Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-28


agrees with the chamber OF commerce.
and commcnds the matter to the attention
and support of our local capitalists. III
will be a happy day for ST. Paul when this
valuable field is open to its merchants.
City News.
Sioux City Journal, %: The steamboat
Lille Conncr, Capt. Talbot in command,
arrived in the city yesterday. The boat
started from Dubuque two weeks ago to
come here by way of ST. Louis. She Is
nov tied up at the mouth of the Floyd.
The boat was formerly engaged In the
Mississippi river trade between st. Louis
aud ST. Paul. and was one OF the finest OF
| the small boats on the upper river. She
has twentv-four lirst-class statcrooms.
has carrying capacity of 300 tons and is
registered at $50 tons. Loaded down she
draws thirty inches OF water 1T Is the
captains intention TO cut away part Oh
her cabin and thus increase her capacity
for bulky freight and lessen her draft.
| The crew was busy taking on coal yeStcr-
day. The boat will leave for bismarck
and intermediate points today with u car
20 of government supplies. The matter
of recstablishing the river trade during
the coming season is being thoroughly
talked over by local river men. One has
received a letter froma steamboat captain
at Bismarck. saving that he will run his
boat as far south as this city with coal
baryes from Bismarck for a tow. and will
also take Il hand in the Charles Mix coun
ty trade.
A Fort Pierre special OF the 25th says;
The spring roundup OF cattle in tht
country west will start on the2ith of May
AT Il meeting of the Missouri River Stock
mems association it was decided that Thu
day before the roundup was To start |
:. public auction should be held here and al
the mavericks that will be gathered il
the roundup should be sold to the highes
: bidder. The custom has been heretofore
that the mavericks belonged TO the stock
j, mans range upon which they were found
/, The new manner Of disposinS OF theS
. stray cattle does not give general satis
faction. as the small stockncn claim the
will be unable to bid. and some big stock
a mcr will get these cattle for song. In
e crop of mavericks however may not b
IL large, aud IN that case there will not b
% much to fight over
a. The Fort Pierre Town Topics drives
!. follows: Royal +. Stearns has shake
!. Oft his allegiance TO the capital city an
It has become a ull-tledged resident OF Stan
ley county. He's holding down eIaiu
I aud, by the way, one of the most valuab!
tracts O. land in the county: and yo
i could have seen him Monday--but NJ
i, Tuesday Observation-Disclosures an old cru
10 pillow. which some of the boys had turn
5. ished him, out on the naked prairie %her
II he was attempting to pillow all at one TIM
Y some fifteen acres OF gumbo in which Il
will bury potatoes. He looks and talh
I like haysecd independent, and it is prot
ably safe to say that he's bid farewell
the 9. o. D. Garden sass, farm truck, he
Of fruit, pumpkins and such like taken Q
r subscription al this Office
i Last Friday. being Arbor Day. the put
lie schools of Pierre very tlttiugly ohScryt
~ the occasion. There were some good or;
le torical exercises in the rooms from TO
t. O'Clock q. M. after which the chiidr,
J.. marched from their rooms 10 the ground
III At the Central building photograph
$ was ON hand and got Il picture collective
~ OF the entire school arrayed in front of u
l.. building. Some forty trees We're plant
on the grounds around the Central, viii
en- sixteen found places at each of the wa
lid schoolhouSc grounds, making Scvcnty-t'
ay altogether. These trees were secured
10 the pupils going to Rivers island and di
~ gng them up. Every inducement viii
- given these trees TO make them grow.
IT. Around oyer the state Pierre is class
he with those cities which are supposed
have decided, by the result of their CT
III elections, to hereafter have wide op
~, policy in favor of the saloons. We ha
M understood from no less person than
itv minister of the gospel that our new may
he elect gave a pledge that he would ms
IS on having the law enforced to the lett
if he was chosen by the electors. Tht
ist who test know Mr. Kehr will affirm IL
Nv, whenever he promises to do cert;
~ thing ne always does it fit lies within
ID power. Don't class Pierre with the "a
on, tbs" just yet
Us, AS predicted in the FREE PRESS ca
sei in the spring, the Northwestern is goi
-, to build the two new spurs through
M. city that were surveyed at that time. {
md of these runs from Hilger's gulch ale
Pleasant Drive to the boat landing, wi
it'll the other goes to the pontoon bridge.
the II. Hollenbeck, general superintendent,
hn
IVY sation between the two while Mr.. w;
va, na' was in Chicago.
ich The governor has appointed the folio
ing delegates to the National Nicaraug
his Canal convention to be held in ST. Lo
June 2, 1892: Hon. p. +. Mcclure. Pier
'tlc DIR. Y. I. McGillicuddy, Rapid City; Fl
ted L. VanCise, Deadwood; Hon. II. c. Pr
az; az ton, Mitchcll; Hon. R. Buchanan, Sic
10, 20. Falls; Hon. Chas. Keith, Nolga: Hon.