Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

examination will be held in Yankton at
the college under the direction OF Dean
McMurtry today and tomorrow. Not
many candidates have thus far reported
their intention of taking this examination
Robert Hamilton Warren will represent
Yankton college In this. test. He is the
son of President Warren. This is the
sixth year In which Yankton has had con-
tinuous representation at Oxford. former
candidates who were successful being NJ
A.. Brown. of Chamberlain, S. D., and
Henry A. Gunderson, of Crofton, Neb.
SISSEToN-Mr. and Mrs. Ole Paulson,
highly respected pioneer residents or
Roberts and Sisseton, have just celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. Mr..
Paulson is IA years Of age while his wife
Is rs. Both are hale and hearty and as
active as most persons half their age.
One son and four daughters were present
to aid them in celebrating their 80 years
of married life. The guests presented
them with a purse of gold coins.
YANKTON-The death has occurred
here of Mrs. Otto Peemiller, wife of ex-
United States Marshal Peemiller. Mrs.
Peemiller was very prominent in the city,
especially in German circles. She was
born near Hamburg, Germany. and was
70 years of age. There are no children
and Mr.. Peemiller is the only near rela-
tive surviving. The funeral will take
place at Madison. Wis, the old, home Il
OACOMA-The mysterious disappear
ance of Roy Stotts, the 13-year-old son OF
Eugene Stotts, a Lyman county rancher
and homesteader, Is causing the authors
ties of this county to make a search for
him. When last seen he was riding a
horse belonging to his father. The ami
NAL afterward was found riderless many
miles away. and from this 1t is feared the
boy met with a mishap. Not a trace OF
his whereabouts can be found.
PUkWANA-One OF the largest busi-
ness transactions here for some time was
the sale CT 25S head of cattle by c. Cuth-
bert to o h Q. Anderson. Of Chamber
lain, for which the sum Of $1,000 was
paid. The animals were a choice lot of
feeders and will be prepared for market
on the Anderson ranch near the Lower
Brule Indian reservation, where Anderson
has about 1000 head of cattle.
DEADWOOD-At the nuual convention
of the Lawrence County Sunday School
association, held here, the following off,
GERS We're elected for he coming year:
President, c.. E. Kersey, Lead; vic presi-
dnt, John Pearson, Spearfish; secretary
treasurer, Miss Tena Fraser, Deadwood.
Mrs. ]. II. Hull, of Deadwood, and Mr.,
Black, Of Lead, We're elected superinten6~
ents of the elementary and adult depart,
| ments, respectively.
PLUMB-Fred Huisnann, a farmer liv-
ing near here, enjoys the distinction OF
being the first to make a shipment OF
| grain from Plumb, which is a new town
on the Milwaukee railway south of Scot
land. The shipment consisted OF a carload
of corn. A grain elevator now is in
course OF construction and several busi-
ness institutions already have been
| opened. U-
| FORT Dire IA ftar q rrn1Ho God
chase, Deputy Sheriff Norman succeeded
in capturing Jobe High Elk, a Sioux In
dian. who is charged with stealing seven
head of horses from Roy Conklin, a ranch.
er of the Cheyenne river. Five of the
stolen horses We're recovered. TIL chase
after the thief and stolen horses was
made in an automobile.
DE SMET-A fire destroyed the fin.
large barn on the farm Of Iver Grotta
near here, together with seven valuable
mich cows, harnesses, 400 bushels OF
wheat and oats and other valuable prop.
erty. Six head Of horses which were IL
the barn when the fire broke out were
saved. The loss is estimated at $500
with insurance of $4,000.
DEADWOOD-Rev. Father NJ. r.. Noe.
sen, for the past Il years pastor Of ST.
Ambrose Roman Catholic church here, has
announced his resignation and expects to
| lSdNS ilSiS w litiSG WSSfS. ne HAS dC-
copied a call as pastor Of the Roman
Catholic church at Crookston, MINI. Thus
Tar no successor has been named for the
local church.
HECLA-Unnu Korpau, a farmer resid-
ing eight miles north OF here, claims the
record of North and South Dakota for
quick threshing. With a 36-inch gasoline
separator he threshed $3.50 bushels of
grain in IL hours. an average of 1928 bush
| nya nor p1i1l1to JSichfoon hyrdro3 h1,chalu
was wheat. the balance being oats and
barley.
DAVIS-At a special election held here
the voters by a vote Of two to one de-
elared in favor of the %ssuance of bonds
In the sum of $500 for the construction
OF a system Of waterworks. The contract
for the installation of the system will be
awarded as soon as the preliminaries can
be arranged. so the work Of construction
can commence at an early date.
BIG STONE-A stranger giving his
name as Richard Mitchell, while attempt
ing to board a freight train here, missed
his footing and fell, with the result that
part of his left hand was cut off and his
head badly cut. He was without funds
and is being cared for at a hospital at the
expense Of the community.
KIMBALL-The new Kimball city ar
tesian we'll is now down e65 feet and they
aA0 nv" oaA1AAilS III IL Oil lSSAdA, SduQSLOH0
10 or IL feet. They have struck some wa
ter but expect to go on until they strike
an exhaustible flow or a plentiful water
supply.
ABERDEEN-Rev. ]. W. Hyslop, rec
tor of st. Marks Episcopal church of this
city, has declined the call issued by
Christ.s church, of Lead, S. D.. and will
remain in Aberdeen. This is the second
time he has declined the call from this
church within the past few years.
sPRINGFIELD-A petition has been
fled with the city council asking that a
special election be called so the PROPOSE
ton of issuing bonds in the sum of SIS. 600
for the construction of a municipal cleo
trio light and power plant can be submit
ted to the voters.
ONIDA-The city council is considering
q petition filed with 1t, asking that a
special election be called for the purpose
of voting upon the question Of issuing
bonds for the purchase by the city Of the
local electric light plant, which now IS
the property Of private parties.
BRIDGEWATER.The county commits
sioners have appointed Vernon w. Knox.
OF Montrose, S. d., clerk OF courts for this
(MeCook) county, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Frank W.
Mitchell, who removes to Mitchell. S. D..
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