Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-15
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

grade school championship which has
been arranged by Coach Davis. athletic
director OF the Sioux Falls high school.
Each OF the six grade schools will be rep
resented by a team picked from any grade
up to and including the seventh grade. Al
the close OF the series the winner of the
Hawthorne.Lowell game will meet a team
composed of eighth grade students of the
Central school.
ELK ~PoINT-Last Tuesday evening q
team belonging to Jack Cooper OF this
city, was stolen from his barn. No trace
OF them was found until Friday, when
word was received from Yankton that
they We're seen there at noon. Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock they were seen at
Tyndap. 1t is thought they are being
taken to the reservation country. Sheriff.
Dahlin has issued cards offering a re-
ward OF So for their recovery.
GETTYSBURG-Another step In the
postmastership fight at Gettysburg was
taken when local democrats began to
circulate a petition among democrats OF
the city of Gettysburg asking that neith-
er w. S. Small nor any other person be
appointed postmaster until the local DEM
ocrats have had a chance to nominate a
democrat for the office by ballot under
the Richards primary law, which goes
into effect in March.
MlAIOfAANT-NNO vi LIN lISW ~. AoW
renee Catholic church here has shut down
for the winter, due to a lack OF funds.
It is stated the congregation now owes
about $1,000 on outstanding bills, and an
effort will be made to raise this sum this
winter and resume work in the spring
with a clean slate financially. The new
church. when completed. will be a hand.
some and connexions structure.
PIERRE-In line with the changed plan
of allowing the car of advertising and ex-
hibit of South Dakota to remain out on
the road during the entire winter. instead
OF 60 days as at first arranged, Immigra-
ton Commissioner McCaffree will leave
Pierre tomorrow to accompany the car IN
eastern Iowa and It will be taken through.
out Illinois, in the northern half at least,
during February and March.
GAYVILLE-The hen belonging to a
farmer near M!lbank, is not the only
South Dakota hen which has rushed the
season by Matching out young chicks. F.
]. Conklin. a farmer living near here. re
ports that he has an old biddy which has
Just Matched out a brood of seven healthy
little chicks. This is decidedly unusua
for January in this part Of the rthw
VIENNA = Arrangements rave beer
completed for the erection of a numbel
OF fine new business blocks on the sitei
Of similar buildings which recently vert
destroyed during a disastrous fire in thl
business district. When the new build,
inRs are completed there will be a solit
block of structures in the area swept by
the fire.
ABERDEEN-Word has been received
from Secretary A. c. Bolstad. OF tho
Northern South Dakota Teachers associ.
alton, stating that the association VIII
meet here on April 2, 3 and 4. This assc.
citation comprises the teaching force OIL
Tho northern half of the state, and will
bring upwards OF 500 teachers to the city
HOwARD-The local board OF educa.
1,on has elected Miss Julia Royse, g,
RAND CITY. to the position of pr!ncipa
Of the Howard high school. Miss Kath
ervn sCpnnor.@o OF Aberdeen, was elected
Ia the position OF grade assistant. Tit.
latter win assume the duties Of hey new
position in about two weeks.
yANKToN-Joe w. Neal, q clerk here
has gone 10 Denver, Colo, to meet hi.
father whom he has not seen since baby.
hood. The two became separated wller
Meals mother died. Although he knew
nn,v the name Of Neal. which was g.ver
10 him Nv adoptien. he finds that his fam.
Nv name was Macy.
yANKToN-The funeral took place
rrh,rsdav afternoon of Mrs. l.. l.. Tyler
n,hn fnr MANY years has been prominent
a. social life in this city. She was ar
artist Of recognized talent. She is sur
vive1 NV her husband. a pioneer mer.
chant Of Yankton, and one daughter, Miss
Vera TYLER.
owANKA-Tha business men of this
n1ace have organized a commercial club,
= n stiles was elected secretary, and will
have active charge of the work of tho
c,1,h, aided by the board of directors. The
c,nh win at once commence work IN sew
eral projects for the upbuilding of the
town.
wooNsoCKET-William .Lariviere. a.
Farmer nying north of Woonsocket. died
wednesday at a local hospital from the
h,,rstinp Of an abscess in his head. His
arst serious attack OCCURRED while at a
card narty about two weeks ago. He ID
survived by a wife. and a son 8 years OF
age.
woI.sEY-Emil Langehn. a well known
farmer living near here. was seriously
injured when his horses took fright and
ran away. throwing him from the vehicle
He was badly cut about the head and
sustained other bruises ana cuts. NOT ICY
many hours did ne recover conscious
ness.
nRAPER-Mrs. j. e. Rawhouser. wife
a. Z veil known ~ranchman, is recovering
In 4 local hospital where her arm wa.
amputated on account Of localized gan,
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