Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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ness. The capital stock sold 10 rapidly
approaching the 100000 mark.
DE sMET-A Mr.. Lapk, colored, died
here of complication OF diseases, aged
about s. years He ran barber shop up
to the time Of his last illness, being
| resident of this town and county for near
~ 30 years The funeral was held in the
Methodist Episcopal church (white) at 2
| p. m. All business was suspended IN the
| town from until o'clock. The pail
bearers were business men OF the town
| He leaves a wife and two cons.
WHITE OwL-Meade county has just
come through one of the worst billiards.
| In six years. Drifts are piled 10 to 80 feet
deep, while many buildings are buried out
! of sight. Roads are impossible and 1t
will be many days before they Will be
open to the railroad But one mail has
been received at this Office the past week
| AS all wires are down it is impossible to
estimate the extent of the damage OF the
| storm.
ssETON-Members Of the Catholic.
| Norwegian Lutheran, Methodist Luther
an synod and Presbyterian churches have
united in a civic league, with the follow
ing officers; President, Mrs. Daniel
| Knight; vice president, Mrs. Frank Park
| 'er; secretary. Miss Nora Freeman; treas
urer, Miss Millie Thorson. One of the pur
i poses Is TO see tIdI tue StEeetS dL0
| are kept IN first class condition.
PIERRE-Announcem have been re-
| ceived in Pierre of the birth of daugh-
| ter to Mrs. Milton p. Goodner, of Seattle,
| Wash, who as Miss Grace Burke, daugh
| ter of Congressman Burke. is we'll known
l throughout the state. Mrs. Goodner is
| Burke's eldest daughter, and her new
| daughter. christened Josephine Ruth, is
| the first and only grandchild of the con-
| gresham and his wife.
| MITCHELL-Arthur c.. Dillman, of
Washington, d. c., plant psychologist Of
the department of agriculture is here, a
guest OF w. A. Wheeler. of the Dakota
| Improved Seed company: Mr.. Dillman Is
on his way to the experiment station at
| Newell, where he says several important
moves are under way looking toward
more hardy alfalfa for dry farming pur-
| poses.
ABERDEEN--Th South Dakota State
Launderers association adjourned after
| having elected the following officers:
President. w HI. Barnett Sioux Falls;
| vice president C. NJ. Lyon, Watertown;
| secretary, H. O. Fish. Redfield; treasurer,
]. M. Foasberg, Huron; sergeant at arms.
f. +. Taylor, Aberdeen. Watertown was
chosen as the meeting place next year
SIOUX FALLS-Infuential friends in
western South Dakota have started a
movement to secure a pardon for Walter
| Johnson who is serving team of Is years
| in the Sioux Falls penitentiary on convic-
| ton In the state circuit court of Custer
| county OF robbery in the first degree. The
application will come before the state
board of pardons at it's next meeting.
l EUREkA-Jacob Hoffman sued the
Long Lake school district to recover 10
cents mile for the transportation of his
i n 4 n a
| vision of the South Dakota school law
providing for such transportation when
the pupils reside more than 2Ls miles from
Il the school, and received the full amount
/ asked for.
CONCENTRATIONS are being circulated
here asking that pardon be granted to
Walter Johnson, who was sentenced in
Custer in January, 1908. to is years in
| the Sioux Falls penitentiary for robbery
in the first degree At its next meeting
the state pardon board is expected to
/ take action on the petitions.
ELK POINTING. and Mrs. James Gary
residing on farm near here, have just
celebrated the SD anniversary of their
marriage. They are among the Oldest set
tiers Of the state, having taken up their
j residence near here in April 1859. Six
sons and three daughters have been born
to them, all living.
TRIPPING Commercial club has elect
ed the following officers President, H.
w. MCLEAN; vice president, l.. "A. Fox;
secretary, John H. Craig; treasurer,
George Wiederrich, jr. The club is work.
ing to increase the school facilities and
the providing of the town with city hall
building.
i CUsTER-W w. Hill. a live stock spec
i sulator OF South Omaha, Neb., has ar
ranged to take possession Of the D. p.
Roberts ranch and will feed hogs on a
large scale. Mr.. Hill finds it much cheap
er to fatten the hogs here than to ship
them to South Omaha and fatten them
there.
i TYNDALL-The County Men and Re-
ligion conference brought together rep
resentative body from the various Protest
ant denominations for consideration Of the
religious conditions and needs of the coun-
ty. Revs. Hoagland and MAR, from
Mitchell addressedsthe evening session.
PLATTE-Father Brunes, who has been
In charge OF the Platte parish, of the
Catholic church during the past three
eonths, has been transferred to Geddes,
it having been decided to divide the Platte
and Geddes parishes. Father Kelly will
have charge of the Platte parish.
DOLAND-The ranks of the old yeter-
ans OF the civil war here have been sadly
depleted by death. L. A. Drake. who died
q few days ago, is the third veteran to
pass away since last Memorial day. This
leaves the post with only four members,
whereas a few years ago it was numer-
ically strong.
FORT PIERRE-The women,s club has
voted 49, to be distributed In prizes among
the children of Fort Pierre who have the
best hower and vegetable gardens during
a the summer. Allsvacant lots that can be
IRRIGATED will be parceled out among the