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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
Many More Cannot Be Ac'
counted Forecast States
Are Devastated in Places
by Great Hurricane.
GREAT AREA LAID WASTE
Property Damage Estimated at
$4,000: 000-Rich Plan
tations in Ruins-Hun-
dreds of Boats Lost.

Ne% Orleans. La. Oct. 1T was
considered certain early today that the
total dead IN the gulf coast storm
would number at least 200, The known
dealt. list already stands at ISL, with
POS reported dead. In addition there
are III known missing.
More than $50 schooners were OBJ
served ashore between Gulfport and
New Orleans, many total wrecks. Oth-
ers were intact. but as high as IL
feet above higi, tide level. Others Were
far inland.
Property damage throughout the
storm swept territory has been enor-
nous. Newspaper men and relief par
ties returning today from the della
section said that the rich plantations
crops RACED. rang trees destroyed,
buildings demolished and washed out
to sea and the country for miles under
water, fou to Is feet. The levees in
many places have been destroyed.
While nc, official statement has beer
state and along the Mississippi coast
persons familiar with the territory be-
lieve that it will approximate $12,-
nO0, uOp.
Rush Relief Work.
Relief work is progressing rapidly
Vessels leIl yesterday from pTaCLlCdi-
ly every point along the coast to visit
Isolated settlements in the path OF the
hurricane.
South of New Orleans for 50 miles
the territory on both sides of the Mis-
sissippi river is under from four t.
IL feet of water. and hundreds of per.
sons are reported marooned in tree;
and ~wreckage. Along the Mississippi
coast the greatest property damage oc>
Cured at Bay st. Louis and Waveland
New Orleans is rapidly recovering
from he effects OF the storm. Whit
the extreme western heart of the cti,
still Is under several feet of water
nearly all the streets in other sections
have been cleared of debris. Stree
cars are operating on all except a few
lines and the lighting and telephon,
service was rapidly being restored t.
normal conditions.
Revised lists placed the number Of
known dead here at "a.
1t was stated tonight that railroad
service on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad to points on the Mississippi
coast probably would not be resumed
for several weeks.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The tropical
storm continued today on it's north
westerly purse and this morning was
conferred over Lake Ontario, while the
secondary storm was off the New Jer-
sey coast, apparently increasing in
force.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
ELOPERS RUN OUT OF
FUNDS and Then GET
into LEGAL TROUBLE
Father of Girl Charges Abduc
tion-Man's Friend Charges
Forgery Of Check.

Bell Fourche, 8. D.. Oct. 1.-Elop-
ing with a 1~4-year-old girl and then
finding himself without funds on when
to live, resulted in the arrest of Nelf
Shroyer. OF Newell. who is held In jail
to answer to two separate charges pre-.
ferred by the irate father of the girl
and a friend, who seeks money redress.
Shroyer and Miss Lempi Marie Laltla,
Of Newell, slipped down to Rapid City,
were refused a license and then Went
to Hot Springs, where they succeeded
in getting married.
Laitla swore to a warrant charging
abduction. and G. w. Woodford. of
Newell, complains that the groom
forged his name to a check for S48.
Shroyer was unable to secure bail
and is In the Jail here While his bride
was taken home by her father.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
INDIAN GIRL TlcKETED TO
"YANkTON INDIAN SCHOOL,:

Yankton. S. D., Oct. with a.
ticket to Yankton and credentials FROM
Uncle Sam assigning her to "Yankton
Indian school," a Miss Keen, Of Indian
blood, arrived in Yankton Wednesday.
searching for the Indian school as per;
her Instructions. There is no Indian
school in Yankton, muc to Miss
Keen's surprise. Inquiry led to the
discovery that the government Indian,
school the young lady was to report
at was still further to the west, eight
miles overland from Wagner, at Yank-.
ton Indian agency, generally known as
Greenwood, to which place the travel
err was directed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
GIRL LEADS ARMY
TO VICTORY; DIES
Russian Sister Of Charity
Rallies Troops After
Cffic. rs He'd Fallen.

Petrograd. tvia London). Oct. A.
A Russian sister Of charity. Mira
Nanovna, was on the field OF battle
during a severe engagement on Sep
TENDER %. The commander and all
h other officers Of the Tenth COM
pany Of her regiment were killed in
was a critical one,sshe rallied the sur
visors of the company and with them
charged the German line, drove Il back
and captured a German trench. At the
moment Of victory she fell. mortafiy
wounded.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
FEDERAL COURT TERM AT
PIERRE OPENS TUESDAY

Pierre. S. D.. Oct. ia term a
United States court will a.
Pierre on Tuesday of next week.
Among the cases to come before thu
grand jury are the following: l1oyil
p. Yearous and C. Il. Schanzenhach.
charged with the robbery of the post
office at Granville: Joseph WOLF. o.
Interior, charged with killing misia-
tory birds; Henry Jacobs, charged
with selling liquor to Indians on thu
Grow Creek reservation: Howard
Ocobo, an Indian, charged with GRIM
inal assault.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
FOSTER WHEELER, CHARLES MIX
PIONEER. DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Platte. s. D.. Oct. 4.-The death a
few days ago in California Of Foster
/. Wheeler removes another OF the
men who were prominent in the early
history of that part Of Dakota terri
.ory which now Is embraced In South
Dakota.
The town Of Wheeler. since early
lays the county seat of Charles Mix
county, was named in his honor. He
,ocated in Charles Mix county about
the year 1862 Years ago-and es-
.ablished a stage station at White
Swan. and a little later settled on
and adjacent to where the town Of
Wheeler afterward came into exist
tnce. He resided there until age and
falling health induced him to go to
California.
Mr.. Wheeler was one of the 10 set
Tiers whom the United States govern
ment attempted to eject from what
Then al a military reservation. Mr..
Wheeler was the first probate judge
pf Charles Mix county and served In
that capacity for q number of terms.
He was q member of the legislature in
|lR73.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
DRESS RESTRICTIONS
FIXED BY BOARD FOR
WATERFOWL SCHOOLS
Students Of Upper Grades and
High School Cannot Dabble
in Fashions Foibles.

Watertown. S. d.. Oct. AFTER
September /, 1915. girls attending the
Seventh and Eighth grades n the
high school here must dress In sailor
suits or middies OF a solid color and
made Of wool or cotton, with high cut
the elbows. At the same time, boys
nus not be allowed to wear sweaters
or jerseys to school.
Not only this, but all silk and velvet
dresses and other clothing which tends
to set off the personal charm of the
young girls OF the city are to be
abolished at once in the schools.
This drastic action was taken by the
city board of education at o meeting
held in conjunction with a committee Of
eight members Of the parents'-teach-
ers' associations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

~sArTERLEE. pubu.hsr.
sovrH DAKOTA


9otne M the big railroads have been
alAs powdered coal with very salts
bepty results. The coal, finely pow
tcrSId nm dried. ID stored In recep-
ole0 from which 1T Is blown into The
So6ox IL Jets by air pressure, much
same as oil fuel is used. The dry
60yder: III converted into gas almost
ssetantai1eousay, the temperature of
AA Are6ox Ia not lowered and the
Objectionable heavy black smoke is
bviated.. This method is also more
of fuel than ordinary firing
nd materially lessons the labor OF
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
HIGHMORE NEWS AGAIN
OWNED BY JUDGE PERkIN

Highmore. s. d.. Oct. l.-~-t~a~s.
A. w. Perkins, who sold the uighmo.
News to former Secretary of sta
Frank Glasner a few months ago. HI
taken the paper back, according to .
announcement by him in the last j.
u Of the paper, which allege tn
Glasner failed to comply with t,
terms Of the sale and that perkir.
would conduct the paper until otile.
arrangements We're made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

B Island 81, a notorious bookkeeping
Headquarters in the Mississippi river
|aear Oece0Ia, Ark. has ~beenNraided by
Indignant citizens. A clean Job was
shade Of It., all the houses being burned
and the Isl male residents Jailed. The
ISLAND IL somewhat Of a no-man's-
Sand with the authority Questionable
~ hetween Arkansas and Tennessee.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

4 Much Of the ivory from which u
Spiano keys, billiardsbails. knife handles
Ind combssare madesis collected in ST.
Skor1a from the fossil remains Of the
5ktant mammoth. the great grandmother
Sbf the elephants. Many OF these tusks
NE $50, 900 years old. having been pre-
served In 1roxen soil or ancient ice
only recently brought to the surface.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Princess White Deer, d Mohawk In
dian M1atden from the st. Regis reser-
Walton. 10 now in England. where she
#Nill marry 4 Russian army officer to
Eholn she has been engaged for more
than q year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
RANKIN WILL UPHELD BY
STATE CIRCUIT COIR-

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Oct. i.-Jud: /,
Joseph w. Jones, of the circuit cou, !
has handed down his decision on III
famous Rankin will case, affirming III
Judgment OF the lower court. and sus
tanning the validity of the will, leavin ,
the estate of $3.50, 900 to his widow.
Jason Lee Rankin was Il Wealth.
land owned at Hawarden. Ia. and live I
there for many Years. In 1911 he di: ,
posed of his holdings there, invested h f,
money largely in government bonds ar /
moved to Sioux Falls, S. d. He an
his wife traveled extensively. :
Mr.. Rankin died at San Diega. Ca,
in May. 1913. leaving All estate valued
at about $l50, 1000 The will was file /
for probate in the county court of Min
nehaha county. South Dakota. in June
1913, but a contest was inaugurated hy
his brothers and sisters who allege
that he was incompetent at the tim |
by undue influence and this the South
Dakota courts had no juris fiction over
his estate,
IRooToIs-A transient. who Was
struck by a train near town and BADLY
hurt, has been brought here. He an.
peared to be mentally deranged, bu;
whether OF not this is a result OF the
accident iis not known. The injured. MAJ
gives his name as Anton Foley.
BELLE FOERCHE-whiie hauling =
load Of lumber from the Jack Perrigoue
mill to Aladdin. Wyo., 8. B. Gay was
Killed. lust how this accident occurred
win probably: never be known. as other
teams which preceded Gay heard the cry
and when they. turned back found his
body %pinloned under the load OF lumber,
II IL believed that the wagon struck 4
rock and overturned on the steep hill
Gay was A years old.
DAI1LAG-Nearly every business house
In Dallas VA closed After the noon hour
Tuesday and the citizens as a whole at
tended the ball fair at Paxton. an INLAND
torn south OF Dallas. The Dallas bard
furni6hed tbA music.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
COAL MEN FAIL TO
REOPEN RATE CASE

Washington, d. c. Oct. 2.-The petit
Ion Of the Illinois Coa Operators as
Sociation for a rehearing of the western
freight rate case SO far ass
rates on coal from Illinois mines are
concerned. was denied today by ~
.fA.0rstatc Commerce commission
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

The ways Of the law are sometimes
Ma those OF q heather Chinee. A New
York policeman, on whom three bull
d6Ss were stsicked," had the .'sicker"
ARRESTED for violating the sanitary
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
|pAPPER FARM HAND Is
MISREPRESENTATION CHARGE

which swasaprosecuted for q period Of
nearly two years. Jesse Long, wanted
At Juneau Wis. on a statutory charge,
was arrested Yesterday I'm Rutland, and
now Is In custody of the Lake county
authorities pending the arrival of Of
papers for his retdrnEto that state. He
teflsed to return without such papers.
The prisoner is a dapper young a
ibOut 22 Years OF age. BY some un-
tnown the Wisconsin authorities
earned that he was employed on a
farm near Rutland, and yesterday they
10 visit Rutland and was greatly
shocked when he met the officers on
the street. AS near as can be learned
he came to Lake county several months
lgo and has beer employed on different
|IaYm3.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
CHANGED MIND ABOUT
WANTING TO LEAVE PRISON

Sioux Falls. S.. D., Oct. 2.-As the
result of the prisoner discovering that
the federal authorities We're prepared
to take him into custody if he was re-
leased by the state authorities, Thomas
Condor, better known as Irish
Tommy" has changed his mind about
wanting to get out of prison on a,
t~echnicality. !.
Condor was arrested on the charge
of killing Joseph Marcelle in Ziebach'
coanty in September, 1912, and was
sentenced to a term of four years in
the p~enitentiary following his entering
Of a plea OF guilty to the charge Of
manslaugater.
Recently a habeas corpus appliea-
ton was filed on the ground that the
crime for which Condor is serving a
term was committed on the Indian al
lotment of War Head Dress, a full
Cheyenne River reservation, and that
because Of this location question the
state courts had no jurisdiction.
When the case was called for hear
ing Condon's attorney noticed that
United States Attorney Stewart and
a deputy United States marshal were
In the courtroom. 1t was suspected
that they had a federal warrant for
The arrest Of Condor in case he was
released on the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. Condor evidently made up
serve the remainder of his term under
the sentence of the state circuit court
rather than take a chance In the
United States court, and accordingly
he had the habeas corpus proceedings
dismissed and now has gone to the
penitentiary to serve the remainder
Of his four-year term.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Farnale students at the Harvard
1unsner school have organized aaclub
m which each member pledges herself
mot 10 marry before she Ia Is and then
only to aesfnan3who Is earning at least
SsSe,o0o 4 year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Plefre. .. d.. oct. 2.-I. IL. CaSSill.
for q number Of years secretary Of the
state railway commission, has resigned
to take a place in the attorney gen.
erals department in Minnesota. The
successor OF Cassiil has not been an
nounced.
HANNA-William Boyer. jr.. was bad
~ hurt as the result of q runaway.
Horses driven by his father We're fright
ened at a passing automobile and Ean
At a sharp curve in the highway the We
hicle was upset and the young man and
his father were thrown violently to the
ground. The elder Boyer escaped with a
few bruises, but the son had one arm
and one ankle broken and sustained other
injuries.
HURON-E. G. Walton. the fourth white
man to settle with his family In Beadle
county. die at the Hot Springs. s.. D. SAN
a%toriun, after several years failing
health: He was 70 years of age at the
time, and is survived by his wife, two
sons. Or. N. 2. Walton. of Huron, and
Rev. James Walton, OF San Bernardino,
Cal, and one daughter, Miss Mary Wal
ton, employed at the statehouse in Pierre.
8. D.
HoWARD-The new Howard National
ank has received Its charter from the
federal authorities and now has been
opened for business. The new bank has a
capital OF $4,000. The stockholders num-
Der about 40. and all aresresidents OF How
ard and vicinity. The officers are: Presi-
dent, Jesse Gass; vice president, l.. j.
Eauge; cashier. C. A. Drexler; assistant
cashier, F.. j. Formanack.
BRUCE-Matt Bedesen, a local carpen-
ter. was the victim of. a peculiar accident
which will incapacitate him for work dur
ing the remainder of the season. Another
workman on a building where he was en-
ployed In preparing to descend from the
second story threw down his hammer.
which struck Bedesen's arm In such a
manner as to break 1t Just below the ell
bow.
RAPID CITY-Walter Conley pleaded
guilty to the charge Of obtaining money
under false p~retenses. Last Saturday Con-
ley cashed a number Of worthless checks
with local merchants, but the fraud was
detected In time and he was arrested when
boarding the train for Omaha. About-yeo
was recovered at the time Of his arrest.
ABERDEEN-Fur thieves, with expert
knowledge Of the business. broke into the
fnr store OF =. Kald: recently opened here,
n stole between 500 n $50 worth OF
expensive f,rs. including Ave ladies' pony
n near seal coats. and many sets. They
also broke into the Monogram store mex;
door, and secured about SO In cash,
CUSTER-Israel Bower, civil war veter-
an and early settler OF this ounty died al
his home here. During the war he wa.
Z member Of = wisconsin regiment, made
famous by its mascot eagle s.Old Abe
He 70 survived by 4 widow, one son and
two daughters
sALEM-Roy The a-year-old son OF
Charles Brown. living Just u Of sa-
lem, brske his leg 1t the ankle wedness
day evening when 9 pony which he waa
riding slipped on the muddy road and fell.
upon him.
GRoToN-Mrs Gustav H. Kowalke, i
ven known resident q Groton. died as
the result o. : stroke, .of aponlexy. The
family formerly resided IS Moods county
BRIDGEwATER-The total precipga
t,cn at shts place x:;ce ADiii Ia oun
TX inches. Nhisla No Erc4test re-.a
tor q Ave tiosltlh s.e rio<
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

The tuna, which. until within a few
years vas known only AZ one of the
greatest OF game fish. IL now the basis
~ u extensive canning industry. 1t
IS predicted that 100000 cans Of 1t
VIM -. gafnersd this year on the Pa
0lnc coast.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
FORMER WATERToWN MAN
IN BORDER SklRMISHINc

WATERFOWL. s. D.. Oct. fl. f.
spicer, formerly a resident Of this city.
but for he past two years living in
San sBenito. Tex, writes relatives here
regards the present state of affairs
between the United States and Mex
co. Many Mexieans In that vicinity
Hare not go into the country for work
||ssar fear OF being captured by bandits.
The Americans have no fear OF the
Mexican settlement, he school chill
areln passing through Il every day on
heavily armed to repel possible attacks
IN the part Of Mexican soldiers, which
occur occasionally. Mr.. Spicer mar
rates taking part in q skirmish In
which SO bandits rushed Kings ranch,
Eiiylding into three parties. The fight
lasted from a half hour before dark
until after dark, during which time
|fhe band Of rs Texans lay on the
ground. near the railroad. -Four Amer.
leans were wounded, Including two,
soldiers. while - bandits were Killed.
RONESTEEL-John G Penne. who
was afrested charged with violating the
(ahalsnacist Law Ofsthes state, was dis
sharged by Jnstice MaKataff upon q pre-
tminary hearing. The defendant Is senior
member OF the frm Sof John Payne 8
co.. operator OF s<lrug and stationery
store here. Secretary Bent. OF the state
SoArdS Of gphAEmaclsts. swore orr the conn
|plaint.
MlN.NER-The ROSEBUD Hustiers.s an
sreanisatlon formed i Few years { BY
TASelinG salesnen working through
|SeEthexnsN Notwithstanding Rosebud coun-
|slea.@heids tsc AnnuIf picnic M barbecue
stS winner WEDNESDAY aftefnf IN. The
tfoofAM included q he'll b1rbetssf. hase-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Granada wa ct one time part Of the
Roman province Of Roetia, but after
The Arab invasion Il became an in
dependent Moofish Kingdom. 1t was
1he last possession Of tho Moors in
Spain. who teArfuily gave UP their
GouNtry 10 their conquerors. Ferdin-
and and Isabella, Of Spain, in 1892.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Fhnse Il watt a2,600. 900 years WIN
witness repetition OF the phenom-
senoa o1 ebruAry 1886 when there was
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
REvENGEFuL CONVICT is
CAPTURED IN TRIP COUNTY

Winner, S. D.. Oct. 4.-John Gregory,
who recently completed a term in the
p~enitentiary, and at nee started out
70 secure revenge against the prose-
cutting witnesses n court officers,
iaas been re-arrested and now is in the
custody OF the Gregory county sheriff.
A Few days after leaving prison, Greg
sry assaulted James Flanagan, n
81 the witnesses against him in a
horse stealing charge. and. it Is
claimed. then asserted he would get
Judge Williamson.
After the attack on Flanagan.
Gregory disappeared, but was seen go.
ing through Winner a few days ago
lrmed with a rifle. AS his line Of
travel was in the direction Of Oacoma,
Judge Williamson's home, special
anxiety was occasioned. The shcriffs
sef Gregory and Trip counties went
on the trail and overhauled Gregory,
about nine miles north Of Winner. He
made no resistance.
It Is claimed that Gregory has spent
% OF the past 80 years in prison. one
Term relating to the killing of a man
IN Missouri.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
STOLEN ABERDEEN AUTO
RECOVERED AT MORRIDGE

Aberdeen. s. D.. Oct. Bob willetts
and Frank johnson giving their home
as Joy, Ill, suspected of robbing a fur
store and stealing an automobile here
Thursday night, were arrested at Mo-
bridge Friday night with the stolen
automobile in their possession, they did
not have the furs and deny having
robbie the fur store.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
ONE MAN BADLY HURT
IN BATTLE OF THRESHEF

Aberdeen, S. D.. oct. lin
battle between some thresher han,
near Ferney, in this county, Geors
Pearson was struck on the back 4
h head with a neckyoke and no
lies in an Aberdeen hospital in q
unconscious condition. His throat
paralyzed from the effects OF II
blow and he cannot swallow. and h
condition generally is serious. An
and Ed Lovelace, two thresller hand
involved in the fight, are being lie!
charged with assaulting Pearson.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
W.. e. BENEDICT. BELLE FouRcHE,
WOULD SUCCEED DR.. SMITH

Belle Fourche, 8. D.. Oct. 2.-Willis
F.. Benedict, of Belle Fourche, a local
attorney. former member Of the state
legislature and a pioneer resident of
this state. has announced his candi-
dacy for the position Of railroad COM
missioner from the Third district, to
succeed DR.. w. q. Smith, who has an
nounced that he will not be a candidate
for reelection next year. but will re-
tire to his Perkins county ranch to de-
vote his time to extensive cattle raising
operations,