Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

dams, buffalo and deer roamed in count
less numbers over this part Of the north
west. The antlers were in a good state
Of preservation.
ALEXANDRIA,. II. Peckham, former
editor Of the Alexandria Journal, has as.
sumed the. duties Of postmaster. to which
position he recently was appointed. The
new postmaster has been a resident OF
this place and vicinity since he was four
years of age.
the result of a raid made
here by the sheriff several residents of
Bruce We're arrested on the charge of
seilig liquor unlawfully. Thus far one
OF the accused has been taken into
court, where he entered a plea Of guilty
and was fined $3.50.
FLANDREAU-Prof. VIM. Moves. who
during the past two years has been prin-
cipal of the local high school, has ten
dered his resignation and announces that
ne has accepted a similar position at
Medford, MINI.
petition is being circulated
asking the town board to submit to the
voters at a special election the PROPOSE
ton ofeissuing bonds in the sum Of SIS, 600
Tor the erection of a town hall building.
WHITE LAKE-Lightntng set fire to
and destroyed the large barn on the farm
OF the j. f. Endter, near town. The loss
Is estimated at 81, 500, with Insurance Of
5000.
VOLIN-The town board of trustees has
refused to renew the license for the local
pool hall and as a result Violin is with
out a pool hall for the first time in many
years.
ROSWa1LL-The local armer elevator
company has been r~eorganized with A. K.
Erwin, president. The mpa again
has been placed on a sound financial basis.
VBRNON-The program has
been completed for the annual picnic and
celebration of the old settlers of Dawson
county, which will be held here on We'd
nesday and Thursday of next week. 1t
Is expected that thousands of residents
OF the county will be in attendance. The
city of Mitchell will send a large dele
cation. The annual address to the old
settlers will be made by Rev. w. T.
Ferguson.
ABERDEEN-When Mrs. Chris Eller-
maj was taken with smallpox. she
thought to avoid quarantine, and so did
not call a doctor or report the case. The
county health officer heard of it. how
ever, and when he called at the Eller-
man residence he found the woman hidden
In a clothes closet with a we'll deyeloped
case of smallpox. The house was quar-
antined.
ABERDEEN-Miss Ruth Lowering Bas-
sett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. c.. Bas-
sett, and Earl Brown Wilkinson, of Chi
cago, We're married at the home of the
brides parents Tuesday evening. They
will reside at Oak Park, Ill. Mr.. Wilkin-
son~ls a practicing attorney in Chicago.
HIS bride Is a daughter of J. G. Bassett,
president of the Aberdeen National bank.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the local vol
unteer fire department, at their annual
business melting, elected the followins
officers: Chief, M. R. Carroll; secretary,
John Wickerstrom; treasurer, Ed Col
gan. H. w. McElhaney and H. B. Clark
were elected assistant chiefs.
LEOLA-F. c. Junge, who recently was
appointed postmaster at this place, has
qualified and assumed the duties Of the
position. He is one of the few democrats
who has held the office since 1t was es.
tablished.
PlEFRE-Tomato culture is on the top
hotch this year in Pierre, due to the re-
moval of the Fort Pierre canning factory
to the Pierre side Of the river. The com
pany has 25 acres Of plants set out, and
they claim they will be at least two weeks
carrier IN 11pening than the ordinary
plants. Local citizens have ell the vacant
lots available planted to tomatoes. Many
nigh school students are c%ultivating small
tracts md have secured literature from
the government on the proper methods of
handling tomatoes.
Lincoln, the Aber-
deen banker, capitalist and politician who
makes farming his hobby and has one of
the best and most up to date farms in the
northwest in the Lincoln ranch near Alb
erdeen, opened his new barn, recently
pullt TO restore a previous building de-
stroyed by fire, by giving a dance to the
young people Of the county. A good or
chestra was engaged, and the dance was
held IN the hayloft OF the barn, between
4O and 500 people attending.
MARION-So rapid has been the growth
OF Marion this year and so bright are its
Tor the future, that 1t has been
round necessary to refncorporate the town
Into q city and a special election has been
called Tor that purpose for June IL. If the
proposltlon carries a company Of local.
capitalists stand ready to ask for a fran
chlse Tor an electric power plant to be OBJ,
Grated from the grist mill and which is in
tended to give A-hour service.
BROOKINGS-F1fteen automobile load.
OF prominent farmers and business men
OF Chester. 8. D., motored to Brooktngs
tuesday to visit the state college and to.
So SAASE Will hat rs carried on here. Pro-
fessor j. w. Wilson, director OF the ex-
pertinent station, took the visitors in
charge and showed them the fine dairy
cattle, The fat rumped sheep, the dairy
barns and everything that would interest
the up to date farmer.
SIOUX FALLS-The 18TH annual con.
vsntton OF the South Dakota Aucttoneers,
association will be held here Tuesday and
Wednesday, June Is and IL. The program
Includes a half dozen addresses on topics
OF interest to the profession. The present
Officers of the association are: President.
g. NJ. Merritt; vice president, Peter Loes:
secretary, p. 4. Hanson.
~ Will Climb the Rugged M~ountain.n
will climb the rugged mountains.
Wm Il me nreast can frankly open,
Wnere# Tree winds blow keen and tame
4 VII climb the rugged mountains,
mere .ne spruce juts grand and
Streams shall. mur1nur, Wild birds warbIe,
Under cCursing clouds. unto me.
Fare ye well. ye polished salons.
E0isheu SquireS and DANES, I sfnin5 wont
: VII GIMP the rugged mountains.
ughing look down upon YOU.
--fteine translated by John Todhunterl.