Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-04-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

will also place the little town of Farmer
In the dry" olumn. Farmer is not in
corporated and is only four miles west
OF Spencer. The law says that there shall
be no saloons within five miles of a dry"
town. Therefore. they would have to in
corporate or move their saloons a mile
west OF town. Indications are hat this
town will vote dry" sven the saloon
adherents admitting that It will be a close
vote.
RELIANCE-Fire which originated In
the rear end of the structure caused great
damage to the general merchandise store
OF icholas Lauerman, q business man
OF this place. The fire was discovered
at 2 o'clock In the morning and had
gained a great deal of Roadway, but the
nre department succeeded in extingufsh-
Ing 1t before the building and contents
were entirely consumed. The loss is esti-
mated at 81, 100. Thu amount OF insurance
Is unknown.
FLANDREAU-The members of the To-
cal fire department at their annual bust
ness meeting, elected the following off,
GERS for the coming year: Chief, Vim.
Davis; captains. r. Jaeger, Jas. Barker,
Frank LaFavre, Otto Guse: secretary
treasurer. George Harter. 1t was voted
TO send a contesting team to the state
annua tournament, to be held
at Parkston in June.
SIOUX FALLS-C. B. Pierce. a progress
sive farmer living near Rec Heights, will
this season make an interesting expert
in raising wheat by a novel method
of sowing and cultivating. He will put
in about is acres of wheat in COWS, like
utilize an ordinary grain drill, sowing
three rows, missing four, then sowing
three. and so on. Farmers generally will
watch his experiment with interest.
MILLER-A notable victory has just
been won by j. H. Cole in the state
supreme court, for a widow and her
minor daughter, involving a quarter
section of land. The supreme court
mas reversed the circuit court and held
void q tax deed taken over 81 years
ago. A decree auieting title by de-
In the tax deed claimant had been
obtained more than 10 years ago.
BRIDGEwATER-The Ear Schooner
farm. consisting of ITO acres, adjoining the
townsite Of Canistota, has been sold to
Charles Warren. of Sutherland, Ia, COR
Sl35 per acre. the top price for McCook
county farm land. This farm was
bought last November for Sill. so per acre,
making the owner a net profit of s., 1916 in
less than six months.
ABERDEEN-A county superintendent's
eligibility is limited to two full terms In
South Dakota. AS Superintendent Gughin
was appointed to I'LL a vacancy, his second
term will expire on September II next, and
the county commissioners have named his
deputy, Miss Lucille Trott, to fill the va
cancy until her successor is seated next
January.
BON HOMME-For some time the
rumor has been current and generally
believed that there was a case of lep-
rosy In the Mennonite colony near this
place. Public health officers have Just
conducted an Investigation as to con
ditions at the colony, and brand as
absolutely false the reports of the ex-
istence of a leprosy case.
MADISON-The local lodge of knights
Templar has elected the following officers
FOR the coming year: Commander, Vim.
Curtis; generalissimo, J.. +. Blewitt; cap
tain-general. E. Emanuel; senior warden,
Hanson; recorder, VIM. Rae: treasurer,
j. x. Cornelyson; prelate, j. w. Heston.
ABERDEEN-There were 6S automo-
bile licenses issued in Brown county last
year. This year 7O2 licenses nave already
been issued, and it is probable a number
nave not yet secured their licenses for
mis- year. SO 1t is probable there are at
least 100 more automobiles owned in the
county this year han last year.
BRYANT-At their annual meeting the
members of the local Christian Endeavol
society elected the following officers 70,
the coming six months: President, Ray
mon Smith: vice president, More Lind;
recording secretary, Hazel Bradshaw,
corresponding secretary, Belle Chapman;
treasurer, Leta Smith.
NEWELL-The state board of railroad
commissioners will hold a hearing here or
Friday of this week to take testimon,
In support of and in opposition to the re.
moyal of the depot building of the North.
western Railway company from the out.
skirts of Newell to a more convenient 10.
cation In the town.
PARKER-The automobile owners OF
Turner county will hold another meettnr
in this city on April Is for the purpose o.
lcompleting arrangements for using thu
good roads fund in the systematic i'm.
provement of the public highways of the
county. The fun Is derived from a ia,
on automobiles.
JAVA-It is believed jana stands al the
head of all South Dakota towns so far a.
its excellent financial condition is con.
cerned. The town has not 9. single dolla1
of outstanding Indebtedness, and ha.
nearly $1,000 In its treasury. On July
next the funds on hand will be Increased
to more than 1900.
HUDSON-When Harry Aiken. who
died recently, took out an insurance
policy a few months ago for S., 700, HI
little dreamed that he would make bu,
one full premium payment on 1t. Thu
amount OF the policy has just beer
paid to Mrs. HI. NJ. Aiken. h bene:
ficiary.
EHEhESfE4 y-E-fEr sE- Lh ..
WHITK-The local Christian Endeayo,
society has been r~eorganized, with tn,
following officers: President, Miss Cul
len: vice president, Frank Hoeft; cor
responding secretary. Horace I.add; re
cordtng secretary, Blanche Potter; treas
urer, George Valentine.
BERESFORD-The cash receipts Of tht
Beresford p%ostoffices during the past veal
lacked only a little more thar 500 OF plac.
ing the office In the second class. Thu
increase in cash receipts during The yea,
was the greatest in the history Of the
office.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n. Hcuck died
born In Lucas county, Iowa. at Charlton
Nay II. 1879. He came to South Dakota
In 1855 and settled near Gettysburg. II
1905 he married Miss Minnie d. Ditmar
There are w children, a boy and a girl
MILLER-Farmers are getting wei
along with seeding operations in this
part Of the state.
IIERRE-Governor Byrne named Franz
Anderson, OF Webster, a member Of tht
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