Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-10
City News.

crn points in the interests of the Duluth,
Pierre and Black Hills railroad project,
and comes home more encouraged than
he has been for months. AS a matter of
fact contract has virtually been entered
into for the bridging, ironing and opera
tion of the road, one signature only being
lacking to the contract, and that man tel
egraphed his willingness to sign. Even
yet while Mr.. Ward was in New York,
partial arrangements were made for the
steel rails necessary for the line. There
is no longer any doubt as to the early
completion of the road, the depression of
the past two years having so far passed
away that it is now possible to secure
plenty OF money for legitimate railroad
building. The people of Pierre can af-
ford to wait a few months longer to have
the trains running in. Everything points
to a revival of business throughout the
west, and Pierre will assuredly be bene-
fitted as much as any city in the country.
On Monday evening DR.. Sprague met
! with quite a severe and painful injury
| that has laid him up since. He was eX-
pccting his daughter, Mrs. Kelsey. to ar
rive on the evening passenger and drove
| down to the East Pierre station to meet
her The train was late and he hitched
his horse and went inside to wait. When
the whistle of tho train was heard he hur-
ried cut to see to his horse and, in the
dark, stepped off the high platform,
Spraining or dislocating a les and other
wise bruising himself. He was lifted into
his buggy almost unconscious and taken
home. The injury was not as severe as
at first supposed. but was nevertheless
bad enough.
The Minneapolis Tribune OF the Sd has
the following to say Of our new road: Mr..
Ward is the general manager OF the new
road now being built from Aberdeen to
the Black Hills. The road Is graded to
Pierre and will be ironed next year. The
purchase OF iron tor that purpose will be
made this winter. The Rapid City people,
and for that matter all the residents OF
the Hills district, are much concerned in
this road, as it will give them direct con-
nection with the Twin Cities and an out
i
from Pierre will be pushed next year.
| A petritied man was on exhibition in
Pierre the latter part OF last week at two
bits look 1t was very perfect speci-
men and is said to have been found in the
bad lands in the bank OF small creek
A great many people went to see the de-
ceased, and generally thought it to be a
genuine corpse, but whether an Indian or
white man could not be told. Dr. Robin
son made quite careful examination and
is OF the opinion that it was cast, and is
but a fine specimen of art. Those who
remember the Cardiff giant will not be
surprised at anything in that line.
Lieutenant Schwatka, the arctic eXplor
err who recently died in Portland, Oregon
by an overdose of laudaumn. was quit,
we'll known in Pierre, having spent con
siderable time here some four or five
years ago He was very brilliant, but in.
clincd to dissipation and helped to pain
, Pierre while in town. He was Of q gen
ial, social disposition, whole souled ant
, liked by all who knew him.
, Some of the boys carried their hallow
cen Jokes TOO far. and there are q numbe
of cases where property was wilfully DIES
troyed. Nobody wishes to deprive tn
! boys OF the privilege OF having fun OF
halloween, but there is Il difference be
( tween fun and righteousness. and if mali
!, ciouSness can be shown it would be bu
: right that an example should be- made Q
e the perpetrators.
Doanc Robinson, of Watertown, who
: one OF the best known newspaper writer
: in the state. is in the city toda
: on business. He is not only news
paper writer but has taken high poSIto
0 MS literary writer for high class maya
II zines like the Century. He expects t
r conduct correspondence bureau in Pierr
S during the coming legislature session.
1t is understood that R. N. Locke wi
y be candidate for the Pierre postoflic
under the incoming administration. c
course republicans don't expect to hav
= anything to say about it, but there ar
. few people in the city who have nor
friends than Mr.. Locke, and none VIII
would give better satisfaction.
y Gleckler and Mathieson had bad ru
to Chicago with their two trains of stoc
q last week, and lost several hundred do
. lars by the delay enroute by the railroa
n company hitchng old engines on the
: trains. They naturally feel little sol
. at the railroad company for entailing th
4 loss upon them.
On Thursday night of last week tn
It house of Royal b. Stearns near Fol
Pierre, was destroyed by an incendiar
fire, and an Indian named Spotted Grow
believed to be the guilty man. Sever,
parties who saw him were fired upon.
;, Isaac NJ. Adams, Of Canning, was /
Pierre on Saturday for the first time &c
several months. He had just received re
turns from his wheat crop which he ha
shipped himself and was we'll please
with the result.
ri Arthur Pugh leaves tomorrow mornin
for Aberdeen, where he intends engagin