Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-04
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


and l.. A. Henderson, were arrested BY
forest service officers at Oreville, in Pen
nington county, and brought here. They
were given a preliminary examination be.
fore United States Commissions Moore
pleaded guilty and were bound over to the
United States district court In May In $50
bail.
YANKTON-Mr. and Mrs. r. ". Dono.
hue, OF Sioux Falls, registered at a hote
In n Thursday. The clerk remarked
that the name was the same as hat OF
another Sioux Falls man who suiclded al
Minneapolis. Then r. w. Donahue learned
that the suicide, C.. T. Donahue, was hii
brothers. Efforts to f1nd him had appar.
emily been frutlless, as he is on the road
all the time.
BELLE FOURCHE-The Alfalfa Prod.
ucts company. of Belle Fourche, is rapidly
becoming quite a factor in the farming
industry of northern South Dakota. Al
the present time the company is grinding
Is tons of alfalfa every day. The entire
product OF the mill, excepting the hay, Il
taken by n Chicago firm. The seed and
meal Is shipped out, but the hay is used
by local ranchers.
REVILLO-The case instituted by rela.
tives of a man named Olson against tn.
local saloons has been settled out Of court
by the proprietor Of eac saloon paying
members Of the family $50 each for dam!
ages caused Olson and his family because
OF liquor being sold to him.
WAUBAY-The Hawkins brothers, pro.
I, prietors Of a local drug store, entered .
plea OF guilty in the state circuit court I'd
selling liquor u%nlawfully and were fined
SIG each, the heavy fine being due te
the fact that they confessed they hat
previously been convicted Of q similal
offense.
number Of Odd Fellow
from Parker and Hurley were present to
assist in instituting a new lodge of the
order in viborg. The officers Of the new
lodge are: Noble grand, John F. Wern.
strom; vice grand, John S%orensen; secre.
tary, BENZ. B. Petersen; treasurer, George
| Nelson.
Notwithstanding to the house from
the barn. where he had gone to do the
chores. Kenneth Osborn, a homesteadel
near here, foundh his young wife lying dead
on the floor, death being due to hear,
failure. She was 20 years old and leaves
three children, the youngest only 3 weeks
old.
MILLER-A heavy dcay horse fell into
w. II. Waters f1at-topped tank cistern,
In which there was several feet of water
Tn animal was pulled out by building
= ROAS ~ SSCI IN C1SlCIA, putting
ropes and blankets around the horse
using a rope and pulleys. The horse was
little the worse for the accident.
DEADWOOD-While e. J.. Jones, Of
Lead, was hunting near st. Onge today
he discovered the body of an elderly man
hanging from the rafters of a barn. The
a is believed to be john r. Williams
formerly of Lead, and is thought to have
committed suicide. The sheriff and coro-
ner are investigating.
BELLE FOURCHE-J. B. Sherman,
who has been law clerk in the United
States land office at Belle Fourche since
the establishment Of the office, has re-
signed his position in order to devote his
entire time to his candidacy for the dem
0cratic nomination for congress from the
Third district.
ABERDEEN = Hereafter all special
solicitors and canvassers doing business in
Aberdeen must have a card of Endorsement
from the Aberdeen Commercial club or
they Will be out of luck. The Aberdeen
solicitors bureau has been established
here with every merchant in the city a
emb
Observation-Disclosures of volunteer
game wardens over South Dakota to sup
plement the work of the state warden and
his corps of eight deputies would make
AoS pcl.eI enforcement OF the
game laws In South Dakota. This is the
opinion Of State Warden H. D. Hedrick.
CHANCELLOR Robert Maupin q
young man who during the summer and
fall has been employed on farms in this
vicinity, was arrested on the charge OF
threatening the life of Lee Toeben. a
prominent farmer. He was placed under
q bond to keep the peace.
Observation-Disclosures Sutherland. a
pioneer prospector. Is critically i'll here as
the result OF an experience he mad In.
spearfish canyon. Sutherland fell down
an embankment and lay in the gulch. CON
scious only part Of the time. for over two
days before he was discovered bv hunt.
ers and brought here.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are almost
complete for the merchants festival.
which will be held here on Wednesday
and Thursday, December 3 and 4. A free
dinner Will be served to all visitors to the
city during the two days and various
amusements will be provided.
YANKTON-Plans have been made for
a new city park, ground having been Sc
lected at a convenient location, where
there already is a fine grove. 1t will be
made into one Of the most beautiful parks
In the state.
KIMBALL-A fine new opera house
DuAANAi6 llCIG. \ . UclIlS puSIeQ TO cONlDiS-
ton as speedily as possible, and in the
near future will be ready to be opened to
the public. 1t is modern in every respect
and will be handsomely furnished.
BLACKHAWK-Death came suddenly
to Peter Norman. an aged pioneer resi-
dent of this place and vicinity. He ap-
parently was enjoying his usual good
health when he retired for the night, but
toward morning was taken Ill and died in
a short time. He Is survived by a widow
and several children.
MISUNDERSTANDING, the 12-year-oid son
OF J. Herra, forged the name Of Attorney
]: L. Hannet to several checks for small
amounts. The boy had cashed q check
for his mother some time ago, signed ~
Mr.. Hannet. and he conceived the idea
that It was q quick n easy way to OBJ
tain one
FLANDREAU-Several candidates for
places on the Moody county. legislative
ticket rave appeared In the field. among
them being. for the senate, L. Hasyold.
Jas. Goodsell. Charles Chamberlain, q. A.
Perley and p. F.. Levins, and for the
house. EVIL Benson.
WINNER-While hunting, Chris Brown.
17-year-old son OF County Coinmf5sioner.
Edward Brown. was shot In the foot IA
ouch a manner 10 to make a~rnputation.
necessary. He was brought to the win
mar hospital for the operation.
a $50 NEH. ~