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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
FULTON ASKS AID TO
HELP FIGHT BIG fire
Flames, Which Destroyed $25,.
600 School, For a Time
Threatened Town.

Fulton. 8. D.. Dec. 1.-THE Fulton
school, an eight-room brick structure,
was totally destroyed by a fire which,
Tor a time, threatened the entire town
The loss to the building and contents,
ts estimated at between $25, 900 and
10000. About 10000 was carried in
insurance. The explosion of a gasoline
TAM in the basement OF the building is
believed to have caused the fire.
The explosion occurred about $50
o'clock In the evening and one hour
later the building was in ruins. M. N.
Nelson, janitor of the building, for a
time, was believed to nave lost his
life IN he flames. Hearing the explo-.
sion. he rushed to the basement to find
It In flames. In escaping from the,
place he was forced to battle his way,
through the flames. He was severely
burned about the face and arms. The
TIRE department had much difficulty in.
Keeping the flames from spreading. 1t,
was first believed the fire would spread!
and the department at Mitchell was,
asked 10 come and assist. The Mitchell.
mpante came on a special train. The
Alexandria and Farmer departments,
also We're summoned and rendered
valuable aid. !.
A strong wind was blowing, and
burning embers were carried for blocks
and fell upon the roofs of houses. Res
ldents were kept busy throwing the
embers from their roofs.
We're started today for the inn
mediate building OF q new school,,
which will be more modern than the
n destroyed by fire. Until the new
school is completed, plans have been
MADE to conduct the school classes in,
she theater, halls and churches.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
"BETTER SEED SOCIETY,"
FORMED IN kiNGSBURY

DeSmet. S. D.. Dec. 9.-Realizing the
Importance OF being in a position to
haEe an ample supply of pure seed for
next seasons crops, the farmers Of his
tkingsbury) county have organized
Wnat VIII De known as the Pure Seed
association Of Kingsbury county. H.
p. Dawes, president OF the South Da-
kota corn ana Grain asso-
cation, was present at the Organiza-
ION lneetlng Inc mace an ADDRESS on
me topic OF pure seed. 1T is expected
ma as q result OF the organlzatlon the
IN the comfy next vesr vii, ho o,ast1v
innproyed
-
prANrrI>yroM cao.uo i
,,eading sui1ty and he;ny santanced 70
.hrae and a half Years IN +ba state Mani.
,entiarv for Tie theft Of an a,1fornohile
,roke out or tha Aurora county iail here
~ cumbinp To the TON of his cell and
ricLtnr a hole through the roof sheriff
IMAM had let Jonaski out OF his cell to
rat supper. and the prisoner made his es-
rape while the officer was absent. Jonaski
ras captured in Belle Fourche, after the
I aumber on the car he was driving had
ITS disappearance ana recog-
aized tne man.
GROToN-Charles Smell, whose death is
reported at a sanatorium In Hot Springs.
i vas one OF the best known old veterans
" this part Of the state. He was taken
% the sanatorium last August. During
she civil war he was a membe of an In
llama volunteer regiment and saw hard
seryies, having been N q number OF the
..ssess - : = 80 49, p..su,.e.
mnn.hs u Gas - aas,.s ~ ~ y a ILL., :.
survlvcd y sevsh cnAoren. ms @iie nav
ng died ABOUT ~ years ago. ftlfnseif and
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
DEMOCRATS AT klMBALu
HOLD BIG BARBECUE

Kimball, s. D..IDec. lin spite of
the snow the previous night, and in
clemency OF the weather, nearly 1900
persons attended the big barbecue din
ner g!ven here by the democrats.
Business men took charge of serving
the roasted OK and did 1t in a very eff
ficient manner! There was quite q, turn
out from surrounding towns, and 1t was
reported that 600 Indians were coming
from the Grow Creek reservation, but
the weather held them back. Had the,
weather remained pleasant and mod
crate, a least 5000 people would have
tertained by broncho busters in the.
afternoon, a motion picture show in the
evening, and the dance hall kept the
crowd interested until the early hours
OF the morning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
PIONEER OF NEW YORK
COLONY" DIES AT YANKroN

Yankton, S. D.. Dec. S.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Thomas, widow Of the late Lyman
B. Thomas, and a resident of this city
since 1853, is dead here. The deceased,
who.was the only daughter OF the late
James Prentice. was a member OF the
famous New York Colony" which
journeyed westward overland from
New York So years ago.
Mrs. o.. II. Carney, now Of Sioux City,
was a member Of the same colony.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8. Linn, of Huron,
was found dead in his home by neigh
bors, having bled to Geath. A short time
ago he burned a foot. and it Is believed
he was treating the injury wnen ne ACCT
dentally severed an a1tery, causing his
death. When found he was sitting Il. e
chair with q pipe in his mouth ard tho
bleeding foot resting OF q table. The,
bed, from which he had evidently risen
to treat the injury, was saturated with
blood.
i.ENNOx-At their annual business
meeting the members Of the local Eastern
Star lodge elected the following officers
for the looming year: Worthy matron.
Aata Huisenga; worthy patron. H. B..
WILKINSON; associate matron. Mrs. H. b.
Wilkinson; treasurer. Louis Jacobs; sec
rotary. Mrs. s.. z. Hoover; conductress,
Mrs. w. "A. Smith: associate conductress.
Mrs. Nellie Wumkes.
ELKTON-A person who evidently knew
of the existence Of the money. crawled
through a window Of the dwelling house
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Koehn, south Of
4 Elkton.s while II was burning, and recov-
cred 500 In cash which had been kept In
the house for safe keeping. TIL fire oc-
CURED during the temporary absence Of
the members Of the household. Every
thing YVES burned.
WATERFOWL Amos Albertson. Of
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Pierre. s.. D.. Dec. S.-Govcrnor
Byrne has appointed c.. B. BALDWIN, Of
Brown, who was recently appointed to
the board Of charities and corrections.
Governor Byrne also appointed L.. B.
Laughlin, OF Chamberlain; T. C.. Barth
and G. N. Leedom, Of Kadoka; IT. B.
Fissler, of Philip; Alex Burner, of
Faulkton. and Roy Rothrock, Of Fort
Pierre, as supervisors of election in the
election which occurs in the newly de-
tached Jones county, January 9.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
ELECTION CONTEST is
STARTED AT ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, S. d., Dec. s.-Papers
were filed yesterday by j. II. Dobson,
Of this city, commencing what is the
first election contest ever fought in
the county. Dobson, republican candi-
date for auditor, was defeated by B. II.
Lindekugel, of Farmer, democratic can
didate, by three votes. In his COM
plaint, Dobson makes q general charge
that in each precinct, ballots were
counted which bore identification
marks. He makes direct charges on
several counts that Newton Trent was
refused q ballot which would have en-
titled him to vote by mail from an east
ern city for which he was departing;
that Lindkugel spent money in his cam
paign in a contrary to the cleo
ton laws, and that in Jasper township
discrepancies in the count were ADJUST
ed without verifying by recount.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
FIRE LOSSES
ARE LOWEST IN YEARS
In South Dakota, But All
Acres Being Burned, Is
Report.

Pierre. s. D.. Dec. Sire prevention
methods, and the educar1on OF the pub
Tic visiting the forest reserves through
constant warnings, has resulted in the
1eWest r.umber Of fires this last year in
the South Dakota forest reserve than in
many years.
Very few fires were caused by camp
ers, and the majority were caused from
electrical storms, the lightning strik-,
Ing dead trees, which were dry and in
flammable. During the period from
January l to November 30. 1916, there
we're 7S fires within the Black Hills
forest which burned yer a total area
OF approximately 481 acres, making an
average for each fire Of six acres. Very
little mature timber was destroyed, the
damage being confined largely to the
seeding stands and to forage grasses.
The result OF the United States forest
service Is very gratifying. especially as
there We're several times during the
past year when the danger of serious
fires was great.
The forest service maintains lookout
stations on Custer peak and Cement
ridge during the fire season, and it is
the duty of the men on these stations
70 be constantly on the lookout for fires
within h area of their vision. When
q fire Is discovered, the lookouts report
The location by telephone to the SUPER
visor at Deadwood. who at once noti5
fes the ranger by telephone of the fire,
and to take necessary measures to ex-
tinguish it. In this way, the fires are
generally reached while still small and
can be handled easily.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
IMPLEMENT PRESIDENT
GIVES ANNUAL TALK

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Dec. s.-Pres: R.,
70. Hubbard, Of the South Dakota I'm,
plement Dealers association, called to
order the delegates who are here at
tending the 18th annual meeting Of the
organization, this morning. Mr.. Hub
bard delivered his annual address. This
is h second day of the convention.
The day largely WITS taken up with
q business meeting. Reports were made
by e. ID. Barton, of Vermilion, treasurer,
and M. D. Thompson, Of Vermilion, who
Is the associations delegate to the ma
tional federation. 1.-THE Farmers Trade
and Community Cooperation" was the
subject of an address by Frank B.
White, who represented h Agricul-
tural Publishers association.
In connection with the regular bust
ness session there was today an exhibit
of improved farm machinery. The visit
ors will be the guests Of the Sioux
Falls Implement and Vehicle club at a
theater party this afternoon.
About 500 implement men from
throughout the state are in attendance.
The convention win close tomorrow.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
BLAST KITS FtFry

Turin. Dee. 3.7-An explosion has oc-
Cured in the A~ae.aniria e~xalasiyes
plant. 1T Is fssalea shat moro tt,3p RI
I capie hare teen Killed. ric sause 81
y disaster las n. S.t keea cg.ais-
lish.ed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14

Polly POstlewait, age S, of Kansas
City. Mo, issthe first woman" to quail
i3y as q member OF the Stone and
Marble Masons' International union.
She was voted q member by Union 81,
pf Kansas City and vicinity. in order
mat b might assist In laying the
corEer stoke OF the new Mercy hospital
building
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14

Romantic engineers Of locomotives
been blowing their whistles in
Marion, Ohio, as signals to their
sw~eethearts. Mayor Suffer ordered tho
nice for the sweethearts, but wearing
on the rest OF u.s. said the mayor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14

Mr.. Mary ullon. who died In Find
lay Pa, recently, made all arrange
SInents for her funeral, including q
Qnartet TO sing, She had the members
come to her; house several times dur
ing, her last days to practice the
she wished sung at her funeral.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14

Mrs. Mathi1da Martin, age "a, went
10 New York from her home in Allen
town, Pa, and attended a theater for
the first time in her life. Accompanying
her was her daughter, Mrs. Mathilda
satterfield, age 6S, who also never
had been inside a theater before.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
SOUTH DAKOTA PIONEER
FOUND DEAD I'M HOME

Milbank. S. d.. Dec. 11.--To Gle alone
was the fate of Matt ~Abrahamson, al
pioneer farmer of Grant county. He,
was a widower and lived alone. and
when taken i'll had no one to care for
him. 1t was impossible for him to:
communicate to his %neighbors his con-,
ditien. He was So years old. I
A cattle buyer called at his home,
and, as there was no response to his.
knock, he tried the door and found it,
unlocked. When he entered he found
Abrahamson lying on the bed, evidently
asleep. When he went to arouse him
he found him dead. How long he had
been dead Is unknown, but his body
was cold when found. Death. is sup
posed to have resulted from an attack,
of heart failure. He is survived by one
son and two daughters, all Of whom are
residents of Grant county.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
MiNFRED WOMAN DIES
IN PHYSICIANS OFFICE

Winfred. S. d.. Dec. 11.-When her.
family physician returned with a glass;
OF water which h had requested he
bring her, Mrs. III. A. Hanson. wife Of
q we'll known Miner county farmer.
was found In a dying condition. Death
resulted a few minutes later. She is
survived by a husband and II. children
Mrs. Hanson had been in very poor
health for some time. and on arriving
ct the Office of the physician in Win
fred told him she was experiencing
great difficulty in breathing. She died
In the Office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
BEGIN ARRANGEMENTS
FOR INAUGURAL BALI
70 Be Held at Pierre Opening
Day of Legislative Session,
January 2.

Pierre. 8. D., Dec. acknowledgements
we're begun today for the inaugural re-
:eption and ball to be given the visitors
at the capitol on the opening day Of
the legislative session, which this time
falls on January 2.
Supreme Court Judge Gates is chair
man of III official reception commit
Tee and will be assisted by the chair
men OF each OF the separate commit
tees, as follows: Kenneth Sellers,
private secretary to the governor,
chairman Of reception committee; ]. E.
Iruran, executive accountant, chair
man OF music committee; A. w. Ewert,
state treasurer, chairman of the fl
nance committee, and Will Bailey,
from the office of secretary OF state,
chairman of decorative committee.
The reception will be held in the cap
!tol building, and the ball will be held
In the city auditorium. The citizens
.Eommittee will be in charge OF the ball.
It will consist Of V. v. Ketchum. q. ii.
yaynes. II. M. Reed, j. e. Mallery. W.
.. Dudley. l.. l.. Stephens, A. d. Hen
gel. Or. I. F. Riggs, J.. r. Mcknight
and Charles e. Harmon.
Two years 6 the ball and recep-
ton were held in the capitol. This
year 1t was decided the crowd expected
would be too large for dancing in the
corridors, and 1t was decided to hold
the ball in the auditorium instead.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
RETURNS 70 Oh CHURCH.

Huron. S. D.. Dec. 11.-Rev. A. III.
Burt. 20 years ago pastor Of the Con-
gregational church OF this city, will oc-.
cupy his old pulpit here next Sunday,
the church being without a pastor at
present. After leaving Huron, Mr.. Burtt
had charge OF q church at Ludington.
Mich; for Ia years, and for the past
six years has been pastor Of the First
Congregational church at Aurora, Ill.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14
ELECT SCHOOL OFFICERS.

Huron s. D.. DMc. 1.-THE annual
meeting OF the Beadle county school Of
ficers and teachers was held in Huron,
Friday. 200 teachers and as school Of
ficers being In attendance. Addresses
were delivered by State Supt. e. H.
Lugg. of Pierre: Prof. Frank E.. Brown.
OF the English department OF the state
colleges Or. w. Franklin Jones. Of the
state university, and Supt. #. T.. Whit
ney. OF the Huron schools.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-14

VAsAAAAs IN l01ttHst EldSIl00
from the bulb also indicate when the
gbrobe ts approaching or raceding from
= bullet or bit OF shrapnel, for these
latter are more frequently the
5of wounds than bullets.
William "A. J.. Giles, OF Concord, N. H.. |
bought q can in an auction shop, some 4
weeks ago, to help him in HIS lameness. |
He supposed It was an ordinary cane, (
put William III. Morris, when inspecting f
~, pulled of the handle, and with 1t a
steel blade about Is inches in length. 7
On b blade was engraved the words: F
william Mattocks, une 2, 1882"
Polly P0stlewait, age s, of Kansas
City. Mo, issthe first woman to quail
tfy as q member OF the Stone and
Marble Masons' International union. !
Of Kansas City and vicinity, in ride (
mat she might assist In laying the
corEer STOKE Of the new Mercy hospital
building.
Lee semanski was fined $50 by Jus
.tice NJ. 4. Vaughan. of Santa Rosa, Cal,
for killing a doe. The fine was imposed
by telephone after the defendant had /
pleaded guilty over the telephone from
the SGn Francisco office OF the state
game and fish commissions He imnledi-
lately forwarded the money by express.
Mrs. Mathilda Martin, age 394, went
New York from her home in Allen
town, Pa, and attended a theater for
the first time In her life. Accompanying
her was her daughter. Mrs. Mathilda
Satterfield, nge 68, rho also never
9 beer inside q theater before.
s e
Romantic engineers Of locomotives
been blowing their whistles In
Marion, Ohio, as signals to their
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31
BARGAIN WEEK
FOR LOCAL FANS
Ten Games on. Schedule; In
clude Four Double-headers;
Parade Tomorrow

What promises to be a record base
ball week in Harrisburg was inaugu-
rated to-day with double-header with
Utica. Tomorrow Syracuse will be
introduced to Harrisburg fans and will
play a four-g game series. Wilkes
Barre winds up the week with two
double headers.
The big feature this week will be a
baseball jubilee parade. Local fans
State League game and tomorrow
night every amateur and semiprofes-
sional team in Harrisburg will turn
out with the Harrisburg and Syracuse
team. 4.
Never in the history of Harrisburg
has there been as much enthusiasm
over the rise of a ball team as at pres
ent. Manager George Cockill has
landed two pennants for Harrisburg.
He and his hustling partner, Walter
Blair, do not look for a flag this sea-
son, but they have a team that is show
ing its heels and setting a pace for
every team in the league
Businessmen Interested
In addition to the local teams busi-
nessmen are manifesting much inter
est and will have auto trucks in line
There will be one band. This is GER
tin. Several baseball teams have agreed
to go together and hire a band; and it
is understood that one of the local
business houses will be represented
with band on a large auto truck To
date fifteen clubs have entered and
there is more to come.
The parade will form at Front and
Market streets at 7.30 o'clock and will
move promptly at o'clock over the
principal streets. Two prizes will be
offered. For the team having the larg-
est number of men in line a coupon
book will be given. The book is good
for AZ games. The second prize will
include the same number of coupons
and viii go to the second largest rep
resentation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31

the series and make extra games
necessary.
In the Dauphin- -Schuylkill League
Lykens won over Williamstown, score
6 to l and are again leacing the race.
Tower City won from fremont, score
to 2. Pat Reagan was a big star for
Lykens hitting the ball and shutting
off runners at second. Burke who
pitched for Williamstown was given
ragged support. Errors lost the game
for fremont.
Marysville gave Dauphin coat of
whitewash on Saturday, score to 0.
The Perry county champions lead the
race with a goodly margin. Wertz
pitched a great game allowing but
two hits. Stokes who was on the
mound for Dauphin was eTecIlve up
to the sixth when he made an ascen-
sion. The work of Stewart at short
for Dauphin was an interesting feat
ure. Moore and Poffenperger were
Marysville fielding stars.
Halifax BANKED Millersburg, score
8 to o. Biever held his opponents to
five scattered hits and received excel
lent support. Newport won from
Duncannon, score to 1. Wertz was
hit safely twice. Mutzy at short play
ed a brilliant game for Duncannon.
Wertz was a pitching, hitting and
fielding star for Newport.
Ten amateur games were played.
Winters pitched for Rosewood and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31

won his game from Hummelstown,
score 3 to 2. He famed II men, az
lowed three hits and was given good
support. The Stanley A. c. trimmed
sycamore, score 8 to 3. This makes
II victories out of 16. McCleaf pitched
fine ball.
The Keener A. c., strong contenders
for local honors won over the East
End, score to 2. Magill pitched for
the Victors and famed IL men. Noun
tain pitched a good game for East End
but lacked support at critical times.
The Hick-a-Thrifts defeated the Her
shey Mems Club at Hershey, score
to in an eleven-inning game. Num-
inert struck out 20 men and allowed
but five hits.
Matamoras handed a defeat to
Shamrock in a close game score, to
s, hitting timely in the ninth. st.
Marys added two more victories, TAX
ing the games from Oberlin, score I6
to 8; and Albion A. c., score to 8.
Arrangements are being made for a
championship series by st. Mary's
nine, claimants to the amateur cham
pionship.
The P. r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. team
played a sensational game Saturday,
winning from Lewistown, score to
1. Dwyer, Reinhart and Ripley
were local stars in fielding. Dwyer
and Ford were timely hitters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31
BLIND ATHLETE is CHAMPION
a. r
Special to the Telegraph

New York, July 81. - After a care
full comparison of the results of
athletic meets conducted by the in
stitutions for the blind throughout
the United States this year, the over
brook School of Pennsylvania an
nounces that one of it's students, Mon
roe Copeland, has been awarded the
individual championship for the sea-
son of 1915-1916.
In a dual meet recently with the
Perkins School for the Blind at Bos-
ton, Coplenda won five events, running
the 50-yard dash in seconds, the
100-yard dash in. II 1-5 seconds and
leaping feet inches in the standing
high jump, 20 feet 8 II inches in the
three standing jumps and 8 feet s
inches in the standing broad jump.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31
PARSONS IS STAR
IN FAST GAME
Utica Has Four Scattered Hits;
Sensational Fielding Is
Feature

Utica tumbled in Saturdays game.
Parsons pitched to o victory and he
had back of him 1000 enthusiastic root
ers and a sensational baseball team.
There was something doing every
minute of the game in the way of ex-
citement.
Parsons had but four safeties credit
ed against him. His opponent was
Smith. the youngster who had the Bos-
ton Americans guessing in a game with
Syracuse. Smith lacked control. His
wildness cost one run when he walked
two men. hit another and Brown beat
out hit to third. This happened in
the third inning. In the eighth inning
Harrisburg scored another run on lay
dens single, Harrison's safety and two
stolen bases and an error by Cloughter.
The score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31

The final matches in the match play
tournament at the Colonial Country
Club were played last week and beau
tiful cups handsomely engraved were
presented to the winners. In the first
sixteen, Owrey won first prize, and the
second prize went to Nissley, the run
ner-up. Seeley won first honors in
the beaten eight fthis sixteen and
captured the third prize.
The second sixteen cups were won
by H. S. Miller and Ray, the latter
being the winner of the beaten eight
matches. Seel won honors in the
third eight and was awarded the sixth
prize.
At the Central Pennsylvania tour
nament at Altoona In August, Reser-
Yoir Park will be we'll represented.
Perry, Devine, Longenecker, thinner
man, Sherk, Nugent, Richards and
Harry will compete. and Brooke and
a few others will possibly go.
The Lancaster Country Club has
been invited to play the Colonial
Country Club, and 1t is expected the
interesting match will take place next
Saturday, August 5th.