Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ing. One il 4 new and modern city hall.
The fire department has moved its appar.
atus into the lower part Of the hall, and
the city fathers win soon dedicate the new
city chambers. This city hall compares
favorably with any in South Dakota. Ad-
Joining this city all is the new brick Of
flee of the Potter County Abstract COM
any
BELLE FOuRCHE-Word has been re-
ceived here that Ven Shroyer and John
Baird, the two alleged horsethieves who
broke Jail here last week while awaiting
court action, a been caught near New
castle, Wyo., and that they will be re-
turned here. The men, who had beerl
brought back from Calgary, Can, some
weeks ago, tunneled their way out of the
county jail. stole the sheriff's team OF
horses and made off into the Bear Lodge
country.
VEBLIN-Mystery surrounds the iden-
tity Of persons who have recently made
several attempts to wreck trains on the
Veblen line. The latest attempt was the
placing OF a large block of wood across
the track in such a manner that had the
locomotive. of a passing train run over 1t
the engine would have been derailed. At
a point a short distance away a heavy tie
had been placed across the track. h
distractions were found in time to pre-
vent disaster.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Byam. who a
few days ago fell from q VIDE street
car in Los Angeles, Cal, and received In
juries which caused his death a short
time later while on an operating table.
formerly was a resident of Worthwhile.
During the years 19OO-1901 he was a grain
buyer in Worthwhile for a leading elevator
At the time of meeting his
death he was visiting his daughter In tho
California city.
ABERDEEN-The South Dakota corn
alfalfa convention will be held In
Aberdeen February 4 to IA, and gives
promise Of being an interesting conven-
ton and exposition owing to the amount
Of interest being taken in the movement
In Brown county. The convention will
be divided into three departments, the
farm products department, Junior corn and
tomato contests. and Brown county school
contest. "
RosHoLT-A. B. Connolly, q local
druggist, who entered a plea of guilty to
the change of selling liquor Illegally, was
fined $50 and costs, and in addition was
given a term of 10 days in Jail. The Jail
sentence, however, was suspended. A stay
of execution was granted the defendant on
the fine proposition, pending his applica-
tion for a new trial or an appeal to q
higher court.
HOT SPRINGS-A hemorrhage of the
brain while he was carrying a lighted
lamp In his cabin on Beave creek, near
here, Is believed to have been responsible
for a fire that moderated Robert H.
Drain, an old timer of that section. Short
ly after his cabin burned. neighbors found
Drain IN an unconscious ana uylns conan
ton and he expired a few minutes later.
DE SMET-The program has been COM
pieteo LOT the ahnua! ant.-salooh league
rally, Whlcn Is TO De nelo mere next sun
Gay. Inc league VIII De represented ny
Rev. MI. McBetn. me rally VIII be held
IN the Methodlst episcopal church. A
large number OF temperance workers
az
BRANDT-Ihis place Is one of the few
towns In the state which has a shortage OF
grain cars. The shortage has greatly In
terferred with the business of the local
elevators. and grain shipments have been
greatly delayed. The railway company
sppsa,a o h,o ooh eNe's'nihs possipie
HuRON-Emerson Johnson, for a dozen
years q resident OF Huron and Beadle
county, hung himself In the barn at his
home here. He Is thought to have been
prompted to take his own life by loneli-
ness iolloWlns ~ ueati VI ~ WE q
S Suupi IL. "a s.a.s aso' sAnee ny 'ine 's
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DOLAND-Mrs. Frank Klapperich, wife
OF a well known farmer living in the Do
q territory, was badly burned as the
result of using kerosene to kindle a fire
y .ne kitcnen stove. mere provea 10 De
.onis i've coals ~ .hs s.ove ana When
sne keIosehe .oucheo lieHn there was an
eApiosion'
MARION-Through a disappointment in
Jack Kerrick, Of this place, became
respondent and attempted to end 1t all by
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MENNo-ln1ormation mas reached here
the deatn at Los Angeles. CAL. OF
Henry Eckert. q former Memo business
ma SIT. ne a.vsu ~ Menio 10, many ears,
49,. = pIs q also
Saa.. e' - : sotu GU. mere
= ~ 49,
COLTON-Phl Heyman. Of this place,
had the unusual experience of falling q
distance OF about 30 feet from a wind
mill tower to the frozen ground without
being fatally Injured, although ne WA
badly bruised ABOUT the mead Inc his r1gns
was broken.
YANKTON-The Y. M. C. A. OF Yankton
college has sent out two gospel teams to
during thA-hnIfnAv vacation III The