Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

OAASA wv UOyS VIII ISCCNtly uuGN WALA
accidents passed away. in the first case
James Miller, the 15-year-old son of Joe
Miller, of this city, died at the hospital
here as a result of injuries when he fell
some weeks ago, his horse falling on top
of him. The other was the 1~2-year-old
son OF Con Hood, the we'll known Gem
tennial valley rancher, the boy suffer-
ing from loss of blood. He had been rid
ing his bicycle near his home and, in fall
ing, cut his leg I'M severed an artery, and
before he could receive aid had been too
weakened to recover.
LEOLA-The local business men are ar
ringing to give the farmers of this vicinity
an automobile trip to Eureka about June
80, for the purpose of enabling them to
make an inspection of the state expert
mental farm near that city. During the
visit the manager of the farm will make
an address to the assembled farmers set
ting forth what has been accomplished
and what vet is to be accomplished by
the state farm.
SIOUX FALLS-Possessed with a
mania for setting fires, Harm Luckas, a
farmer who for some years has lived in
Wayne township, near Sioux Falls, has
been adjudged insane by the county board
of insanity n ordered sent to the state
hospital for the insane at Yankton. He
became violent when the authorities took
charge of him. He had started five diff
ferent fires in buildings recently.
BURKE-At the home of his daughter
here occurred the sudden death of Philip
A. Stroup, aged 70, a veteran Of the civil
war, who was well known throughout the
Rosebud country. He ate supper as usual.
About two hours later symptoms of acute
indigestion developed and a short time
later he died. He is survived by a daugh-
ter and two sons.
COLOME-Judge William G. Rice, of
Deadwood, republican nominee for con-
gress from the Third district, will visit
Colome on July 8 and 4, and has ac-
certed an invitation to deliver the princi-
pal address at the Fourth of July cele-
bration to be held here.
YANKTON-During an electric storm
the farm home of Ed Cook, near Mission
Hill, was struck by lightning, and a CHM
ney destroyed. Five members of the fam
lily, at home at the time, were stunned
by the shock, but not otherwise injured.
K1MBALL-Ed Sypal, living on his faith
er's farm about 10 miles southwest. Of
here, cut So tons of alfalfa from 16 acres
last week. The field is two years old.
This is the first cutting, making nearly
three tons to the acre.
K1MBALL-Frank Chamela and wife
have just moved back from Alberta, Cam
ada, and will again make their home here.
Mr.. Chamela sold his well improved farm
in Canada for $3.50 per acre.
PIERRE-The expensive rip-rap work
which has been carried on for the past
two years by the Northwestern Railway
company to protect its tracks from the
encroachment of the Missouri has been
practically completed, and the bunk cars
AND pc1tnmanf |hQ1lln1 tn This r,0rIr -
been put in at a point 10 miles down the
river from this city, at a cost of many
thousands of dollars.
DIxON-The Sioux Indians in this VII
entity are concluding arrangements for a
Young Mems Christian association meet
Ing. which will be held in Dixon on July
l. Among the speakers will be Alfred
Coe and Francis Stone Arrow, Sioux In
dams, who nave been prominent in assoc
citation work among their brethren.
EAGLE BUTTE-The s-year-old daugh-
ter of Edward Herman, living six miles
north of Eagle Butte, was bitten in the
leg by a rattlesnake, but immediate treat
ment by her mother, including the tying
of a ligature above the wound and then
using q sterilized razor to bleed the wound
saved the child's life.
ELK POINTER Wood, a resident of
SAiAo PAASS o-iiNS LOTT Nv y OH III
this city Monday evening, after an illness
of seven months from a complication OF
diseases. He was a veteran of the civil
war and a member of the G. A. r. post.
He is survived by a wife and six children.
MILBANK-Three Grant county farms
were sold last week for a sum aggregat-
ing nearly $4,000. The land sold for an
average of $3.50 an acre, the three farms
totalling nearly 800 acres.
SPENCER-Arthur Laufman. a boy OF
this place, was seriously injured as the
result of. losing control of a bicycle he
was riding and being hurled over an en-
bankment.
MLAUGHLIN-W. Dean Hurlburt, pub
Usher of the Mclaughlin Messenger, has
sold the paper to 4. F. Sheppard, of Tos-
ton, Mont. who will take possession
July l..
EMERY-A family of 1s persons recent
ly arrived here after a decidedly round
about journey fro, he Argentine Repub-
lie. On account of the war In Mexico they
could not come direct. but had to go to
Bremen, Germany, then to Halifax, from
Halifax to Winnipeg, from the latter
place to Chicago and then to Emery.
After remaining here for a time as guests
of relatives, they will proceed to Mon
tana, where they will make their per-
LAiS IA EZ H Nnr "2
HENRY-At a mass meeting of citizens
. law enforcement league was organized
here, with the following officers: Presi-
dent, r. e. Hubbard: secretary. Rev. Mr..
Wilson: treasurer, w. e. Norris. A COM
mittee was appointed to solicit a fund Of
$1.0c0, which will be used to prevent the
Illegal sale Of liquor within the boun-
daries of Henry. Henry becomes dry
on July /, and 1t is proposed by the
league to prevent the sale OF: liquor after
that time.
GROTON-At the 10th annual district
convention of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary society, held here, the following
officers were elected for the coming year:
President, Mrs. Rifenbark. Big Stone;
vice president, Mrs. Hauser. Aberdeen;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Morrison,
Andover; treasurer, Mrs. c.. 3. Knott,
Bristol.
YANKTON-The sum Of $1,000 has been
raised by the people of Yankton and the
student body OF Yankton college toward
the sum Of 10000 required Tor the big en-
d0Wrnent fund. All the bells and whistles
Of the city are sounded is each 81, LOO IL
completed and great interest has been
aroused In the project.