Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

TIL, While attempting to kindle the kitchen
nre by pouring kerosene oil on live Goals.
caused an explosion. lighting the woman's
clothing and hair. Enveloped by the
flames and screaming for help, the WON.
an rushed from the house, followed BY
several OF her younger children, who were
making frantic efforts to snatch particles
OF her burning clothing from her body.
Neighbors rushed to her rescue, but too
late to save her life
PIERRE-The state lands board at a
meeting decided to offer for sale lands in
Stanley and Mellette counties this fall on
which 1t Is possible they can secure the
required price on such lands. They will
also o1fer for sale tract in Pennington
county which is wanted for a highway APP
proach to the new bridge across Chey-
enne river. which is being constructed
Just north of the Northwestern railway
bridge across that stream.
MITCHELL-Three crooks were rounded
up at Webster where they bought a sup
ply OF dynamite from we'll drilling crew,
alleging that they desired to use 1t for
some ordinary purpose The dynamite
was sold them and they were kept under
surveillance by the police. They were ar
rested with the explosives In their pos
session, and it Is believed they intended to
use 1t to break banks or postoffices in
that section.
WHITE LAKE Members Of Milwau-
kee track laying crew. while making a
trip from town back to their camp on a
handcar. were run down by train, but
All managed to jump in time to prevent
being killed. The men had a pony on
the handcar with them, and, although 1t
was thrown clear Of the track by the
force OF the collision, the animal. strange
to say, was not injured in the least
IOWA
ABERDEEN-Two indictments in feder-
al court were returned against Ethel Hol-
land, rural mail carrier out of Britton
s. D.. charging her with abstracting arti-
Giles from the mail addressed to patrons
on her route. She pleaded guilty and was
fined $50 and costs. Thomas Gordon
Clrish Tommy'D, a squawman, was in
dicted for the murder Of Joe Narcelle
ABERDEEN-Mark Stephenson, 12-
year-old boy, detected peculiar odor
emanating from the attic. He lighted 9
candle and started to investigate. An
explosion from escaping gas occurred, and
the boy was painfully burned, but sue
ceeded in extinguishing the fire, before the
IRE department reached the scene.
ABERDEEN-The committee of local
business men named to raise the $4,000
required from Aberdeen citizens to assure
the construction Of the new theater COM
pleted its work yesterday, and B. B. Ford,
proprietor of the new enterprise, states he
viii break ground at once for the build
ing, and hopes to get the walls up this
fall.
CoTTONWOOD-E Edward Crew,
ranchcr living near here, is making a
great success from his dairy interests In
a period oftwelve months his eleven cows
va fot, y
1852 or $a2 per head. All the feed they
had was prairie grass and little corn
fodder on stormy days.
Shortly after John Oni-
han and his wife, Sioux Indians arrived
in Aberdeen at midnight from the west.
Mrs. Onihan was taken violently Ill. She
was hurried to a hospital, where five min
utes after her arrival, baby girl was
born. The couple live at Waubay, but
had been visiting relatives on the Chey-
enne River reservation.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has issued
Z Thanksgiving day proclamation, in har-
mony with the presidents, to be observed
Thursday, November %. The Sunshine
state has many blessings to be thankful
for this year, not the least Of which are
the magnificent crops as we'll as election
ABERDEEN-Melvin, 3-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Clevin, Of Perkins
county, was drowned in Grand river The
child had been playing about the yard.
which was near the river. After a time
his mother missed him, and started a
search. finding the child lying dead, face
downward. in about a foot and half of
water
YANKTON INDIAN -Georg.
Black-Owl, Sioux warrior, is the Jonah
hi <f~,,
ordered him to keep away from his FAM
lily because Of his lawless habits. He
failed to obey the order and has been
lodged in jail after being hammered int
submission by the Indian police.
4 LANGFORD-Fred Bistodean. driver Of
a tank wagon with a threshing outfit,
saved his life by grasping the tongue Of
the wagon when his horses ran away and
knocked him down. Had he not sue
ceeded in grasping the tongue the heavy
wagon would have been dragged over him
and he would have been crushed to death.
WHITE LAKE-Miss Rosa Hoes was
burned as the result of filing the
tank on gasoline stove while 1t was
burning. Some of the gasoline was spilled
and became ignited. Assistance arrived in
time to save her life and prevent the de-
struction Of the building.
4 PIERRE-The oil portraits Of South Da-
kota governors. which have hung on the
wall OF the governors private office, arc
being moved into the corridor on the
ground floor OF the capitol to hang with
The splendid collection OF oils collected by
The department OF history
MARTIN-What will be known as the
Martin State bank has been organized and
will soon open its doors for business. The
officers are: President. G. 8. Allen; vice
president, NJ. M. Cumminms; cashier, T.
9. Torrison. The new bank has capital
of $4,000.
WESSINGTON-W. 8. Duffy, one Of the
most prominent farmers of this vicinity,
WAS found dead in bed AZ the result OF
sudden stroke OF apoplexy. He retired In
nis usual good health after doing his cus-
omary days work
PlERRE-C. ]. Hammer. Of Marion; Jo-
leph g. Baker, Of Deadwood: Ralph w.
9arlimAn, jr., Of Sioux Falls, and J. F.
1ericle. OF Mitchell. have been admitted
o the South Dakota bar upon taking the
seQuired EXAMINATIONS
BANCROFT Offciai advices have been
'eceived that . rurkl mail route will be
lstablished from the Bancroft postoffice i
81 January next. The new route will
accommodate 100 farmers and their fami-
laa.