Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-28

east several weeks, has shipped oil we'll
drilling machinery and will be on hand
next week to install it at the city well
and Oh the WINNER land down the
river, where the big derrick is now
erected at the foot OF the bluffs.
The editer of the Capital Journal
threatens to take the life of stray
offending sheep which, it appears, has
been pasturing on his lawn. Any dis
traction in that neighborhood soon can
be accounted tor if the owner don't
take warning.
Bowers MINISTRIES played to fairly
good houses Tuesday and Wednesday
nights They had a band which gave
street concerts day and evening This
is an old and popular show and gave a
good entertainment.
G. H. McMullen came up from Iowa
last Friday with a party of landseekers.
He says he and his wife are thinking
of returning to Pierre to reside, and he
believes this city will be big winner
from this time on.
Vice Presitent Whitman and Chief
Engineer Carter departed this morning,
in their private car for Chicago, after
nearly a week spent in Pierre and an
other week in travelling from Rapid
to this city.
Two fires in hay stacks i'll East Pierre
have called out the fire department the
past week. In each case the tiremen
by prompt action, succeeded in pre-
venting any further damage than to the
hay stacks.
Prof. r. T. Kerr has returned from
Portland, where he went to represent
Gov. EsIIr,d at the ceremonies ca South
Dakota day at the exposition. lie re
ports the trip pleasant and the occasion
| a success.
! The Capitol Commission is advertis-
! ing the sale of all lands in the Missour
river counties, for the purpose of rails
| ing the balance of the ssl50.000 appro-
| priation for the east wing of the state
house.
The government snag boat, Mandan
| has been engaged all week in clearing
the main channel at Fort Pierre of th'
debris of the Bad river bridge which
! was swept out i'll the flood OF july 4.
G. Lepper, contractor of the new STATE
/! house foundations, has returned from
| Aberdeen. where ,e placed bid on th
| big Great Northern depot soon to b.
erected.
The Commercial club has called
meeting of memoirs for Saturday uighl
with view OF disposing of all the prof.
erty of the club and going out OF bust
ness.
| Tom McNamee, who has spent mos
of the summer in Pierre, departed 10
Washington Monday, to serve as one Q
Senator Kittredge's secretaries.
| G. Ii. Anderson has charge of th
county exhibit at the Mitchell cor
palace. Several young men in the cit
are with him as helpers.
| Doane Robinson is getting ready fc
an overland trip to Belle Fourche an,
other Black Hills points. and Wis
through the Bad Lands.
Judge aud Mrs. Corson expect I
move into their handsome new Pros
pect street residence October 1. 1t
still unfinished in places.
Miss Carrie Finch, private secretal
to Contractor Maxwell, las gone eas
upon word that her mother had died !
her home in Indiana.
Harry French, a l2-year old lad {
this city, was awarded second premium
at the Huron state fair for excellene
il pen sketches.
An infant son of G. w. Van Ness All
wife died Monday of cholera intantun
rhe remains were taken to Huron +,
interment.
The Pierre Live Stock Gommissio
company viii have their last horse sa
for tais year OH October % and rs. 4
The largest, the testand the cheape
Write Mankato Commercial Collag
J IAaakato, Mimi. for catalogue.