Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-09

John Harold was awarded government
contract for surveys in Stark county N. D.,
at 500.
strong protests. against bills introduced by
Pettigrew and Mitchell extending the time
for the completion OF the Milwaukee road
through the Sioux reservation.
The award for buining the Flandreau,
S. D., Indian school has not been made.
but James H. Owen, of Pierre, is the lowest
bidder and will probably get the work. His
price for the four buildings is $4,000.
gilbert G. Wallace, OF Elk Point; Horace
R. Robinson, OF Watertown; Oris W. jew
EFT, OF sturgis City, and John H. Hauser,
OF Aberdeen, have all been admitted to
practice before the interior department.
&C. Ochenreiter, Oliver Gibbs and W.
W. Taylor, OF the state Worlds Fair COM
mission were in Huron few days ago.
Thirty citizens agreed as one to proceed to
raise Beadle county's share of the fund for
the state exhibit. and will have the entire
amount pledged in a few days.
The vermillion, S. D., Well Works, new
company for the manufacture OF we'll ma
chinery and supplies has just been organic
ed. at the bottom OF the works are II. H.
Davenport j. X. Barr, D. A. Brosius and
A. f. Palmer. Brosus is the inventor OF
all improved drop which it is their inten-
ton to develop.
L. G. Ochenreiter, president OF the state
worlds fair commission, was in Huron
few days ago. He reports that eight coun
ties have raised their quota OF the worlds
fair fund, and that S15.O more has been
v,taI h1,% ,,,t,,
the Black Hills, besides $1,000 guaranteed
by the state press association, making
total of$22, 600 already provided for. This
assures an exhibit from South Dakota.
The South Dakota convention OF school
superintendents in session at Huron have
adjourned. Resolutions were adopted
favoring u lease OF two.thirds OF the school
lands OF the state, and pledging aid and CO.
operation to the state Worlds Fair enter
| prise; approving course OF study adopted
by the state, and iavoring the organiza.
ton OF reading circles for thegeneral public.
A legislation committee was also appoint
! ed.
At regular term OF the district court at
New Rockford, N. D., just closed, quite a
sensation was created. The Diebold Safe
| Lock Company had sold the county some
jail cells for Sites. The county auditor,
| I. o. Getchell, refused to sign the county
warrant to pay for them. The safe com.
pany then brought mandamus suit to COM
| pei him to sign and certify to the warrant.
Getchell, in his answer, alleged that County
Treasurer Willis, States Attorney Cleary
and County Commissioner Woodward had
formed a conspiracy to cheat the county
and mad perpetrated fraud in making the
sale, and that they were dividingup among
themselves $735. for which sum they had
agreed with the company to make the sale.
That the cells are only worth $500 or $500,
and similar allegations. Getchel verified
the answer. The application for man
damus was denied by Judge Rose. OF course
there are two sides to the matter in dis.
pute.
For some time the boatmen OF Pierre 8.
D., have noticed unusual commotion in the
river near that place and claimed that sone
extraordinary phenomenon was the cause
OF these disturbances. The cause OF this
was discovered few days ago by a boat
man named Deaf Frank, who ferries the
mail over to Fort Pierre. Frank was TAX
ing the mail over and when in the main
channal his boat was upset and he ouly
escaped by catching on to the pontoon
bridge. A large fish or serpent about forty
| feet long was then seen by Frank and q
| number who we're on the bridge and on the
shore. A large number OF people are now
and have been, ever since, trying to capture
and kill the animal and the whole town is
excited over the matter. 1t has been shot
into twice, and when the steam ferry boat
Jim Leighton" crossed the last time that
evening the creature became entangled in
| the padsle wheel. There is no question that
some extraordinary creature is in the wat
er.