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


bridge across the Missouri at Yankton, s.
d.
The contractors will be on the ground in
n few days and begin work on the soldiers
home. 1t will be an ornament to Lisbon
Ransom county and North Dakota.
The board OF education OF Devils Lake
N. d., is considering the advisability OF call.
Ing an election to vote on Il proposition to
issue SIP 900 bonds for the erection OF a
new brick schoolhouse.
Frank Trusnill, nyoung man who has
been employed at different times by the
Northwestern and Milwaukee companies.
was arrested at Mitchell, s. d., a few days
ago for ripe on Il II year old girl.
Senator Pcttigrew has secured the pass.
age OF his resolution providing for the
printing OF 5000 copies of statistics on
the climatic conditions OF the Dakotas,
which has been gathered by the weather
bureau.
A second series OF the Devils Lake, N. D.,
Building and Loan Association will be
+ have already been subscribed for, and the
| prospects for Il building boom this summer
are good.
Tie Ladies' SHAKESPEARE Club, of Brook
ings, s. d., gave it's second annual banquet
few evenings ago, at the home OF Mrs.
Horace fishheck. Covers were laid for 80.
Most OF the club members and several in.
H'ted guests appeared in costumes.
| The senate committee on public lands
| mas ordered favorable report on Senator
HanAbrough's bill providing that Il section
| oil land on the Fort Abraham Lincoln
| military reservation in North Dakota be
| given the state for charitable and re.
ligious purposes.
Lisbon, N. d., has voted to issue bonds
for building % new school house. The
board of education are To issue and sell
$4,000 worth OF school bonds Few
cities in the state are in as good shape to
sell bonds M Lisbon. there being no bond.
ed debt on the city.
| The acreage of wheat IN Ransom county.
Nd, will be large this year, with every
prospect OF a bountiful crop, and while
many localities are waiting for grain fields
| to appear above the water, the Ransom,
county ihrmer goes merrily on with his
seeding, happy and contented.
| Arbor Day was observed at the Agricul.
| tural College at Brookings, S. D. Tree
! planting is all the rage in Brooknss. AR.
Dor Day has given additionaiimpetus to it,
Property owners are yielng with one an
| other in decorating their lawns. One cti-
| zen has planted 127 trees within the past
few days.
Prof. j. W. Sifton, principal OF the state
norma! school at Valley City, II. d., has
! lett the city. His departure was unknown
except to those ut his boarding place. His
| wife went to Toronto last fall to visit her
| family and upon her return ~ short time
| ago began suit for divorce, alleging cruel
| treatment.
Wheat seeding is practically finished in
| the vicinity OF Mibnnk, S. d., and q larger
| area OF wheat has been sown than in the
history Of the county and has gone into
the ground in better shape than ever before
The amount OF precipitation in April is
| greater than since 1882. Farmers are con.
| fident oi u larger crop than last year.
| 1t is remarked as noteworthy that the
portion OF South Dakota adjacent to the
reservation has been exempt from shows
! for six weeks althouh there were great
| storms elsewhere. This fact l,as avertcd
| much suffering for squatters. Mr. Rcd
| nond OF Wntertown sold his right to a
Sisscton Claim u few days ago for 81 600,
IN indication OF the value of the land
| correspondent is just in from an ex
tended trip over the recently opened reser-
walton and found live boom everywhere
| short stop at Bossko shows that the en-
| terprising townsite boomers OF that town
have faith i'll the location. store restaur.
ant and Il hotel are in full blast and are
Literally patronized by the new settlers and
! the Indians. Other branches of business
| are under way.
1t has been discovered that the North
Dakota legislature made no provision
whatever for the election OF presidential
electors, although II law was passed re.
| curing them to meet at Bismarck the
eecond Monday in January to cast bal
| lots, says u special telegram. 1t is now
too late, OF course, to provide for II legal
| election at the polls unless a special ses.
| sion OF the legislature liz held.
regular meeting OF the Central Dakota
! Presbytery closed at volgu, S. d., Il few
days ago, having been in session two days.
| A special session Of the Preshytery will
| just closed was one OF the largest and most
interesting in The history OF the Presbyter
Rev. w. j. Hill, OF Huron, and Elder l. C.
| Allison. OF White, were chosen delegates to
| to the Presbyterian general assembly to be
held in Portland. Ore, next month.
| Gov. Mellette returned to Pierre, few
days ago. satisfied that his presence is not
longer required on the reservation. About
the usual number OF tilers were at the land
office at Wntertown on the 2Othinst. The
attorneys are making big kick because
they are excluded from examining the re.
cords and official plats in the land office,
and have wired an appeal to Secretary
/ Noble. The officers claim that by reason
OF the rush OF business that they cannot be
interrupted by attorneys, but the order is
really hardship to many settlers.
The attendance at the civil service xani-
nntion at Huron, S. D., on the 18th inst,
was quite large, % persons, in
Guiding four ladies being present. They
came from all parts OF the state and desir-
ed various positions. Thirteen OF them
were for the railway mail service, four copy
lists, four departmental clerks, one Indian
physician, three superintendents OF Indian
schools. The examination was very thor
ough, and the result will not be known an.