Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
ALLOTTED INDIAN HAS
NO SPECIAL BOOZE

Pierre. S. D., June 1.-THE recen,
decision of the United States supreme
court in relation to the status of In
dians who have taken allotments is. OF
more than passing interest in this
state. The question at Issue was the
right Of an Indian who has taken ar
allotment to purchase whisky and thu
holding is that no such rights are given
under the allotment law.
LEAD-Officers We're elected for tn,
coming year by the state convention o.,
the knights of Columbus, in session here
AS follows: State deputy, 2. F. Wickham
Alexandria; secretary, John Cavanaugh
aberdeen; treasurer, j. j. Lahey, Mitchell
advocate, j. N. Weber, WATERFOWL; ward
en-, j. f. Murphy, Lead; chaplain, Rev
+. j.. Mccarthy, Lead; delegates to su
preme council. f. F. Wickham, j. r. Dial,
ton, Woonsocket; j. l.. Curran, Lead, and
Frank Burk, Huron. The next convention
will be held at Milbank.
MADISON-Mr. and Mrs. William Nor
gan, of this city, have Just celebrated thei,
18th wedding anniversary and are both il
excellent health. During the entire 6.
years they have never been separated fol-
more then two weeks at a time. Mr.. Nor
gan was born in st. Lawrence county
New York, and is 80 years of age. Hi,
wife was born in Miami county, Ohio, ane
Is so years of age. They have nine hill.
lren living.
PLANkINTON-Jacob Liebrich, a vel
Known farmer living near here, was badly
bruised and cut and had a narrow escapi
from death as the result of being attacked
by a Vicious bull in his pasture. He wa.
knocked down twice, and was about to b.,
.rampled to death when the farm watcl
log appeared on the scene,
by Ltebrich's sons, and drove the angr,
! oui away
PIERRE-George Egan has filed his ex
pense account of the cost of his campaign
Tor governor, showing that it cost hin
I, 357. IL. c.. ~. Dillin, in his campaign 70:
congress In the First, spent 81. 131. 81, ant
he Richards campaign committee, D. d
Wipf, treasurer, files an expense accoun
IT $3.50. w. H. McMasters spent 1851 81
n his campaign for lieutenant governor.
IROQUOIS-The annual picnic and cele
,ration OF the old settlers of Kingsbur,
county, which will be held at Batemanl
srove, a delightful spot, on June %. Hon
z. f.. DoWdell, OF Artesian, will be tn.
.hief speaker of the day. Semi-profes
fional baseball teams will compete for l:5
.ral purses.
Observation-Disclosures marked TIL.
| opening for the season of Ruskin park
tlown as the state playground, a delight
.ul park on several hundred acres, highl,
improved, and situated on the Jim rive,
iear Foresthurg. The park was opene,
or the season by a picnic of the citizen;
II Sanborn county, the attendance run
ling into the thousands.
Observation-Disclosures Stills, one o
The boy soldiers" of the civil war. diet
1t his home northeast of here, aged 6
rears. He entered war service with. tn,
FoFty-sixth Illinois volunteers at the eg,
II Is. On January l. 1857. at the age o
! z. he was united in marriage to Harrie
Wolf, who survives him..
SIOUX FALLS-Friday, juno 60, ha
been designated as the date for the pre-
9aredness parade which is to be held il
Sioux Falls. Committees have been APP
pointed to organize the people of the sur
founding towns.