Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-10
South Dakota
General State News
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was struck by lightning and serious
ly injured.
The Pierre high school graduated
class of fourteen last week. Rev.
H. l.. Russell delivered the address.
Edward Highland of Langford
lied at Webster from blood poisoning
GLOWING an operation. He was
hirty-eight years of age.
Pierre will this week entertain the
Catholic Order of Foresters, the
Knights of Pythias on June 16 and
he bankers of the state on June 23.
The town of Farmingdale was
struck by tornado last week Many
buildings were wrecked and telegraph
md telephone lines were blown down.
Barney McVeigh has been elected
captain of Company I. s. D. N. G., at
Aberdeen, to succeed Capt. w. w.
aeaman, recently promoted to be
major.
Articles of incorporation have been
lied at Pierre for the Bank of Leola,
With capital of $4,000. The incor-
oorators are Charles Turner, Delphey
Turner and L. E. Turner.
The Watertown Knights of Column
JUS have subscribed $3.50 toward the
100000 pledge made by the national
order for an endowment fund of the
Catholic university at Washington.
Gov. Massey has appointed Carl
Behrens of Rapid City a member of
The state board of pharmacy to fill
the vacancy caused by the expiration
Of the commission of S. R. Smith of
Lead.
Autoists in the Black Hills are to
have their first test of speed between
Belle Fourche and Spearfish for
cash prize of $500. Entries are be-
ing received from numerous points
in the Hills.
Freeman Knowles has filed a petit
ton at Pierre to have the militia
law referred to the people at the next
election This makes five laws which
have been referred so far, and anoth-
er petition is in the field.
A class of fifteen was graduated
from the Huron high school, The
sermon was delivered
by Rev. Alfred Bredesen Dr. A. w.
Trettian of Vermillion university de-
liyered the annual address.
Fire at Vermillion totally destroyed
the large factory of the Stork Fold
ing Crib company, together with 1000
cribs that were ready for shipment.
The loss is estimated at$1O,OOO; only
partially covered by insurance.
A rumor has been circulated at Alb
erdeen that Morristown, a new town
west of the Missouri river in South
would be made division
point on the Milwaukee railroad. Mil
waukee officials at Aberdeen deny the
rumor
The report of the Gregory land Of
fee to the state auditor shows that
there were S71 new quarter sections
to add to the tax lists of the state in
that district. Gregory county, of
course, has the largest number, with
653: Charles Mix is next with I'll, Of
which II were final proof and the
rest by sale of Indian lands.
The body of John Marchand, county
commissioner of Cook county, who
was manager of the Stillwell Coal
Company of Aladdin, and who was
drowned in the Belle Fourche river
on March %, was recovered last
week. He lost his life while crossing
the river fifty miles above Deadwood,
near where his body was found.
When list of Indian inherited
lands were offered for sale at Chey
enne River Indian agency few days
ago, there was spirited bidding for
number Of the tracts, some of them
going at $40 an acre. The lands were
on the reservation west of Forest
City, and the high prices were on &C.
count of the activity in railroad sur
veys which several roads are making
in that part Of the state at the pres.
ent time.
After lingering for month, semi
conscious as a result Of a fall at the
Wasp No. mine at Deadwood, in
which he sustained fractured skull,
Edward Murrain, a young miner, d'ed
last week at Deadwood. Murrain was
at one time a cowboy on the Wyom.
ing plains and had been married only
short time. He was working in the
open cut of the mine when rock.
fall occurred and he was struck on
the head Murra;n was twenty-five
years old.
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