Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

VI III 4NOJlIlWGSl, WHICH cLlUIdCeS
South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota
n other states, to select the location
for a new academy which the church
will establish and conduct, has selected
Scotland. Some months ago the Scot
land people presented to the church a
vacant academy building conditional
on Scotland being selected as the place
Tor the new academy. The report Of
the committee now will go before the
synod for approval by that body. when
arrangements will at once be made for
opening the academy.
WESSINGTON Recent
developments indicate that prospects
are bright for the extension of the
Great Northern railroad from Huron
to Chamberlain. The proposed extern
sion will pass through washington
Springs, Alpena and Gam valley.
Gam Valley is the county seat of Buff
falo county, which has thus far been
entirely without railroad communica-
ton of any sort, there not being a mile
of railroad in the county.
PIERRE-Deputy Bank Examiner
j.. F. McEwen has returned from Eagle
Butte, where he went. to look after the
affairs of the Dakota State bank,
which was turned over to the banking
department for settlement of it's af-
fairs. Mr.. McEwen say there are plenty
of assets, but on account of the crop
ldIlQlGo III tiS past lWO ycC1S dLl0
settlers leaving that part of the coun-
try, collections are impossible.
YANKTON-Prof. Martin E.. Rich,
member of the faculty of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, was married here
Thursday to Miss Hazel H. MacGregor,
daughter of Alexander MacGregor, of
Yankton, and a graduate of Yankton
college. The bride has been instructor
In mathematics at the Kansas institu-
ton for two years past. President War
rem, of Yankton college, officiated at
the wedding.
PIIsRRE-Hog cholera in the south
ern and eastern portions of the state
Is becoming a matter of concern to
the members of the state live stock
board, the indications being for a heavy
loss from that cause. While there ave
been occasional cases of this disease
in the state at various times, there has
been no general epidemic for a num-
Der of years. #MJa
WHITEWOOD-Work on the new wa
ter supply for Whitewood will
this week under Contractor Meade, of
Chadron, Neb., who will have 100 men at
work. TIL water is to be taken from
the Shannon ranch near here and run into
a reservoir and will provide ample water
for the needs of the town and the North
western railroad. as this is a Junction
for two lines.
BELLE FoURCHE ~ The Junior
Commercial club of Belle Fourche is
now busy with the directing of the
1000 feet of motion pictures being taken
of Belle Fourche, the irrigating project.
and industrial and farm scenes. Every
detail of the advertising end of this
city and the surrounding country is
in the hands of the Junior club.
MISUNDERSTANDING II. O. Cooley
of the Aberdeen Commercial club has
nearly completed his list of things
made in Aberdeen that will be ex-
South. Dakota state fair at Huron next
week. There will be over 80 different
articles manufactured in Aberdeen on
exhibition.
cANToN-The National Indian In
sane hospital "Hiawatha," located just
OF of Canton, is doubling it's present
capacity by The erection of a new build
ing. Work has commenced on the new
structure south of the main building,
which is to be of brick, 11Ox54 feet in
size, two stories high with a basement
and attic.
HOWARD-The sum of s35 was stolen
from the safe in the Wheeler hotel one
morning this week. 1t is supposed that
some n who was familiar with things
around the office took the money. 1t
is thought That the safe was unlocked
with the keys of one of the clerks,
which We're left IN the desk.
PIFRRE-O. K. Stablein, the new
state insurance commissioned, yester-
day assumed the duties of that de-
partment. o. S. Basford, the retiring
commissioner, will take a position
with, the Interstate Surety company
at Redfield. Fred Muelle, the chief
clerk Of h insurance department, will
ma
PEEvER VIM. W~estenfeld. a
farmer living near here, vas stricken
with heart failure while working on
O stack Of grain. He fell from the
stack and was dead when he touched
the ground. He was so years Of age
and is survived by a widow and foul
children.
JACKSON-Jacob Aus, a banker, Of
Rutland, s. d., haa two ribs broken
in an auto collision near Madison. In
turning a corner, his car collided with
a heavier machine. The bankers cai
was o%verturn6l and demolished and Mr.
Aus was pinned under the wreck.
HURON-The Chicago & North.
western Railway company have placed
an order for 80 passenger coaches te
handle the crowd coming and goinl
from the state fair this year. Las
year 20 coaches were used and the de.
rnand far exceeded the supply.
DEADWOOD-William Yeager, form.
City VI S1OuA lily, Wa aFTalSneQ yes.
terday in the circuit court and giver
until today to plead to the charge Q,
murder in killing ]. w. Ross at Leaf
on August 10. Yeager's trial was Sc
by Judge Hughes for Thursday.
HURON-The state game warden ha,
secured nearly 1900 pair of ring necket
pheasants which will arrive at Huro,
next week during the state. These bird,
will be on exhibition during the fair ant
then given away to residents of the stat.
for the purpose OF propagation
BELLE FOURCHE An automobil.
driven by Rupert Moore, of L4sad, and
occupied by six persons. tipped over Will,
, passing along a road near Belle Fourche
7 and some of the occupants OF the car wer,
= bruised and scratched. but no serious In
{ jnrtes resulted.
5 SIOUX FALLS-Thursday was thu
/ hottest day of the year, or for severai
i years. In this city. The thermometer
registered 102. breeze empere
the atmosphere n many did not real.
txe5 It was SO hot. Rain is needed 70,
the pastures.
e MARTIN-Sheriff Boesl went to Rose.
bud and brought back Alex. Mousseau, IL.
y he being charged BY Robert Bad WOUND
with having stolen one OF his horses.