Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-11-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Il AlGu LII WHICH HluC 0dAOS S0Al SAo
phone COMPANY will endeavor to prevent
the city council from selling the $780, 600
bonds for the erection Of q municipal
telephone plant. On the day the bids
were to be opened to sell the bonds. T. j.
Spangler, representing het telephone com.
pany, secured an injunction restraining
the city from disposing of the bonds ON
the ground that the city would be ex-
ceeding it's Indebtedness. and that the
vote on the bonds did not represent a ma
tority of the voters of the city.
Observation-Disclosures OF all the diff,
ferent churches and many friends and
acquaintance of Father M. ]. Noesen,
for the past Is years pastor of st. Ann
brose Roman Catholic church here, as
sembled in the Deadwood auditorium.
where the Deadwood Business club ten
1ered him a farewell reception. Father
Noesen will shartly leave for Crookston,
Min He is succeeded in this diocese as
vicar general by Father DUDE, Of Spear
fish.
observation-disclosures from sew
eral states were present at the dedication
OF a fine new Evangelical church edifice
IN Palatin township near here. The clos
Ing address was made by Prof. c. B.. Bow
man., of Naperville, III. In connection
with the dedication exercises the sum o!
SSO was raised among the members, which
was sufficient to make the final payment
on the cost Of the structure, which there,
fore now Is entirely free from debt.
CARTHAGE-The sheriff Of Miner
county and three deputies from Howard.
and Deputy Sheriff Tillman, Marshal
Carlson and Rev. Joel Brown, Of Car
thage, raided a gambling house here. Five
men who were found in the room were
allowed to go as soon as their names were
taken down. Then the posse Immediately
went to the T. +. Wilson pool hall and
secured several cases of beer and other
like liquors.
WILMOT-Myrtle Rumstick, II years OF
age, was killed near the Sisseton agency
When the wagon upon which she was rid
ing went over a. grade In such a manner
mat she was thrown beneath the wagon
and her skull was fractured. The family
was moving from near Summit to a new
nome near Good Will mission, and tho
child was assisting by driving a team
when the accident occurred.
acknowledgements OF 1870 struc,
lures In the business district Of Mitchell
by a corps of experts from the South Da-
Kota Fire Prevention association has re.
Vealed 81 possible sources of fire. Defect
I've electric wiring and accumulated rub,
Dish are cited as the chief sources of dan.
ger. Inspection of other cities In the state
Is said to have shown some alarming con.
ditions.
LAKE ANDES-L. E.. McFarlane. a
farmer living near here, Is meeting with
great success In the raising Of alfalfa,
From an eight-acre field he cut 16 tons
or hay and threshed 43 bushels of seed.
f1guring the seed at s12 per bushel and
the hay at $40 per ton he had an income Of
$676 from the eight acres-or SS4. so per
acre.
BIG STONE-Friends here are greatly
l n1aa cod hooo1,co NT~, C--zL -.
daughter Of Elias Wise, who was one of
the pioneer settlers of this part of the
state, won her suit against the United
Workman lodge for the collection of 81, 200
life insurance. Her husband, who car
ried the insurance, disappeared several
YEARS g and is supposed to be dead.
SIOUX FALLS-On Tuesday Of this
week the third annual conference and
school OF instruction for Missionaries of
the western district Of the American Sun
day school union will be held in Sioux Falls
and a large number of leading Sunday
school workers of South Dakota, Iowa.
Nebraska and Wyoming will be present.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result Of a mass
meeting held by the business men and
other residents of Sioux Falls preliminary
steps were taken to organize a fair and
racing association. 1t was decided to call
The organization the Tri-State Fair and
Facing association, and to Incorporate IL
with a capital of $1,000. divided into 1000
shares of $50 each.
PlERRE-J. T.. Hanalin, Of Sturgis, is
new candidate for the position Of state
tudltor and claims a good backing in the
western end of the state. He is an old
hrne newspaper man and wants the. old
sule of newspaper mel for auditor to be
egain invoked. 1t Is also runored that
county Auditor Look, Of Kingsley coun-
", may be q candidate.
NEWARK-A SIT, 500 fire occurred here
when the store building belonging to the
= peterson estate was burned to tho
ground by a fire of unknown origin. The
loss on the building was $4,000, on the
stock was $11, 600. and on the fixtures
amounted to $500. About 90 per cent
Oh the loss was covered by insurance.
PIERRE-The students at. yermilion
who protested against the action Of the
FACULTY. IN expelling certain students who
refused to obey the orders Of the faculty
IN regard to haZing, called upon Governor
Byrne to intercede for them with the
faculty, but the governor has not taken
pny action. ~
1ANKToN INDIAN AGENCY-Bishon
oGorman, OF Sioux Falls. presided at
elaborate exercises In connection with ~
dedication of a fine new Indian Canon.
church, near this agency. Rev. Father
Westroff, late of Rosebud agency. ha.
been installed. as pastor OF the new
church.
oRDWAY-The postofnce safe here wa.
broken into and $135 in cash and bills
taken early Thursday morning. The burg
lars entered the postoffce through a hack
entrance by prying up the bar that se-
cured the door.
BRUCE-Grain experts here say thar +b.
crop Of wheat, barley, oats and potatoes
raised In Brookings county this year IL
far ahead of these crops raised during
any former year, and that the corn cron
OF 1913 is the best ever raised in Brookinrs
county.
RAPID CITY-The railroads havtn.
lines In Pennington county viii during the
present year pay an aggregate Of ~. ene ~
taxes. The railroads pay about 10 ne.
cent OF all taxes collected In the county
wENTwoRTH-Mrs. Jessie cs-u..
who recently received her commission q.
local postmistress, has assumed the dutie.
OF her new position. For the present Mys.
Irene Packard will act az deputy.
PIERRE-A. w. Morse, president ana
secretary Of the State bank Of Ea,iL
county. who died there Saturday. has been
president Of that institution since 1Ss7.
more than a quarter OF century.
PIERRE. E. Nipple. editor Of III.