Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-13

t!nnk *the fowl is only q common
Chicken hawk. The only part OF the
circumstances we see reason to doubt
is that John found the bird SO early as
before sunrise. Johns habits are known
better than either the eagles or chicken
hawks:
Il. NJ. Madsen is back again from his
Bad river ranch, where, amongst ottlei
adventures during the flood, he made
a heroic rescue OF his son, Lorentz, from.
a tree top, losing his wearing apparel
in the endeavor In lieu of other gar
ments, or even the traditional fig
leaves, which do not grow along the
Seecha, he had to improvIse IL garment
out of an American flag, which was
handy, with the help of Jim Holm, tie
tailor, who happened aloag during t.
Ms predicament
Tuesday evening, being the date foI
the installation of newly elected officers
Of the Odd Fellows and Rehekahs
lodges. was made sort Of gala occa
sion with soci,rl time and light re,
freshments during the evening. The
event was most pleasant in every way
Both these lodges have been growing
largely Of late years. They have i'll
ltiated a good many Of our best men
and women, and are in very prospero S
shape.
Another find of skeletons has been
unearthed along the bluffs in the First
ward, Where many more uf the grue
some curioslties have been dug out III
the past. Five were dug out in TIE
excavation being made near the Stainer
residence, all i'll one pit, and all III a
sitting posture, which seems to have
oeen The manner Of burying the dead
with the prehistoric race which once
occupied the site OF Pierre.
The local board of Eeath has secured.
the old Mccormick hall, back Of the
college building, as a laZarett0 or pest
house for smallpox patients, and a
number are now confined therein. The
building is sufficiently isolated for the
purpose, and the board is to be com
mended tor the efforts it is now using
to suppress The disease
The crew OF sixty odd "Dagoes" WHO
nave been working on the track be
| tween Pierre and Rousseau are now en-
camped at the latter point, III box cars.
| snovellng earth and eating maccaronI
and bread with all the gisto that only
son OF sun Kissed Italy can have.
Louis A Hen and Ferd GoodfelloN
| will go to Sioux Falls Monday and rep
| resent Pierre in the state tennis tourna
ment. These two young men are the
| best tennis players i'll the city and have
the wishes of all to bring the state
| C lampionship home with them.
The mosquito pest is getting to be
| s,Duethlng ferociOus. Out in the coun
| try, where every lake bed and creek is
running over the little winged pirates
Are driving everybody to cover. Moth
ing like it has been seen for years, out
side Of New Jersey
| Albert, Gunderson, Notwithstanding
ne had his residence swept away in the
Bad river food, is having his Office
building in this city encased in neat
suit Of galvanized iron, which improves
its appearance, as we'll as Pierre street
Blunt and Highmore are each vieing
with Pierre as horse markets. I'he
| former place had monthly sale Tues
| day, at which outside buyers were plen
tiful, and Iighnore will conduct sale
next week.
| Hans Somme and Miss TiIda Hellek
son have been granted a license 10 MeC
| by the clerk Of courts. These young
! people, we'll known in Pierre, are home
steaders in Lyman county near Presho
Bernie Morse expects to be out OIL
| quarantine this week, from diphtheria
out the disease has so wrought on hIs
nealth that It may be some weeks be
fore he can go to work in the poStotlice
| Several hundred dollars in cash have
been raised in Pierre, by subscription
for the flood sufferers along Bad rive
1T Fort Pierre. Quite an amount /:
clothing and other goods have also beer
sent over.
A. b. Nelson is busy manufacturing
the cement bricks With which he vii
soon commence the construction Of ;
handsome residence on Prospect street
near the Methodist church.
Byrd Jones and family accom- panied
by his sister Mrs. Anderson, have gone
down to White river to visit with hI
parents. Mrs. Anderson will go from
there to her home IN Chicago
The Stanley county term Of court has
ueen adjourned to September II, tht
condition Of travel Ia thl.t county beins
such that it is ha.d for jurors and wit
nesses % get To town.
I Later reports from the flood distric
/ up Bad river shows that three NOR,
/ men lost their lives by drowning. The,