Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-15
SOUTH DAKOTA RETALIATEs;
IOWA INSURANCE MEN BARRED

Pierre. :. D., March 1O-The insur-
ance commissioner has issued a notice
that so long as Iowa has imposed pro-
hibitions on South Dakota insurance
companies doing business in that state,
that a reauisition made for issuance Of
q license to a resident of the state of
Iowa will not be honored in this state.
under the particular conditions named
in the matter.
SIOUN FAILS-The latest prisoner to
be lodged in the Sioux Falls penitentiarv
is Ionly Lehman, who was found guilty
or being at the head of a band of box car
thieves. who operated at Watertown and
Vicinity. Several freight cars were en-
tered by Lehman and his confederates
and robbed of a part of their contents.
When taken before Judge Sherwood the
defendant was sentenced to q term of five
years In the pe%nttentiary. About a wear
Lehman was convicted at Watertown
or grand larceny and sentenced to 10 wears
In the Sioux Falls penitentiary, but the
sentence was suspended. 1T was while un-
der suspended sentence hat he became in
volved in the trouble which landed him
in the penitentiary.
SIOUN FALLS-A m-recefved
here from Utah announces the death in
that state of Harlan P. Pettigrew, a sena-
tor from South Dakota. and of Mrs. Il.
r. Beebe. also of this city. Another sis
ter is Miss Alma Pettigrew. of Wiscon-
sin. A local relative has departed for
Utah and it is probable the body will be
brought to Sioux Falls for intermcnt.
| Harlan Pettigrew spent the greater part
of the last IS years in Sioux Fals. He
located here in the early SOS, and for
some years was connected with the Dun
ming drug store In this city. Fog a time
he lived at Port Iona. Cal. During the
past year his health had been failing and
he went to Utah in the hope of restoring
his health.
EDGEMONT-Reports that the big ar
tesian well which furnishes Edgenont
with water, was failing In flow, caused
excitement. An investigation was made,
which proved the reports without founda-
ton. Conditions were found which will.
make It necessary FOR the, city to DO some
work at the well In order to prevent the
hOw being decreased. TIL well cost the
city thousands of dollars TO drill and Is
the largest OF Its kind IN the west. The
Burlington railway each month purchases
water from the We'll to the value of 500
for its locomotives.
SIOUX FAI.LS-Friends here have been
advised of the death at Rudd. Ia. Of
George w. Bagley, who for many years
in the early days 20 South Dakota was
connected with different South Dakota
weekly newspapers. For q time he con-
1 Quoted the sGfarretson News, and later
vert to the western part OF the state,
where he Was connected with some cf
the leading newspapers of that section.
DoLAND-The farmers Of the Doland
territory report thai their wheat acreage
win be considerably reduced this season
from what Il was. last year, and that
more attention viii be paid by them to
raising corn and other feed. The expense
of rAfsing wheat. they declare. is too
Kreat to take the chances they nave m
the past.
MApfSON-An adjourned term Of cir
cult court for lake County has recon
xcned here. with Judge Jones'. OK Sioux
tFAas. presiding. There Is not 6 single
criminal case for-trial at the present.
~ Importance. are to be tried.