Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-09
ALL IN A WEEK i.
Some Notes that Perhaps will Prove
Interesting and Some that
May Not.
Local and General News Picked up in
the City and Cleaned From
Exchanges.

LlDDle Cougar operating Oh lHe river oe-
tween Charles Mix county and Sioux City
took on the first cargo at Castalia boat
landing today, says Charles Mix county
special. 1t consisted of about TWO hum
dred head of fat hogs. some seventy five
fat cattle, a lot Of wheat. corn and eggs.
The principal shippers were Miles Burke,
Mrs. ROLAND and Reeves & Co. with live
stock, our town merchants with butter
and eggs and farmers with grain. The
lumber for the warehouses is expected by
return boat when regular markets will
be established. II is a great relief to far
mers with stock and grain to deliver the
same at the river and save haul OF thir-
ty.siX miles. 1t is safe to say that the
steamboat is now permanent thing, as
Cant. Talbot says that such q load as was
supplied this time. and on few days no
tce, is enough 10 satisfy him that there Is
work for two or three boats on steady
runs.
The entertainment given last Saturday
night bv Mrs. Ernest and Miss Carter was
one of tie most enjoyable events OF the
season. and was listened TO by a large and
.nnreriotive audience The selections
rendered by Miss Garter gave evidence OF
the great care and training she has re-
ceiyed under the hands of Geo. Osgood
the great composer and choirmastcr, lhe
recita,onS by Mrs. Ernest were given in
her usual good style, and brought forth
repeated encorcs, while the Potion scene.
from Romeo and Juliet, was an exhibition
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of the leading actresses of today. Miss
Hoffman was also the recipient oil great
applause. and rendered her selections in
AN unusually good style Taken as a
whole the enter tainment was one long TO
be remembered. and Pierre is to be con-
graduated on the possession OF such talent
as was there displayed.
The Pierre Times aptly makes the fol-
lowing allusion TO our city wv me
Pierre. being yet comparatively new
Town. has no such trees and lawns as have
the oldec towns of the state, yet the resi-
dencc portion shows that her property
owners are taking steps which Will IN .he
course of time make Pierre peer OF any
OF the cities of the state"
The commencement exercises of Pierre
university held in the rink Tuesday night
were attended by a large audience. The
program was well rendered, the orations
showing that much time and study had
been spent in their composition. AT the
the close of The last Grafton Dr. Blackburn
conferred the degree of Bachelor o! Arts
upon w. II. Clatworthy, he being the only
graduate this year.
Steve Travis new paper, the Pierre
Times, made its first appearance last
week. II is neat and presentable SIX
column ouarto, and as the FREE PRESS
before stated, is an evidence that Steve
understands the art of getting out read
able newspaper.
The Capital states that the FREE PRESS
is likely to pass into the management OF
other hands soon. There is about one
chance for this to occur while there is
ninety.nine chances for the Capital to
pass into the hands of q receiver.
The sidewalk on the east side OF Pierre
street is being raised to grade, but unless
railing is put along the outside and
along vacant lots there is a good chance
of the city having a damage suit on Its
hands.
Mrs. X. NJ. Foote and three children
the family of a prosperous farmer neal
Blunt, were drowned while attempting tc
cross draw swelled by the recent heavy
rains in that vicinity.
The city council Monday night reap
pointed n. C. Calhoun guardian of Farm
island alta salary of IS per month unit
the river freezes over. after which he is t
receive S15.
Fred Meyers and force left Friday fol
Choteau county, where he goes to finish q
surveying contract commenced last fall
They will be absent about five months.
T.. b. Grilley has moved his stock o
groceries to Fort Pierre, where he intend:
to enlarge his business by establishing
a branch store on the reserve.
Miss Emma Wells returned to the cit.
Saturday night, where she will visit for {
few weeks before departing for Alabam,
to spend her vacation.
All the stockmen and cowboys of III,
Missouri and Bad river ranges met Thu
week in Fort Pierre and today started OF
the annual roundup.
Misses Sibyl Sammis and Addie Scbrc'
entertained large number OF their youn,
friends at tea Friday afternoon at til,
home of the latter.
Mrs. NJ. E. Robinson, u sister-in law o
DR.. d. w. Robinson, arrived last Thurs
day night and will remain in the city th
summer.
Ed Dewey was shaking hands with OLE
acquaintances this week, having cane VI
from Omaha for short visit with his pa
rents.
The Baccalaureate sermon delivered u
the Baptist church last Sunday evening
by Rev. DR.. Blackburn, was listened t
by large audience, and was one of tn
best discourses it has been our pleasure t
listen to for some time.
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