New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-11-22
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA,
a Review Correspondent writes Of the
City Of the Cowboy.

EDITOR REVIEW 1t was the fulfill
nent OF All desires to the ancient Roman
to see Rome and then die. But coming
down the barb-wire fence Of time it is
boast of the average western man if he
can get to and see Pierre and not die.
Pierre is reached over miles of alkali wa
tiers, buffalo trails and the Northwestern
hallway. It's location doesn't cut much
OF figure IN Biographies or government
charts bu. in boom pamphlets and land
seekers guides it stands out in bold relief
to entrap the emigrant in search of a
home. Most every one travelling on the
Northwestern Railway. west of Huron
stops at Pierre as it is the terminus of
this system of the road. And that is the
i principal business of the railroad at this
point and it does rushing terminal bus
mess. Bill Nye says that he once visited
town near by which the roads forked
and that was the principal industry of
the town. Pierre's principal industries
are cattle and cowboys and the latter
production stunned out nightly in large
| quantities much to the discOmfOrture
OF the sojourner who is endcavorinc to
slumber and who takes the highest story
IN the hotel to escape the stray shots that
disturb the stiffness Of tbs ight and give
relief t" the monotonous howl of the
coyotes squatted in statuesque around
the sandburrcd and cactus-strewn ward
OF the state house. This town boasts of
several fine buildings besides several 9th.
ers out in the suburbs; these are supplied
with the latest modern improvements
such as baths, electric lights and IRON
clad mortgages--the latter are peculi-
arly fashionable to this section and no
hrst-class house is constructed now with
out one or more on it according to the
Whlms Of the builders. Some of these
last named Improvements are several
stories high, ALBANIAN. inc in nature and
often lost long after anything tangible
IS seen of the house. Once in two Years
the quiet of the town is ruthlesslv dis
turbed by the influx of 4 horde of ex-
preachers. sunday school teachers and
other questionable characters, who meet
IN the state capital and constitute the
legislature. This body is a breeder of
fifteen hour speeches and other evils
which atf1ict the people of that region.
The cowboy has nothing in common with
this imported body Eve say this much in
/ favor Of him as we do not care to call
his character into bad repute) but pass
es him by coldly as if close contact
might contaaninate. The principal
amusement Of the abomgines of Pierre is
walking. and one of them took me aside
and boastfulay, proudly affirmed that a
person can start out, walk for miles in
any direction and turn and walk back
again. To visit Pierre and not catch a
gllm pse of its street car system, if inten-
tional, would be an Injustice to the town
and an insult to the inhabitants of the
place. They are proud of that street car
line out thele and they want you to know
1t, and one gray haired man who was
once mayor of the town when thew used
mayors there, held me for three hours on
windy corner (they have corners on
wind there to catch sight of car.but
not one hove in sight and under the
plea OF pressing business left him. tell
lug him that I would be in town two
days and would get the village marshal
to ''put me on to car if he heard of
one getting near the vicinity of his beat
In the evening Of the secoud day
l heard the tihkling of bells, which re-
minded me of the approach Of the milk
wagon in New Ulm, and shortly two
pairs OF ears, to which as many mules
were attached, hove in sight, hauling q
great, numbering street car. To a close
student of horticulture and biology il
was sad sight to see the down-cast eyes
and noses Of those mules; they were sc
so pensive, the eyes were, and far-away
look In them lead me to think that they
| were reminded daily of the ssolory that
once was of Pierre, the grandeur thai
was hers.'' Social life is at a HIGH ebt
Ill Pierre, quite rampant and highly in
fated. People welcome strangers with
alaerity and flourish of revolvers on
sight, The other day a saleon-keepe1
engaged tit services of a new barkeepe1
lone from the effete east--and it was
incumbent on the employerto introduce
him to the crowd. He SAID, ssBoys have