Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-13
YANkToN HAS ONE INJURY .,
IN JULY q CELEBRATION

Yankton, S. D.. July S.-A heavy rain.
precipitating several inches of water
upon Yankton county, arrived just be-
fore the Fourth and mad roads some
what bad and picnics at least of doubt
full value. After a Lot week, in which
the corn has been growing with great
rapid1ty, the ain was of great value.
The heat has returned and corn pros
poets are excellent in this vicinity.
1t is always with some apprehension
that Yankton people approach the
Fourth, as the city has seen some bad
accidents in the past. The safe and
sane Jules of the pas two years were
again in force here, and so far as
learned OH July s, after a close scru-
tiny Of he field, only one accident re-
suited. This was to Tony Norman,
aged 16, who received a heavy charge
of powder in his right eye, inflicting a
painful wound. The eyesight was saved.
SIOUX FALLS-Daniel j. ~Higginboth-
am, aged 80. local barber, unable to with
stand grief caused by his wife deserving
him, ended his life by swallowing an
ounce Of carbolic acid. The deed was
committed at the home Of his motherin-
law. His wife left him Monday follow
Ing a quarrel. He made several threats
that he would end his life If she did not
return to him. He told his acquaintances
that life without a wife was not worth
living. There are no children in the
family.
SIOUX FALLS-The Sioux Falls lodge
of Elks has just paid off the last out
standing obligation against their temple
property, which is among the most val,
liable in the city. They had a mortgage
of $4,000 against the property which they
could have paid several months ago. but
the holder Of the mortgage preferred
drawing interest and would not accept
the money until this time. when the Of
ficers of the lodge were able to exchange
cash for the mortgage. The Elks OF
Sioux Falls now w property valued al
not less than SIS, 900, against which there
is not a single dollar of indebtedness. Few
lodges in the country are in as good
financial condition.
FREEMAN-A deputy state food in,
spector, during a visit to this city, caused
the arrest of the wife of a we'll known
farmer on the charge of selling stale eggs.
The woman was compelled to pay q fine
and costs a~ggregating about $40. The in
spector CHANGED to be in a store when the
eggs brought in by the farmers wife were
being u~npacked, and noticing that the
eggs looked as if they had been under
setting hens for 10 days or more made an
investigation, which resulted in the wom-
ans arrest.
SIOUX FALLS-Forty members of the
Minne}laha Mandsllor, a local singing So
ciety, which is made UP large of Sioux
Falls business men, departed today for
Grand Forks, N. D., where they will take
part in the annual convention of the Nor
wegian Singing Association of America,
which will open in the North Dakota cit
this week and continue several days. A
number of other singing societies of
South Dakota will send large delegations
to the Grand Forks meeting, Canton being
among the number
COTTONWOOD-The voters of this
place, at a special election. authorized the
issuance of bonds in the sum of $1,000 for
the erection Of a fine new modern brick
school building. On July 2S the board Of
education will open bids, and it is ex-
pected the contract for the erection Of
| the building will be awarded soon there
after.
EDGEMONT-Boy scouts of this place
have completed plans for what will be
one Of the longest hikes ever undertaken
by boy scouts of western South Dakoto.
The hike will commence Sunday. and be-
fore it is completed the boy scouts par
ticipating will have visited Pringle, Gus
ter, Sylvan Lake. Wind Cave and Hot
Springs, from the latter place returning
home. They will be accompanied by an
auto carrying the camp e%quipage. but
| will have to do their own cooking and
camping.
HUMBoLDT-At a special election to
be held in Humboldt and throughout
Humboldt township on Friday Of this
week the voters will nave submitted to
them the proposition of consolidating the
schools of the township into one school
located at a central point. in which all
the scholars Of the township will be
pupils. Several schools would be aband-
oned and the school expense of the town
ship would be very materially reduced.
MT. VERNON-The police made a raid
In the elevate district and succeeded in
capturing three women and one man, who
were charged with disorderly conduct
When taken into court they were found
guilty n compelled to pay fines and
costs aggregating $64.50. after which they
were ordered to leave town.
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