Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-05


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DAKOTA STATE NEWS
PIERRE The secretary OF state re-
Cetved the first application for aiitomO-
bile licenses under the new law Thurs
Gay morning. Beadle county getting
four. Sphinx county, three, and IA W
renee county. one. Tag number !, how
ever. will be issued to s. w. Craw-
ford. OF Letcher. Sanhorn county. Mr..
Crawford introduced the new motor We
htcle bill In the legislature last session.
( SISSETONT The third bank to be To-
Gated on the new Paramount and veb-
len railroad within month Is the
Dakota State bank OF Roberts county,
with John Gumo, of Thunder Hawk;
Henry Helvig, Andrew Warwick. and
J. w. Darlington, OF Sisseton, as incor-
liz vice president, and Gum0 is cashier
The bank is capitalized for $4,000.
MILLER--A class Of III will be grad
uated from the high school here to-
night. Exercises occur in the opera
house, The graduates are Ira. s. John
son. Leone Cotton, Viola Zimmerman,
Bernice Kintigh, Elizabeth Galkins..
Hugh w. Connor, Marguerite Waite,
Goldte Wilson, Joseph Lawler, Mar
guerite Weir.
PfERRE-Bank Examiner J. T..
Wingfeld came in from Mitchell and is
having meeting today with ]. Thorne
and A. III. Bloom. stockholders of the
Capa bank, relative to the affairs of
that institution. It is understood that
the bank will be reopened within day
or SO.
RAPID CITY-Judge Frank Exline
has decided to remove to Colorado;
Springs and there will probably enter
the newspaper field. He came to Rapid
City at the time OF the building in Of
the Milwaukee railroad and has been
engaged in the practice of law.
MILLER-It is now estimated by cat
tlemen that the country around here
and west to the river is again filled
with stock cattle. Besides the stockers
shipped In, hundreds of Holstein dairy
cows have been added to the numbers.
TABOR-At special election held
here to determine to which two or three
applicants saloon licenses should be
granted for the year commencing July
l, NJ. b. Welfl and Bouska & kuils
received the highest number of votes
ABERDEEN- A. e. Mehner..
whose husband, an engineer on the
Milwaukee railroad, was accidentally
killed In Washington last fail. was
awarded $500 by the company in set
tlement of all claims.
WHITE OWL-The new creamery at
Marcus has been completed. The ma
chlnery has arrived at Faith, and 1t
IS expected the creamery will be in OPP
Grafton by June /.
MILLER-J. III. Cole has paid the
first Inheritance tax to the state ever,
collected in Hand county. 1t was for
the estate of the late DIR. Viersen. Of
Pella. Ia, who owned land here. The
state got $416.64,
GROT0N-Elaborate prenarations
have been made for the proper obser-
vance next Sunday of the goth ami
versary of the founding of the local
German Lutheran society.
PIERPoNT-work has commenced
on drilling a new artesian well here. 1t
is designed to furnish an ample sup
ply for fire protection and domestic
purposes.
WATERTOWN-Th Dakota Sc
curities company of this city will inn
medtately begin the erection of big
three floor brick department store at
the corner of Kemp avenue and Sec
ond street E. according to announce
ment authorized by the president OF
the company, s. x. Way. The builo~
ing will be one of the largest busi-s
ness blocks in the city and will cost
with fixtures. approximately $4,000.
SIOUX FALLS-The investigation
OF the internal troubles among the
corps of government meat inspectors
located In this city, which was sched
uied to start yesterday. did not ma
terialize as was expected. This was
due to the non arrival of r. p. Sted-
don, of Washington, chief of the meas
inspectors division of the bureau ot
animal industry
ONIDA--W. H. Spencer, of western
Sully county, who owns the old aban-
doned town Of Fairbank, once the me-
the first uniA of his irrigation plant
and Is ready to turn the water upon
200 acres OF rich Missouri river bot
torn in case, he needs IT. His plant
ls sufficient to pump water for 1000
acres. 81
MIDLAND-one solid trainload Of
young stock, and 2-year old cattle
from the Panhandle country, was
shipped into Midland last week. The
ers and stock men in this vicinity.
Pastures and range are furnishing
more feed than for several years past
BRDGEwATER Memorial day
will be observed here. A program Of
speaking and music has been arranged.
following which the graves of the de-
parted veterans will be strewn with
aowers by the school children. Frank
w. Mitchell. OF Salem, will be the
orator.
SPEARFISH-Her horse. frighten
ing at rapidly passing automobile,
caused a serious runaway near town,
In which Mrs. William NJ orden. aged
70, was thrown out and It is believed
fatally injured. B
1 ELK POINT The call is out for the
regular school election the second
Tuesday in June, at which the propo-4
sition OF issuing bonds for $4,000 to-
build anew high school for Elk Point
will be voted.
y RIERRET The cata1ogutng OF the
Etate library under the new state It,
brarian act, shows - .575 volumes on
The shelves. of which $50 a are bound
books. the rest being pamp hlets.
EGA The Egan band, which is 1
to be the best in this part
Df the state, contemplates giving street
weekly here, commencing the I
first Saturday evening IN June.
sLENNOx Dick Iiighstreet sold an
30 acre tract of land to his nephew,
J6lin S. Highstneet the land ad Joining /