Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-15
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

tory contest, first place was awarded
Miss Kathleen Simonson; second Alon-
70 Cotton, and third, Miss Esther John
son; Horace Aver and Miss simonson
will represent Vermillion In the dis
trict contest to be held at Yankton.
The state finals will be In this city dur
Ing the state high school track and
held meet next week.
BANCROFTA new town Is tospring
into existence on the Great Northern
railway at q point midway between
Bancroft and Willow Lakes, the state
board of railroad commissioners hav-
ing demanded that the railway COM
point. An elevator will be built and
when the sidetrack is completed no
time will be lostsin demanding de-
pot, when a full fiedged new town will
be on the map.
RAPID CITY,. N. Costley. super
1ntendent OF the Black Hills division of
| the Northwestern railroad has submit
| ted plans to business men Of the new
w, 900 depot work, the erection of
which will commence at once. .The new
station will occupy the site of the pres
ent one and face the roadbed 145 and
be rs feet In depth 1t will contain
spacious waiting room, baggage room
and restaurant
DEADWOOD-The inmates Of the
Lawrence county jail here. or those:
i who are inclined to be superstitious,
are somewhat agitated because at the
present time there are 13 prisoners.
1 The superstitious fear this will bring
them heavier sentences when their
cases are disposed OF than would other
| wise be the case Twelve Of them are
federal prisoners.
PIERRE Deli Rapids is to have a
i public hospital, which has been incor-
i n t<d fuv, thn Fall 7Iv,<,,
chosen: Karl Eulberg, John Schmidt,
Henry Solem, j. D. Herren, q. A.
/ Grant, A. Huntemer, VT. Reynolds,
g. A. Uline, o. F. Johnson, Ole Thomp-
son, Jacob Olson, and Henry Roberts.
all Dell Rapids people. The capital
KENNEBEC-A heavy sheep skin
coat saved the life of r. G. Moran, liv-
ing some miles from here, when his
horses became frightened and ran away
l while he was engaged in discing one of
his fields. The horses dashed through
q fence, throwing Moran In front Of
the machine. The heavy coat protected
his body but his lower limbs were bad
~ gashed.
HIGHMOREEThe Highmore Com
mercial club elected the following Off
GERS: President, NJ Harry O'Brien;
IEecretary, j. b. Perkins, treasurer, G..
II. Gray; vice president, L. b. Hous-
ton; second vice president. L. A. sher-
er: directors, DIR, Langsdale and d. T..
Jekyll. Arrangements were made to
have good roads meeting in the near
future
ABERDEENWhile making garden,
A. C.. Ressegien struck vein of lead
ore on his premises in this CITY, The
4 ore was analysed and pronounced prac-
tically pure lead in the FORM of ga
lena, or lead snlphite. The vein is but
Il -
apparently runs the entire length of the
lot.
REvILLO farmers telephone
4 company has been organized and lines
will be constructed over wide scope
4 of country. The; officers Of the new
company are: President, Henry Bret
tung; vice president F. C. Breisacher;
secretary, Rev. Hugh Hay; treasurer,
Il Charles Miller.
EDGEMoNT-At meeting OF the
baseball associa ton the following Off
GERS were elected: President, John
Sanders; secretary, Darrell Applegat:
manager, James Stewart. The business
4 men have agreed to finance the team,
Il which will be kept In the field during
the season. IN
BOWDLE Samuel Haring has re-
tired as town marshal, and George
sautner has been appointed temper
II lRw-abiding that steps have been Ia
ken TO abandon the office
9IOUX FALLS-The state Home
Il opathfc and the State Eclectic societies
Will hold their annual convention joint
Il ~ II this city next Monday and Tues
day. The meetings Will all be held at
Il the Carpenter hotel. The gathering
Be held at the Carpenter hotel at 8
4 O'Clock Monday evening rs S:i "A
REvILLO This place u becomine
m important egg shipping point. IN
u one day recently 5000 dozen ekKs were
q 1htpped by ono ffrm-breaking all rec
ords for egg shipments from Revillo.
YERMILLIONF Florence, the two
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Il Ptersol, died yesterday morning OF In
iantile paralysis, after only q few hours
1 RELIANCE While John Donahue
was driving across the prairie after his
cattle he found the unconscious form
Of John Reterman an eccentric farmer
living In the vicinity, lying on the
i prairie. Medical aid was summoned.
but the old man never recovered con-
BciOusness and died about Ave days
Il later. Death was due to helnorrhage
Of the brain. The authorities have been
unable to locate any OF his relatives.
PIERRE-A Attorney General johnson
Il holds that under the present state laws
II saloon man can legally sell LIQUOR
after the hour Of closing the polls on
4 election day.
sMITCHELLT The insurgent Modern
WOodmen Of South Dakota met here
Il ana resolved to send delegates to the
II national conventions which is to be held
It Springfield. III. on Friday ana Sat
II Hf0ny OF next week. There We're nearly
80 camps of the order represented al