Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

monLhs In the Sioux Falls penitentiary
Tor forgery at Bancroft. The defendant
was charged with passing several forged
checks on Bancroft business men. Will
liam Malone, charged with having stabbed
marry Gazette, entered5a plea of guilty to
the charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon and was given an ndeterminate
term of not to exceed 10 years in the Sioux
rails penitentiary. Howard Malone, a
prother of William. pleaded guilty to the
charge OF assault and was lined s25 and
sentenced to a term of Is days in Jail.
DEADWOOD-John r. Russell, of this
city, county judge of Lawrence county.
has been advised by the grand exalted
ruler of the Elks that he has been APP
pointed to the national judiciary commit
tee of the order. There are only two
other member of the committee, their
duties being to examine all legal matters
pertaining to the order, to pass on constr
tut1ons of the various lodges and to at
tend to all matters of a judicial character.
me work of the committee requires the
members to make trips to different parts
of the United States.
PHILIP-Information has reached here
OF the drowning near her new home at
Omak, Wash, of Mrs. Letha R. Clark,
Iormerly a resident of Philip. She resid-
ed here with her parents for many years,
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and her husband left to make their per-
manent home in the state of Washington.
Mrs. Clark was bathing in a river with a
number of companions when one of the
latter stepped into deep water. 1t was
while trying to rescue her companion
that Mrs. Clark was drowned.
CLEAR LAKE-So far al known Henry
Eggen, a former resident of this place, is
the only mar from Deuel. county who is
actively participating in the war in Eu-
rope. Early last spring he left South Da-
kota to visit his aged parents in Ger
many, and was there at the time the wal
broke out. The German authorities at
once compelled him to enter the military
service of his native land. Eggen had a
large circle of acquaintance in this vi
cinity.
HOWARD-Failure to aid a woman who
was injured when the horse she was driv-
Ing was frightened by a motorcycle driven
by him, cost Michael Waldner, of this
city. an aggregate of $1&. He has just
been fined this amount by Judge Taylor,
of the state circuit court. The complain
ing witness was Mrs. Lawrence Carlson,
the woman who was injured. The injury
wa sustained about a year ago, and the
case had been pending since that time.
ABERDEEN = German : Americans of
Brown county held a meeting and or
ganized the Observation-Disclosures
auxiliary of Brown county, having for it's
purpose the raising of relief funds for the
women and children widowed or orphaned
In the German and the Austro-Hungarian
empires. AT first it was planned to turn
over the funds to the Red Cross, but this
was abandoned as the government is look
ing after this work.
WHITE ROCK-Walter L. johnson,
who has conducted the White Rock Jour
nal for the past four years, has sold the
paper to Howard Squires, who recently
retired as postmaster after serving eight
years., and w. l.. Hanson, a printer en-
ployed on the Journal Mr.. Squires will
be the editor of he publication, and Mr..
Hanson will look after the mechanical
end. The paper will continue to be re.
publican in politics.
BURKE-At a meeting of a number of
the women of Burke a woman's auxiliary
to the Burke Commercial club was organ
lied, with the following officers: Presl-
dent, Mrs. j.. F. Frame; secretary. Mrs.
Theodore Johnson: treasurer, Mrs. George
Terrence. The new auxiliary will give
loyal support to the Commercial club in
Its work Of advancing every project for
the upbuilding of Burke and vicinity.
SPRINGFIELD-At a special election
W ,DG 1GiQ mere on MONDAY, september
IA, the proposition Of changing to a COM
mission form of city government will be
submitted to the voters. If the PROPOSE
ton carries the voters also will be re-
CURED to decide whether the board Of
commissioners shall consist of three or
five members.
DANTE-Rev. Father Ciner, who for
some time had been in charge of Cath
Ole affairs at Ethan, has been trans
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and already has arrived here and as
sumed his new duties. He has been sue
ceeded at Ethan by Rev. Father Bur
KEEL, late of Orient, s.. D..
EMERY-George Schneider and son
Nick, have returned safely to their home
near here after a visit in the German
empire. They were in Germany when the
war broke out and state that the climax
came like a thunderclap out Of a clear
sky, non of the people realizing or nav
ing the slightest inkling that war was so
rear.
LEAD-Severai thousand residents of
Lead and other parts of the Black Hills.
will journey to Huron early in the com
ing week to be present at the state fair
on Tuesday next, which has been desig.
mated as Black Hills day at the fair. The
advance guard of the Black Hills delega-
ton will leave here Sunday evening.
KIMBALL-Farmers in this county are
increasing their alfalfa acreage each year
and the results secured are entirely en-
c~ouraging. r. F. Jones, a prominent
rancher. who has 2.2sO acres Of improved
land. has one small tract Of alfalfa which
has been cut three times this year and is
about ready for the fourth cutting.
CoLTON-The stockholders of the farm
ers' company which has decided to estab-
lish q lumber yard in Cotton.
q raised the sum of SIS, 900, and ground
now has been broken for the erection Of
the sheds and other buildings to be used
by the new company. This will give Col
ton three lumber yards.
BRADLEY-Fire destroyed the office Of
DR.. q. p. Shreve, together with a number
of valuable instruments and supplies.
Only about two years ago, when a resi-
dent of Condo, he lost his office by fire.
the flames having been communicated to
1t from a burning livery stable.
KIMBALL-The law office Of Woerth &
Carlson has been locked. with the key in
the hand Of the sheriff. pending a suit
for dissolution instituted by thu, Junior
partner. Mr.. Carlson, who has asked for
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