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

The fame Of Montana horses a
drivers and roadsters has spread as
far as New York city. Pat Powers, a
horse fancier of the metropolis, who
owns and conducts fashionable
boarding stable in connection with
his hack business recently visited the
G. x. Larrabee ranch in the upper
Ruby valley, known as Brook Nook"
ranch. where he purchased fifteen
head of drivers, among them the mare
Alma, who captured three first prizes
and the grand championship prize Of.
fered for the most perfect horse. Mr..
Powers gave $1,000 for the mare and
$500 more for the gelding to drive
with. her. The animals were loaded
into Palace car at Alder and started
eastward recently.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
A Hard Proposition.

The Northwestern road appears to
be up against a rather hard PROPOSE
ton just at present on its line be-
tween Cheyenne river and Rapid City.
The latest reports from there are
are that number of bridges on Box
Elder creek have gone out, and that
the line is practically demoralized all
along the valley of that stream, with
numerous washouts besides the loss
of the bridges. All west-bound pas
sengers were brought back from Was
ia and all who arrived at Pierre, west
bound, were notified that they would
get no farther than Wasta, and were
given their choice of going to that
place to lay over, or stopping at
Pierre. Several passengers from
Black Hills points went on west ex-
pecting to get the last forty miles by
carriage. but most of them stayed at
Pierre The reports from the dam
aged section is that it will take any
where from three days to a week to
again get trains operating between
Wasta and Rapid City, and in the
meantime the service will be one
train each day as far out as the line
can be operated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Good Emergency Brake.

An English railroad official at Bur-
ton-upon-Trent has devised an emer-
gency rail groove brake, which has
been used with great success on the
municipal line of which he ia an en-
ploye. This is an emergency mechan.
ical brake additional to and entirely
Independent of any other equipment
on the car. 1t Is instantaneous in &C
ton and has no graduations; when
applied It must be at maximum brak-
ing effort. No expenditure of power
or sand Is required for its applica-
ton. A ma1leable iron bracket is at
taohed to the track frame, inside the
wheel base and close to coach wheel
fange. This bracket supports through
a compression spring and pair Of
links, a malleable iron block carry
ing renewable manganese steel skid
shoe Of shape to conform to the rail
groove. The brake is held away
from the track by steel wire or
cable, so that when this is released
the compressed spring forces the skid
bar into the groove. The brake block
also engages the wheel fange and is
forced downward with additional pres
sure. Only the brakes on the rear
wheels are released.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
MAY SHOWN TO BE WET MONTH
Precipitation in South Dakota Was an

Inch Above Recorded Normal
The United States weather bureaus
summary OF weather in South Dakota
Tor May is reported from the weather
bureau at Huron as follows:
The weather was on the whole cool
er and wetter, and there was less sun
shine, than is usual for May. The tenn
perature was below normal over practi-
cally all districts, and the precipita-
ton, part of that in the northern and
Black Hills counties being in the form
OF snow, was generally greater than
usual. No injurious frosts were report
ed subsequent to the 10th. Brisk to
high winds were frequent. A maxi
mum velocity of sixty-two miles an
hour was recorded at Pierre, Hughes
county, on the 5th. There was less
than the normal amount of sunshine.
The mean temperature for the state
as a whole was about l degree below
normal. The maximum temperatures
occurred on the 18th or 5th, at the ma
Jorlty of stations, and ranged from %
degrees at Elk Point, Union county, to
rs degrees at Lead, Lawrence county
Compared with the records of nineteen
preceding years, there have been five
with lower mean temperature; eight
with higher maximum, and none
with lower minimum temperature in
May.
The precipitation averaged over an
inch above normal, and was in excess
of the normal over nearly all counties
The greatest excess was in parts Of
the Black Hills district, where in
places the total monthly amounts ex-
ceeded twelve inches. Compared with
the records of nineteen preceding years
there have been only three in which
the average precipitation in May was
greater.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
PIONEER OF DAKOTA DEAD
Judge Kellam, formerly of Supreme
Bench, Came to State
1000

John King, formerly an attorney of
Sioux Falls, now located at Spokane,
WASH, writes of the death in that city
of Judge Kellam, formerly one Of the
judges Of the supreme court Of South
Dakota, and a pioneer of the Dakotas.
Judge Kellam was an old soldier, prac-
ticed law at one time in Wisconsin,
went to Iowa and engaged in the bank
ing business, before coming to the Da-
kotas. A clipping from Seattle pap
er reads as follows
Judge Kellam was regarded in his
profession as one Of the ablest lawyers
in the northwest. He was brilliant
thinker and speaker, and was to have
delivered an Grafton for the Elks cele-
bration on Flag day, Monday evening.
He came to Spokane in 1896, and
for fourteen years practiced his pro-
fession with .. W. Henley, an old
friend and partner in Iowa. He came
to this city from Dakota, where he
served the state as supreme justice for
eight years. Prior to his elevation to
the bench he was engaged in the prac-
tice OF law and the banking business,
going to the Dakotas in 1882 when that
region was territory. Two of his
opinions rendered from the bench have
been quoted in full in the law text
books -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
and Yankton strongly in the field.
Woman's Relief Corps

This auxiliary, holding it's session at
the same time, itgwas estimated had
more than 1000 ladies in attendance
at some of their meetings, and they
have been greatly complimented by the
public and the press for the splendid
business ability. Their sessions were
characterized by the utmost good feel
ing and harmony throughout Follow
ing are the officers for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Almera Stowell, Aberdeen,
president.
Mrs. Minnie Buck, Hudson, senior
vice president.
Mrs. Estella Graves, Artesian, jun.
ior vice president.
Mrs. Luella Waters, Aberdeen
treasurer.
Mrs. Charlotte Booth, Sioux Falls
chaplain.
Executive board: Mrs. Sarah Chase,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cornell, Mrs Margaret
Gardner, all of Aberdeen; Mrs. Ella
Rizzell, Elk Point and Mrs. Helen
Chase, Salem.
Mrs. S. Nevada Hereford of Yankton
was elected delegate at-large to the
national convention at Salt Lake City
in August, with Mrs. Matilda Lawrence
of Huron as alternate. The other dele
gates to the national convention were
Mrs. Mary Stewart of Hot Springs and
Mrs. Sarah Van Walker Of Milbank,
with Mrs. Mary Osborn of Yankton
and Mrs. Laura Eldridge of Sioux
Falls as alternates.
Mrs. Minnie Fox of Brookings, pres
ident Of the state W. R. c. department
presided over the meeting most ac-
ceptably, and Mrs. Lucy P. Brown of
Gettysburg who acted as critic, was
highly complimented as fine parlia-
mentarian.
The Sioux Falls corps, under the d.
rection of Mrs. Mary Brown, president,
exemplified the ritual Of the corps from
beginning to end. All were dressed in
white, and the exemplifcation was bea-
utifully given.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
SIOUX FALLS TO TRY FOR NAT.
1ONAL SUFFRAGIST CON.
VENTTON TN ION

Sioux Falls will undoubtedly have
the campaign headquarters for the
South Dakota woman sattragists, and
strenuous effort is to be made at
Seattle in July by the South Dakota
delegates to the national convention to
secure the 1910 convention for Sioux
Falls.
Following are the newly elected Of
ficers: Mrs. j. H. johnson, Fort
Pierre, S. D., president; Mrs. Ira O..
Curtiss, Aberdeen, first vice president;
Mrs. H. E. johnson, Fort Pierre, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. A. H. OLE
son, Deadwood, third vice president;
Mrs. Emma Stiles, Blunt, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. G. c. Record, Water
town, treasurer; Mrs. Gertrude Walker,
auditor; Mrs. D. A. Scott, Sioux Falls,
member national executive committee.
At the recent meeting held at Aber-
deem, an important resolution was pas
sed, showing decided activity among
Sioux Dakota suffragists. 1t reads as
follows:
9 Resolved, That the executive com
mittee of this association be instruct
ed to call mass convention of all
friends of equal suffrage early in the
fall, and that said call shall state as a
part of the business of the said CON
vention the appointment of campaign
committee representative of all politi-
cal parties and organizations favor
able to equal suffrage; said committee
to have charge of the campaign for the
suffrage amendment
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Ii and About the State

concerned, and Homecoming will be
held for South Dakota yearly, in some
town in the state, and an association
with that idea in view was organized,
and the following officers were elected
to serve until the next meeting is held:
Col. T. H. Orr, Bookings, president;
Col. S. 81. Jumper, Aberdeen, first vice
president; Hon. Abe Van Osdel, Mission
Hill, second vice president; Hon. H. H,
Keith, Sioux Falls, third vice president;
I. B. Roberts, Aberdeen, secretary; G..
\. Harris, Aberdeen, Treasurer; Doane
Robinson, Pierre, Historian. The fol-
lowing gentlemen, with the president
will serve as an executive committee:
R. e. Dowdell, Artesian; G. w. Math-
ews, Brookings; D. M. 1nman, vermil-
lion; Geo. Schlosser, Sioux Falls; D.
z. Thomas, Watertown; M Sweeney,
Rapid City; T. Thorson, Canton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
SOUTH DAKOTA HOME COMING

The South Dakota Home Coming
celebration at Aberdeen was perhaps
one of the most successful occasions
Of the kind ever pulled off in the north.
west. The enterprising citizens of that
growing metropolis, spared neither
trouble or expense in making it the
success that it was. 1t was unfortunate
that North Dakotians took SO little in
terest. However, those present, coming
from every quarter OF the globe, all
OF them pioneers of the territory, en-
joyed themselves to the fullest extent
and it was the universal expression
and surprise, that so many of the nold
timers came to the meeting.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed
throughout the Homecoming. The
plan to make the affair an annual one,
alternating between the two states was
abandoned, SO far as North Dakota is
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Sisters, School, Opens Sept. 8.

The new Sisters school, recently
completed at Devils Lake will open
for it's first years work the first Mon
day in September. The school build
ing is equipped with the latest style
of ventilation and heating appliances
and the furnishings throughout will
rank high with any building of the
kind in the state. The school was
erected by and will be under the SUI
pervision of the Sisters Of Mercy OF
Devils Lake and an academic course
will be offered to those attending.
The building will accommodate about
$50 pupils and at present about 100
have made application for entrance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Potatoes Are Quite High.

The prevailing high price for pota-
toes has stimulated the planting of
the crop all over the Western portion
of the state this spring, and the indi-
cations are that there will be larger
acreage of potatoes planted in the
Missouri valley this year than for
many years past. If they should
hold up to the present price of $1.95 a
bushel which is being paid to farm
ers who have any to deliver, there is
a big profit in the business, but with
so many planting this year, with any
thing like fair yield, there will be a
surplus of potatoes in this section the
coming fall.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
STATE BANKS GETTING BUSY

There is rush Of $4,000 banks to get
;helr organizations completed before the
LIST of July, after which time the new
banking law of the state will not allow
state bank to be incorporated with a
capital of less than $4,000. The new
law will make some radical changes in
number of the banks of the state,
both those with limited capital and
those which are capitalized for larger
sums. The law will require all banks
with capital of less than $4,000 to
increase their capital as soon as their
deposits reach ten times the capital,
which would mean that as soon as a
bank with $4,000 of capital had reach
ed more than $4,000 if would have to
increase its capital at once. While it
affects the $4,000 banks in this way it
also will force increase of capital in
many of the more pretentious banks,
as it prohibits any bank from accept
ing deposits in excess Of fifteen times
it's capital stock. 1t is claimed by those
who should know that some of the
state banks with but $4,000 of capital
stock are carrying deposits of very
near $l,000,000. Such bank would
have to make a heavy increase in its
capital to allow it to carry such a
sum. While the case above is probably
exceptional, many of the state banks,
under present conditions are carrying
deposits far in excess of fifteen times
their capital, and all of these will have
to get busy after the LIST of July.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
HOME FOR CONSERVATIVES TO BE
SITUATED ON BEAUTIFUL
SYLVAN LAKE

1t is announced by the state board of
charities and corrections after a trip
over Custer county that they cannot
md location for the new state san
ltarlum for tuberculosis PATIENTS, that
was placed there by the last session of
the legislature, for the unusual rea-
son that there is not any availa Bile
land. They found that practically all
OF the county is in the forest reserve
lands reserved by the government and
that they cannot find in the occasional
tracts homesteaded any that could even
be considered for the home Accord
lngly they are proceeding to select a
site in the government land, and will
ask congress to appropriate GAO acres
for the purpose Of the home. It is
planned to locate the home near Sylvan
Lake, the most beautiful spot in the
Black Hills, a district prolific of fine
scenery. The altitude will be $500
feet, just the same as the new camp
Tor consumptives established in Colo
RADIO by the Woodmen lodge. It will
be necessary for the home to have a
considerable amount of tillable land, on
which to produce feed for stock. Pat
tents IN such sanitariums must be Civ
en- gread deal of milk and eggs, and
because it will be located in the heart
OF district of government land, feed
for mich cows will command pro-
hlbitive price. The legislature allowed
$4,000 for the first expenditures in
the construction of the building for
the camp. The board, however, ex-
poets to appoint the superintendent in
the near future, that he may begin
campaign of education, such as is car
ried on by the superintendent of the
Iowa home, before it was opened at
Iowa City.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
4 A BIG TIME ls PLANNED.
Lake Madison chautauque Announces
Fine Program for This Year.

Fine Program for This Year.
The nineteenth annual assembly Of
the Lake Madison Chautauqua Asso.
citation, which opens on the 26th day
of June and continues up to and in
GLIDING the 18th day Of July, has be-
come one of the prominent institu-
tions of the state. 1t is true that it
has met with reverses and losses in
the past by reason of stringent times,
lack of patronage, poor facilities for
reaching the grounds and lowering of
the water in the lake, but through the
financial assistance of Hon. H. P.
Smith, especially, and the citizens of
Madison, the institution has held it's
assemblies each year, giving to the
public the very highest class Of lit
erary and musical talent obtainable.
With one of the greatest lecture,
literary and musical programs ever
offered by the association, beautiful
grounds, excellent accommodations,
fine boating and fishing and an oppor-
tunity for rest and recreation, the
Lake Madison Chautauqua association
offers many inducements to those con-
templating a summer outing.
The present officers of the associa-
ton are George G. Smith, president;
Prof. B. M. Lawrence, secretary, and
George Beck, treasurer, all of Madi-
son. The board of directors, consist
ing of nine members is made up of
citizens from other localities besides
Madison.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Soldier Kills Self.

Disappointed because Of the dark
future he thought life held in store for
him, Private Morris New Of Company
I, Sixth regiment, committed suicide
just outside Of Fort Missoula. News
body was found lying across the
tracks of the Bitter Root branch road.
Beside him was a bottle which had
contained poison.
The post surgeon gave orders for
the removal Of the body and the re-
mains were accorded a military
burial. 1t is said that New had told
his fellow soldiers that he didn't see
any hope for a future.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
HUNDREDS IN DRESS PARADE
Probably More Veterans Than will
Ever Again Be Assembled in
South Dakota March in Grand
..asaE...s-. p L.

Review at ST. AK Falls
sight the equal OF which will pro-
bao' never again We witnessed in
South Dakota was that presented be-
fore the Sioux Falls auditorium last
Wednesday. Three hundred veterans,
fatigued by a ten blocks march, enter
90 the city headquarters, after a march
before thousands, with heads barred,
still stepping bravely to the inspiring
music of the shrill fife and the rafting
drum. More than half of the 700 vet
Grams estimated to be in the city could
not march, because of physical inabil-
1ty, but were on the line Of march and
watched their comrades with tear
dimmed eyes. Hundreds, perhaps, of
the veterans, were scattered through
the crowd of thousands which lined
the course of the parade. Hundreds
also Of the members Of the Woman g
Relief corps were among the crowds
witnessing the march of the old sold
iers, the feature of the South Dakota
G. A. R. encampment.
Following the squad of city police,
and escorted by the militiamen of the
South Dakota national guard. Com
pany 3, were Gen. 0. 0. Howard, only
surviving general of the Civil war
Fast National Commander, Eli Tor
rance; Department Commander War
rem Osborn and staff, and the officers
ssof the day, mounted.
This was n0minally the closing and
j browning feature Of the most successful
ever held in the state. The
weather was not at all propitious, but
when it was not possible to be out on
the public thoroughfare, every conven-
fence was provided on the inside for
the visitors, and the veterans, aided
by the civilians Of the Queen City
hayea once more demonstrated their
ability to entertain. The session
throughout was a great success. There
wsre many distinguished visitors from
abroad present. The city was beauti.
fully decorated.
{ The following officers were elected
ssfor the ensuing year:
I a. 8. Stewart, Hot Springs, comman-
der
James Tierly, Alexandra, senior vice
commander.
Urias Skinner, WATERFOWL, junior
vice commander.
Al. Boyle, Yankton, chaplain.
81 J. 81. Smith, Huron, medical direc-
tor.
The delegates elected to the national
sncampment at Salt Lake City In Aug
ust were A. T. Bridgeman Of Spring
field (delagate-at-large); j. S. Pratt,
Of Spearfsh, and W. H. Loucks of
Egan. The alternates elected were Geo.
A. Ludlow. Sioux Falls; j. A. Cakes,
Fgan ahd j B. Wolgemuth, Mitchell.
Wate3town was chosen as the next
place Of meeting in 1910, with Mitchell
( losing BY only seven votes, Geddes
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

Rev. A. Thurman, formerly Of Mil
bank but now living at Seattle, Wash,
mas announced that he will walk the
entire distance from Seattle to Boston,
preaching on the way. A peculiar fea.
ture is the fact that this feat is the
out come Of the sobriquet "Adam MUIR
man, Tramp Preacher which he was
doubled during controversy with a
local editor. He was compelled to give
up his charge at Milbank about year
ago on account of poor health. Owing
to having to take much physical exer-
else, he has decided to tramp across
the continent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Her Baby In a "Terescope.p

A tiny baby slept peacefully in a
small telescope" at the Union depot
yesterday afternoon. It was a new
method Of caring for a child on a
long Journey. The mother. Mrs. Mar
tina Johnson Of Kokomo, Ind, ex-
planned that she was going to Los
Angeles, and found this method saved
trouble in caring for the baby.
II have been around the depot 18
years." George Henry. passenger, di-
rector. said, "and have seen babies
carried about in all sorts Of convey
ances. ! noticed how the Indians
carry their children, but this Is the
first time, ever saw a child .toted'
about ID V suitcase. kansas City
a&a = ssEssssassa4ss 4 n Y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

The latest reports from the North.
western surveyors in Sully county indi-
cate that after running a survey from
Blunt to Onida they have set stakes
between Onida and Gettysburg, and are
now running line from Onida directly
east, with Hitchcock, in Beadle county
as the alleged objective point. Such a
line would lieut. th0rngh the center cf the
strip of country between the lines Of
athat road from Huron to Pierre, and
the one from Redfeld to Gettysburg.
%he line from Gett ysburg 10 Blunt
Il build centralize all Of these In a cen-
Iction 9Th al the western lines at
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

W. B. Sherrard Of Sioux Falls, who
recently resigned the superintendency
OF the South Dakota Children's Home,
has been elected vice president Of the
National Children IS Home society at its
annual meeting held in Milwaukee.
While the Office Of vice president Of the
national society may carry with it no
labor of emuluments, Mr.. Sherrard IS
election is an honorable recognition Of
his life long work in this country in
behalf of homeless, helpless and uncared
for children. 1t also reflects credit up.
on the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

The hustling business men of the city
Of Watertown, to the number of $50,
accompanied by the famous first regi-
mental band, paid a return visit to the
city Of Sioux Falls last week. They
were right royalty received and enter
tanned by the Queen City people. These
two progressive cities are now on most
cordial terms, linked together by the
South Dakota Central railroad, in the
completion Of which both cities have
taken an active. interest, and pulling
together as one they must of necessity.
become an active force in the future
development Of South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Knock out Saloons.

The board Of county commissioners
of Beaverhead county, after spending
two days hearing protests for and
against saloons established along the
route of the new Gilmore & Pittsburg
railroad. south Of Dillon, ordered all
saloon licenses in that section Of the
county revoked. The board figures
that if saloons are permitted in the
vicinity Of the grading camps they
will cost the county not less than
$4,000 during the year for prosecu.
tons in the district court Of men who
commit crimes while they are intoxi
Gated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Using Big stack.

The biggest smokestack in the
world, at the Boston & Montana
smelter at Great Falls, has been put
into use for the first time. The chin
ney is SOC feet high, 7s feet in dame
ter at the foot and % feet at the top.
It has been under construction for
two years, and, together with an i'm
mense fue, is designed to save the
mineral and acids that have hereto
fore been carried away In the smoke.