Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-27
STORM MOST SEVERE {!
IN RECENT HISTORY
DOES SMALL DAMAGE.
Stock Saved By Lack Of Excess.
sive Cold Railroads Worst
Sufferers.


Sufferers.
Deadwood S. D., March N.--Not in
| eight wears has the Black Hills ex-
| perienced as heavy storm as that OF
| last week. although the damage was
| lighter than many smaller storms. The
| absence of many cattle and sheep on
| the ranges north and west of here. the
| fact that the thermometer did not fall
| very low and the cold snap was OF
short duration, and the continued WIN,
| ter weather which has maintained
| nearly up to the time of the storm,
preventing anything from budding out.
saved any heavy disaster such as IN
former years.
The railroads and the Western Union
| Telegraph company were the heaviest
losers.
Both the Burlington and North
western experienced little difficulty IN
traffic through TIE Hills and as Tar as
| the Nebraska points. where the snow
banks occurred, as the drifts We're NOT not
heavy and the wind not strong. The
Pierre branch of the Northwestern was
effectively out of commission four days
with many drifts all along the route
across the state it requiring one houf
for the first train through from Plerre
Rapid City. Four days the Black Hills
was cut off from passenger or mail
| trains from Pierre and the east, Omaha
and Denver and wire service was DAD
| ly denloralized for two days. IT cost
| the Northwestern 500 per day forfeit
for failing to keep its mail contract
with the government, but its other eN-
penses on the Black Hills division We're
unusually light for the character OF the
storm.
a. nrtl
east and west of here benefited most
by the storm as the snowfall, while 1T
retarded work assures the required
moisture for this years crops In and
around the Black Hills.
The northern Hills and particularly
Deadwood and Sturgis are now facing
the possibility of a flood. as the weather
is warm and the forecast is for rain,
which would wash down the accumu-
lated snow into Deadwood and White
wood creeks.
DOGS LEAD TO ARREST OF
KADokA lNCENDiARlES
Kadoka, S. D., March 21.--With the
aid of two Mitchell bloodhounds, John
Rush and Jesse Hodges We're tracked
from the scene of the burning of a
claim shanty near this place. The two
men had made application to N. Z.
Snodgrass for a loan on their farm
| the banker, and he refused it. The
men We're incensed over his refusal,
and securing a quantity of kerosene OIL
they went out to his claim and. break
ing open the door, spread the inflam-
mable material over the interior and
| then set fire to it. A neighbor came
| along at about the same time and
| saw the men emerge from the house.
and later saw the smoke issuing from
the window. With the aid of others
the house was saved. The bloodhounds
We're placed on the track of the men
| and the animals followed them all one
l day and tracked the men to Il house
where they had stopped a short time.
/ The dogs followed the men to their
own home but they had left there and
the scent led into ISadoka. Following,
| that lead, the hounds approached With
in a couple of miles of town. when they
saw two men coming. Both dogs made
a lunge at the men as the guilty par
ties. and they We're arrested. After
an examination they were bound over
to the circuit court in 81 900 each.
FORMER GOVERNOR LEE
WINS IMPORTANT SUIT
Pierre, S. D., March 21.-The supreme
/ court in. the case of William F. Hiles
VS.. Andrew F. Lee, ex-governor of
South Dakota, affirmed the lower court
in an appeal from Clay county. The
Il
action in Michigan, wherein it appears
that Hiles, Chicago railroad promot-
er. prevailed upon Lee to engage with
him in a railroad deal in that state.
i and from. time to time drew 'eXpenst.
money from Lee with which to con
tinue his projects After. a time Lee
learned that his money was being used
! for other purposes and managed to Sc
cure the property in controversy Di-
irectly afterWard Hiles brought suit
against Lee in Chicago, which Lee
managed to- escape by being outside
the jurisdiction of the Illinois courts.
and the matter was brought to South
Dakota for adjustment.
i The other opinion was by Policy in
the case of A. A. Louiseau VS.. III. b.
| Gates ct al, Minnehahas county; af-
drmed.
PROSPECTING FOR OIL IN
REGION NORTH OF PIERRE
Pierre, s. D., March PA Pennsyl-
vania firm of oil prospectors has com
municated with Charles Crew, of this
city. notifying him that within few
days Its force and machinery will ar
rive to sink a we'll for oil. The work
| Will be prosecuted on what is known
as the old DIR. Mann place, this being.
a ranch of some 1000 acres, about -
miles north of Pierre. The huge house
upon 1t was once hospital building
~ Clo FORT Suliy, when the fort was
located on the banks of the Missouri
about eight miles distant from its
present ocation. The house was moved
and fitted up magniicently for res
idence by DR.. Mann, settler Of the
early days. The Pierre Commercial
club is interested in the enterprise ami
a thorough investigation will be made,
The COMPANY comes from Charlestown.
~, where II lately sunk 20 or more
prospecting holes. The finding Of oil
would create boom like the Old tima
gold days in the Hills. - s't''e
WELL KNOWN DAkoTANs
oNaN WAY TO JAMAICA