Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

"A the result OF tho 'ta1
day." which was observed Monday In Sal
City by the directors OF the library asso
citation. q fund Of over 500 was seeureA
Tor the purchase of new books. Fom
business men gave the money for a set o.,
Baily's agricultural encyclopedia. which b
ID expected will become the nucleus for al
agricultural department In the library
Numerous donations Of books were re-
ceived in addition to the cash subscrip
tons.
Observation-Disclosures Marsh. Of Van.
derbtlt, q pioneer of Dakota territory dat.
ing back to tho time OF the civil war, died
here from the complications resulting
from several years sickness. Marsh came
10 Dakota driving a herd of cattle for the
use OF the soldiers at Fort Lincoln. He
was then %variously engaged at wood cut
ung, stock raising and prospecting along
the Missouri river and In the Black Hills
until he retired eight years ago.
MEADOW-Perkins county nimrods
matched skill recently with the hunters
OF Corson county, in a rabbit hunting con-
test. When the count was made at the
close of a day of heroic endeavor there was
found to be a grand total Of 600 Jackrab-
bits. making two double wagon box loads.
The average kill per man from Corson
county exceeded that of the Perkins coun-
ty sportsmen and the latter paid for an
oyster supper and a dance.
MITCHELL-Rev. B. F. T1lley, for the
past three years pastor of the First Bap-
fist church of Mitchell, has offered his
resignation. to take effect March ], 1914.
In the time that Rev. Mr.. Tilley has oc-
cupied the Mitchell pulpit he has doubled
the membership of the church and built a
new stone structure. Completion of his
mission in Mitchell is given as the rea-
son for the resignation.
PIERRE+Under existing statutes any
party organization which fails to make
showing at the state proposal meetings at
this city January 5. will have no party
standing on the November ballet. The So
cialists in several counties selected ma
Jority committeeman, but so far as can
be learned the prohibitionists made no
move and are likely to be outside the
party list next fall.
HURON-On Friday evening of this
week a debating team from the academy
of Huron college and one from the same
department of Yankton college will meet
at the college auditorium in this city to
discuss the question: Resolved, That in
the United States capital and labor dis
p'tes shall be settled in regularly estab-
lished courts Ct arbitration"
HURON-The first of next week Immi-
grafton Commissioner Charles McCaffree
will start on a boosting trip through Iowa
with a special car advertising the indus
tries of the state Of South Dakota. The
car, which Is to be furnished by the Chi
cage & Northwestern railway, is now in
the csmpany's yards here being decorated
and outftted for the trip.
PIERRElThe state library has received
rs u gift, the files Of the Clay County
Register, from 1872 to 1878. The gift Is
from Gen. Z l.. Owens, whs new resides
in Louisville, Ky. lei Owens was, dur
Ing these days, q prominent South Da-'
kotan, and the pages of the paper relate
many interesting and humorous events of
thoss days. A-
YANKTON-Arthur Binder, Is years of
age, was brought here from Scotland to
be operated on for an injured kidney. The
patient failed to recover from the effects
of the operation and died at the Sacred
Heart hospital. The injury was oc-
casiOned by a fall from a hayraak early
in November.
LANE-Rev. Harry Bennett, for some
time pastor of the local Congregational
church, has rendered his resignation, and
will accept the office Of special missionary
of the American Sunday School union for
the counties OF Jerauld, Buffalo and
Brule. He will continue to make his
headquarters In Lane.
YANKTON-F. D. Wyman, steward of
the state hospital for many years, veteran
of the civil war, former state senator and
e1-sheriff of this county, died suddenly
Saturday. He leaves a wife, one daugh-
ter, Mrs. +. A. Hopping, and two sons,
Lutte and Lee, the latter present states
attorney Of this county.
GAYV1LLE-While engaged In. washing
dishes Mrs. Geo. Buchanan met with an
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dinner plate broke in her hands and a
Jagged edge severed an artery In her
wrist. She phoned to her husband and
he arrived in time to prevent her bleed
ing to death.
COTTONWoOD-Rev. G.. M. Peacock.
Tor some time pastor of the local Con
gregational church. has accepted a call to
the pastorate of the CONGREGATIONAL
church at Cass LAX and Wymore. MINI.
He expects to assume his new duties there
the first Sunday in January.
ABERDEEN-O. f. Waller. division
freight agent for the Milwaukee road
here for a number of years, has been
transferred to the special service depart
ment and assigned to the Rapid City d.
vision of the road work between Cham
berlain and Rapid City.
PIERRE@The right Of the state to tax
the personal property of Indians holding
lands under allotment ts to be raised by
Walter Swift Bird, an Indian resident Of
Dewey county. and it is expected that the
case will go to the United States supreme
court before 1t is settled.
WINNER-The arrival here of a num-
Der of officials of the Northwestern Rail-
road company, and their inspection Of the
region west Of Winner, has given rise to
the rumor that the compan contemplates
an early extension to Carter and points In
Mellette county.
Observation-Disclosures Hofer, a
well known resident of Hutchinson coun-
ty. died suddenly of heart disease, at the
home of her son here. BY a strange CO.
Incidence she was 66 years OF age and
leaves exactly 66 direct descendants.
LOGAN-William McLatchey, who has
been in jail charged with violation OF the
liquor law since July 3. was taken by
United States Marshal Groneweg to Coun-
ell Bluffs to nsw to a similar charge
against him by the government.
SIOUX FALLsAOne OF the finest exhib-
Its Of fowls ever made in the state Is
one of the features of the annual exhibit
n show OF the Sioux Valley Poultry as
ISOLATION. which is being held In Sioux
Falls this week.
MENNO-David Herrboldt, a farmer llv-
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