Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

1he sport OIL the thing he attached MS
bicycle to the motorcycle of a friend with
a rope. for the purpose Of being towed.
While going down a heavy grade the
wheel of the bicycle ran over the rope.
up setting the machine and throwing
young Stevenson violently to the ground.
He was rendered unconscious and re-
| manned in this condition for a number Of
hours. For a time it was feared that he
was fatally injured.
HARTFORD-At the annual business
meeting OF the members of the local
were elected for the coming year:
Worthy matron. Mrs. A. w. Crockett:
secretary, Mrs. H. L. Lewis: treasurer,
Mrs. Mary Harvey; associate matron,
| Mrs. Robert Prunty; conductress, Mrs. III.
A. Engelcke: associate c~onductress.
Elizabeth Levin; worthy patron, r. L.
Atkinson. The new officers will be In
stalled December Is with elaborate cere-
monies. ..s#
PIERRE-A prairie fire, eating its way
| swiftly up the gulch, came within one
| block of the capitol grounds Tuesday
| afternoon. 1t was checked on the north
| side of the ridge of hills surrounding
! Pierre. The fire started In what is known
as Hilger's gulch, which separates the
| Pierre golf k from the capitol grounds
and lake, and swept with the wind over
/ the tall grass In the gulch up the hill
| sides and out toward the northern por-
ton of the country. err
SISSETON-Although they are a small
| force in this county. the socialists of Rob
| erts county intend to take an active part
in county politics. and accordingly as a
first move toward this ave issued a call
| for a mass convention of socialists, to be
| held December 2 In Sisseton, In accordance
with the provisions of the Richards pri-
mary election law, tor the selection of
| county proposal committeeman and a state
committeeman.
ALEXANDRIA-The fact that Charles
| McHenry was a little late in milking his
| COW prevented the theft of a valuable
horse belonging to him. When he ap-
peared at the barn to milk the cow quite
late In the evening he discovered that a
man was Just In the act of mounting the
horse and riding 1t away. McHenry called
| to the stranger, who took to his heels ana
made his escape In the darkness.
PLANKINTON-As the result OF sew
| eral recent meetings OF the business men,
| steps have been taken to reorganize the
! commercial club and again make II a
power in the upbuildtng of the town. AT
another meeting to be held December .
the reorganization Will be per1ectea any
| the club will at once Work on
1 oON
benefit Of tho town.
Observation-Disclosures voy, Of the
| 4sO-acre farm which is conducted In con,
necion with the government Indian
school here, reports that the year now
| closing was the most prosperous IN tne
| history Of the farm, more crops having
been raised and more profit having &C.
cordingly been realized. The products OF
the farm go far toward the support OF
the school,. "
Observation-Disclosures of the towns
along the Slsseton line of the
| railroad are making another determined
effort to rave mail service r~e-estabished
on the trains. Residents of Corona, Will
mot. Sisseton and Peever have signed Pc
titions to the postmaster general asking
for the reinstatement of mall service
which was discontinued some time ago.
TYNDALL-Phillip Bitterman was acct
dentally shot and wound as the result
OF being in range when two boys were
shooting at a target with a small rifle.
The bullet missed the target and struck
Bitterman. At the time of being shot he
was in a stopping position, and the bullet
passed through his hat. a heavy coat and
lodged in the f1eshy part of his arm.
FLANDREAU-A Boy Scout organiza-
ton for Moody county has been perfected
as the result of several recent meetings.
| Permanent officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Ira f. Blewitt: vice
presidents, G.. e. Pettigrew. DR.. f. A.
1 Spafford; secretary, r. F. Levins; treas
urer, w. A.. Harris; scout commissioner,
H. A. Booth.
SCOTLAND-Reports made at the an.
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the
German Mutual Farmers Insurance COM
pany. composed of the leading farmers OF
l - A. <{,,3< NrcHyo tho onY1n1nv tn ho
one Of the most successful of it's kin In
the state. During the year covered by
the reports fire losses a~ggregating $13,-
81 so were paid. ES
TYNDALL-At the annual meeting of
the members of the volunteer fire depart
ment the following officers were elected
for the coming year: Chief, j. j. Maus;
assistant chief. A. Hermonec: secretary,
Emil Ptak: treasurer, Jos. Olive The
department is one of the best in the state.
TYNDALL@The farmers in the terri
tory surrounding Tyndall have organized
q farmers institute association, and will
arrange for q series OF farmers, Institutes
and corn shows. The association elected
the following officers: President. Frank
I Wysuph: vice president. Clarence Card
ner; secretary. F. NJ. Scoblic.
VALLEY SPRINGS-At a mass meeting
OF business men and farmers from this
territory preliminary arrangements were
made for the annual farmers institute.
which Is to be held here on January q,
q and q. Various committees were app
pointed to complete h arrangements.
wATERToWN-The member OF the
Sunshine society, at their annual business
meeting, elected the following officers for
the coming year: President. Mrs. Eugene
Wilson; vice president, Mrs. Gus john
son; secretary, Mrs. II. L. Loucks; treas
urcr, Mrs. E.. G.. Hopkins.
-HOSMER-Rev. r. Tauber, Of this place,
and Rev. w. Kraushaar. OF Aberdeen.
will leave shortly to confer with James ].
HIN on the s25, 900 endowment U he has
promised Eureka college II certain conii-
tons are fled.
PIERRE-Mrs. William Floyd, ore Of
the pioneer settlers Of sully county, died
~ her home near Okobojo after . long nj
ness. MI. Floyd is one Of the prominent
ranchers OF that section. md wal q Leg
~isiative member two years ago.
WHITE RIvER-The Sioux Indians re-
siding An Mellette county have just re-
ceived q payment a~ggregating $4,000 from
the United States government. being part
pay for land surrendered by them and
opened to white settlement.
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