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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
MUST MAKE CONNECTIONS

Milbank, S. D., May IA decision
OF Importance to South Dakota. North
Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa has just
been handed down by the state railroad
commission in the ordering in of "a
physical connection between the Dako-
ia Central Telephone company and the
Grant Telephone company, a branch of
the Tri-State Telephone company of
Minneapolis.
The order provides that this connec-
ton shall be made within 80 days by
the establishment of three trunk lines
between the two companies local Of
fees, the expense of the trunk lines to-
gether with the connections to be borne
by the Grant county company, although
the actual work of making the connec-
ton between these trunk lines and the
instruments OF the Dakota Central shall
be made by employees of the latter COM
pany.
Following the establishment Of this
connection, the Dakota Central shalt
permit subscribers of the Grant COIN
ty company to receive or transmit long
distance or toll messages from the tele-
phone instruments installed in their re-
spective places of business or residences
at the regular toll tariff rate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
STATE LOSES FIRST
SUIT TO COLLECT ON
BONDS OF TREASURER
Statute of Limitations and
Flaws In Bonds Operate to
Make Poor Case.

Deadwood. S. D.. April 29.-rhe state
Of South Dakota lost Its suit against
he estate of the late Kirk G.. Philips,
former state treasurer, and his BONDS
men. The state sued the Phillips es-
tate M the former treasurers bonds
men for $4,000, alleged to have been
retained as interest during Philips
Germ of office.
Early in the proceedings, Attorney
General Caldwell admitted that the
state was handicapped because of the
effectiveness of the statute of limlta-
ions. He declared he had found flaws
n the bonds and believed that the state
could not sustain its case, but declined
20 dismiss the suit until he could con
Ter with the governor.
When investigation indicated that the
ease would be dismissed, attorneys Tor
the defense proceeded to argue the case
on its merits. The court decided IN
favor of the estate and all the bonds
men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
DAKOTA SiLlcATE DEPOSITS
TO DEVELOP NEW INDlISTRN

Ardmore. S. d.. May ~3.-Cropping out
ol lne shale beds that almost surround
is a peculiar strata Of earth
en- material which local people have
orten thought might be of value, and
samples have at different times neen
SEM 70 chemists for analysis. T'he re-
SUIT a not been encouraging, as the
reported the material worth
less except for the 20 per cent alumni
mum 1t contained. A few months e
however, a chemist at Des Moines, Ia.
with the aid OF Rev. Mr.. Prather, Of
Wlnne 5. d., discovered a process by
which this worthless" material is to
be made the basis OF a new industry,
and the kaolinite and fuller's earth. or
aluminium s%ilicate. is to be made into
a ompound that will soften and puri-
~ water. 1t is estimated that a ton
OF the compound will soften n purify
ioo,0o0 gallons of water. The process
mas been patented n copyrighted and
manufacture of the finished product
mas been begun by the Des Moines Re
ming company, at Des Moines, la, the
raw material being shipped from Ard
more Buffalo Gap.
Recently Rev. Mr.. Prather was here
with q second group of men and COM
pleted mineral filings on nearly 1000
acres OF land which Is underlaid with
the strata of aluminium ~silicate three
feet or more in depth. So far as known,
n two deposits above mentioned are
n only ones in the world where the
mineral exceeds a few inches in thick
ness.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
MITCHELL HAS RIGHT
TO ISSUE BONDS FOR
CITY PHONE SYSTEM
Supreme Court Upholds Action
Of June 10, 1913-Outcome
of Protest IN Rates.

Mitchell. S. D.. May Through a
decision Just handed down by the South
Dakota supreme court. Mitchell has
won the right to issue $50. 900 in bonds
Tor the construction OF a municipal tel
ephone plant. This is the elimination
or a series OF barriers raised by the
Dakota Telephone company. which has
been seeking to prevent such action.
The Dakota Telephone re-
FUSED to establish a rate satisfactory
to Mitchell citizens and the latter, in
retaliation, refused to renew the COM
panys franchise, now expired. The
Mitchell city council ordered the COM
pany TO remov its poles and wires
from that city, but this action was pre-
vented through a strained and tech
meal court ruling.
Determined to assert their rights and
Independence of any corporation ma
nipulation. Mitchell citizens then voted
$4,000 in bonds for a municipal tele-
phone plant. This action was taken on
June 10, 1913. and the vote was IT'S in
favor of the bond issue and $50 against
IT. During the ensuing period, almost
two years. the telephone company has
kept the issue tied up in court
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
NESz HELD WITHOUT
BONDS ON CHARGE OF
. NUMBERING Ed TOM
Community Sentiment Seems to
Be That Kiesz Was At
tackled BY Tom.

Leola. S. D., May 3.-At the prelim
mary hearing of Jacob Kiesz. who Is
charged with the murder Of Ed Tom,
his brotherinlaW, the defendant waived
the Introduction of testimony, and
James Clayton, acting justice of the
peace held him without bail to the next
term of circuit court, which assemblies
here In June.
Popular feeling appears to be with
hlesZ. who is q soninlaW of Christian
Eohman, a prominent resident of Nc
Emerson county, and has always borne
an excellent reputation. He has a wife
ana ii baby 8 months old.
k1esz a rented "A farm owned by
MS mother, adjoining his own farm, and
the trouble arose over this farm. Tom
ulsapproNed of the rental Of the farm
owned by Mrs. Kiesz, his motherinlaw,
oy kiesz. and. it Is alleged. on the day
OF the killing he went to Kiesz's farm.
armed with a pick handle. and attacked
hlesz. kiesZ had been warned of
threats Tom had made and, when Tom
appeared, pick handle in hand, he pre-
pared to defend himself.
In the fight that followed. Tom
selzed Keisz by the throat, and, in
away, keisz grabbed the pick
handle from Tom and struck Tom on
the mead. In the struggle. both men
fell to the ground, with Tom under
neath. Toms head struck a stone, and
ne died about three hours later
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
WHlTMARSH is HELD FOR
ATTACK ON MRS, HANSON

Sioux Falls, S, D., May las the
result of his preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Orr, of the municipal court,
Lewis Whitnarsh. a former convict III
the Sioux Falls penitentiary, after be-
ing positively identified in open court
by his victim. Mrs. Knute Hanson. has
been held for trial in tie state circuit
court on the charge of first degree
criminal assault. Whitmarsh already
has served one term in the Sioux Falls
penitentiarN for a similar %offense, and
term for attempted assault on a
woman
While on the witness stand at the
preliminary hearing of Whitmarsh.
Mrs. Hanson positively identified him
and gave details of the assault upon
her. h stated that when Whitmarsl,
appeared at the Hanson home. about
10 o'clock in the forenoon. Wednesday
of last week, her husband was working
in the field With a grain drill nnd her
little girl but q few minutes before
had started for the field. Three chill
dren were at school and two other chill
dren We're working away from home.
Mrs. Hanson was outside the house
when Whitrnarsh appeared. He de-
manded money n finally drew a re-
volver. Frightened, she stated she
would get her husbands pocketbook.
which was in an upstairs room.
Whitmarsh followed her. and. after
the pocketbook had been turned W.
to him. ne bound her and then at
mercy on the ground that she was in q
bonds, the defendant has been lodged
in tho 1oInfy foil
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND;
HE WAS ABUSIVE TO BABY

Aberdeen, S. d.. April 29.-Mrs. Ruth
Robare, a pretty young woman, is IN
he county jail with her chubby blu
eyed infant daughter. but a few months
old. Mrs. Robare is charged with
shooting her husband, Percy l.. Robare,
who is in a hospital with a revolver
wound in his head.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Robare, which is in part corroborated
by her husband, the couple, with the
baby, had been at a moving picture
show and upon reaching home had
quarreled, Robare being angry because
the baby had been cross and interfered
with his enjoyment of the movies. He
was lying on the bed when Mrs. Robare
put the infant, seven months old, be-
side him.
Robare showed the child off on the
floor and when Mrs. Robare r~eproached
MIN called her bad names. The young
woman hen drew a 90 caliber revolver
and shot him. Mrs. Robare then called
a cab to have her husband taken to the
hospital.
When first questioned she claimed
that Robare had shot himself, blu later
confessed that her husbands statement
that she had shot him was correct.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
CHILD FALLS INTO cisTERN;
RESCUED RY NElEHR0p

Yankton.as. D., April a0.-Irma Lang
feldt, 4-year-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence L.angfeldt. fell into q cistern
at h family home and was escu by
the timely presence OF u neighbor.
George Prichard. The child raised q
lid ron an open cissern and fell in.
She had presence OF mind enough to
grasp q bucket which touched the. sur
face Of the water and hold TO it until
her reacuer could reach her by mea uy
II . ladder.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
FATHER AND SON HELD ON
ARSON CHARGE AT WEBSTER


Webster. S. d.. May 3.-On complaint
Of State Fire Marshal S. f.. Grams, John
Szcpaniak and Lawrence ~Szcpaniak. OF
kosciusko township. this county, were
arrested on a charge of arson and are
being held here to await the action of
the state circuit court. The men are
Gather and son.
some time & Lawrence ~Szcpaniak,
the father, lost his farm by mortgage
foreclosure, the property passing into
The hands OF Walter Ingolstad, of Min
neapolis. The Szcpaniaks We're mott
fed to yacate the farm last winter and
are said to have made threats of ven
geance then. On April ], as the fam
lily We're yacating the. property. the
house they Occupied was destroyed by
IRE, and 1t is the belief of the state fire
marshal. after an investigation, that the
father and son are responsible for the
FIRE.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
COUNTY BOARD MUST GRANT
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION

Pierre, s. D., April 29.-If a ma
jority of the legal voters of a con-
gressional township petition the board
of county commissioners to organize
the congressional township into a civil
township. the board is compelled to
make such organization. This is the
ruling of the attorney general. He
further states that since the statute
says a voting population of % shall
be deemed sufficient for civil township
organization. 1T is my opinion first,
that the petition must contain not
merely a majority of the legal voters
Of the civil township, but it must APP
pear in order to entitle the township
20 civil organization that there are rs
legal voters in the township"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06


In the Flathead Indian reservation
near Camas. Mont, Is an artesian well
containing hot mineral water. said to
be the only n In the world. Around
II, within a mile, are other artesian
wells in which the water is clear and
cool. A few years g h govern
ment threw open the Flathead reser-
walton, and those who were success
full In the drawing now own fine
ranches in a fertile valley. Artesian
wells. nave beer struck at a depth
ranging from 80 to 365 feet. In the
summe of 1913, on a ranch within a
mile Of one Of these cold wells, drillers
were at work when. at the depth Of 244
feet, hot water gushed upward with
such force that thsd rillers were forced
to fee. In q few days the rush of hot
water HAD wAshsd q large hole. with
b drill stlN m, though incapacitated.
The well was finally curbed so that it
could be used. The water is 120 Fab
renheft. flowing at the rate of 60 bar
rels a minute.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
VOTE REQUIRED IF ROAD
TAXES PAID in LABOR

Pierre, S. D.. April 29.--That town
ship road taxes must be paid in cash
II the voters fail to provide for the
option of labor at their annual spring
election in March is the ruling of the
state legal department on inquiry from
the states attorney of Jerauld county.
The ruling in effect is that the o
statute specifically provides for the
payment Of road taxes in cash. but al
lows an exemption from this provision
by payment in labor when the voters
50 declare at their annual town meeting
in March,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
FAILED TO PAY SUPPORT
MONEY; is SENT TO JAl

Aberdeen, S. D.. April 29.-Because
he failed to keep his promise to con-
tribute IS a week to the support of his
~S-year-old daughter, Frank Holdredge
has been sent to the county jail to
serve a suspended sentence OF n year
upon conviction of co%ntributory Deepen
dency.
William German. who is serving nine
months in the county Jail on conviction
Of contributing to the delinquency OF
Emile Ernst, a minor, has been re-
leased upon the completion of six
months in Jail. physicians stating Cor
mans health was such that he could
not stand further imprisonment. He
was released upon his promise to quit
the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
ROSEBUD WILL BOOST FOR
NEW WASHINGTON hlGHWAN

Fairfax. s. D., MAY 3.-Commencina
with a big mass meeting at Jordan to.
morrow. he Rosebud citizens will give
their chief interest during the coming
week to affairs connected with the pro.
posed Washington Memorial highway,
promoted by the erratic but persistent
Colonel Thatcher. The meeting at Jor-
dan tomorrow will be attended by rep
resentatives from all OF the towns In
Tripp county and will include q big
booster program. with an open air bar
becue.. A similar congress for Gregory
county is booked for Fairfax next
Wednesday, May 3. The local Com
mercial club has taken the affair in
hand and expects to stage a monster
demonstration. Colonel Thatcher viii.
be on hand at both the Jordan and
Fairfax meetings. and has promised to
route his highway through the Rose,
bud If a proper interest is shown in
the project.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
WOONSOCkET CARNIVAL TO
SURPASS PREVIOUS RECORDS

wednesday,. Thursday and Friday day
June 16, Ii and IS, are the days Sc
lected by the board Of directors for
the 1915 water carnival, to be held in
this city. Arrangements are now be-
pass anything yet shown at Woon-
socket.
The Woonsocket water carnival is
h only entertainment OF it's kind
held in the state and each annual af-
fair draws a very large attendance.
SALEM-The member OF the local auto
club at their annual business meeting
elected the following officers for the COM
ng year: President, DIR. Guy Ramsey:
vice president, F.. NJ. Sessler: secretary
treasurer. ]. j. Miller. The club is COM
pleting plans for a great deal of road i'm
provement work in this vicinity this
,pring.
PIERRE-An inch and a quarter of
rain fell here Monday, giving this part Of
she state two inches in less than a week.
All OF the western section is well soaked
and vegetation is getting well started.
FAULKTON-A term OF state circuit
court for Faux county will convene here
May =. with Judge Bouck presiding. Only
equity cases will be tried for two weeks.
the members of the Jury not being re-
auired 10 report until May IS. Many OF
the jurymen are farmers n 1t was de-
cided to give them ample time to get In
their crops before requiring them to ap-
pear for jury duty.
RENE-The town council IL arranging
for the installing OF a municipal water
works system. the voters at the recent
election having voted water works bonds
In the amount Of S1a 600 ONLY aa0h< 1,n%o.
were cast in opposition to the honda
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

The British soldier Is never at a loss
hen sarcasm is needed. and an ex-
ample of his readiness was seen the
other day in one of our seaside towns
where thousands Of men are in train
Ing. A long route march had been in
progress, and the officer had been none
too patient. Several times he. had had
occasion to speak strongly to the men.
At last. on the march home, the order
anne March easy''-the time when
n are INDUCED in. Their was no
call for "Tipperary" this time, but
unanimously they started singing,
kind Words Can Never Die" The
officers feelings are not described.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
FINDS lRREGuLARlTY IN
YAkk1ON SCHOOL SYSTEM

Yankton, S. D., May 1.-State Elk
aminer f. l, Lampy, who has beer 60
ing over the county officers accounts
at the Yankton county court house,
gives as his opinion that the Yankton
city schools are being operated illeg-
ally since the. institution of the com
mission form of government in the city.
The board Of education operated under
a special charter and this was main
tanned after the city adopted the com
mission plan. although Mr.. Lampy
claims that with the change of the city
government the schools OF the city
would operate under the same law as
other hoo of the state in cities I'M
der commission. The city recently
voted a 800. 900 bond issue for building
a new school which is held to be legal,
as it was placed under a vote of the
people.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
NORWAY VICE CONSUL
is welded AT CANTON

Canton. S. D.. April 29.-S. O. Hanger
and Agnes Camilla Arntzen were quiet
~ married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Thorson in Canton yesterday
morning. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. 0. p. V~angsness, of Cotton. S.
D.. in the presence of Immediate
friends. The bride arrived recently
from Christiania, Norway. Mr.. Hanger
IS vice consul for Norway. They will
make their home in Yankton. where Mr..
Hanger is officially Stationed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

For years past the sum OF SIS, 900 a
year has been ret aside out OF the Ger
man military estimates for the upkeep
and development OF a pigeon service,
And nearly 5000 900 feathered messen-
sers We're available at the beginning Of
tne war for military service. Beyond
THESE army pigeons. all trained birds
belong to civilians, even the pets Of
tchooli boys n school girls are care
iuily registered and numbered and may
20 commandeered by the war depart
ment at any time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

Robert Fulton was one Of the earli-
est OF The submarine. He con-
strncted q boat In France and gave a
trial trip in the Seine at Rouen and at
Brest. Compressed air was used and
Fulton remained at a depth of 26 feet,
steering his submarine in every dtrec.
ton. He also attached a torpedo
charged with gunpowder to an old YES
sel In Brest harbor and blew her I'M
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR
FARMING OPERArI0Nc

Aberdeen. S. D.. May 1.-Two
weeks OF warm and ~rainless weather
furnishing ample time for the major
ity of the farmers to get in their small
grain, fe!!e%ed by week or rainy
weather. has put northern and north
western South Dakota In the best con-
ditien for a bumper crop this year that
1t has ever experienced.
Nearly all Of the small grain is in.
and In many fields the grain has com
menced to shoot up. Winter wheat and
alfalfa are looking splendid. Corn
planting Will commence In another two
weeks or 10 days.
Trees and shrubs rave all leaved out.
and fruit trees are beginning to bloom.
MILLER--lt is estimated thai during
the season just closed the four local grain
elevators have purchased an aggregate Of
$4,000 bushels OF grain and As, 600 bushels
of corn. The value of the grain1spur-
chased was about $24C. Coo.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

The balance wheels Of a watch vi
sbrates a00stimes q minute, or 1880. 900
times = year. Aa each vibration COW
srs about M and one-half revolutions,
the shaitson which the balance wheel
Ii mounted makes 236, 100000 reyolu-
tlOfe wear.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

Black s~prucesN.is the most abundant,
tree insgUngava. and constitutes owe
90 per cent of the forest. Balsam ri,
" found nearly to the edge of the for
est belt. Larch Is probably the hard
lest tree Of the subarctic forest. II i.
next In abundance to black spruce.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

Much OF h ivory from which our
piano keys. billiard balls, knife han
dles w combs are made Is collected in
Siberia from h fossil remains Of the
rant mammont. the greatgrandmother
Of the elephant. Many Of these t,,ska
are 100000 years old, having been pre-
eeryed In froxen soil or ancient Ice only
fecently brought to the surface.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

Moles. clumsy and almost blind, be-
come perfect demons when they quar-
rel. No one knows what they quarrel
shout. but when once they start fight
ing n has to die, They viii keep on
IN the presence OF any number Of spec
tAtors, hanging on to each other like
bulldogs. and burying their
~ strOng teeth in each others flesh
with h utmos fury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

The smallest school In England. IL
not IN the world. 10 that in Augton,
where. although there are only Ave
pupils on the register, only two are
attending. tn school. A teacher is en-
ployed for their benefit and spends
- much INT on them as on a larger
gathering.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
MANY TEACHERS REFUSE TO
RENEW THEIR CONTRACTS

Aberdeen, s. D.. May 3.--An unusual.
Is large Number of Aberdeen teachers
who were reelected by the school board
and given until today to signify theii
acceptance of the positions for another
year, have notified the board of their
designations at the close of the present
school year. Or the number there Is
included one principal OF grade schools,
several high school teachers. and q
number of grade teachers. Mrs. Alice
?. McKenna has resigned as principal
Of the Washington school, C. M. With
row as teacher of Latin. A. ID. Tinker
* manual training teacher, Miss Der.
nadrine C,ooney as eacher of domestic
science, n a half dozen grade teach,
ers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

California possesses more than one
twelfth of the ~hydroeicctsic power de-
v~elopinent OF the United States. about
$50. 200 horse power.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06

&c showing the possibilities for tree
1oyxth ln regions whore irrigation has
q abe depended 8 i. it ID pointed out that
Aoiae. ~ a ~ kinds Of ornamental
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
SUCTION OF TRAIN SAVED
CHiLD'S LIFE, is THEORY

Aberdeen. S. D., May Mrs Lucia
Stadiotto. the Swiss woman who be-
came violently insane while on an
eastbound Milwaukee train. going from
Idaho to New York. where she had
steamer tickets for switzerland. and
threw her ~2-year-old child from the
train at Bowdle. S. D., has been placed
in the county poor farm here until her
husband car be heard from. The child
vas but slightly injured. trainmen at
trlbuting its escape from death to the
suction of the train. which was travel
ing at a rate of AZ miles an hour. The
suction. they think, let the body down
gently and protected it from injury.
1t develops from the Woman's state
ments today hat her husband is az
Elk River. Id. and word of his wife's
predicament has been sent to him there.
The family was DESTROYS of returning
to Switzerland, but there was not suf-
ficient funds for all to go. So the
husband bought his wife a through
ticket and she and her two children,
one aged 2 years and one aged 9
months. started on the long Journey.