Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ABERDEEN The postoffice handled 20
as pouches of mail weighing Cpl, 2'a, or
| approximately ZIG tons, during the months
ut October and November as shown oy
the report made to the government rms
averages los tons per month OF 1874 sacks
and pouches weighing S,645 pounds or over
four tons per day. One local publication
| sends out an average of Is tons of printed
matter per month.
FLANDREAU-The Western Under
writer ranks Flandreau among the best
| fire protected cities in South Dakota En-
| win, Armour, Toronto and Worthing are
the only other towns in the state which
are in the same class as F'landreau in this
respect These few towns are the only
/ ones in the state where S31s per cent dis
count is cut off the regular Insurance
l tariff.
at Chalkbutte which is to take the place
Of the one recently destroyed by fire. has
been completed and stocked up with new
goods. Only one large room is used a
present, but the owner states he Will
| build addition as soon as the weather
permits, which will make his one Of the
| largest stores in the county off of the
railroad.
PIERRE-Fire last night from an un-
=
TEL an old wooden structure which in
early days was the leading hotel of the
city, and was the headquarters of politi-
clans of the territorial days. For several
years it has been used as a rooming house,
| and when fire got in the walls the building
was wreck before the blaze was stopped.
observation-disclosures Good had his
hearing before Judge Drake on the charge
| Of forgery, and he was bound over to the
A I'll
Good forged check for $15 and went
from here to Aberdeen, where he was ar
rested and placed In jail for stealing
pocketbook. Good has been arrested sew
eral times for crooked work.
| ABERDEEN-The annual encamplnent
of the G. A R. and the w. r.. c. will be
held in Aberdeen June 3, and s. accord
| ing to the official announcement made by
Phil Lawrence, chairman of the council
of administration. Department Command
er Henry Ferry and Department President
Mrs. S. Nevada Hereford have outlined
plans for the program.
| MORRISTOWN-It is stated here on
good authority that in the spring the Mil
waukee Railway company will build an
extension from Lantry in a southwesterly
direction, the terminus to be at Rapid
City. If such an extension is built the
line between Lantry and Faith will be
connected with the main coast line of the
railway at Marmarth.
LEMAION-The Lennon Commercial
club is making an active campaign to have
/! the state locate an experimental station
and farm in that section of the state and
| at its last meeting appointed a committee
to draft a set OF resolutions setting forth
| the idea of the club relative to the matter
| and present them to the legislature at its
| present sitting.
l fWASIIINGTON-The conference report
| on the bill to throw open for settlement
| the unallotted land on the Standing Rock
Indian reservation in South Dakota has
been agreed. Representative Burke, of
| Pierre, declares that this agreement in
| sures registration for the land next fall
and filings in the spring of 1914
ABERDEEN-At headquarters of the
Dakota Central Telephone company here
/ announcement is made of the immediate
construction of a new building for the
! company's business at Watertown. The
new structure will be steel and concrete
i building, two stories and basement, and
| will cost approximately $4,000.
TWIN BROoKS-Twin Brooks and Mil
| bank checker sharks recently held a tour
nament here in which the Milbank visitors
were victorious. Fifty games were played
by teams of five men each, representing
/ the two towns, of which the Milbank
champions won "a and Twin Brooks 16,
| while 10 games were drawn.
KIMBALL-At the annual meeting Of
| the stockholders of the Brule County
1 Fair association, to be held here Saturday
Of this week, the business of the past
| year will be closed up and preliminary
! arrangements made for the exhibition Of
this years fair by the association.
WAUBAY-The local creamery made an
4 just closed, the annual report of the man
agement showing total receipts amounting
to So, SIS q and disbursements of $3O,17S. 81,
leaving balance in the treasury after
paying all expenses of 81, 63s.9s.
DEADWOOD-The February term of
state circuit court for Lawrence county
has convened here, with Judge Rice pre-
siding. The term will continue several
| weeks. There are only three criminal
cases. but the docket contains a large
number of civil cases.
RELIANCE--As the result Of his pre-
liminary examination James Cherrington.
| we'll known young man. has been held
to the next term of circuit court on the
i charge OF herse "rusting." Complaint
was made by Frank Schooling, a rancher.
PIERRE-The Delta Michigan Land
company, OF Minneapolis, Mimi, capital
stock $4,000, and the Michigan Fruit COM
pany, Of Minneapolis, MIMI capital stock
| $500, 900 We're chartered under South Da-
kota incorporation laws yesterday.
FRANKFORT-The commercial club
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. c. R. Wilson: vice president, w. ].
Jones; secretary, D. A. Rees, treasurer,
]. O. Bahde. The club has recently added
about 30 new members.
KIDDER-A number Of residents have
raised fund and will have an artesian
/ well drilled, to furnish water for domestic
and other purposes. A number Of artesian
wells are being drilled on farms in this
vicinity.
Preparations have been ccm-
pleted for the annual missionary confer,
ence OF the United church OF the Canton
circuit, which will open here next Nom
day It will continue in session three
days. sss
CKET-Woonsocket is one Of
the best poultry markets in South Dakota.
During two weeks recently local Arms
bought $4,000 pounds of liva poultry. or;
over 20 tons OF poultry in the two weeks.
MlTCHELLTh The Elks have commenced
/ to lay their plans for the state cs5Yventinns