Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-08-04
be relieved of any censure that may come
from these numerous assessments made
by Mr.. Greene.


there is at that place a wonderful freak
Of nature in the person of a full-hlood
Sioux Irdian who is, and has been for the
past year. growing white. From his fore
head, beginning close to his eyes, and cx-
tending to the top of his head and ears,
his skin is whittier than that found in the
ordinary white man who keeps his color
by wearing his hat. Other parts of his
body are covered here and there by white
spots from two and three inches to seven
and ten inches square. Old abrasionS of
skin on his hands that have Lcgun to heal
show that the new skin is white.
In a letter received by the FREE Press
from Bismarck is is stated that a gang of
petty thieves are making their way down
the river on nalboat. Our informant
writes that they stole from him the stove
they are using on their boat. besides hav-
ing taken from others all manner of small
articles, such as hammers. saws. brooms
and the like. The party writing says he
does so from diSinterested motives and
merely to warn other towns to be on the
lookout. The name signed to the letter is
w. II. Mckcnncy. and claims to have
done business in Bismarck for seventeen
years. though an examination of Folks
Gazetteer of North Dakota fails to show
any such name among BiSmarck'> buSi
ness men.
| y meeting of the County Central com
mitice was held in the Office OF Chairman
| DcLand Monday night. at which the date
| of the nominating convention for county
| officers was set for September l3at Blunt
| but all the preliminarieS were not ar
ranged Caucu>cS We're recommended to
be held on Saturday, September 10. three
days before the conventions and that the
polls be kept open for one hour between 3
aud 4 p. III. Il. w. Eakin and d. w.
| March appeared TO argue for the adop-
ton of the primary system of nominating
candidates. while II. @. Besancon and
| Others talked in opposition. The scheme
| was rejected.
All the government property AT Fort
| Bennett was sold at auclion last Satur-
day. including the olceiS' dwellings. sol
| dier'> barracks. warehouses and agency
buildings. j. II. owen was the principal
bidder and bought some buildings that
| originally cost over $1,000 for less than
| 800. Some of the best dwellings Went for
$25. Many of the ramcllmen from the
ranges ives, were present ard bongh,
enough material fora song To build all he
cattle sheds they needed John Holland
acted tS auctioncer.
The base bail boys We're accompanied 10
Fort Pierre last Friday by good crowd
oil sight >ce,> including Il number of la
dies w C. Foster. tax commissioner OF
the Northwestern. and Fred i<clam. >oI
}! the chief justice. helped our boys ont OF
first base and in lef, field. but def"a, was
written for the Pierre nine by Il score OF
seven TO two in favor OF Fort Pierre
This result was principally due to James
Rubh. OF the Indian school " no pitched a
fine game for the boys across the river
The dog poiSoner seems 10 be abroad il
the city his latest act being the poisoning
OF the fine setter belonging To Harry Ern.
est This dog had Il litter of pups abou'
two weeks old. which makes the deed o
killing her all the more outrageous
There has been II number of valuable dog
in the vicinity OF Euclid avenue and t.aS
End street which nave met their deatl
from poison within Il few months. y Wig
lance committee should b" organized
New candidates are >hyins their caster
: in the ring each day That passes. A. TIL
central committee has decided on the dat
OF the county convention the FREE Pres
: invites al the aforesaid to make their an
H.
newspapers bear a large part of the polit
zeal burdens. and candidates announce
mentS. whcn paid for is about the onl
source of rem inerntion the press get:
: Therefore do not be ha>hsul
: Yesterday afternoon fire broke out i
. ii building on Missouri avenue near &c
teau street owned and occupied by job
Beck. Two hose carts were soon on til
!. spot and one stream of water was nj
long in quelIing the flames. though I'll
building suffered some damage. Becl
:, who was in a room of the house at III
time. is unable to explain the cause {
> the fire, and it is supposed it was due
y spontaneous combustion.
# The FREE Press has received Il copy
). book called the Irrigation MAMMAL.
"a published by W. =. Butler, of Huron.
:. is "a valuable publication for those intel
!. eSted in irrigation matters in this stat
ID Mr.. Butler will be remembered as II
!. gentleman who had intimate relation
m with Farmer Theall and our capital con
= mlttce during the campaign two yea
+, ago, and who did so much in Pierre'S il
&c terest.
?. Rapid City Republicans: Chevalier NJ
ar Clure. of Pierre, the only P. F. McClur
+ advocates the establishment of publ
bs baths upon the shifting Missouri san,
r. opposite Pierre. In the times of the R
rs mans the idea might have made p. +.
j. pretor. but he should be little caution
d now. jefferson says nothing about bait
m ing, and water is contrary to all the pr
IN cedents of democracy.
SO Aberdeen News: The Presbyterian &C
us lege ut Pierre is to be congratulated
er the recent addition to its faculty. Re