Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
said one Of his FIRST efforts will be in the
direction of having sub-agency estab-
lIshed among the Bad river Indians.

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direction Of having sub-agency estab-
lished among the Bad river Indians.
Mesdames NJ. E. Way and E. A. Searle
and two children left for the east yestcr-
day morning, the former for Republic, o.,
and the latter for Rochester, N. Y. They
will be absent all summer.
II. C. Gould. OF Sioux City, connected
with the Missouri River commission I'M
Captain Powell. is in the city for the pur-
pose of accurately establishing a river
gauge for future use.
The stand pipe or reservoir on the hill
was given its annual cleaning this week.
while all the hydrants and dead ends
have been tapped and the mains thor
oughly slushed out.
The new city council held an executive
session Friday night. to get together on
the mayors appointments. From all that
could be gathered there was no friction
aroused.
The contest instituted by Louis Green
ough fer the tree claim of w. S. Wells has
| been before the land Office for four days.
The land lies few miles northeast OF the
city.
| r. II. Commit. Col. Billiard and Col.
Laird was the Pierre contingent that at
tended a special meeting of the World
Fair commission at Huron Monday.
The gentlemen have fixed on Thursday
night, May -, as date for giving re-
turn ball to the ladies who organized the
leap year ball last winter.
John Widlon has resigned his place il
the postoffice expecting to soon go on the
road as railway mail clerk He is sue
cceded by j. w. Morse.
A number of Pierre's carpenters ant
masons are at Cheyenne agency working
on the new agency buildings contracted
by Joseph Stainer.
Mrs. Nellie Goddard. OF Salt Lake
Utah, arrived Saturday to spend tn
summer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Hatch.
The sun for the past seven days ha
, been hidden from view over watery can
opy of clouds and fires have been eagerl
sought after.
g A train load of young stock shipped frol
a Minnesota by John d. Hilger arrived Fri
n day, and have been taken to the wester
: ranges.
O Deputy State Auditor Anderson left tc
: Nebraska Tuesday to meet and condut
: his family back from their several week
visit.
d Ln1s nrrtS frnl
: Sioux City and is visiting with her pa
q rents, DR.. and Mrs c. c. Sprague.
9 Mrs. Geo. Holmes, nee Helen Sammi
" and sister. Miss Sibyl, returned from the
+. Chicago visit Thursday night.
d A meeting of the board of trade togetht
n with James A. Ward, was held today
discuss railroad affairs.
k Bert Cochranc is very low with inlan
Of matory rheumatism. together with a sligl
he attack of typhoid fever.
X Z. c. Patterson and wife were mac
III happy Thursday over the arrival of an
~ pound boy.
The regular meeting of the republics
" CLUB Tuesday night was adjourned to Il
81 18th inst.
VI Judge Fuller and his stenographcr a
" in Fort Pierre this week holding term
y court.
" The Libbie Cougar. the new boat fro
thd Mississippi arrived from Souv CT
Oh today.
u. A new installment of recruits arriv
Se and were taken to Fort Sully yesterday
ne
id The Kckapoo company are giving fir
- exhibitions at the opera house nightly.
IS Titus f. Price, states attorney OF Hy
county, was in the city yesterday.
er Tracy w. Pratt is expected in fro
ST. Huntsville, Ala, in few days.
at j. H. Owen and John Sutherland ha
20 gone east on business matters.
Nd George Carter is back from swi
arnup6 tho