Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-09
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

BONEsTEEI4-Avery Graham and John
Willoughby. well to do stockmen and
farmers Of Gregory county. suffered
heavy loss the past few days In the death
of number of their Thoroughbred cat
tie. Among the loss was the fine Rome
shorthorn bull they recently purchased
from j. f. Edelstein at a cost OF $3.50
Stockmen say that in eastern markets the
bull would easily have sold for $500, They
have not found what is causing the de-
struction of their stock
ABERDEEN--The South Dakota Hn-
name society, recently organized in Aber
deem, held its annual meeting and elected
the same officers chosen at its organiza-
ton In December. They are President
8. A. Darling vice president, Rev. f. H.
kneedy: secretary, Capt. III. d. Cough
OF the Salvation army: treasurer, Mrs. S.
Littlcfield. Captain Cough was selected
to represent the society before the South
Dakota legislature
FAITFf-Business conditions here and
throughout this portion OF western south
l'akota are very encouraging and have
peen favorable all fall and up to this time
Inere Will be great development along all
.lnes IN the spring. One OF the good things
IN store for Da.th this year will be the ex-
tension OF the Milwaukee railroad west
ward from this place. The extension will
add greatly to Faiths trade territory.
STROOL--A liveryman here has an IN
claimed team of horses on his hands. Two
weeks ago stranger drove up to the
barn ana left a buggy drawn by two
horses He told the liveryman ..short
heavy-set" man would call for the rig the
next day, and departed The short.
heavy-set man. has not yet appeared
and the liveryman is at loss to know
what to do with the team.
HOT sPRINGs-A rock WAS n,aced ~,
the Northwestern railroad track at one
OF the city crossings by Henry Shell. who
said ne wanted to have some fun The
pilot OF an incoming passenger train
showed the rock aside without doing any
damage and after an investigation by Off
GERS, Shell was released as his act was
not malicious. he is regarded as an ig-
norant. half-witted man.
YANKTON--At the annual Yankton Dis
trict Medical Society meeting here DR. E.
NJ. Morehouse Was elected president; DR..
G. NJ. Keeling, Springfield vice president:
DR.. James Roane, Yanktnn secretary
treasurer; Dr. Bushnell, Elk Point, censor;
DIR. Dugood, of Springfield and DR. G. S.
Adams, of fankton, were elected dele
gates to the stale meeting to be held at
Vermllion In June.
PIERRE-At the meeting OF the direc-
tors jof the Pierre Commercial club the
officers selected were J.. l.. Lockhart.
president: Lyle Branch, vice president; A.
Gunderson secretary: John Hirnfng
treasurer. The. rooms formerly occupied
by the First National Life Insurance
company in the Hyde block have been Sc
cured and are being fitted up for club
rooms
ABER deem Merritt McPhea. aged ss,
of ROWnan ~ nayl, Of
Ypsilanti. Mich, were burned to death in
fire which destroyed the Sterling hotel
at Bowman and the adjoining barber
shop and restaurant. Tom Connolly
q brother of the dead man. was severely
burned when he attempted to rescue his
brother. Loss, $4,000.
TABOR--D Death came suddenly to Mrs
Vaclav Hladky, a we'll known resident OF
the territory near Tabor. She was recov-
erisig from an attack of pneumonia. While
at dinner she was attacked by heart fail
ure and died almost instantly. She was
~ years of age Mrs. Hladky took up
her residence in this vicinity in 1876.
s.YANKTON-The vital statistics for
Yankton county for the year 1912 show
S59 births. exceeding all past highest rec
ords by 40. The deaths at 1859, Is less than
the previous highest record, while the
marriages were 1856. 30 more than the pre-
vious highest record. The; divorces did
mot average one a month.
( AIIL4LTOWN-An explosion Of gas set
fire to the place Of business of Koth Bros.
and for a time threatened the complete
destruction OF the building. BY hard
stock was badly damaged. The loss is
covered byfinsurance.
ABERDEEN-AIis Elizabeth Riecker.
nf Iar tot, -
ers college, New York, has been elected a
critic teacher in the training school of
the Northern Normal and Industrial
school here, making four critic teachers
for that department.
REDFIELD-The members Of the spink
County Agricultural association will hold
their annual meeting here carly this
month to close up the business Of the past
year and decide whether or not the assoc
citation shall hold county fair during the
coming summer.
WHITE OWL-Ranehers around Plain
view, about is miles east of here, complain
that number of residents of that sec
ton are applying the free herd free beef
law especially the latter Indians are
reported TO be selling quarters as low as
cents per pound. 4
PIERRE- The Farmers and Merchants,
| Telephone company, of Elk Point. has
been incorporated. with capital stock Of
$l60, coo, and w. j. Brownell, OF Sioux CITY.
w. s. Funk. of Sioux Falls, and ii.
Greenleaf. OF Akron, Ia, as incorporators.
| WATERToWN- o. s. Basford. state
commissioner OF insurance, was operated
upon Tuesday at the WATERFOWL Sanator-
ihm, and il reported by the attending
surgeons to be doing very we'll" It is
believed he will speedily recover.
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SpEARFISII--Anong the new struc-
lures already planned for spring Is a large
building. the upper floors of which will
be utilized for hotel purposes and the
ground floor for business houses The
structure will cost about so 900
ABERDEEN--Th e first parcel to pass
through the Aberdeen postoffice was
mailed by NJ. p. Beebe, OF Ipswich to his
brother In New York. No package was
received by any Aberdeen resident OH the
first day OF the system.
MILLER After having eaten her break
fast and gone into the parlor to sit down.
Mrs. James Moore, OF this, place, was
found dead sitting In her chair few mo-
inents later, ~ her daughter who went to
give her medicine.
ELK POINT The Lutheran people al
Elk Point and vicinity are planning 10
have an English Lutheran church build
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