Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-17
TOM BALL DIES.

Ton. Ball. moro than so years a resi-
dent of Mitchell, and the first civil
service employee in the city, dropped
dead at 8 O'Clock this morning of heart
failure while at work in the office. Mr..
Ball is the builder of more than 140
residences in the city Of Mitchell, and
Is known as the foremost friend OF
the nome maker. He was IS years old
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BIJOU H1LLS-The farmers of this ter
ritory are year by year devoting more at,
tentlon to the dairy branch Of farming,
with the result that they now are mum
bered among the most prosperous OF
the armer OF South Dakota. In a period
OF Il months an aggregate Of 1872 cans Of
cream, each containing 10 gallons, have
been sold to local buyers by the farmerS
OF this vicinity. The aggregate weight OF
the cream was 116. 600 pounds. The aver-
age price paid during the year was about
81 cents per pound, SO that during the year
the farmers OF the surrounding region re-
ceived an aggregate of S12,650 for theil
cream product. The bulk of this money
was received by them during periods OF
the year when they had no regular income
from other sources.
PH1LIP-To realize an average of sh
per acre from an alfalfa crop is a new
record which has been set by Jesse Baker.
a homestcader of this vicinity. Baker has
seven acres of alfalfa which will give him
a return per acre of the amount stated.
Inc profits will come from the sale Of
the seed, and the seven acres, it has been
estimated, Will give him a return of about
double the value of the land. Baker also
has just completed the harvesting of 10
acres of winter wheat, which yielded un-
usually we'll.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for a house.
breaker Clifford Melcher, a baker of this
CITY, was accidentally shot and wounded
Dy a plain clothes man early this morn
Ing. Melcher mistook the officer for a
hold-up artist and upon being ordered to
stop broke into a run. The officer pursu-
ing tlred three shots to stop him, one taxi
Ing effect in the flshy part Of the thigh.
Melcher will recover.
NOL1N-An interesting feature in corr
nect1on with the installing of an electric
ught system here is the placing of a huge
tlght at a central point, the light being Of
sufficient power to be seen for many miles
around the town. The new electric light
system Is first class in every respect, CIV
Ing excellent service for the business
houses and the residences.
ABERDEEN-With bullet wounds IN his
head and shoulder o. W. Scott. of Condo.
VINO was shot in an alteration with an
officer at that town early Sunday morn
ing, lies at st, Luke's hospital in this citv
IN a serious condition. The officer was
placed under arrest and is being held at
Redfeld pending developments In the
wounded mans condition.
P1ERRE-A new form of ''hopper-doz-
Dr. Is being used with good effect on the
elfalfa fields near this city. which are
paddy infected with the pests. The new
trap is a box about 16 feet long and three
/ keet In height and width. with n wooden
foor, and the top and back covered with
common wire screen.
DEADWOOD-As the result of being
Thrown from a horse, William Whalen, a
we'll known rancher of western South Da-
kota, living 10 miles north of the Belle
Fourche river, is In a critical condition,
He sustained a severe fracture at the base
pf the skull and was otherwise injured.
n the wo1e Of erecting a fine new public
chool buffding in this city. and it now is
assured it will be ready for at
me opening of the fall term of school in
September.
CONDE-No trace has yet been found
pf an unknown person who burglarized
the safe in the office of the Atlas Lumber
company and escaped with the cash which
I contained. 1t is believed the robbery
was committed by some local party.
Alphabetically Harris, a youth
serving a term in the county Jail for as
Ssult and battery, escaped from the boo,
farm here today. Harris, who has been
helping harvest at the farm escaped two
Wesks ago but was recaptured by thd
sheriff.
The increased demand for AMERICAN
Tags has led some of the New YORK.