Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
important Events in the State
Briefly Told.

Huron Early Friday morning two
freight trains collided on the North
western short distance west Of the
city, resulting in probably fatally In
juring Fireman Lee Sherman and SER
sously injuring Engineer Frank Heiny.
Pierre-The management OF tbs
Gas Belt exposition has secured the
Fourth Regiment band, of WATERFOWL,
which went to Washington with the st
Faul Roosevelt club. for the exposition
here the first week in October.
LeBeau-The general land office
has announced that LeBeau is to be one
Of the places of registration for sur,
plus lands of the Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock reservations, to be ops
ened to settlement.
Aberdeen-The announcement is
made that the new First Methodist
Episcopal church, now being built at
n cost of SIS, 900. will be dedicated DC,
tober II. The Rev. DIR. T. c. Tiff OF
Colorado will probably be secured to
preach the dedicatory sermon.
Vermillion-AWill R, Colvin, cd
tor of the Vermillion Plain Talk.
died at his home today after an ill.,
ness lasting from last February. Mr.
Colvin was afflicted with paralysis.
Mr.. Colvin leaves wife and child 20
mourn the sad loss of loving hus-
band and a kind father.
Observation-Disclosures is making prep
arations to entertain 100000 visitors
during the registration for the Chey-
snne River and Standing Rock reser,
yations here. The lands comprise the
last large tract Of unsettled territory
to be opened to homesteaders in the
northwest.
Pierre-Attorney General Clark Of
this state has been honored by beina
placed upon the program, at the ma
t1onal meeting of attorney generals.
to be held at Buffalo, N. Y, next
month. He has been given the SUBJ
ject of the Police Power of the
State" on which to present paper.
Pierre-J. e. Wingfield, who has
filled the position Of private secretary
to Governor Wesley since he took tho
office of governor, has resigned and
will go back to the public examiners
uCpdA SAi4CAI al lWlilCI1 llC WOIhSu Dc!
fore taking up the new duties. Who
the successor of Mr.. Wingfield will be
has not yet been announced.
Pierre-The board of trade of this
city at meeting recently made ar
engagements for properly advertising
the city as one of the principal reg
istration points for the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock lands. AS
the land lies in this land district, it
will be one of the central points Of
registration and a large crowd is
looked for.
Pierre-The Belle Fourche Valley
Railway company, a branch of the
Northwestern filed resolution of ex-
tension from their. terminus in 20-9-6
to 12-8-14, a distance Of about 60
miles eastwards on Saturday. The
proposed line takes them east near
Stoneville, and into the White Owl
country, and terminus being about six
miles north of the White Owl post.
Office.
Aberdeen-Thousands of people are
arriving in Aberdeen every week in
search of South Dakota lands. Recent
" one hotel turned away over 100 APP
plicants for rooms, and the olner hos
selries were similarly crowded While
farm lands are sold here Tor 500 an
acre ten years ago are now bringing
sation in the demand for them.
e45 and $50, there has been no ces-
Centerville-The proposed Sioux
iSity & South Dakota interurban line
with headquarters at Centerville is he-
| ing pushed by its promoters. Active
work was begun yesterday on the sur
vey at a point on the Sioux river in
Union county, S. ID. The Roberts &
Abbott company of Cleveland has the
surveying contract. The line will run
rom Bijou Hills, S. D., to Sioux City,
4 distance Of 100 miles.
Bridgewater-What Is known as the
ALLOW Grove farm. consisting or l6O
acres adjoining the townsite on the
west, formerly owned by G. A. Minard
has been sold to Louie Detterman, OF
Carroll. Iowa, for consideration of
l$12,OO0, or an even $4,000 an acre,
which is the highest price paid for
arm land to date in this locality Mr..
Mfnard bought the farm seven years
ago at $50 perfacre, thus gaining So
800iin the advance alone
Mitchell -Employing a. thousand
men on the James river division, the
milwaukee, company has hard time
In controlling their labor and keeping
fittings peaceful in the boarding camps
An outbreak occurred at Letchar,
when forty Hungarians made an at
tack on the section foreman Of the
company over grievance they had
against him. At a signal given by the
leader the Huns attacked the foreman
with their shovels and had about done
him up when the citizens OF Letchers
organized and sent out posse to I he
relief OF the foreman.
Lead. A.. Fell president OF the
iAseociated School Boards Of the state.