Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

MILBANK-No trace has yet been
found of two prisoners who a few days
ngo escaped from the Grant county JAIL,
where they We're being held while await
ing tflal ON ne charge of having burglar
lied a farm house. One of the fugitives
gave his name as Charles Conley. He is
described as being % years of age, 5 feet
4 inches in height. light compleNioned.
blue eyes, smooth shaven. The other gave
his name as George Bell, aged IS, height
. feet 8 inches, dark complexioned, brown
eyes, bald on forepart of the head, smooth
shaVen. Tie two prisoners had been al
lowed the liberty of the corridors of the
Jail during the night, and they improved
the opportunity by heating a poker in
the stove and burning out a piece of the
floor. Getting below the floor by this
means, they picked a hole in the brick
wall sufficiently large to pass through to
liberty.
VIENNA-P. T. Peterson, of Vienna,
whose automobile was wrecked by a train
at Trent some weeks ago. has effected a
settlement with the railway company.
Rather than have the matter adjusted in
court, the railway company now has paid
him $3.50, in addition to his hospital and
physicians bills. His brother, o. r.. Peter
son, VINO was with him in the car when it
was wrecked, and who also was injured,
was paid S5cS by the railway company.
The brotherinlaw of the Petersons, Otto
h. Olson, of Trent. whose two children
were IN the car, was paid $3.50 to cover
the injuries to the children.
| kARLENNILLE-A serious accident oc-
CURED near here when a team driven by
Henry Schultz was run down by an auto-
mobile driven by Latimer Williams. of
Wlafred. In the car besides Mr.. Williams
were Miss Efie Price and a Miss Thomp-
1 CO1- One of I ma NnrSo ,r,. l.;t1oJ ..; ~,
occupants of the automobile badly bruised.
There is a dispute as to whether the driv-
er OF the horses or the driver of the auto
were to blame for the accident.
| BRUCE-The voters of Bruce have lust
cid a special e.sction and completed the
transformation OF their town from a VIII
lage form of municipal government to
that of a full fiedged city. The last act
In the change was the election of a full set
or CITY c.tcGrs and members OF a board
of aldermen. S. A. Buck was elected the
first mayor of the new city. The new city
council now will have the duty of dividing
the new city into wards.
CANTQN-A number of the residents of
canton held a meeting and organized a
golf club, which starts out with a large.
charter membership. A six-hoIe courss
has been laid out in a convenient location
near town. AID when necessary the course
Sai u enlarged 10 nine lOieS. The follow
Ing officers We're elected: President, j. III.
Rowe; vice president, Prof. c. G.. Law
renee: secretary-treasurer. il. y. Drag.
| stad.
GANkTON-The press of the country
recently told that the king of Denmark
was nearly in a small boat off
Copenhagen. and that he was rescued by
4 young man. A. C. Topp of this CITY
has been Informed his brotherinlaw, Niggo
M&dsen, was the rescuer. and that he is
now Sir Viggo, of the Daneprog, Il great
Danish order of knigtthood.
l PARKSTON-The corn canning factory
closed its seasons run Monday night after
a weeks successful work. The quality OF
the corn was much better than was ex-
pected and a large amount was canned.
PIERRE-William Maloney, of Eakin.
Sully county, reports a return of 81. 40 per
acre from a crop Of 45 acres of winter rye.
He harvested q bushels to the acre. AMI
sold it at s1.02 per bushel. Others who
have harvested winter rye made a good
showing, and the acreage of this grain in
the Missouri valley will be materially ex-
tended this fail.
EcMcRY-The milwaukee, railroad com
pany has been ordered by the state rail
road commission to remove the E.5Iery de-
pot back up town. Some time age, after a
dispute with the Emery city authorities.
the railroad moved the depot to the stock
yards, many blocks from the business part
OF town.