Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-02

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The postofice appropriation bill
was passed after the department has
| received q round scoring In the
house.
Lawyers have pronounced the will
0f Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy to be void.
Virginia wants the supreme court
to shift part Of her staggering state
debt on West Virginia.
There is a movement among house
deomcrats to frame a new code Of
rules for the next congress.
The house defeated the proposal
to increase salaries OF circuit judges
from $4,000 to $4,000 year
Emil Munsterberg, brother Of
Professor Hugo Munsterberg OF Har.
ward university. died at Berlin.
President Taft is concerned over
the formation of the republican pro-
gressive league at Washington.
| Ship subsidy promoters are repre-
sented as having sought to buy the
support of a New York newspaper.
AT the second trial of men accused
of taking part in the Berlin strike
| riots fifteen OF the defendants were
found guilty.
At Aberdeen, S. d.. the division
headquarters local freight houses
and passenger station of the Milwau-
lsee railroad. were burned The loss
Is estimated at 100000.
AT Danville, H.. ]. s. Mead. an am
bulance driver, and Robert Shut, a
veteran Of the soldiers home, We're
shot and instantly killed by Howard
Tucker, another veteran.
At Los Angeles. Howard Wilcox,
driving National, broke the Ameri-
can five-nliie competition speedway
record at the motordome. His time
was 3 minutes II seconds.
With greater number Of delegates
in attendance than ever before, the
United States Civil Service Retire
ment association convened in wash
instoh in annual convention
Oscar Johnson, a farmer living near
the Pierce county (Nebr) line. at
tackled his wife with a butcher knife.
and after killing her he committed
suicide with the same weapon.
President Taft, who was invited to
attend the Kansas state fair to be
held at Hutchinson next fall has de-
cided to accept the invitation. The
president will be there September IS
or &c,
Theodore Economu and George F.
| CoiN
were sentenced to four months inn
prisonment for being parties to a
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out Of duties.
in four tests before physicians ct
Reno, Okl. Frank Arkebauer showed
pacty, which breaks the 436 cubic
inch worlds record of Paul Van
Broeckman OF New York
The Peruvian insurgents have oc-
cupied the heights of Tayabamba,
200 miles north of the capital and
are awaiting an attack by the gov
eminent traons which have been
sent to dislodge them.
The petition for rehearing of the
Judgment and order sentencing Abra-
ham Ruef to San Quentin for fourteen
years on G charge of bribery of the
Ruef-Schmidt board of supervisors
was granted by the California SUI
preme court.
Caution in the extensica of federal
control over the issuance of securi-
ties by railroads was urged by Mar
vim Hughitt, chairman of the board
of directors of the Chicago & North.
western railroad in the hearing of the
securities commission.
Nearly half the members of the seq.
ate judiciary committee are said to
have taken positions against the con-
firmation of Judge William ii. Hunt,
now serving as member of the court
of customs appeals, and promoted to
circuit judgeship.
The Japanese who assaulted United
States Consul Williamson at Dainy,
last month were convicted and given
light fine, according to news
brought to Victoria, B. c.. by the
otCHASAAp SuuAdp AOu 4oNOuOAd.
The men were reprimanded and as
sessed fine Of $3.50 each.
James j. Gallagher, who shot Mayor
Gaynor aud Street Commissioner Ed
wards on a steamship In dock at Ho-
boken last August. was taken to the
New Jersey state prison to serve
twelve years at hard labor. The SEN
tence. including fine OF $1,000, is
for his attack ON Edwards.
The purpose of the George Wash
ington Memorial association was ad.
vanced when 100000 was donated by
a New York financier. This gift prac-
tically makes sure the collection Of
100000, which the association has
set itself to get beforefsa site. is de-
cided upon
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Personal.
The Missouri legislature has no
Smiths and only one Brown