Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

after an exciting chase by United states
Marshal Byron S. Mcveigh and brought to
Aberdeen to answer to two complaints be-
fore United States Commissioner William
Wallace, one for perjury on 50 counts ana
the other for concealing assets valued at
$S1, All from his creditors in his petition Tor
bankruptcy which was filed on January Z.
Block waived examination and was bound
over under 5000 bonds.
CHALK BUTTES-E Edwin Norris, a pop
ular young fellow about 25 years old, who
has been teaching the Berner school near
here, died suddenly. He had been staying
at the VIM. Shrader home, and went to
the barn to get his horse to attend Sun
day school,. When he did not appear the
family became alarmed, and upon Shrader
going to the barn, he discovered the Hfe-
less body He had been i'll for some time,
but the exact cause of death is un-
known
HOWARD-Chas. McCaffree editor of
the Howard Press, received the appoint
ment of postmaste some time ago. The
appointment lacked confirmation by the
United States Senate. however, leaving
Major Wales. the present incumbent, in
charge until a new appointment shall have
been made by the incoming administra-
ton. Several democrats have had peti-
tions circulated indorsing them for the
office.
RAPID CITY-Seeking $4,000 damages
for having been forcibly elected from a
moving freight train, they allege, Emory
ID. Warrington and Joseph G. Moore have
just brought suit against the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad for $4,000.
Warrington Is contractor. He claims a
knife was used by the trainman, who
refused to slow down and drove them from
.the car while it was in rapid motion.
wEssINGToN SPRINGS Thieves en-
tered the Buck drug store here and es
capped with wine and cigars valued at
about $50. Bloodhounds. We're secured, and
although they followed trail from the
drug store to the home of a certain party
who had been under suspicion, the au-
thorities decided not to make an arrest in
the case, holding bloodhound evidence not
sufficient to secure a conviction.
M1LLER-A meeting of the implement
dealers of this part of the state was held
here. Dealers We're present from Huron,
washington, ST. Lawrence Highmore,
Onida and Gettysburg. The meeting was
called with the idea of forming better
acquaintance among the dealers and dis
cussing means of benefiting both the deal
ers and their customers.
PARKER-Nick Onda. the Italian ped
dler who week ago attempted an assault
on Hattie Nordsay, aged 19, at the school
teaching, was taken to Sioux Falls after
his preliminary hearing for Judgement in
the penitentiary. His safety in the Turner
county Jail was doubted as the feeling
against him is very bitter
| MITCHELL-Albert Hooking. of this
city, will represent Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity at the state oratorical contest to
| be held at Huron in the latter part of
May. The annual local contest was held
,,s,fxv
place was awarded to Hooking. who made
| the try last year, his subject being Per
sonal Liberty
Observation-Disclosures brothers have cut
10000 tons of ice from Big Stone lake this
season. They have employed from SO to
80 men since January 10, and have hauled
more than 500 cars of ice to Aberdeen.
most of 1t for the local trade and the Mil
| waukee road, whose officials declare the
ice from that lake to be superior to any
otner obtainable.
ABERDEEN-A local statistician has
| figured that the per capita consumption
| of bananas in Aberdeen during 1912 was
| II, each resident of the city being cred
tied with having eaten that many bananas
during the year. Local fruit houses are
waging publicity campaign. seeking to
/ increase the per capita consumption to an
even lG0 year.
TWIN BUTTES-I V. Allen has re-
signed as postmaster and it is feared no
| one can be induced to accept as his sue
| cessor. Should it be found impossible to
secure another postmaster the office will
1 have to be abandoned and the residents
| of this vicinity compelled to secure their
| mail from some other office or by rural
route.
PARkER-In the circuit court Judge
| Trip. of Yankton, sentenced Guy Welch,
| of Hurley, convicted of rape to six
| months in the penitentiary. Otto Holm
/ berg who also was convicted of rape his
| victim being woman close to so years OF
/ age, was given a three-year sentence.
MOUNT vERNON-steps have beer
| taken to consolidate the Blendon Rural
and the Dawson County Rural Telephone
companies. and if this is done an ex-
change will be opened in Mount Vernon
The two companies have a network OF
wires through this part of the state
BRITTON-At a meeting to be held the
latter part of the week the commercial
i club win decide whether or not a race
meeting shall be held in Britton during
the summer. Liberal prizes will be of
fered and an effort made to have the
best horses on the program.
BOWDLE--The volunteer fire depart.
1 ment has elected new officers as follows
/ S<HieI, J1eHIy I<eiuuOnt. aSSSlSIaHJ -cnleI
| John Huber: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, X. III
Bartz. Otto Helmer. A. w. Heerwald ant
II. E. Dawson were elected captains.
CAVOuR-The Cavour Advertiser is the
name of a new weekly newspaper which
will soon make its appearance here. Fl
NJ. 0sgood will be editor and owner. The
i plant for the new paper now Is being in
stalled.
ARLINGTON-It has been decided t.
wreck the old Hewett and Bingham ele
/ vators and erect in their place a moderr
elevator of 2s.00O bushels capacity The
new elevator will be built by Geo. p Sex
auer & Son.
WHITE OWI~-The First State bank, o,
/ White Owl, located at Marcus near here
has made arrangements to ship IN dair,
cattle to Its patrons. and the homestead
ers in general. Of this section
POLLOCK-In a recent visit to swIf
Current. Sask., Pharos Kinds. of thi.
i place. saw 20 former residents of Pollock
now residents of Saskatchewan, on the
streets Of Swift Current In one day s