Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-22

Northern league club for the last two
! years, has been sold to the Des Moines
club of the Western league, it was an
nounced here today.
Inc loca! club will get an inflelder
from the Des Moines team in part
payment.
SIOUX FALLS-A jury in the Lake
county circuit court, after celebrating
Tor a period Of 90 hours, returned a YER
dlct IN favor OF the defendant in the sem
sational case of Annie Never against d.
w. Leighton. The girl sought to recover
damage In the sum of 5000 for alleged
assault. Both the plaintiff and defendant
reside In Rutland township. The defend
ant is a we'll known pioneer farmer of
the county. At a former trial a jury
awarded the girl damage of 81, 900. The
defendant applied for and was granted
a new trial, which now has resulted in a
verdict in HIS favor. The case attracted
a great deal of attention in Lake and
adjoining counties.
SIOUX FALLS-An application has
oeen made to the state board of pardons
LOT a pardon for George Hardesty, who
was convicted of murder and sentenced
TO lie imprisonment in the Sioux Falls
pehftentiary from Pennington county. He
was found guilty of the murder of Homer
Shanks, of Keystone. The trial was one
OF the most sensational in the criminal
''N"'S VI l. SlliiiIlStOu Coutlly IafOGSlN
was convicted on the strongest kind of
c1rcumstantial evidence, but it is said
new evidence has been secured which
warrants the application being made
Tor his pardon. Opposition has devel-
oped to the pardon.
CUSiER-Edward Edholm. deputy state
game warden. has returned from the
ieiloWstone National park. bringing with
MN a carload of elk, which have been
turned loose on the state game preserve
between Custer and Hot Springs. There
We're about % elk in the shipment, and
all are in first class condition. They are
unusually tame, permitting men to ap-
proach without exhibiting signs of fear.
| with the large number of elk now in the
state game preserve and the yearly in
crease, it Will not be many years until
South Dakota will have one of the largest
herds of elk in existence.
DESMET = Arrangements have been
completed for a meeting of farmers
which will be held in this city Friday
and saturday of this week. The gather
ing will be in the nature of a big get
together meeting. County Agent Vile,
who was instrumental in having the meet
Ing called, will make All address. Many
men and women. prominent in agricul-
tural work, will be present and make ad-
dresses. 1t is expected several hundred
FARMERS of ktngsbury county and their
wives will be In attendance. One of the
auxiliary features will be an exhibit of
live stock and grains.
| 9ANkTON-Yankton will be the mecca
! for a large number of members of the
| Masonic fraternity of the state for the
| spring reunion of Oriental consistory No.
l, A. A. S. r., which convenes March 10,
for a three-day session. The meeting will
be attended by John III. Cowles, of Wash
inGton, ID. c., secretary general A. A. S.
X. for the southern jurisdiction of Ameri-
ca. Arrangements are being completed
to give Mr.. Cowles a reception. 1t is
| expected that a large class will avail
themselves of the privilege of taking the
higher degrees.
MADISON-An emergency appropria-
ton OF $24, AGO by the legislature will per-
NIT the work of completing the new Nor
ma training building at once. The build
Ing was practically completed except the
installation OF the heating connections
with the power plant. The appropriation
also provides for furnishing the building
and making improvements on several Of
the other buildings. No building appro.
priations aside from this were asked fol
by the normal this year. but a consid.
cradle increase in the maintenance salary
and summer school funds was granted.
SIOUX FALLS-Miss Corine Cloverdale.
q student in All Saints school in this city,
has received from a wounded French sol
der, who is in a hospital at Nice, France,
a letter thanking herself and other stu
dents OF the school for a number OF
comfort bags" which they forwarded to
wounded soldiers in Franco during the
holiday period last December. The let
ter was written by the French soldier in
behalf of himself and other wounded com
rades, and speaks of the pleasure which
was afforded them by the receipt of the
bags.
SIOUN FALLS = Arrangements have
been completed for a meeting OF school
officers OF the 1870 rural districts of Min
nehaha county, which will lie held in
Sioux Falls Saturday. 1t is expected the
attendance will reach nearly 400. During
the meeting a number Of addresses on
educational topics will be made and a
number of important educational sub
jects will be discussed.
BRIDGEwATER-Henry Fluth and
Miss Grace SEWERS were married here by
Justice w; I. Smith. He is the son OF
MT. and Mrs. John J.. Fluth, and the
bride Is the daughter Of Mr.. ana Mrs:
George SEWERS, ST., both well known In
Bridgewater township. A reception and
banquet was held at the home OF the
brides parents.
Fi4ANDREAU-Mr. and Mrs. H.. F
Walton. well known pioneer residents OF
Mccoy county. nave celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary at their farm
home four miles south Of F1andreau.
Many friends were present and aided in
observing The event. They were among
the. carly settlers of Moody county.
RAPID CITY-Arrangements are beina
completed for q banquet which is TO Be
rendered on March g by the commercial
club Of this city to the travelling men who
make their homes In Rapid City. The
banquet will be served at the Harvey
I-hQtel at Z O'clock in the evening.
vERMILION-A new astronomical OBJ
se%rvatory. to be equipped with the iates,
And most improved astronomical instru-
meAts. ts being erected by the University
Of south Dakota on the tract north OF
h athletic field. The building which Ia
Of brick and concrete construction. was
planned; by Prof. n. w. Davidson, OF the
college % engineering.
vIBoRG-Members OF the local Odd
Fellows lodge ave leaspd new quartcrs
on The second floor of ) business block
which VIII be the permanent home OF the
lodge. A new Masonic lodge also VIII
be organized here and the Odd Fellows
Win allow them to- use the new rooms
Jointly with them.