Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-02-12
GARDEN CITY HAS
4 LAWSUIT UPON
Her HANDS NOW
-
Woman Claims Her Horse Ran
Away as the Result Of Rub
bish Piled Near Highway.

has been made the defendant in a per-
sonal injury suit, which has been in
Btftuted by Mrs. VIM. Schulz, wife OF
a farmer living a few miles from town.
h claims that while on her way homs
her horses became frightened at piles
OF rubbish which the town officials had
placed near the highway In the out
skirts of the town and ran away. She
claims to have been badly hurt rs the
result of being thrown from her buggy,
and by her suit seeks to recover dam
ages in the sum of $3,0 900 from the town.
LUsk IS PRESIDENT OF
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 9.--The South
ing this afternoon elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President, W. c. Lusk. Yankton Press
and Dakotan; first vice president, /. d.
Aldrich, Big Stone Headlight; second
vice president, Paul butcher, Bookings
Halliday, %Iroquois Chief; executive
COMMITTEES, Mana f. Galbraith. Salem
Pioneer Register; e. b. Yule, Alex
andria Herald, and George Schlosser,
Sioux Falls.
A change in the constitution was
made providing for subdivisions OF the
state into districts, each district of the
association to hold it's annual meet
ing.
A telegram of coincidence from the
association was sent to Mrs. George D.
Perkins, wife Of the late editor Of the
Sioux City Journal.
Resolutions We're adopted recon-
mending a careful consideration Of libel
laws Of the state by the executive com
mittee with O view to securing favor
able legislation at the next legislature.
The association also favored the bill
now pending before congress permitting
newspapers to make contracts with
railroads for advertising to be paid for
in transportation, under such restric-
tons as will prevent abuse.
The work of Charles McCaffere, state
immigration commissioner, was In
dorsed.
TWO FIGHTS FEATURED
TRIAL OF DIVORCE CASE
OacOma, s. D., Feb. 9.-The taking
OF testimony in what without question
is the hardest fought divorce case tried
for some years In South Dakota, has
court here. The principals In the action
are Tack Z. Sutley, a pioneer and
wealthy rancher and stock raiser Of
western South DaKota, and his wife,
who some months & became involved
insdomestic difficulties and finally rel
b0AtC0 " tAlc ulSOICc COURT. MI. 0ulleV
since early days has been prominent in
state democratic circles and Is one OF
the best known democratic politicians
In South Dakota. The court was oc-
cupied nine full days and also held q
number of evening sessions in order to
receive the voluminous testimony in
the case The question OF alimony is
the centending point In the divorce
litigation. A sensational episode dur
ing the Offering of testimony was a fist
fight in the court room, when Mr.. SUIT
ley objected to the testimony Of one OF
the male witnesses for his wife and at
G him when he left the witness
stand: The witness was knocked down
before h eyes of the court and aris-
Ing to his feet knocked Sutley through
the ropes, SO to speak, the two knock
downs being recorded before the SUR
prised court attaches could interfere.
Final argument In the now celebrated
divorce case will be made before Judge
Trip at Mitchell OF February 30.