Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
STATE NEWS

afor himself, Maurice Carpenter aged II
OF this place. saved his pennies until he
had accumulated SIS. and then set out on
foot, intending to make his way tosOrna.
ha. Neb. A few hours after his departure
his absence was detected, and a liberal
use OF telegraph wires and rural telephone
lines resulted In his being found at He-
warden, Ia, having travelled that far on
his journey to his destination. The boy
was very tired and footsore and was glad
to return to his home with his father,
who went after him.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. made at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the
webster Cooperative Creamery company
show that during the past year the
reaner paid the farmers OF this vicinity
an aggregate Of $22, 861. 30 in payment for
milk and cream purchased. A dividend Of
y per share was declared. All the old off,
GERS were reelected for the coming year,
with Chas. Ebert president. The cream
cry expects to do an increased business
this year.
PIERRE-Thorne brothers, Of Capa,
who make a little sid money each year
by trapping. a few days ago caught an
immense eagle In one Of their coyote
traps. The bird had a spread of wing
OF more than seven feet, and though ham
pered by having one foot caught in the
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killed and brought in as one of the tro-
phies of their trapping efforts.
WAKONDA-The drillers at work sink
Ing an iartesian well for the city water
works system, at a depth OF about 526 feet
have struck a good flow Of water. There
ID a possibility that the well may be
drilled deeper In the hope of striking q
still better flow. 1t now is assured the
well will furnished an abundance Of water
for domestic and fire protection pur-
poses.
FAULKTON-As the result Of a lamp
exploding. Rudolph Rlauert. al old pioneer
was burned to death. Neighbors discov-
cred that the house was on Are. and on
going to the scene, found the old man
lying dead on the floor near the broker
remains OF a. lamp, which had exploded
and set his clothing on fire. 7s.a 5.7r
ABERDEEN-w. T. Harvey, the former
manager Of the Wear-U-Well Shoe COM
pany and Wear-U-Weu Clothing mpa
OF this city, hal been arrested and brought
back to the city from Deadwood on the
charge Of taking 1892 Of the company's
FUNDS. The shortage was discovered by
one of the company's auditors while
checking up the books. sff3at.t l#7H
HAYTI-Without one dissenting vote
VI SAAS pAoSCs o. q bpcCldl 0lSS.
ton. decided to incorporate Hayti as a
city under the general laws Of the state.
Another election soon, will be called to
elect the first set OF city officers, and
when they are installed in office the or
ganization of the new municipality will
be perfected. = T4E BS9 es7@& faf Fl&ai&
SIOUX FALLs-Bert Ellis. who for the
past few days has been employed on a
farm In Eamlin county. was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Emmelius. of Kingsbury
county, and taken back to that county for
trial in the state circuit court on the
charge of having attacked the 14-year-old
daughter OF a Kingsbury county farmer.
PIERRE-The board Of regents together
with Governor Byrnes and State Auditor
Anderson, had a session at Pierre Mon
day with Prof. N. -. Hansen. n al
lowed the expense item of 10000, for Pro-
fessor Hansen's trip to Siberia in accord
yance with the Instructions Of the legisla-
tive act last winter.
CANTON-As the eastbound Milwaukee
passenger train was coming through what
lie known as the Nessa cut, just west of
Canton, 1t collided with a team owned
n driven by Roy Cornell. Of this city,
killing both horsas and Mr.. Cornell in
stantly. Mr.. Cornell leaves a wife and
small child AfA SN4 NaH} af@
ABERDEEN-Chief Of Police Fred M.
Jump rendered his resignation to the
mayor and city commissioners to take eff
feet, February /. Mr.. Jump was nominat-
ed by the majority republicans of Brown
county for the position OF sheriff and de-
sires to give his entire time to the cam
paign. HSgSs n
PLANKINTON-Of1cers have returned
here having in custody Charles Hirsch-
man, a former resident Of Plankinton, who
/ 10 uyorfo1g sharnr IN ~ n ,v~r -
Element, complaint in the case having
been made by w. A.. Kuntz, his former
employer The prisoner was located and
arrested at Atlantic, la. g4 {t5e \,
DRAPER-John Borcherding. who for
the past three years has served as sheriff
of Lyman county, has recently resigned.
The county commissioners appointed Dem
mis- Sullivan to fill out the unexpired term.
| Mr. Sullivan was the formerldeputy sher.
III and is also a candidate for this office.
DEADWOOD-After % years Of litiga-
ton in9the local probate. circuit and state
courts, Dg&A.l Mel herson, OF this city, has
finally won q decision inqhis favor in the
United States supreme court to one-half
I right in the, old Hawkeye placer. a grouj
OF ground almost In the heart OF, the city,
SIOUX FALLs-Ralph Arneson and3Ed.
gar lHesheim, Hamlin county boys. were
playing with a az caliber revolver when
the weapon was accidentally discharged.
| The bullet struck young Arneson,s, leg,
| shatter1ngs tho bone infictinK ! dan.
GerousF woand.
sPEARFIsH-The, annual report IS %
/ Chlef McEveny, OF the local volunteer fna
department., proves. that ispeaFhshi1s an
1 class by Itself 30 Ear, as ack of fires a
tconcsrned. for the report shows that dun
Ing the entire year 1915 there was not ont
hfe alarm.
DE sMET-The municipal II saloon at Sis
/ seton has o 30 profitable that mani
Residents Of Desmst favor establishing 1
imunjcipal saloon here, 1stIt issexpectedstiys
proposition will be submitted to the vot
ers ct the nnual election in the spring.
FRANKFoRT-The local volunteer Ar,
department, has eiectedsthes following cfh
rerssi for the coming year Chief, Gent
LMettler:t captain, II. N. Hansen; foremen
~ T.. stedman,s Ole Olson; secretary Geo
tIaag: treasurer, c. A.sBahde. ssafig a
PIERRETRobert Peyten was bound
over for appearance before the federal
grand jury on q hearing before United
Estates Gsnrnissioner McCord. N q
charge OF cattle rnstling on the lower
IBrule Indiansreservatfon.
ELKToN-A1s double wedding occurret
j Ut : aElkton Catholic church, In wh.cl.
i miss Mary Cassidy became the BRIDE o.
1Peter Casseriy:. and Agnes sCasserly BIZ
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