Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-22
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e Meeting Of Old Settlers
Was Pronounced a
Success.
Iarious News Of a Local Ma
ture Gathered During
the Week.

The old settlers meeting OH Mariou's
island last Thursday was well attended
. and greatly enjoyed. The program AS
cyen IN the Free Press WAS carried ON.
/ Some twenty of those who came to
kTierre prior to June, 1881, were on
hand, and had their wives and children
where they were married The prin
Il eipal address was made by Hon. NJ. p.
! Kmkaid, congressman, Of U'Neil, Neb.,
: who settled in Pierre in 1880. HIS
fspeech reviewed the early and stirring
1 events in Pierre as he remembered |
them, and was most interesting. Con-
gresham Burke gave a fe remarks.
and Fl. Il. Horner, n. NeWbanks. W. II, |
Glckler, and l.. II. Glow added their
experiences and views to the occasion,
Miss Sibyl Sammis treated those as
sembled to two songs with her wonder,
full voice. About 6 O'Clock, Just as a
heavy rain storm w = 49, IN the
west the association members gait d
on the lin Leighton lu their return to
Pierre, and voted the meev.ny a pe1lrct
Il success.
">ailor jean" or Jean A. krohn. Il e
individual OF whom extended mention
was made last week, arrived in Pierre
Tuesday morning, pushing his "trolley.
cite" before him. The latter is shared
something like a wheelbarrow, with a
small barrel fastened on its top. and
covered prornsely with tags and bust,
ness cards of people in every state Jean
4 has visited. Jean covered the distance
! from Gettysburg to Pierre, sixty miles,
), i'll sixteen hours, and says il is the
F6ngest walking stunt he has yet made
in his travels. He has been compelled
to wait over in Pierre until the return
Of Governor Elrod, whom he wishes TO
see His wife met him here and it is
The first time he has seen her in over a
year. The sailor seems to he making
expenses by selling all aluminium medal
reciting his trip and insisted on selling
one to the Free Press at 10 cents. lie
started today for st. Paul, which is Il e
next state capital he will make in his
itinerary.
The Free Press was called up on the
phone Monday forenoon and upon in
qniry the person talking gave his name
as "Joe Eush.' lie said that he had
read an item in the paper the week
previous stating that the city water
reservoir might be used as a powder
house, as it was the, dryest place il
town. He went on to say that tie
Free Press should notify people to get
their powder out Of the reservoir al
once as it was running over, the new
pump having been started in the morn
ing, and having already pumped tls
well dry. He also said that the pump
having exhausted the well, was sucking
wind. Ii Mr.. Joe Bush, who appear
to have something to do with the puml
station, is ambitious to work the nev
pump overtime he might hitch it on t.
J. the Missouri river, close by, and try ant
? pump it dry also.
This week the closing exercises at tn
/ Indian school are being held. Yester
ISSY day battalion drill by the Indian ca
dets was held with a band concert i
the evening. The cadets are instructe
by Charles A. Green, All employe OF tn
school, and one OF Go. A, who went t
the Philippines. The exercises toda
and tomorrow will be well worth see
ing, and general invitation is extende
10 the public to be present. superb
tendent Leavengood deserves niue
credit for the management OF til
school ehe has given, which is a gree
improvement over the past. The pa
ents OF many of the Indian pupils al
III from the reservation to witness tt
exercises and take their children HON
for the vacation They are camped o
the bottom near the school.
VerWillion Republican,: John '
Rash, prominent member OF til
SeSA y AAdudCluS Sldoo tte WV ~ "
q Iaeaye tomorrow for Hot Springs, ). L
Where he has accepted position vii
Brother Stanley on the Hot Sprns
Star. We can congratulate BROTH
Stanley on having been able to secu
a the services of Mr. Rash, whose all
n ties in the newspaper business eXtel
from the mechanical department to u
editorial rooms, and in either OF Whl'
places he is fully at home.
United States court convened III u
state house Tuesday, with Judge va
land presiding. Marshal KEN Ell
Clerk Fender, their assistants ana
jury panel are present. The term !"
probably adjourn the last OF The wee
The first case to be called is that
Bernard Donahue VS.. the Board
Education OF Pierre, i'll which the plal
tiff sues to recover Oh $4,000 pom
issued aud bought by him. This is q