Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

500 In cash. Thinking the three men had
robbed him he aroused the COUNTRYSIDE.
After ali sorts of excitement had been ere
ated, Jensen found his pocketbook in hi.
bed, with the money intact.
RAMONA-Whil seated lin chair. and
while apparently I'm his usual good health
James M. Hancock a well known resident
of Ramona. was attacked BY heart fall
ure and was dead when members OF the
family reached him. He was so years of
age and unmarried. For many years be-
fore coming to South Dakota he was en-
gagged In the railroad business at Nc
Gregor. Ia.
MITGHET.L-Officers came UP from
Yankton and took Jess Marshall back on
the charge of holding up man and get
ting away with his money. Marshall has
been here for several weeks and remained
In obscurity in the country until he was
found by local officials. He was forced
to leave this city last summer to avoid
arrest forsl insulting two women In
hotel.
RAPID CITY j. McBeth. the Man
kato, Mimi. real estate dealer, who was
arrested near Wasta for the alleged em-
bezzlement of $4,000 from c. X. Howa I'd
on property DEAL wiilsnotahaNes to an
swer In the South Dakota courts. When
the case came up before Justice Layrnan
here the evidence against McBeth fell
short and the court declined to hold him.
MITCHELL-In recent interview Civ
en- out to a Des Moines paper, w. S. Hill.
of this city. president of the state fair
board, declared that in his opinion alfalfa
Is the coming crop of South Dakota Mr..
Hill commended the work Of the man
agement OF the state fair board which
was somewhat censured by the Iowa legis-
In tiny n inc
ABERDEEN-Arra have been
concluded for the meeting of the North
ern South Dakota Teachers association at
Aberdeen on March 20-21. The association
takes In the teachers Of the counties of
Brown, Campbell, Day, Edmunds, Faux
Grant, Marshall. Mcpherson. Potter. Rob-
erts. Sphinx and Walworth, and more than
100 teachers are expected to attend.
MI1.LER--Stat Attorney 8. ". Christ
has hled petition of nearly 300 names of
taxpayers appealing from the recent con-
tracts by the county commissioners for
bridges with the Iowa Bridge company
The commissioners have retained ex Judge
Pusey as attorney to defend the contracts
The case for hearing will be in the June
term OF circuit court
WEBSTER Robert Mark, a Sisseton
Sioux Indian, was arrested here while in
possession OF horse which had been
stolen from q Roberts county farmer At
first Mark declared that he had purchased
the@animal. but finally broke down and
confessed that he had stolen 1t. He will
have hearing before the circuit court in
Roberts county.
MILLER--A thief of mystery has been
operating atsI4awrence for a year or more
His latest undertaking was to tap Chas
Williams TIL and take about ST. The rob-
berries often amount to several dollars
Detectives have been at work but so far
nothing has developed that throws any
light on the mysterious midnight lar
.cenies.
MENNO--An appraisal of the estate Of
Valentine Preszlef. a pioneer resident who
died recently shows the value of the
property to be $51,s45. Every cent of this
was made by Preszler after taking up his
residence in this vicinity, he being one
of the earliest of the pioneer residents of
Hutchinson county. -
PARKER-County superintendent Keo
King Is initiating interesting spelling con-
tests in the rural and small town schools
of Turner county Each school Is to have
a local contest from which Representatives
will be selected for a final struggle in Par
ker at the time OF the eighth grade grad
uation exercises
YANKTON-The Eighth District Medi-
cal society was in session here Thursday,
with large attendance. Some very inter-
esting papers were read by physicians OF
the district on medical subjects, among
them one by Or. D. v. Moore, that proved
highly interesting. on a recent knee opera
ton.
MITCHELL Coach Ralph Douglass,
who has been on the faculty. of the Da-
kota Wesleyan university here for the past
two years, has rendered his resignation
which will take effect immediately. He
will enter the employ OF the Common
wealth Insurance company. Of Lincoln,
Neb. SY
ARERDEEN-T The Aberdeen council Of
the United Commercial Travellers is plan.
ming fer g big meeting on March q, when
the Huron council win be here to put on
the work for q large class. The Water
town and Mitchell councils are expected
to send large delegations to the meeting.
sCOTLAND4-It is reported here that
steps are being taken to found IA new,
town between Scotland and I.esterville.
The first move will be an effort to induce
the Milwaukee railway company to con-
struct sidetrack at the site.
PlERRETh The Braden Ranch company.
OF Vale Butte county, has been incorpor-
ated with $1,000 pital by s. M. Rraden.
of Norfolk. Neb.: Harry IL. Snyder, 81
Omaha, and William II Gladden, of Vale.
9. 10. to do general cattle business in
Butte county.
YsANKTO NJ less Marshall, captured at
Mitchell, is In jail here, held to circuit
court charged with robbing Dick UnKermi
of 9 sum or money IN az bold d hoidup a
was ever carried out within the city linz
Its Marshall was found after a months
ssearch. s7a