Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-17
South Dakota:
General State News
in Paragraphs.
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in the Missouri river.
Oscar Jacobs, tried for the murder
of Elba Roberts last January, was
found guilty at Sturgis and sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
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Joseph Tarbell, prominent citizen
of Watertown and for years a city Of
fetal, committed suicide by shooting.
He was Respondent because of i'll
health.
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B. G. Maxwell died at Milbank. He
was an early resident of Grant county
and had been county surveyor for
many years. He was a prominent
Mason and his age was eighty-one
years. ..
The people of Philip are completing
negotiations for the construction of a
flour mill at that place and expect to
have the new enterprise in operation
in time to handle the crop of the pres
ent year.
Viciously attacked by horse and
narrowly escaping with his life after
being seriously injured was the expert
ence of Joseph Kozel, the eighteen
year-old son of a farmer of Tabor.
Among other injuries, the boys jaw
bone was broken. He will be disfg-
ured for life.
A thirsty baby saved the home Of
John M. Hudendick, at Aberdeen,
from destruction by fire. Mrs. Huden-
dick was awakened by the child's
cries and went to get it drink, when
she discovered the house to be on
fire. The flames were extinguished
before much damage was done.
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Among the farmers of the vicinity
of Groton who have profted by the
high price Of wheat is A. A. Amsden,
who marketed about 5000 bushels at
a time when it had reached s125 a
bushel. Carl Wendell, another farmer,
marketed 5000 bushels of old wheat,
for which he received $1.2O bushel
William A. Lynch, pioneer ranch
er on the South Grand river, died re-
Gently leaving large estate, includ-
Ing thousands of dollars in banks at
Belle Fourche, but no one to inherit
his wealth so far as known. The es-
tate, according to law, if not claimed
by heirs within a certain period, will
revert to the state.
Word has been received at Belle
Fourche of the death by lightning near
Baker of Mrs. Tilden Martin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin and their baby were driv-
ing when the storm broke. The wo-
man and both horses were instantly
killed, and Mr. Martin was made I'M
conscious, but the baby, who was rest
Ing in Its mothers lap, was uninjured.
Camp Crook now has telephone COM
munication with Belle Fourche, sixty
miles south, thus connecting up for
the first time that section of the coun-
try with the more thickly populated
portion of Western South Dakota.
The same telephone line connects
with Harding and will be connected
with Buffalo, the county seat of Hard
ing county.
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The state association Of deaf mutes
has elected the following officers:
President, Charles H. Louck of Aber-
deem; vice presidents, Lillian Berke of
Montrose and Ellis Furber of Alces-
ter; secretary, Thomas H. Jewell of
Sioux Falls; treasurer, Peter Delgaard
of Beresford. l.. M. Hunt of Sioux
Falls was elected a delegate to the
national convention.
Hundreds of South Dakota farmers,
whose. financial condition enabled
them to hold the greater part of last
seasons wheat crop, have profited
greatly by the high price of wheat
this spring. Many of these farmers
were able to hold many thousands OF
bushels, and most of this now has
been marketed at prices ranging from
s1.2O to s1.25 par bushel.
A new banking institution, the Mer-
chants Loan and Trust company, with
paid-up capital of 100000, will open
in Rapid City July 1. The incorpor-
ators are Charles E. Hatcher of Mar
shalltown, Iowa; George H. Randall,
Charles A. 4Seeley, Thomas Sweeney,
Dwight B. Ingram and Philip L. Ran
dali of Rapid City and Charles G. Nc.
Murry Of Lake Preston, MINI.
/ The Marshall Oil Company of Iowa
has purchased site for a depot for
its wares on the Minneapolis & St
Louis right Of way at Aberdeen, and
work of constructing the warehouses
tanks, ETC., will, begin at once. The
company will expepd large amount
OF money In getting its plant in shape
Ito enter into active competition with
the Standard Oil company in this mat
ter.
Maynard Sheldon, twelve years OF
age. who resided near Capa, was bit
Item by rattlesnake. Before ply
stellar could be reached his body be