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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
CLAIMED OUTLAW STEER
is MENACE TO SETTLERS

Topbar. s., D.. MAY 2S.-Reports have
been common of outlaw" horses-so
called because the animals cannot be
broken-but the first repyrt ever made
Of the depredations OF an OUTLAW"
steer comes from the homesteaders and
ranchers living between Elbon and Lu-
rerne, in Stanley county. They have
entered formal complaint with the
county authorities regarding the dep
relations OF the outlaw steer. and it Is
expected that a roundup party will be
organized to capture the animal. The
steer is reported to have become a
menace to the lives of the residents of
the region where it ranges 1t belongs
to the Diamond A Cattle company,
which has headquarters On the reserva-
tlon north Of the Cheyenne river. On
q number of occasions the manager of
the company's interests has sent crack
riders after the steer. out their efforts
to get the animal back on it's own n
have been futile.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
THREE PERSONS DROWNED IN
STANLEY COUNTY CLOUDBURST

Cottonwood, S. D., May 29.-There
We're at least three fatalities from the
cloudburst In Stanley county Tuesday
night. according to a belated report re-
ceived here from the country district, IA
miles north of here. The victims were
Mrs. Harry Smith. an adopted daugh-
ter IL years of age. and B. w. Kirk
patrick, an employe at the Smith home.
The family was asleep when the
house was washed into the creek by the
high water and after floating some dis
lance the loo was torn out of the
house, dropping the occupants into the
water. Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Kirkpatrick
secured a hold OF the branch of a tree,
b the women We're washed away i'm
mediatelN. After maintaining his hold
for about five hours Mr.. Kirkpatrick
became so chilled that he lost his hold
and was also washed away. Mr.. Smith
escaped with the coming of daylight. 1t
is feared that other residents along the
creek nay met a ike fate, as nothing
has been heard of them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
RECORD ATTENDANCE AT
SOUTH DAKOTA ENCAMPMENT


Rapid City, s. D., May 29.-Con-
.husiasm. the 32nd annual state en-
:ampment of the G. A. r.. and w. r.
:. came to a close Saturday. The
,rowning event of the close was the
parade on Friday afternoon. Headed by
: band, Company l, South Dakota Ma
ional Guard, escorted the old soldiers
me w. r. c.. who were followed by SIS
children from the public schools and 80
Students with their band from the In
liam chool. At the armory the IA
ional commander, D.. j. Palmer, of
owa. and National President Mrs.
Sarah Fulton, of New York, addressed
he children and the large company
resent. Although the weather was not
ST the best. it was one of the best en-
,ampments ever held, both in attend
nee and enthusiasm.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
RAILROAD COMMISSION
FIXES SWITCHING RATES

Pierre. S. D.. May 29.-The state rail-
way commission has entered several
orders on hearings before them. one of
statewide Importance being on the
complaint as to switching charges at
different points in the state. The COM
mission Ike for local industrial
switching on all products except grain,
coal. ice. stone gravel, sand and brick.
a maximum of / cent per hundred
weight. with a maximum of IS per car:
on the products exempted above the
maximum is three-fourths OF a cent
per hundred weight. With a minimum
of So per car.
Fol local interchange switching from
the tracks of one company to those of
another the same difference as to
classes is made. with the same rate,
and to this an additional SO per car is
allowed to the receiving road. These
rates go into effect July l..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
FRARY FIXES JUNE IL AS
DAY FOR GUSHING ROOSTER

Vermilion, S. d., May 29.-Guv G.
'rary, state food and drug commission
n, will repeat the experiment of a
Rooster Day" specially designed to rid
he South Dakota poultry flocks of all
male birds during the egg laying sea
,on. This idea was launched in South
Dakota last year and has been widely
copied this veal in other states. in
Guiding Iowa.
The formal proclamation of the South
Dakota commissioner fixes June IL as
Rooster Day" He urges the removal
IF all male birds on or before that
late and that the poultry flocks be
tept free from males until November l,
II later. Non-fertile eggs are better
eepers during the summer months n
more satisfactory in every way for
General use,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
COAL DEALERS PROTEST ON
RATES FROM LAKE POINTS

Washington. d. c.. May ga long
list of coal dealers In South Dakota,
North Dakota and Minnesota today
united in a complaint against the North
western and other roads before the In
|terstate Commerce commission, in
which they attacked rates on hard and
soft coal from Duluth and Superior,
Mimi; and Itasca and Allouez, Wis.
The South Dakota complainants in
clude V. A. Anderson, Clark: b. D. Bas-
comb, Clark; c. d.. Fairchild, Milbank;
Farmers Cooperative Shipping & Ele-
vator company. Armour; Farmers
Grain & Lumber company, ~Stroudberg;
Greenwood Milling company. Parkston;
Hazel Farmers Elevator company, Ha-
eel; S. E. Oscarson & Co., White Rock;
Sisnons Coal company. Winner: Victor
Elevator company. Victor.
Rates from "heads of lake stations"
to Armour, Clark, Hazel, Milbank,
Parkston. Stroudberg, Victor, White
Rock and Winner are among those at
tackled.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
GET ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION

Pierre, S. D.. May S1.-The insur.
ance department is distributing a total
of $26.S15.5s to local fire departments
on a basis of az per cent of the fire
premiums paid. Sioux Falls receives
the largest amount. with 81, 964.0 0 Abb
erdeen is SECOND with $1.S12.62; Dead
wood third with s1,05O. 20; Mitchell is
fourth with SS53.6S; Lead is fifth with
$S51.l5; Watertown gets $7oS.02;
Huron, s748.b9; Rapid City, s657.4o:
Yankton. $5S4.49. Those in the $500
class are: Belle Fourche, Brookings,
Hot Springs, Madison. Pierre. Sissc-
ton; 5000 class. Canton. Chamberlain,
Lemon, Milbank. Redfield, Vermilion,
Webster: 500 class. Arlington. Ar
mour, Artesian, Beresford. Bowdle,
Bridgewater, Bristol, Britton, Center
vile. Clark. Clear Lake, Dell Rapids.
DeSmet, Edgernont, Elk Point, Eureka,
Flandreau. Lake Preston, Marion. Mil
Ter. Mobridge, Newell. Wagner. Wau-
bay. Washington Springs. Winner
woonsocket, Geddes, Gregory. Groton
Howard. Ipswich. ISimball, Parker,
Parkston. Philip, Platte, Salem. Scot
land, Spearfish. Sturgis, Trip and
Tyndall.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
GLOVER, MANY YEARS
SOUTH DAKOTA TOUGH,
GOES TO CANADA. PEN
Convicted of Murder In Alberta
Country--Killed A. B. DAILY
at Gettysburg.

Spearfis.,. S. D., May 2l--lnforina-
tloE from the British northwest Is to
he effect that Rome Glover, & former
resident of South Dakota, was con-
victed of killing a man In the Alberta
country nj has been sentenced to a
term of 20 years in a Canadian peni,cn-
tiary.
Glover had a c,leckered career during
the time he was a resident of South
Dakota. In one instance he shot and
killed a man and was released OF the
ground of self efense. He also has
served a term in the Sioux Fails peni-
tentlary. On other occasions he was
involved in other sensational episodes.
Az the time OF becoming involved in
the murder which mas landed him In
the Canadian prison he was in the AL
perta country with a string of race
horses. Many of the sensational events
In which he has bee: involved were
due to his fiery tamper, which would
brook no interference.
HIS Staying of u man in South Da-
kota was the elimination of threats
which had been made against his life
by A.. B. DAILY while Glover was en-
gagged In the saloon business at Get
tysburg. This was in August. 1901. AS
the result of a difficulty between the
two men DAILY threatened to kill Glover
on sight He started a search for
Glover with the snnol;nced intention
of carrying out his threat.
Glover's friends W. him warning,
and he went to the secon story of his
building armed with z Winchester rifle.
When he espied DAILY or the opposite
side of the street he raised a window
and shot DAILY through tire head. caus-
ing almost instant death. The coro-
ner's jury returned n verdict OF self
defense.
Glover's %e"entful career In South
Dakota extended over the past Is years.
ragged at a Jockey during races on the
Spearfish track because his (Glover's)
horse was beaten and struck the jockey
several severe cut with a riding whip.
for which the judges disqualified him
from riding an the track.
I'm 1906 Glover was convicted In
Meade county on the charge or horse
"r,lstling' n vas sentenced to a term
in the Sioux Falls p~enitentiary 1t was
charged that ne stole two horses from
Charles Lawn. a Meade county rancher.
and two from A.. f. Buchanan, who for
a time vas a resident Of Spearfish.
Glover took the stolen animals to
S~pringview. Neb.. n sold them.
A couple OF years ago several race
horses that had been in Spearfish dur
ing the fall races We're taken to White
wood and billed TO some point in Iii
nois, where they were n The car
I'm which the horses were supposed to
have been shipped was burned n the
horses incinerated at some point on the
Northwestern railway rear Long Pine,
Neb. Ii has been claimed ny some who
profess to have known, that the race
horses We're placed in the car,
but that worthless horses had been
substituted and the race horses Snug
gled away to some point north and
east OF Whitewood.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
BELLE FOURCHE UNIT OPEN
TO SETTLEMENT ON JUNE 8

Belle Fourche, S. D., May 2s.-word
has. been received here hat the recent
.ly prepared IL, 000-acre unit on the gov
eminent project here will be thrown
open to settlement June s. This tract
OF land. which is the fourth unit to be
settled, lies north and cast of here, ex-
tending from the northern and eastern
boundaries of the townsite of Newell
for a distance Of three to six miles. APP
proXimately 125 farm units will be sub
ject to entry under the reclamation
homestead laws, ranging from 40 to
]60 acres to the farm unit, with irriga-
BILE acres of from 40 to so acres. The en-
lire unit comprises very choice lands
and is reported to be as good or better
than the average irriEable land under
the project.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
WEATHER AND CROPS.


Deadwood. S. D., May 29.-Over two
inches of rain has fallen in this section
this week and the total fall during this
spring a far exceeded that of any
spring for years.
FROM all reports the late frost did lit
tie damage in the northwestern part of
the state, some vegetation in the high
est points being killed, but alfalfa and
other crops suffered but slightly. The
amount of rain and snow last fall has
virtually assured at least two good
crops OF alfalfa and native hay and
grasses. and with a lair amount Of
moisture late in June and through July
this part of the state will show better
crops than for many years.
Miller, S. D.. Mo 2S.--The continued
rains over this part of the state are
bringing on all kinds OF small grain
and grass. but corn planting is being
delayed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
BROWN COUNTY SUES ESTATE
OF INSANE MAN FOR So613 a

Aberdeen, s.. d., May Sl.--suit ma.
been commenced by the county OF
Brown against the estate Of Peter
Wanttaja. deceased, to recover tine sum
of $2.61S.33. Wanttaja was committed
to the state insane hospital for the In
sane at Yankton in 1899, and his
brother, Sakris Wanttaja, was APP
pointed guardian of the estate. on
March u, 1913, the patient died, leav-
ing an estate said to be worth $5,142.Os.
His brother, Sakris. was then appoints
ed administrator of the estate, and thu
county presented a bill for S2,613.3a
to the administrator for the dead mans
keep at the insane asylum during the
more than IL years he was held at
Yankton. The administrator refused tn
pay the bill and the county has insti-
tuted suit. holding that tho county can
for his maintenance at the
state hospital.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
VETERAN TYPEWRITER
NOW IN STATE MUSEUM

Pierre. S. D., May GAN old REM
ington typewriter of the vintage of the
early '1os. being No. II of that com
pany's manufacture, has been given to
the state museum by j. B.. Gossage,
editor of the Rapid City journal. The
machine was the first one brought into
Dakota territory. and was brought here
by Mr.. Gossage in 1876.
The machine is a big. heavy affair,
with peculiar looking fixtures and is
of the very first lot of commercial type
Writers ever put out for general use
in the United States.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
6RUiSE THOUGHT TRIVIAL
CAUSES DEATH OF BOY

Scotland. S. D., May 27.--An appar-
ertly trivial bruise inflicted to his knee
when he fell u of a tree several days
ago caused The death of Lawrence Sun
herman. the 6-Near-old son of MIR. and
Mrs. Fred Sunderman. living on a farm
eight miles north OF town. Blood poi
soliing developed from the injury, and
caused the boys death. The boy and
his brother We're playing together when
he fell from Il tree ard received the
injury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
KILLED WHILE FILLING
CARBIDE TANK OF AUTO

Cotton. S. D., May &c. S. Hall,
proprietor of an automobile company
here, was instantly killed yesterday by
All explosion While lie was charging "a
carbide tank. The force of the explo-
sion was so great that window lights
in all parts of the town We're broken.
An attache OF the garage, who was
only Is feet away. had a remarkable
escape, being uninjured. The garage
was wrecked and several cars dam
aged.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
BOY WHO GOT HERO AWARD
SUFFERS PARALYTlC STROKE

Pierre, S. D., May 2T.-Dewey John
son, u high. school student. has suf-
fered u paralytic stroke. The lad re-
ceived a Carnegie medal a year ago
from drowning in the Missouri river.
The boy was sitting on a log during
the spring breakup of ice and 1t be-
coming dislodged Knocked him int the
swirling waters. Johnson. without hss-
ttation. jumped in and saved the boy.
~Jchnson's affection may be only tenn
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

The highest point in the state of kan
sas thus far determined by the United
states. geological survey is In the Sy-
racuse quadrangle. 1922 feet above
mean sea level. A still higher point,
however, established by the United
statea coast and geodetic survey. is on
ene hansas-Cclorado state line. This
rangle Is 1876 feet above mean sea
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

= Z corporal who won the ".
\. went home wounded. and received
: purse q 31,225 from the to%wnspeople,
z marble timepiece from the officers
and men of a reserve regiment and =
check from an Irish organization. IT
Old my best he said in makink n
speech. Bermondsey is proud Of me
4 am proud OF Bermondsey. Thank
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

Emperor Charles " in the Sixteenth
century borrowed 1000. 900 florins from
giving his promissory note dined Win
the bnrgher, who tore up the note in
recognition of that great honor and
II presented to Charles on a plate.
PRESENT day Flanders is serving a few
!, goo. 600 florin dippers, even though II
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

photographers r becoming more and
nor needed in the British army and
correspondingly hard to get. The war
orllce demanded 20 expert men a few
rays ago. The employers Of these.men
Tefused to give them up. saying that
tney mad let so many OF their employees
Victory firat.' was the reply of the
var office and Kitchener sent an Of
Mcer to select the 20, men he wished
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
VISITED NEW BABY AND
SURRENDERED TO SHERIFF.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 29.-After hav-
ing fled from the penitentiary several
days ago for the purpose of visiting his
wife n new born babe at Madison,
HoWard Wallace, a trusty, yesterday
voluntarily surrendered himself to The
sheriff of Lake county. having ON
Guided his visit. He was returned to-
day to the state penitentiarN here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

There are twice as many people In
IS United States as In 1880, three
civil warsaand five times as many No
w 1919 b increase between 1910
s1915 10 said to have been eo1aI
20 the entire population at the time Of
the revolution. 80 AA"e VI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

e " "a that in 1905, 1872 i'm
migrants entered Siberia and on1v 1oI
zV4 returned to European Russia. The
Russian young men with futures to
carve out are going into that much
maligned pastness just as Americans
poured into the west when it was In
2 comparable state OF development.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

Errancene1ms 30 be the best foreign
patron q patent office, Great
Britain 1olloHing closely. :
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

LIN Russia the standard as regards
aheighlt military service begins At
feet 9 infantry and S feet s inches
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

the United Kinsdom" Is meant
MstGlnd Wales HEotlandSand Ireland
mot the British .1.s,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

@sarh eswaItx - . national German
sdlAnce,6and = introduced into Eng
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
NEW STOCK INTERESTS IN
r. &. M. BANK AT ARMOUR

Armour, S. D.. May 26.--The Farm
ers & Merchants banis OF this city has
undergone a complete change in per-
sonnet during the past three months.
B. w. LaShier disposed OF his stock to
George Palmer. a ~stockholder. and the
It's inception. Mr.. Palmer will associ-
ate with him in the management of
the hank w. G.. Bootjer. OF Emery. this
state. and Ills son, Walter, who for
some tire has been ~hookkeeper at the
bank. The new management will take
charge OF the institution about June L
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
MARRIED MAN ARRESTED
ON ELOPEMENT CHARGE

Winfred. S. D.. May Discharged
With clipping with a well known young
woman of this place. Charles l.. Foulks,
a married man of Winfred. was arrest
ed at Cresco. Ia. and returned here in
custody Of Sheriff Butts. Tie defend
ant has a wife and three grown daush-
tiers. all of whom are highly respected
In; Winfred and vicinity. The girl was
not found in company with Foulks
when he was arrested. it being repor
ed he had sent her to Lincoln. Neb.
Complaint against F'ouIks WAS made
by Hezekiah Hines. of Winfred. father
If the Young woma whom it is alleged
'Foulks wronged. Foulks waived his
preliminary hearing and. in default of
bonds in the sum of 81. 600, has been
lodged in the county Jail.
ABERDEEN-The gopher bounty sea-
con has ended in Brown county, and the
county commissioners paid out s.. sss. GO in
%nounties during the six weeks sea son.
Two cents apiece were paid for the tails
'pf common gophers, and 5 cents for pock-
It gopher tails. Th sum paid out repre-
tents the slaughter OF mere than &c., coo
.Eophers in the county during the six
weeks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
HOLDS STATES ATTORNEY
FOR TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT

White River. S. D.. May 29.-After
having had the matter under advise
ment for some days, Judge G. r. Man
son, of q local court. before wi1om the
preliminary hearing of r. V. Fletcher,
states attorney of Mellette county, was
held, rendered a decision holding that
he deemed the evidence against the
states attorney sufficient to hold him
for trial In the state circuit court. The
defendant is charged with misconduct
In office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

"A race of pygmies hitherto unknown
has just been discovered in the French
congo. h little folk are said never
to surpass 1.5 meters. about four feet
nine inches in height. They live entirely
Isolated IN the territory or Mongimbo.
they build huts OF hemispherical shape
an the forest In groups OF from five to
30. The chief Is an old man who ex-
prcises absolute authority and elects
p1s own successor. They follow a
eurious custom as to food. the women
yubsisting on edible roots, while the
men live on the products of the chase.
according to a legend among them, the
former are descended from a hedgehog
md the latter from a toad. They have
various notions OF good and evil and
they have a certain cult of the dead,
whom they bury with much piety. They
are lila in the defense of their
liberty and independence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
Laws have been passed in various

Laws have been passed in various
communities for the purpose of dis
couraging the use of egrets for milli-
merry purposes. on the ground OF cruel
methods ~resorted to in securing plumes,
the, word now comes from India
that the birds from which they are
secured are now extensively domesti-
Gated and that the decorations are now
secured In a perfectly humane way.
The birds are bred in captivity, and
are plucked of their .'ospreyse or
aiErets without suffering any injury,
Just an in the case Of ostriches. The
conditions Of captivity make them more
productive of aigrets thar are wild
birds, as the young are taken away
from their parents. to be reared by
land. when about a week old. and the
parents then breed again. Thus the
nuptial plumage, which is all thu is
commercially valuable. Is assumed four
times 9 year. The birds are literally
fed with fish. M are so tame that
they allow themselves to be seized with
out showing any fear. The killing of
egrets for their plumage was prohlb-
tied in the province about 30 years
ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03

In Off1Ce.
SIOuN FAI4LS-At a business session
near the close of the state convention here
the South Dakota fnnerai directors Sc
lecteG. Pierre as the place for holding the
next annua convention and elected the
following officers for the coming wear:
President. j. F.. Hammaker, Spencer: vice
presidents. L. d. Miller or Sioux Falls, C..
". Behrens of Rapid City. and H. f..
Frost of Belle Fourche; secretary-treasur-
er. w. Fl. ~Broadbent, Mitchell. j. H..
French. OF Cclman. was elected delegate
to the national convention of funeral d.
~rectors. with Edward Wilson. of Parker.
alternate.
CANTON-"Jack. the Auto Smasher,,'
has commenced operations here, and a
number Of cars have narrowly escaped Sc
rious damage and the resulting injury to
the occupants. The unknown enemy OF
automobiles In general has adopted the
plan OF placing 2x4s through which spikes
nave been driven at points on the road
where automobiles would be more likely to
strike the sharp points of the spikes,
which are turned upward.
HURON-Whlle driving his auto. j. b
Giles, OF CaNour, was struck by an extra
freight on the Northwestern at Cavour
scaping injury entirely, although his car
war practically demolished. Mr.. Giles had
put up his side curtains and did not see
the train. which was approaching at a low
rate OF speed.
LEAD-ln the hope of discovering new
gold fields In Alaska. job McMichaels
and Con Pendegrns. experienced prosrec-
tors OF this part OF the Black Hills, de-
parted this week from Seattle for Juneau.
Alaska, where they Will outfit for an ex-
tsnstye exploring and prospecting toi,r IN
the interior OF Alaska sSS