Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-15


department. Charley is not only efficient
but is well liked personally and our peo-
pie generally are glad he will remain.
City News.
Bismarck Tribune: The Tribune is
credited by number of North Dakota
papers with the statement that the artcs-
ian wells being bored throughout the
state are sapping the life of the Missouri
river and materially les>ening its volume
OF water The idea originated in a Bis
marck telegram to the Minneapolis Jour
nal. and not with the Tribune. 1t is
hardly likely that u river which is fed by
the melting snow from the mountains
| and swollen in volume by hundreds OF
tributary streams. would be affected by a
few artcSian wells The Missouri is all
right and will continue to flow as usual
all adyiccs TO the contrary notwithstand-
| ing..P i. Busscy, government in
| Spector Of surveys. has been ordered to
Salt Lake City. Utah, and will leave in Il
few days for his destination
Publishers Progress: The Pierre FREE
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of that city a severe turning over on ac-
count Of their failure TO advertise and
secure the trade that fairly belongs to
that city. From the appearance OF the
,hrer excellent papers that are published
at Pierre one would Judge that the capt.
tai city of the state of South Dakota didn't
have solitary dry goods store or stock
Of general merchandise. 1t would appear
to an outsider that some one ought TO put
in snch stock in that city and then tell
the people of ii through the newspapers
and see if legitimate trade could be kept
where ii belongs.
Last Friday when the Journal plant
was offered for sale for taxes no bidders
appeared and the sale was again adjourn
ed until Monday morning. Al that time
Deputy Fuller took considerable of the
material out TO offer for sale. but just be-
fore he began the shoriif took possession
of the whole Office under chattcl mort
merce. and the sale was adjourned Till
January . AT present T. f. Stone has
possession of the Office a agent for the
mortgegce, but Paul Goddard is doing tho
editorial work aS usual. What the ueX'
complication Will be is not known 10 tho
writer.
AT u regular meeting of the Sully pos,
G. A. r. December :, ls!?. the folowin.
; officers were duly elected for the ensuing
year: Commander, II d. Jennings: 5
! V commander, Eugene Bcsancon: j Y
commander, f. w Eakin: quarterma>
g ter, f. p. E'arr: surgeon. c. c. Sprague
: chaplain II f. Dewey; officer OF the day
I Terrell Pattison; officer OF the guard, II
: L. Notmeyer: representatives, II. f
c Dewey and Z. w. Eakin: a!teruateS. j
t T. Rose and II l.. Notmcyer.
Canton Ills.> Register: Married, sun
I day evening, Nov -. at the home of Mrs
Rachel McCune, Miss Ruth Zoll of Pierre
s. d.. and Charles Reynolds of Doom
: Iowa. the Rev. a j. llerrics officiating
Nav their journey through life be tille'
with sunshine ana Joy" Miss Zoll at
. tended Pierre University and is wei
y known in this city.
A license was issued last Saturday per
! hitting NJ. b. Latferty and Miss Phecb
:. NJ. Laughlin. both of Blunt, to unite il
. the bonds Of wedlock The bride is Il sis
ter of j. w. Laughlin, who is we'll know
!, here, while the groom is member OF tn
Don c. Hall Comedy company. The
have the best wishes of the FREE PRESS
The travelling correspondent ofccth
O Sioux City Journal, probably orr Ger
s shom, writes an interesting letter from
n Washington in which he says that Terre
. Pattison is in the lead as candidate 10
n adjustant general. Mr.. Pattison woul
q fill the bill exactly.
e Redfield Journal Observer: Monday
p C. II. Vinton closed sale of 500 sheep t
d q rancher from the reservation west c
It Pierre. The rancher is one of the genu
e ines and says that, prior TO this trip, h
l. had not been on train of cars since 1S7.
IT Pierre society people will be glad t
+. learn that Editor Caldwell, of the Siou
IF Falls Press, will spend the winter here
s. Editor Tominson. of the Angus Leader
will also represent his paper at the capi
tai during the legislative session.
Some interesting and instructive argu
" ments were made by the Black Hills at
:, torneys before the supreme court las
~ week, notably Judge Moody, Edwin Va
= Cise and E. w. Martin on an importan
= usury case.
I'll The land department has ruled that per
d fecting the title to his presumption on tn
Winnebago reservation under the law az
% piled to that reservation, does not bar Et
q Hausman from taking homestead else
, where.
II When you visit Sioux City stop at tn