Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-26
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MADISON The school board Of this
city is considering the proposition Of
erecting a permanent gymnasium and
auditorium In connection with the high
school. The board now is receiving and
considering plans and specifications of
q two-st0ry: brick structure. the first
floor Of which viii contain the gym
nasium and the second story will con-
tain the auditorium which will seat be-
tween 800 and 1000 people The cree
ton of such building would greatly
aid the carrying out OF the Gary plan
or school work which the board has
decided to adopt Is
YER MILTON Attorney General
johnson has sustained State Auditor
Anderson in his refusal to paw a war
rant OF $500, drawn In favor sof r. 81.
Gault. president OF the University of
South Oak ota,; covering the balance
OF Mr.. Gault'S salary for this calendar
year. The payment Of the warrant was
refused and the refusal sustained on
the grounds that it calls for payment
OF debts contracted In the next fiscal
year from appropriations made for the
flscal year ending July 4, 1915.
SCOTLAND The city council at it's
last meeting voted to paw off $4,000 of
the bonded Indebtedness from the
money on hand, which will leave only
the $4,000 of bonds issued FOR the new
water tower and tank. The school dis
trict will also be able to reduce the
sch e bonds issued for the school
building to $4,000, which will leave a
total Indebtedness on the CITY ana
school district combined Of only Sill
900 -
E ONIDA--Two Wisconsin men have
been taking dispositions in litigation in
which they have become involved over
a quarter section of land near here:
me plaintiff in the action is named
Johnson. VINO purchased the land from
Henry Smith The quarter lies almost
wholly in a lake bed and johnson is
seeking 70 recover the purchase price
from Smith, from whom he purchased
the land without seeing it,
SALEM-The guardian of RheinoI3
sPodratz has instituted suit in the
state circuit court by which. he seeks
70 recover for his ward damages in the
sum Of 81 .050, for injuries received when
motorcycles ridden by Emil Rohifls.
lr, ana Rex Edmonds frightened the
morse which Podratz was riding.
Podratz was t..roWn from the animal
and badly hurt s
a MILLER-Unexpec trn,,hle ra ..
been caused by the new law in grant
ing saloon licenses for the next year.
Inc town can have butt two. and w.
-. Dulln. the pioneer man, was ofmit-e
ted, John Il. Scott and Chas. Borrow
sky being retained. This caused D,l-s
ms friends to threaten to vote the
saloons out next time the question is
submitted. s5s. -
ELK POINT HI. HOFFMAN spe-
cial enumerator appointed recently nv
ffS fob
ELK Point has found population here
of 1.542. He has practically co,nnletetl
the work. but there may be a few more.
added to the list. Only 1901 popula
ton was needed to allow third IL
cense for saloon purposes to be grant
ed by the city council
SIOUX FALLS Life membership "a
the Elks' has been conferred upon
Jerry Carleton. deputy United stat s.s
marshal, by the Sioux Fails lodge 81
Elks. This is an unusual distinction
and one which can be conferred only.
BY the unanimous vote of the lodge.
Five men have received Tins hcssor from
the Sioux Falls lodge during lis exist
enca. 2sss
WHITE OWL In an attempt to
dodge rope thrown ito head her i
valuable mare stumbled and plunged
heading into "a post killing herself In
stantly at Upper Fish sranch here. 81 al
week ago q mare valued at 5000 jumped
the highest part OF the corral. alightine,
on her head and causing instant death
by featuring her neck.
BELLE FOURCHE-up ia date "a
the neighborhood of 200 fleadso horses
are Known TO have been stolen within
a radius of 125 miles of Belle Fourche
since last fall. In some Instance, espe-
cially in Harding county, the thieves
nave only driven hOrses from so to; Is