Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-20
INDIAN BEATS SISTER,
GOES TO DAKOTA PEN;
WOMAN STILL SUFFERS

Draws One Year Term For AS
sault-Sister's Screams
Brought Help.
Platte. S. D.. July 17.-Lewis Travis.
a Yankton Sioux Indian, recently was
in custody of Chief of Police Roberts,
OF the Platte police department. for
transfer TO the warden of the Sioux
Falls penitentiary. he having been SEN
fenced to a term of one year in the
penitentiary for assaulting his sister
with intent to kill. He choked his sis
ter until she was unconscious, in which
condition she remained for several
days, n from the effects of which
she has not yet recovered. The wom-
ans screams brought others to her as
sistance and her brother was beaten
off before he had killed her. The rea-
son for the attack is unknown.
FARM CITIZENS PAY VISIT
TO S. D. STATE COLLEGE
Bookings. s. D.. July 17.-Three
hundred and fifty farm citizens Of Lake
and Minnehaha counties motored to
state college on Thursday for the an
nual visit n inspection Of the insti-
tuition. Shortly after arriving, the 70
auto Dads OF visitors enjoyed a picnic
dinner in the college grove with cof-
Zee furnished by the Brookings Com
mercial club. Immediately following
the picnic. the visitors were escorted
70 the various departments Of the COL
eye including President Perisho, Dean
y. l.. Brown and other faculty mem
bers. excursion will be followed
by several others during the summer.
and the number Of visitors will prob
ably total 1000.
SOUTH DAKOTA FRIEND HEARS
FROM CAPT. JOHN kEMPsoN
Rapid City. 8. D., July 17.-In a letter
to County Judge Frank Bangs, who Is
looking after his affairs during his alb
sence. Capt. John w. Kempson states
that he is now In a military hospital at
Colchester, England.
Tho captain says thai hi= presence
there is MOI from any serious cause.
the captain not having been wounded;
He Is suffering from an attack OF neu.
rasthenia, brought on by overwork, and
his trip to the hospital was in a form Of
z rest. The letter was written on June
90 and In 1t the captain stated that
mp expected to be able to leave the hos
pltal In about q week and then he
would return to the front where he has
been since the very first of the war.
He did not locate the part of the front
he was on.
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GROTON-The current statements Of
the local banks show they VI aggregate
deposits Of $l,0S1. 94l.4 6. which is a very
gratifying showing considering the size
of Groton. Practically all OF this belongs
to actual residents OF Groton and the Gro.
ton territory. very little being outside
capital. AS the town has a population of
LOO, the bank deposits show a per capita
wealth Of $953.58. 1t is believed no other
town In the state can make a better
showing.
PLANKINTON-The county commits
sioners are completing the preliminary
work 80 the work OF constructing an inn
mense drainage ditch in Palatine towns
ship, some miles from here, can com
mence at an early date. The ditch will
reclaim and benefit several thousand
acres of fine farm land and will cost q
total Of about $4,000. The cost Of thu
. ditch will be paid by adjacent farm land
owners who will be benefited by its con,
struction.
PLANKINTON-A dividend Of 8 per
cent was declared at the annual meeting
of stockholders OF the Farmers Coopera-
ttv company, which conducts an eleva-
tor In this city. The net profits on the
business transacted during the past yeag
amounted to more than 81. 900. In addi.
ton extensive improvements were made
to the elevator. J. w. Weimers, OF Scot
land, has been engaged to manage the
elevator during the coming year,
WHITE LAKE-At the family home in
Gales township, some miles from White
Lake, occurred the death OF Nick Galesl
one OF the best known of the pioneer set
tiers of this part of. South Dakota. He
was one Of the first shomesteaders to los
cate in Aurora county. and resided here
continuously up to the time of his DEATH.
He Is survived by a widow and two chil-
dren.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result Of drink
ing q bottle OF corn cure. Miss Hazel Cen
gerke, the adopted baby daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Gengerke, we'll known res
idents Of the Groton territory. nearly lost
her life. Her plight was discovered d
short time after she had swallowed the
poison. and a physician by hard work suc-
ceeded in saving her life.
MISUNDERSTANDING killed two
cows belonging to Ed Goes just as he
turned therp out of the barn after milk
ing. Esse Steigelmyer, east Of Vermilion,
also lost two cows by lightning in the
same storm.
KIMBALL-The premium lists for the
annual Brule county fair, to be held in
this city later in the summer, have been
completed. h fair Is expected to be
one Of the best ever held in the county.
ard the exhibit of farm products to be
made In connection Herewith will be un-
usually fine.
PIERRE-c T. Coyne, candidate for
the republican nomination for secretary OF
state In the late primary. has received
authority to arrange for the formation OF
= troop Of cavalry.
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