Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-20
A WEEKS NEWS.
Fort Pierre Plans to Duplicate
the Panama Canal in
a Small Way.
Items OF a Local Nature Gath
cred During the Week
Gone By.

plan of changing the mouth OF Bad !
river to point ABOUT half mile down
the Missouri from where it now de-
bouches, and thus cut off the big horse
shoe bend above town, which plan, it is
thought, may prevent any disastrous
floods in the future. 10 do this it
would be necessary to cut-a la Panama
canal through or tunnel the bluff,
which is hundred feet or more in
height 1t would seem to be gigantic
undertaking. The plan doesn't look
practical as it would seem to require
pretty big opening through the bluff
to let the flood waters of the stream,
such as swept down it July 4th, have
free access to the Missouri. Perhaps
ton or two of dynamite surned loose
under the ridge might break up the
gombo and make an opening that would
do as a starter.
A man named Grant, who was get
ting up excursions in Chicago and run
ming people out to Stanley county
about two years ago, has come to grief,
landing in the Michigan pen for a term
of four years. The charge against him
was land frauds. He was pretty we'll
known to some in Pierre at the time of
his operations. His plan seemed to be
to collect $50 from homesteader, for
which he agreed to file him on Stan
ley county quarter, and build him a
shack, without the claimant having to
come out. He was in the habit of
keeping the money and never making
any filing, hence his enforced entertain
ment in the federal bastile.
Bell & DetWiler, the Minneapolis
architects, have returned to Pierre with
the completed plans of the first wing Of
the new capitol that will be erected.
They have made few minor changes
in the plans, which have been approved,
and advertisements for bids for the
excavations will be published Is soon
as possible. City Engineer Knowles
has been running the lines for the new
wing, and giving the architects grades
and elevations. 1t is determined to
have this part OF the new state house
completed and ready for occupancy by
the supreme court, state library and
historical records before the Legislature
convenes in January, 1907.
Frank Sutherland is back from
WATERFOWL, where he has been doing
orchestra work, to visit his homestead
west of the river. He says Watertown
has engaged Prof. Will Peck, Dick
Lynott, and himself for parts of their
orchestra the coming winter. These
three have played in Pierre now for
years. They are all musicians of the
best class, and what will be Water
towns gain in this respect will lie
Pierre's loss They can play GLASS of
music as good as found in any city in
the land, for which Pierre has been
proud of them in the past.
A branch of the national league OF
fourth-class postmasters to be called
the Hughes County Branch, was or
ganized at meeting held for the pur
pose, in Blunt, S. D., on July IL. The
following are t he officers: j. G. Lilli
bridge, president, Blunt, 5. D.; Mrs. D
C. Stewart, vice president Harold, S
d.; Mary E. Shipley, secretary, Gid
dings, S. d.; Eliza Chandler, treasurer
DeGray, S. D.
3. b. Farrell returned Monday from
long trip out over the range country
accompanied by M. P. Martin. MIR
Farrell was looking after the condition
of the railway company dams, which
have generally been swept away by thu
floods the first of the month. Berni,
was sunburned from his trip, and Al
brown as Sioux Indian. He left fo
Huron on the afternoon train Monday
Contributions, in cash, clothing ant
other supplies, have been flowing int
Fort Pierre ever since the flood of Jul,
4th left a good many families Their
destitute In fact, so generous hav,
been the contributions that the loca
committee on relief have served motto
that they have enough to relieve pres
emf necessities, and that the contribu
tions should stop.
Frank Russ, young man who cam
here last spring to work at his trade o
carpentering, was drowned in Bad rive
above TT. Pierre Friday, while in swim
ming with a companion named Coons
His remains were sent to his forme
home at Freeport. ILL, where his pal
ents live Russ WAS a veteran ct tn
Spanish-American war and campaigne
through Cuba.
A. G. Wall, who now resides on
homestead near Hardingroye, ninet
miles west, though he is 65 years oil
is in town. He is firm in the belle
q that the extension of the Northwestern
will strike in near his place, and
cogitating on suitable name for ne'
town to be plated.
The county commissioners have ar