Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

WGUOlNk AuulvGKHAEy. "A PCSSAANA ACeseoA
Of the wedding was that MIS-. Kingdoms
maiden name was Kingdom. her marriage
changing only the last letter OF her name.
They were married In 1853
FAULKTON-The local Commercial
club has appointed special committee TO
arrange for q farmers institute. to extend
over q period OF a week. and to be held
during the latter part of the summer. The
purpose OF the club Is to create interest
along certain lines Of experimental farm
ing, and one of the duties OF the special
committee will be the keeping OF a record
of the experiments.
PARKER-The Southeastern Baptist as
sociation meets in Parker on May ana
holds three days Several noted divines
and prominent .aymen from abroad have
assignments on the program.
PARKER-The Baptist church has Sc
cured Rev. OTIS l.. Sturgeon, relative OF
the late Rev Charles Spurgeon. OF Eng
land, to lead them in revival services
HoWARD-At recent election held at
Howard Mrs. V. TT. Webb was elected
member of the school board. the first
woman ever elected to the office here
TORONTO Steps have been taken to
again place the creamery in operation, 1t
having been idle for about year.
MILLER-Iinde Ludlum, farmer 30
years old with family, was killed yester-
day by being kicked by horse.
GROToN-M Manager Rathbun, of the
local baseball association, announces
that his team will enter the field May
10, when it will be ready to meet any
team in South Dakota.
DRAPER-The insura nee adjusters
have made settlement with all the men
who lost buildings and stocks in a fire
which recently swept the business dis
trict of Draper, and preparations now
are being made to rebuild the burned
district with structures much better
than those destroyed.
MADIsON-George Dirksen, aged IL,
picked up in the street what is believed
to have been dynamite cap. While
examining IT the cap exploded, injur-
ing his left hand to such an extern that
two fingnres had to be amputated.
LUCAs---A number of farmers and
business men held ii meeting and took
steps toward organizing telephone
company with the object of
constructing line from Lucas to
Burke. Such line would accommo-
date hundreds of homesteaders and
numerous business men of the two
towns
KIMBALL-The recently organized
Kimball concert band has engaged
Professor w Nottingham. a competent
Dandsman, to act as instructor.
s CANTON Members of tine various
local clubs have formed civic league.
whose purpose it will be to improve
sanitary conditions and make Canton
one of the most beautiful towns in the
state
BALTIC-Hugh Mcguire late of Les
terville. S. d., has been insta He'd as
agent here of the Milwaukee railway
compen He succeeds Joseph HARLOW
resigned
FAITH-Galen Potter has been elect
ed Chief of the local volunteer fire de-
"a! partment to MI the vacancy caused by
the resignation of j. w. Geileni,etk
who will take up his residence else.
where. The members of the depart
ment rendered him a farewell RECAP
tlon and presented him with a hand
some stickpin.
H ERRIED-Children playing with
matches set fire to the prairie on the
Fred Hertzel farm and large area
OF farm land was burned over
1ROQUOIs-Clifford Ritter. farm
boy. saw large eagle swoop down 10.
tne carcass of dead calf in a pasture
and, crawling up on the eagle. shot ar
1t. with the result that he Injured one
OF ITS wings to such an extent that he
was able, after a hard struggle. 10
capture the huge bird, which measures
feet and inches from tip to tip.
ITCHELI-Lincoln Warner of
Kfmball. confined in the county Jail
mere, made an. attempt to escape nv
oigglng out through the basement wall
OF the court house, where the Jail is
located. The noise aroused Deputy
sherin Owens, who discovered Warner
IN the act and threw him into cell
Tor the balance OF the night. Warner
was recently sentenced to two years
IN the penitentiary by Judge Smith ON
statutory charge.
lPSW1CH-For the first time in its
history the liquor question was not
voted upon at the late election. Senti-
ment il SO strong against the PROPOSE
ton that those interested could not
get sufficient signers.
ROSCOE-Roscoe went wet by a vote
of two to one. Last year it went dry
by tie vote. Local conditions were
the cause. All farm work is we'll un-
der way and the usual acreage is be-.
ing put, in.
IS CENTERVILLE-Re j. H. Ford, of
,Dunnell, MIMI, has assumed charge Of
the Dalesbrrg Swedish Lutheran con-
gregation.
WHITE OWL Sulphur creek, to
the north and between here and Faith,
has been SO high the past week that
the mail has been compelled to trans
fer by boat to another team and then
carried to Cooper. and Faith.
WAGNER-The people of Wagner
gave local talent entertainment at
the opera house Sunday evening for
the purpose of the relief of the cyclone
sufferers at Ralston. Neb. Over $50
was raised.
PIER r Governor Byrne has
granted paroles to Earl F. Mitchell.
senfa from Hanson county; Obediall
Miller. from Minnehaha, and Charles
p: Bailey from Roberts county.
. HURON Mrs. Donald Montgomery
dropped dead at the family residence
Of heart failure Her husband was
called 70 Iowa yesterday on business.
HIS wife being the only person know
Ing his destination. efforts TO locate
him have been unsuccessful
oLIvET Jurors have been summoned
for 2 term OF state circuit court Tor
Hutchinson county which viii convene
here on Monday. May 8. with Judge Il. 3.
TEipps presiding Quite Z number or CO ses
.ares 20 ~ dtsposed 81.
Il PIEkR ne state capitol comuniesion
today selected Phelps Wyulan, 80 Minne-
anil