Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-03


met with any success.
One Of the strange incidents in con-
nection with the affair is that no one
other than the school children and
teacher remember seeing the strange
rig which is supposed to figure in the
mystery.
Residents in all parts Of the county
are deeply concerned as to the safety
OF the missing girl and no means will
be spared to locate the child.
STEADY INCREASE OF
TRAFFIC ON MISSOURI
Chamberlain, S. D., March 29.-Few
people outside of this immediate 10
cality realize the fact that each year
shows steady increase of freight
traffic on this part of the Missouri
river.
Capt. w. b. Wait, owner of the ia
nous river packet Rosebud" has
added 81 feet to her original length, so
that she is now 76 feet long, and has
all that he can possibly do with her
from the time the river opens until 1t
closes late in the fall. Capt. Alb Ayers
was so crowded with freight traffic
last year that in addition to his packet
THE Iowa" which is 80 feet in length
by a 22-foot beam, that he built the
y. w. Sanford" that stands S. feet IN
length by 1s-foot beam. Then last
way. are old time river men here. Sc
cured the franchise for all the ferry
business between this city and Aneri-
can Island, and are building the h.
r. H." which is ga feet by. an IS " foot
beam.
directors of the rivers and harbors con-
gress at Washington, D. c.. last De-
cember, and is very enthusiastic over
Missouri river navigation. He says 1t
will not be long before there will be
q regular packet line between here and
Sioux City. In fact. Captain Wait has
made a great many trips with freight
and stock from this locality to Sioux
City but has never yet tried to do
regular business.
NOTABLE PROSPERITY
OF TELEPHONE COMPANY
Salem, S. d., March 29.-Interesting
facts concerning the profits of the av-s
erage telephone company We're brought
out as the result of a hearing conducted
here by the members of the state
board of railroad commissioners on
complaint Of Salem business men and
others. The case was taken under adj
.visement
The testimony tended to show that
the original investment of the tele-
phone company was $1.750 and that
AAOlu- lllC CclAHlu6S llltc company mas Is
sued stock to its members that now
Is valued at $4,000; thatSfor one year
ending in April, 1912. the company paid
dividend of II per cent on the larger
capitalization, or about 70 per cent on
the original investment.
The testimony further indicated that
for each share of stock sold at S25. five.
additional shares have been issued
from the earnings and the company has
paid at least s per cent interest on the
original and Watered stock annually.
II further developed that in figuring
earnings the receipts from the long
distance service had never been fig
5ured in.
RAPIDS CITY FAMILY
STRUCK BY OMAHA STORM
Rapid City. S. D.. March 29.-rMr and
MIS-. Frank Stewart, of this city are
receiving the. sympathy OF hosts OF
friends In their bereavement by the
death Of their daughter, Mrs. Eva
fGoodnough, who was killed in the
Omaha cyclone. She was sitting in her
died amid the wreckage
Sunday she sent a telegram to her
father announcing that she would he in
Rapid City Thursday and visit them
TOT several weeks after an absence
of three years. Monday her father was
notified OF her death and at once made
arrangements for having her funeral
on the day set for her happy home
coming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart are old timers
In the Black Hills and Mrs. Goodnough
was raised and educated here. Plans
are being made for a large funeral.
ALL BUT ONE Go ON
Sc SOUTH SIDE OF STREET
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last night destroyed all the business
houses but one on the south side Of the
main street in the village OF Warner.
few miles south OF Aberdeen The
loss totals $4,000. The Aberdeen Are
department was called and saved the
north side Of the street. Losses were
as follows: e
r. ]. Rogers, livery, $4,000.
NJ G. w. Norman. saloon, $4,000.
u. w. Morgan, barber. 81. 800.
j. w Morgan, store building, $4,000.
r. G. Stearns, hardware, $1,000.
Warner hotel, $4,000.
a. p. Genung, grocery. $4,000.
The fire originated from an unknown
source IN a livery barn, Most of the
victims carried insurance partially pro-
tecting them.
NEW BANKING ENTERPRISE
ORGANIZER 10, At PARKER
Parker. 8. d. March S29. o. w.
Maybe Is president OF u new bank
the incOrpprat ton OF which dates from
March g. The new organization will
have q capital q seo, 900. and win Be
known az the Farmers State bank, of
Parker. The officers associated with
President Mabee are j. A. Nieland,
vice president; Frank HOWlle, cash.
Eier. Ehes directory board consists 81 q.
a Wdeialid. O:s w Mabee, q. "A. How