Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

from her body. and her hands blistered
by III fire, Miss Flora Hendricks
saved herself and her aged invalid
father here from burning to death, by
hard andSfast work, and also the home.
which would have gone had the fire
brother presented her with a new gas
olene stove and h did not under
stand operating it. After the fire was
subdued the gasolene stove was put
out of the house and the old fash
loned range again put In commission
FAULKTON-A. NJ. S%trachan, a
well-known farmer living near here,
is the potato king Of this part of the
state: He has 1870 acres of the tubers,
which will bring him a return much
greater than if the tract had been
sown to small grain. The crop now
has been harvested and it is a large
one. The planting, %cultivating and
digging were all done by machinery.
Strachan treats his seed to a bath of
for~maldehyde and as a result the POI
tatoes are wholly free from scab.
BURKE-The stealing Of Il. T.
Slaughter's large touring car, follow
ing the theft of his brother Jacks a
few weeks ago, has highly incensed
the people of Burke, and the excite
ment became intense when it was re-
ported that two prominent business
men are implicated in the taking of
the car. Their homes and movements
are being closely watched, and it is
thought that sufficient evidence will
be secured to justify arrests soon.
MISUNDERSTANDING are about
completed for the annual Bennett
county fair, which will be held here
September II, is and 10. Prizes will
be given for the best exhibits of farm
products and live stock, fancy needle
work and home canned fruit. Among
dances, in which the participants will
be Sioux Indians from the adjacent
Pine Ridge reservation.
PLANKINTON-Death came sud
denly to John CAESAR, a pioneer farm
er of this vicinity. After returning
from a business trip to Pl%ankinton he
complained Of not feeling well and
went to sleep, as it was supposed, but
when an attempt was made to arouse
him 1t was found he was unconscious.
He remained in mis- condition sew
eral hours, when death resulted. Heart
disease was the cause.
BURKE-Father Fitzgerald, in
charge of the local Catholic church,
a completed arrangements for the
erection Of a n club house in prox-
unity to the church edifice. The club
house will be equipped with a gym
nasium, bowling alley, billiard parlor
n other games of amusement and
the upper floor will be used for hall
purposes.
SCOTLAND-An agricultural cele-
bration and picnic will he held here
next Monday, September Is. Addresses
will be made by GOV. +. M. Byrne
L and pr0fnCSNv> r n xc,oo ~ ~~oI,sn-. -
Intensive Farming" Music will be
furnished by the Trip band. There
will be q program of street sports
and races.
EDGEMONT-When struck by the
fangs of a rattlesnake, Leo Shay saved
his life by sucking out the poison. To
make certain that the poison had not
reached his system, he came to town
to see a physician, who, after an ex-
animation, informed him that his
promptness In sucking the wound had
removed all the poison.
ABERDEEN-The will of the late A..
III. OlWin, an Aberdeen merchant.
senior member Of the Olwin-Angeli
company, was admitted to probate yes
terday. The estate consists of $4,000
worth of real estate and $4,000 worth
OF merchandise. Mrs. Huldah M. Oh
win, the widow, is named as execu-
trix.
PUKWANA-Miss Edith Sedgwick
has rendered her resignation as super
~tntendent of schools of Brule county,
n Miss Evalena Rossman has been
appointed her successor by the board
OF county commissioners. Miss Sedg-
wick in the near future will become
he wife of Conrad Troller, of Cali
fornia.
COMMANDMENTS entered tho
hardware store of Fulmer & Son and
escaped with about 5000 worth of guns,
silverware, knives. shears, tools,
lawn mower and other goods. Every
thing indicated that a light wagon
had been backed up to the back
door and loaded with the stolen goods.
WARD-Fire starting when a Ian
tern globe broke destroyed the fine
barn on the Potratz farm, together
with many tons Of hay, 100 bushels of
oats n other property which was
stored in the building. The loss was
partially covered by insurance.
BRIDGEWATER-A prairie fire
three miles east of here today, de-
stroyed several hundred dollars worth
of hay, belonging to Biever brothers
and Joseph III. Hofer. A.. epidemic of
hog cholera has broken out in this To-
cahty, and numerous losses of hogs
from this source are reported by FARM
ers.
LAhE ANDES-The attorney gem
erals department has been notified Of
several arrests in Charles Mix coun-
ty on charges of taking bass from Lake
Andes for shipment to Yankton. The
shipment. without the individual CATCH
ing them accompanying them, being in
violation Of the state fishing laws.
SISSETON-Nate Cline, Cary Farm
ham and James Dowd were arrested on
the charge Of selling liquor to Indians.
Cline and Dowd We're held under bonds
OF $500 and 5000 respectively for APP
tpearance at the October term of state
circuit Farnham's preliminary
hearing was continued.
DEADWOOD-Failure to- hear a
IswitcE engine in the Burlington yards
here yesterday afternoon cost John
}Gravett, q section man. his life. The
engine backed into him and crushed
him to death. He was so years old and
leaves q family, his son being at work
with him at the time.
EUREKA-The members OF the
Eureka German society at their annual
business meeting elected the following
officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Otto Fl. Froh; vice president, j..
q. Paul Gross: secretary. Theo. J.P.
Giedt: treasurer. William j. p Giedt.
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