Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-14
The LAND OFFICE
1t Changes Location and Re
ports Business on the
Increase.
Another Oh Well to be Bored
Local News OF
Interest.

The Pierre land office is now located '
in the Mead building west of the BRICK ,
store on Pleasant Drive, wheregeVery ,
thing has under gone coats of paint
and paper The reason for this change /.
from the more convenient location IN
the Locke hotel was one OF economy
for the government, the price OF rent
having gone up in the Locke. by a
year from now the land office will likely 7,
be installed in the rooms prepared Tor
it on the second floor of the new tedefaI
building. Meanwhile business i'll the
office is having boom, twenty nome
stead filings and thirty five contests
having been filed in one day the past
week. With the building OF the North
western west of the river the land Office
is going to be Hooded with business
such as overlook the Huron land Office
back in 1888.
A big derrick is being erected along
the west river front on Mrs. Florence
Winners land, opposite the Indian
school. 1t will be used to bore deep
we'll to test the possibility of petroleum
in that vicinity, under the direction OF
G w. futile and w. A. Lee, the two
experts who are going to put down the
oil we'll in the city. AS stated last week,
Mrs. WINNER and these two men nave
organized and Incorporated for this
purpose Everybody wishes them sue
cess.
The Dakota Central Telephone com
panv is now the owner of the local tele-
q phone exchange, the deal having been
made few days ago. The price is
said to have been $4,000, including all
the plant, good will and + anchlse. inns
enables the local subscribers to have
access from their places OF business or
residences with the long distance sys-
# TEN. Walter Rowe will remain man
ager of the local exchange for Tune.
Recent Improvements in the Pierre
Touring mills will enable it to grind out
Is steadily from this time on larger
quantity of the iirst-class flour 1t mas
been making. The McCullens are eX-
perienced milers, and are paying Tor
wheat within ten cents OF Minneapolis
81 prices They expect to get about all
" the grain they need for grinding III this
country this year, without shipping III.
Major c.. f. Cramer, who went to
Milwaukee to attend the national as
ISOLATION of Spanish war veterans, was
i chosen an aide OH the staff OF the com
mander-in chief. Upon his return trll
to Pierre he inspected the new federal
building at Yankton, before it was
finally accepted by the government
The state fair at Huron is the grea
attraction this week. Today is the big
excursion from Pierre. and many o
our people are taking in the big even
all week. The Hughes county eXhlbl
&. is said to compare favorabiy with an.
on display, and is in line to draw
prize.
y Chas. L. Hyde has determined upo1
the building of large three story block
ON his lots opposite the court house O.
Pierre street and Capitol avenue. M
Hyde may also put UP several othe
buildings aio1g the avenue. Il c IS !:
the best position to do so.
George X. March, instead OF return
ing to Pierre from Bloomington,
expected, has gone to Winnipeg. II
wife and daughter, Sibyl, left Saturda
for Illinois, the latter to attend collee
at Rockford and the former to go
Winnipeg.
C, N. Shuck, wins was arrested upo
complaint of W. IL. Checker for Obtain
ing money under false pretenses hi
been bound over to the circuit coul
and in default of 5000 bail is boaruir
at Sheriff Logan's inn under the cou
house,
This week the coping stone OF Il
new government building is beil
placed in position, and iron stringe
are being laid to support the roof.
a few weeks more the structure Will
enclosed and ready for inside finishing
A Jury at Fort Pierre on Tuesd
DrOugnU III NclulCp VI NV . WI
against FOLLY Maupin, ex-county
ditor, upon the charge of defaultll
His many friends congratulate. ID
ner 81 Stewart defended Mr. Maupn
The third new cottage A. Wheeion
putting up on Capitol avenue near
Lutheran church, is fast gaming n
nronortions. Mr.. WheelOn has dc
much for that part of the city in
way of substantial improvements.
Capt. John Latta who has return
from Lyman county, says the grad
are now at Moore, and the track lay
are close behind. The Milwaukee v
be running trains to White Clay but
before snow flies.
Scotty Philip, his nephew, Geol
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