lead was at it's height, Mrs. George
l.. Inman, a well known resident of
that city, breathed her last after a
two-years' illness. Death was due to
tuberculosis. Mrs. Inman was a Black
Hills girl, having been reared in the
local schools and at the Lead high
school, where she attained high hon
ors. She leaves four young children
besides her husband
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Peter Marquardt of Madison was
run over bys az switch engine and in
stantly killed in the railway yards,
where he went to mail a letter in
mail car. While returning he was
struck from behind by the engine, in
full view of the crowd on the depot
platform. The body was literally
ground to pieces. Marquardt was a
pioneer settler of the county and one
Of the most prominent Odd Fellows
Of the state, having been a past grand
master.
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Clever representations of the best
known nursery characters in ancient
childish rhymes was the feature of the
Christmas entertainment given by the
tiny pupils of the Hearst Memorial
kindergarten at Lead. The children
took the parts of Little Red Riding
Hood, Little Bo Peep and a score of
other we'll known figures and acted
with unusual skill. The school is the
gift Of Mrs Phoebe Hearst of New
York, and has accomplished wonder
city.
The total return of state taxes on
the December call has brought to the
state treasury s343,Ss326. OF this
1851, 1886 goes into the state general
fund. and OUT of it there has been a
call made of s1SO,OO0. The balance
will go into the hands of the new
treasurer. The Irvine plant revolving
fund is practically all in with this call.
1t amounts to $316,5O9. Out of this
$4,000 is deposited to the credit of
the state and draws per cent inter-
est for the fund. After the call of
this month the outstanding debt Of
the state will be over 100000 in gen
eral fund and emergency warrants.
Sick and alone, George Maxwell
recluse and old-time settler living
north and east of Spearfish, died in his
cabin, and for six days the body lay
without being discovered. People who
were accustomed to see the old man
in front of his place finally started an
investigation, which led to the finding
of his remains Maxwell was sixty
years of age, and had been here over
fifteen years. He owned some little
property. but took no notice Of the
world except to come to town to make
necessary purchases. He is said to
have relatives at Strawberry Point,
Iowa, who have been wired.
In view of the fact that new trial