Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-24
] DAKOTA . STA { NEWS

by Aghtn1nand burned to the ground.
Mr.. Franklin was at home and sue
.ceeded Ia getting out team OF mules,
but could not check the fire nor save
any OF the feed, harness or other
things In the barn. This was q large
barn and It war with difficulty that
tina remainder OF the farm buildings
were saved. Mr.. Franklin carried 5000
Insurance. ON the barn.
WHITE owl Officers Of the First
State bank, Of White Owl, In connec-
ton with the new creamery at Mar
Gus. have shipped In a carload Of
Grade Red Poll heifers and cows.
and homesteaders Of this section. The
cows are selling at 3l0Q per head. the,
highest price ever paid for grade cows
In this county. The creamery at
Marcus packed So tubs OF butter as the
results Of the first weeks run, and the
second week a total Of 26,072 pounds
of cream was received.
PIERREA great dearth Of corpor
ations since the first of July is OBJ
served in the secretary Of states of
flee, undoubtedly due to the strict reg
aations Of South Dakota's new blue
sky law, regulating investment corr
pOratiOns especially. The usual run OF
corporations In that office averages
four or five day Since July the
average has been less than one per
day.
ANDOvER The railroad commits
sioners have ordered the Milwaukee,
road to put in passenger service be-
tween Andover and Newark. to COM.
mence service July % on what is known
as the Britton line. Railroad Com
missioner Robinson is conducting a
hearing concerning the petition for
side track t,etWeen Bancroft and Will,
low Lakes.
& TYNDALIr-In the belief that Tyn-
dali is entitled to three saloons instead
OF two. a petition is being circulated
asking Governor Byrne to authorize
the taking of special census. The
1910 census gave Tyndait a population
of 1,107, but the vote at the spring cleo
ton indicates that the town now has:
in the neighborhood of 1900 people II
the special census shows population
OF over 1900 Tyndall will be entitled
to third saloon.
HoWARD-A little child playing
with matches caused heavy loss to
John Hannah, a Miner county farmer
The fine, large barn on his place was
set on fire and entirely consumed, to-
gether with two horses, a large guam
tity of hay and grain and other prop
erty. Sixteen horses were In the barn
at the time the fire broke out, but
by hard work Hannah succeeded In
saving all of them but two
WHITE RIVER Charles. Miner, for
mer states attorney of Mellette coun-
ty, who recently was arrested on the
charge OF embezZlement and who was
held for trial at the next term Of state
circuit court, thus far has. been unable
to furnish a bond in the sum Of $1,000,
and In default of this has been placed
In the Lyman county Jail for safe keep
Ing until court convenes in Mellette
county.
KIMBALL~A special election was
called here to see whether $4,000
would be voted for bonds to sink the
new artesian well. The ballot gave 10
majority in favor Of the proposition.
An acre of land was purchased of Mrs.
track, and it is expected the well will
be started in a very few days.
PIERRE The state railway depart
ment has fixed July % and % as dates
of hearing on rates of the Dakota Gem
sral Telephone company, at Mobridge
and Mitchell, on telephone rates at
planklnton. and on the matter OF .
eidetrack between Yankton and Tabor
all hearings to he at the offices Of the
commission in the capitol
PIERRE The investigation COM
AllllkCCs al sOiOcl 10 1t4CllllaLS5 us sWOTk.
has assigned one of the three members
to the secretary of states office, one
to the commissioner of school and
public land department and one to the
attorney generals office. They will
conduct the investigation in these de-
partments before visiting the state
institutions
Il IEAD-=Fpr some time past work
has been going quietly ahead adding
to the capacity OF the Homestake mill
and by the first Of the month 20 more
stamps had been installed, which now
gives the mill 220. This brings the
panS up to !, 200 stamps, each with a.
daily duty of about five tons.
II HOWARDAtl the last meeting OF
the city council all bids for the con-
struction Of the sewer system were res
jected, being considered too high New
bids are now being asked for on
cash basis. It Is estimated that the
work will be done for $4,000 less than
if the contractors are to take l0-year
paper, as formerly planned.
Y YANKTON.A new town will be
opened on the Squaw Central line, To-.
Gated between Geddes and Platte. The
name chosen for the new burg ID Hea-
ton, being that Of a large property
holder In that part Of the country,
w. r. Heatpn, now q resident OF Yank
ton and cashier Of the First National
bank.
~ CANTON lightning set fire to and
destroyed monster corn crib on the
farm Of Rudolph Miller. In Lincoln
county, In which Schlup e Frederick
had 100 bushels Of corn. The crib
and corn were consumed, together with
other property In the vicinity, the:
financial loss being quite q heavy one.