Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ABERDEEN--With the Y. W. C.. AZ. the i
Salvation Army and the Brown County |
Holiness association at work In q cam l
paign to clean up Aberdeen, this city q
rapidly taking on sanity aspect. sun
day the police raided poker game. ali |
six players, including Mike Condran. the |
getting the limit SIS. Tuesday
the sheriff's office raided the resort south !
OF the city two miles upon complaint |
made to the states attorney and the
eight inmates were brought to the city. |
FOucs Of them were fined SIS and the other
four ordered out of the city.
ABERDEEN-As the result Of an In
vestigation conducted by w. e. Van Dex
Mark. assistant United States district at
torney before Commissioner William Wal
lace, Hondry d. Shadduck a former Alb
crdeen policeman, and Steve Sheldon. an
Aberdeen young man, are held to await
the action Of the next term OF federal
court on charges Of having enticed Lii
Han Putnam and May Andrews. two
young women. to Edgeley, N. D., for i'm
moral purposes.
MlTCHELI-The South Dakota Church
man made its first appearance in this CITY
today, with Rev. +. B. Barnett as editor
in-chief. The magazine is to be issued
monthly and Is the recognized organ OF
the Episcopal church of South Dakota.
Mr.. Barnett Is the rector OF st. Mary
church In this city, which is erecting
new $4,000 building that will be dedicated
In the course OF few months.
here from San Francisco, Cal, of the
death by suicide of Laura Schimmel aged
10 years. The girl, against the wishes OF
her father, last year ran away with
Yankee Robfnson's circus. The Schimmel
family came here from Spencer, s. D..
several years ago. The unfortunate rtrl
has brother, Roy Schfmmel at Sioux
City.
FRUITDALE-As the result of making
mistake in bottles when desiring to- take
some medicine, q. W. Harris, of this place
nearly lost his life Instead of taking
the medicine which had been prescribed
for him he got hold of bottle containing
strong horse medicine and drank guam
tfty before he discovered his mistake.
Prompt medical attention saved his life
DUPREE-.J. H. Schroeder OF this place
has received word that congress has
passed the bill setting aside certain Indian
lands at Timber Lake and Dupree for
school and park purposes. The bill will
be signed by the president and become a
law within few days. Five acres of land
sis set aside in each town for that purpose.
ABERDEEN Steve Sheldon was ar
rested here and arraigned before United
states Commissioner Wallace upon a
charge of enticing two women outside OF
the state for immoral purposes. He
waived preliminary examination and was
bound over to next term of federal court
under $1,000 bonds
1.ESeIAA-The postmaster here discovered
butterfly fiuttering about the postoff1ce
door one morning this week, and Rural
carrier Bosanko. upon returning from
CARRYING the mails to the farm houses,
reported seeing meadow lark and two
DlackbirdS out in the country near E. p
Jones place
IPsWIcH q: Plain Beebe. of this city,
president, has issued the call for the an
nuai meeting Of the Twin City-Aberdeen-
Yellowstone Park trail, to be held at
Miles City, Mont, on February II. 1913 at
which time election OF officers will be held.
and plans made for the completion OF the
road from the Twin Cities to the park
VERMII.LION--Distr No. III. O. O.
F.. comprising the Yankton, Wakonda.
Elk Point and Verml1ion lodges. held a
meeting here yesterday. Initiation was
feature OF the meeting. The Wakonda
degree team put on the first degree, Elk
Point the second and Yankton the third
WINNER The commercial club has
been reorganized with the following Of
sfcers: President, Rev John Walker: vice
presidents, NJ. H. Beck. Chas Roe; secre-
tary, ]. p. kellar; treasurer, n B. Mosh-
er In the spring the club will take up
road Improvement in this vicinity.
| PUKWANA-For the first time in the
history OF Pukwana, authority has been
given the postmaster to establish a rural
Tree mail delivery route. The now route
Will be established April /, and will ex-
teEd through the region north OF town,
{rner %. a.
FL.ANDREAU-Fland has become
an important stock shipping point Dur
Ing the past IL months q single local huy-
er shipped an aggregate Of ,0Os carloads
During the same period 50 carloads were
SHIPPED by owners and others, making 1S
carloads TOR the year.
POLLOCK The explosion Of a gasoline
lamp set fire to the dwelling OF Memo
DeBoer here. doing considerable damage
70 the contents OF the house and the house
ttseh Miss Nelson. a member OF the fam
lily, was seriously burned while fiRhtinR
the flames.
Winner. Trip county, has
grown sufficiently to have volunteer are
department, which has been chartered
under the laws of the state, with VIM i.
Fallon, q. Al. Lynn and Leslie Fox Of
Winner, rs incorporators. and capital
stock Of n. 900
PIERRE-The Standard Manufacturing
company, of Kansas City. Mo-, with CAPT
tai stock Of IS 900. has been incorporated
under South Dakota laws with G. 81.
Thorpe. A. G. Bindner and Philip Law
renee, the latter of Huron. as incorpora-
tors.
YANkTON-Presiie Warren OF Yank
ton college has announced the winners OF
the Drake pixies for this year First place
| was given Miss Emma Ester Lewis OF
Lake Preston. and second place to Miss
Ethel Mae Mathews Of Yankton.
COLuMRIA-The stockholders Of the
Farmers Elevator company, which con-
ducts An elevator here, will hold 4 special
meeting on March = for the purpose Of
deciding whether or not the company shall
establish lumber yard
ABERDEEN--Dr Il. b. Away vas
elected president and Or. w. D. Farrell.
secretary OF the Aberdeen District Medical
society The meeting wHs attended IN
medical men from all over the northern
section Of the state.
ABERDEEN w Ct Ross. of Omaha.
SNeb., president OF the Aberdeen Light &
Power CO.. has reaigned his Uoniti0n ay,xl