Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-13

Mitchell S. D., July 1.-Two young
Mitchell mechanics, Howard Van
Benthuyesn and Man Black. have per-
fectod a motor boat controlled entirely
by wireless. 1t is six feet long and is
propelled by Is batteries. A sending
station on the shore steers and controls
its movements. The builders are both
high schoof students, and have pre-
violsly constructed their own wireless
telegraphs and a wireless telephone.
CANTON-The local Commercial club
has appointed \ committee of three to
confer with the county commissioners and
the supervisors of Canton township in
reference to the improvement of tae road
to what is known as. three-mile bridge
east of Canton. The Commercial club
also has charge Of arrangements for the
annual convention of the rural mail car
riers Of South Dakota, which will be held
in Canton on Wednesday, July ~. The
club is working on other projects for the
welfare of the city.
ST. LAWRENCE-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sheppard, of st. Lawrence, have just cele-
brated the 10th anniversary of their we'd
ding. Mrs. Sheppard has an additional.
honor, in that she was the first white
woman to reside in Hand county. Mr..
Sheppard was section foreman on the
Northwestern railroad at st. Lawrence In
1880, when the couple moved here, and
there was no other white woman in the
county at that time, it is said. Their first
winter In South Dakota was the memoir
able one of 1SS0-S1, when the Dakotas suf-
fered so severely from cold and snow,
and ST. Lawrence was without train ser
vice for four months. IS.
PEEVER-Recently there has been an
unusual amount of liquor furnished to the
Indians belonging on the Sisseton reserva-
ton. and the federal authorities now have.
stepped in with the intention of putting al
stop to the traffic. Samuel Kirk, a spe-
cial agent. was sent to the scene. Thus,
far he has arrested several white men on
the charge of conducting bootlegging OPP
erations among the Indians. Among the
prisoners thus far taken Is a resident Of
Waubay and another man giving Ortley as
his home. The defendants have been
lodged in the county Jail pending their
trial 1 nthe Roberts county circuit court.
HUDSoN-As the result Of ptomaine
poisoning, Mable Bauder, the 4-year-old
daughter of a farmer living near town,
has been in a serious condition for sew
eral days. The poisoning has affecte |!
her brain. but Notwithstanding thii
serious symptom the physicians hay;
strong hope of saving her life. However,
it Is expected 1t Will be some time befori
she fully RECEIVERS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hetween IT,
walls of the residence of Matthew Slad.,
a handful advertising a pioneer concet,
remained for nearly 40 years uanntice .
Recent alterations in the house brought
to light. 1t describes a bard entertain, +,
ment which was cheduled for Firestce.
the village out of which Mitchell grew, O /,
October Is, 1879. by the Presba family. thu
first band in Dakota territory.
DUPREE-There Is no race suede O,
the farm of Tom Sawyer, north of Dr.,
pree. Sawyer has a young COW on hfi
farm which has become the mother al
four calves. all OF which are thrifty
fourtshirg young animals, within a per,ot!
of Is months, the COW having given birth
to twin calves twice IN succession.
SPEARFISH-Thc tota! assessed valu, /.
ton OF al! Spearfish property. as lett Dt
the equalization board. for 1916. is 1885,
ss1.
CANOVA-At a meeting of the local
Commercial club 1t was decided to fGa
Monday. July 10, as tie time for fh> an,
pual sports day celebration, to be held
n this city, and various committees wer
appointed to make the necessary ARA lge-
ments. A fine program OF efteftaintnens
Will be provided the several thou IAN /
persons who will be in attendance.
L, DALLA@A number OF T,.,!.s ,raen
I'd a meeting and perfected tie GRAN
ration of a local ". Z. TT. Mrs. Nia
N. Barton was aleeted president. ,.Trs.
Edimona West. secretary. and Mrs. Inc.
Mcdowell. treasurer. The new orga .iz.,
Ion starts out with q good charter mes
ssrship.