Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-01
Old SOUTH DAkOTANS
CONCERNED IN MURDER
Principals in Recent California
Tragedy Are Former Res
idents of State.

DeSmet. s.. D., Jan. Pit has been
learned that Mrs. John keene, who
was shot and killed at Fresno, Cal, by
Joel Ped Corbin, III then attempted
suicide, during the greater part of her
life was a resident of South Dakota.
She was a daughter of j. H. Cross, OF
Arlington. She lived many years in
kingsbury and Codington counties. Her
slayer also was a former resident of
South Dakota, living many years at
Brookings, where his divorced wife n
children still reside. During his resi-
dence at Brookings he was a railway
mail clerk and later served as clerk in
the Brookings postoffice.
Emma Cross, later Mrs. John Keene.
was a student Of the DeSmet high
membered by a number of eSmet peo-
pie. Following her marriage to John
keene they resided in WATERFOWL. The
husband died INC the widow O
with her parents to California. Mrs.
keene. at the time Of her tragic death.
and for some time before, had been
employed as foreWoman and buyer for
a large dry goods establishment in
FRESNO, living with her parents.
with Mrs. keene, Corbin
also moved to Fresno, where he was
employed as a street car conductor.
Prior to the murder and attempted sui
eide, Mrs. Keene had told friends that
SooAtA hAo VA
her n had threatened her life if she
dld not consent to marry HON.
Men acquainted with Corbin say that
financial reverses and family troubles
affected him, and that he had become
morose. Information of the TRAGEDY
came as a great shock to the South Da-
kota friends of both Mrs. Keene and
Corbin.
HUDSON-Peter Andriesseu, a Hudson
man, has received a letter from his par
ents in Holland which sets forth the war
prices which the people there have to pay.
POTATOES are 50. so per bushel: beef, so
cents per pound; pork, Is cents per pound;
sl.oo Tor 20 eggs; tobacco, 80 cents; butter,
III per pound; ~raisins, ST.. IS per pound, and
other things in proportion. No flour is to
be had, but each family Is allowed SO
many pounds of bread per month. Many
products, because of the high prices paid
In England and Germany, are being sold
to those countries.
YANkTON-Bishop Burleson, the newly
elected bishop of the Episcopal diocese,
attempted to reach Yankton sunday for
his first visitation. He offciated in Yer
million in the evening and started for
4ankton at 2:30. He failed to show up
and was lost to the outside world until
the following day. He hal been stalled at
a farm house where he was forced to stop
over night. He was within five miles of
S'hlou wien the storm maze 1t lnlDOS-
sible to proceed.
pALLAS-Charles Schultz, of Polish de-
scent and known in Dallas as the Po-
lack" had been under suspicion for some
time by Chief OF Police Wood in counec-
ton with numerous petty thefts omrnit
ted from farmers wagons tied in the
business districts of Dallas and was ar
rested after purloining a valuable fur
robe belonging to L. w. Usher, a Trip
county farmer. He was sentenced to 80
days in the Gregory county jail by Police
Judge B. H. Martin.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from all por-
lions of South Dakota and the %neighbor-
ing states are in Mitchell for the sale of
Herefords, Holsteins, Aberdeen Angus
and red polled Durham cattle at the state
pavilion in connection with the annual
triple gathering of stock and poultry
breeders and grain growers.
LAKE CITY-Entering a plea of guilty
to killing a COW belonging to his employer
and selling it to persons in Lake City, Ell
ranch near here, was sentenced to a
term of 10 months in the Sioux Falls peni-
tertiary. The sentence was suspended.
CANTON-State's Attorney Carlson has
issued O public notice to the effect that
the state cigaret law is being violated
throughout Lincoln county, and that he
will at once prosecuting those
who continue to persist in violating the
Law.
ERWIN-At q mass meeting of bust
ness men held here a commercial club
was organized. The following officers
were elected: President, Gilbert johnson;
vice president, J. w. Kruger; secretary,
j. w. Earl.