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

tefuay, and one animal was shot for the
Christmas season by B. A. Cummins. g.
II. Jaynes. q local butcher, always buys
one buffalo each Christmas season for
Pierre tables, and q hunting party 10 an
nually made up of those interested. They
90 directly to the pasture and make q
charge. The head Of the animal killed
this year has been presented to State
Game Warden Hedrick.
MADISON The local enforcement
league and the city commissioners have
~inaugurated a warfare against those who
sell liquor illegally, and efforts will be
made to make Madison a "dry" town Ill
every sense OF the word. For a time 1t
was rumored that the city commissioners
were not entirely In sympathy with the
enforcement league, but this proves to
be ~groundless. and they will give the
league all possible support in Kidding
Madison of bootleggers and blind pigs.
SIOUX FALLS-Preliminary arrange
ments are being made for the first annual
tournament Of the Tri-State Bowling asso-
%ciation, which will be held in Sioux Falls
on January 20, 81 and %. The association
was organized only recently. Officers Of
the association have during the past few
days been corresponding with bowling
teams OF cities In the northwestern part
of Iowa, southwestern portion OF Mime
sofa, and in all parts OF South Dakota.
HAMMILL-Bert Moss lighted a fire in
his feed yard to burn cobs for the pigs,
when a hard wind from the southwest
caught the flames and spread them to the
adjacent prairie. In q moment q serious
prairie fire had been started. A number
OF homesteaders went to the scene, but the
hre could not be ~extinguished until 1t had
burned for a couple Of hours and had
swept over many miles of territory.
SIOUX FALLs-The Great Northern
passenger depot in this city was the
scene of a bold daylight robbery when
unknown thieves entered the depot dur
ing the noon hour and after breaking in
the door of the ticket office pried open the
cash drawer and secured all the money
that was in 1t, amounting to about $40.
No tickets were taken, the burglars evil
denly being satisfied with the money.
SIOUX FALLS-The members Of the
Minnehaha County Bar association at
their annual business meeting elected the
following officers for the coming year:
President, G. ]. Morris; vice presidents, g.
J. Danforth, e. B. Skinner; secretary, J.
II. voorhees,: treasurer, E. G. Jones. Five
directors also were elected. The associa-
ton Is the leading organization OF Its
ktn in the state.
WHITE OWL-W. c.. Stewart and son.
Walter, were acquitted at Sturgis of n
charge of murder. connected with the
death Of Michael Quick, but they were
Immediately re-arrested on the charge Of
assault with a dangerous weapon with
intent to do great bodily harm" After
waving examination on this charge they
| were released under bonds to appear at
the June term of circuit court.
wEss1NGToN sPRINGs-Ed Ander-
| son, a well known farmer Of this vicinity.
as the result Of a shotgun being accident
ally discharged while he was putting 1t
back upon a hayrack from which 1t had
fallen. received injuries which may make
1t necessary to amputate his right leg in
order to save his life. The charge entered
the leg just below the knee, making a
serious wound.
PIERRE@Articles Of corporation were
filed here for the Pierre-South Dakota
Oil and Gas Well company, with a capital
Of 100000. The incorporates are: A.
w. Ewert, B. A. Cummins, e. H. Wood,
Charles l.. Hyde and G.. III. Jaynes. This
company proposes to prospect for oil for
the benefit of Pierre and vicinity, regard
less Of outside promoters.
acknowledgements donors have
given 5000 to Dakota Wesleyan univer-
sity for the purchase Of a pipe organ for
the university chapel, it was announced
yesterday at the semi-annual meeting Of
the board of trustees. Plans also were
laid laid for the establishment Of a school
of domestic science, the funds for which
have been given.
FLANDREAU-At a mass meeting Of
local Catholics 1t was voted to erect a fine
new church building which will cost
about $25 5000 and be one Of the finest struc-
lures Of its kind in eastern South Dako-
ia. A committee was appointed to So
licit subscriptions, and within the next
two weeks it Is expected ample funds will
be on hand.
WESSINGTON-Mr. and Mrs. Freer,
who make their home with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Crossman, being the parents Of
Mrs. Crossman, nav just celebrated the
Goth anniversary of their wedding. Mr..
Freer Is IS years of age. while his wife
Is one year ounge Seven children were
born to them, and Of this number six are
living.
MADISON-An up-to-date temple for
the Madison order. of Odd Fellows is to be
erected in Madison in the near future. A
site has been selected directly across from
the Masonic temple on the upper end of
the business portion Of Egan avenue. The
Odd Fellows aim to put up a ledge home.
with general u facilities. to cost from
10000 to $4,000.
SIOUX FALLS-A decided change in
the weather is giving this part OF the
northwest the first taste OF winter for
some weeks. A northwest wind has sent
the. temperature down a lumber Of de-
grees. Some snow has fallen thus far,
but only sufficient to barely whiten the
ground.
CANTON-Joseph Coplar, an old soldier
and one Of the Oldest settlers of Lincoln
county died at his home in Harrisburg
Il Wednesday evening. Mr.. Coplar came to
South Dakota in the early '70s and hes