Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DAKOTA STATE NEWS
DALLAS-Joseph Nuss, a Dallas baker,
has reason to be deeply interested in the
European war, because his brother and
his sisters husband, in addition to a num-
Der of other relatives, are serving in the
EaVarlan army corps with the German
army. The father of Mr.. Nuss served un-
der Bismarck and Won Moltke on the same
French and Belgian battlefields and was
at the siege of Paris during that war. He
now is living quietly at home while the
boys" are doing the fighting.
RAPID CITY-Explosion of canned
fruit resulted seriously for George Keown,
d resident of this city. Mr.. Keown went
into the cellar to get some of the fruit
when a jar that had been working" sud-
denly exploded. Fragments of the glass
severed some arteries and veins in his
left arm and he nearly bled to death be-
fore two physicians who had been sum-
moned arrived.
RAPID CITY-Jacob Keppler was killed
and Captain Kempston was badly injured
In an auto accident between this city and
Caputa last evening. From what can be
learned of the accident it seems that
Kempston, who was driving, miscalcu-
lated the distance to a bend in the road
in the gathering darkness and the auto
went over the e~mbankment and turned
turtle.
DEADWOOD-Fooling with an air rifle
may cost the loss Of an eye for the IL
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Duhamel, of Rapid City. With some COM
panions the boy was playing with the gun
when 1T went off as one of them pointed it
ar him tho hJ,llnf artorir- f11 1,1 a~J
infi1cting a dangerous wound. He was
brought to this city for treatment.
MADISON-At the annual convention
of the Lake County Sunday School asso-
citation the following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, L. T.
Love. Madison; vice president, Rev. E. L.
Smith, Winfred; secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
B. M. Lawrence, Madison. l.. T. Love
was chosen delegate to the state conven-
ton at Parker next May.
DESMET-Electric light wires have been
extended to DeSmet from Lake Preston,
where the central power plant is located,
and 1T will not be long until the town is
wired n DeSmet is lighted by electricity,
The town of Hetland also is to be pro-
vided with electric lights from the central
power plant at Lake Preston.
GANN VALLEY-At a special meeting
the members Of the board of county COM
missioners accepted the new Buffalo coun-
ty court house which recently was COM
pleted here, and made final settlement with
the contractor. The structure is a fine one
and will meet the needs Of the county
for many years to come.
SPRINGFIELD-The winter term of
the government indian schoo for girls
at this place has commenced, with an
enrolment of 65 Indian girls in all grades.
This is the largest enrolment in the his
tory of the school, which now is filled to
it's capacity. A number OF applicants had
to be refused.
FRANKFORT-Fire starting while a
threshing crew was at work on the Harry
Thomas farm, destroyed 10 stacks of
bearded wheat valued at $1,000. damaged
the separator and injured M. M. Miller,
the engineer. The owner of the threshing
rig will have to reimburse Thomas for
his loss.
sPRINGFIELD-At a special election
held here Tuesday the question of the
commission form of government carried
by a vote of rs to "a. 1t was decided to
have but three commissioners. However,
the new form cannot be put in operation
until the next regular election, next
spring.
WILLOW LAKES-Mina Downs, a
farmer living near here, while trying to
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club missed it's mark and struck one of
his small children directly in the forehead,
rendering her unconscious. The injury in
flicted was only temporary.
COTTONWOOD Information has
reached here of the accidental death at
Arvado, Colo, of Rube Bowen, who be-
fore going to Colorado was the occupant
of a homestead near Cottonwood. He
was employed in a mine in Colorado and
was crushed to death by falling timbe1s.
SISSETON-The rural mail carriers of
Roberts county held a meeting here and
| perfected the organization of a county
association, with the following officers:
President, P. H. Davis, Sisseton; secre-
tary, J. v. Bringle, Ortley; treasurer,
Arthur Lorans, White Rock.
KAvANA-C. Holland, a threshing
hand working near here, was shot in the
leg and badly wounded when a. COM
panion accidentally discharged a .3S-cal-
iber revolver. The bullet entered the leg
near the hip and passed out near the
inner side of the knee.
MILLER-The suffrage campaign for
the adoption of the amendment at the
coming election to give women the right
to vote was opened here Monday by a
speech from a national leader, Mrs. An
tonette Funk, of Illinois. The attendance
was large.
PARKER-P. G. Estes, of this city, is
getting by" with short story contribu-
lions to a number of magazines. The
current issue of the Railroad Mans Mag
azine carries one of his creations in
"Chess on the Zillah.'
HUMBOLDT-Joseph Thimmesch. a
former well known resident of this place,
has been appointed a deputy internal rev.
enue collector for North and South Da-
kota. He will make his headquarters at
Aberdeen.
CARTER-Mrs. JOIN Tonner, wife of a
well known Mellette county man, died
from injuries received when her clothing
was set on fire. She was about to burr
an accumulation of old papers when the
fire ignited her clothing.
KIM.BALI-c. E. Sanders, cattle king
of Brule county, recently shipped a spec
ial train load of steers. about 500 head,
which averaged LAO pounds. At a rough
estimate the shipment brought about
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