Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-28

ueut Vi Tree delivery laSC winter. REQ
pie in East Pierre will be able to buy
money orders and stamps and register
letters at the station, which will prove
a great convenience.
Reports from Butte county show
wheat yields at q bushels an acre on 20
acres by James Malcolm; al bushels All
acre on a Is acre field owned by George
Ray, aid 35 bushels an acre by Scotty
Matthews. The range riders are de-
plorng the appearance of threshing
machine in the Slim butte section of
that country. The reportsl all indicate
that when those who are acquainted
with the northwestern corner of the
state allege that when it is developed
it will be the best portion Of the state,
hayeisomething on,which to found their
assertions.
The small boys of Pierre, who are
legion, have cause to well remember
two prominent citizens of the city dur
ing the Christmas time, or at least
many of Young America have. Chas.
L. Hyde remembered many Of his
young friends by a gift of silver
dollar to each, while Col. Farr bethought
to give quite number some useful
gift. The former has small boys of his
own, while the latter has none. but
both were actuated by the same mo-
tives, to make the younger generation
happy on Christmas day, as far they
could. Such actions speak louder than
words.
Michael Feeney, of Harold, near
Pierre, has shown what can be done on
a half section of Hughes county, Sou tn
Dakota, land. He has from such
tract threshed $500 bushels of small
grain. Oats went II bushels to the
acre; speltz, 52.abushels, and wheat %
bushels. He also raised a good crop of
corn, which he estimates at 40 bushels
to the acre. Besides this he secured
enough hay and forage for 100 head of
cattle. His crop this year alone will
pay for the land at sloan acre.-Ameri-
can Investment
1t is predicted by party of gentle
men, including the state geologist,
Prof Todd, who recently made an ex-
tensiye tour west of the Missouri, that
in ten years the western part OF the
state will have a population equal to
that of the eastern half at the present
time. OF course there is no capital
removal campaign on at present, and
we can all rejoice in the great promise
OF the future for all of South Dakota
Groton Independent
The homestead filings at the local
land office during the month of No.
vember number 29S, totalling 1850
acres, or two townships, and at this
season of the year indicates what the
people think of the land in the vicinity
of Pierre and of the great Sioux reser-
walton west of the river. With the ex-
tension of the Northwestern railway
across LDau vast region Will come a
steady stream OF homeseekers and in.
vestors in the early spring.
Contractor Lepper with his work.
men who put the foundation OF the
east wing for the new capitol, departed
for their respective homes Monday
Architect Bell, of Minneapolis, who
came to inspect the work, pronounces
it one OF the best foundations ever put
in for a building in the erection Of
which he has been interested. That
being true the new capitol has good
start, iii its base.
All of the churches in the city OBJ
served Christmas with suitable ex
ercises, and the same were largely at
tended. The Indian school children
carried out a program Christmas night
that was very creditable. Space for.
bids further mention.
Eli Isgrig, one Of the first settlers of
Sully county, died at his home i'll this