Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

earnest for South Dakota this year.
Big things are coming fast now and
bQoms will be the fashion all over this
newer northwest i'll Il few wears from
now This is a good time to get i'll Oh
the ground floor.
j. c. Wild is making arrangements
to open a furniture store in the build
ing on Dakota avenue where ). 5.
Kuble has his undertaking parlors
This move will make Mr., and Mrs.
Wild and daughter bona tide residents
of Pierre again.
Tie city election will be held neN:
Tuesday, at which four alderman and
four members of the board of educa
cation will be elected. There doesn't
appear to be any evidence of a scrap
brewing in any of the various wards.
The figures of G. z. Sherwood, re-
firing foJd and dairy commissioner,
show that in quantity of dairy products
South Dakota now ranks twelfth
among the states OF the union, and in
quality is unsurpassed by any state.
John Geltz, who has been sick at the
hospital for week or more with drop
sy of the liver, is gradually growing
weaker from the disease, and'but small
hopes of his recovery are entertained.
hoc rafnrnGl from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he went
with a car load of horses for March
Bros. He states that George March
and wife will return to Pierre by May |,
E.A. Warner, no went to Washing
ton from Pierre last January, has re-
turned to Eureka, his home. Mr., War
ner was ulerk'in the senate during the
late session.in the national capital.
The passenger train i'll Wednesday
struck and killed a COW on an East
Pierre crossing, and fora few minutes
it looked as if the COW would have re-
venge by ditching the train.
Miss Florence Carroll and cousin, Mr.
Patterson. arrived f;om Watertown
Tuesday, having driven the entire dis
lance. Miss Carroll will go to hel
homestead near Lindsay.
/ CAPTAIN Sam Logan is back from
/ Watertown, where he went to confer
I with other company commanders ano
I Adiutmt General Englesby on Nation
| al guard matters.
The bank deposits of South Dakota
are now fully thirty million dollars il
both State and National banks, as large
a per capita as any State or Territory
! in the Union.
South Dakota already has over foul
million dollars of school fund and vii
! he increased in time by the sale Of hel
school lands to over twelve mIlll0
! dollars.
! On january 10, articles of incorpora
/ ton were filed at Pierre with the secre
| tary of state under the title of the
/ "White River Valley Railroad Com
pany."
! Senator A. b. kittredge came up from
Sioux Falls Saturday, returning Tues
day. II was attending supreme court
ana greeting his many friends in the
city
Matt Hengel reports that chicken
~, u |, 10, re ar
says it will be cheaperin the end TO
the guilty parties to buy their poultry
The county commissioners have
bought from Perkins Bros. Co., o
Sioux City, steel furniture for thu
county treasurer's vault.
G. w. Rhorer has turned over TIN
management Of the Northwestern hot
ell to Mrs. E. J. Miechler, having va
q Gated today
The fine new residence being com
pleted for w. II. Borst is all enclose,
and will be ready for occupancy in an
other month.
George Milett, of Okobojo islam
is selling and putting out big quaint
tity of shade treesfor residents all owe
the city.
/ The gasoline boat Rosebud. Jane
Brown captain, arrived from Chan
berlain Thursday with passengers an
freight
Duck hunters are going out On Qkt
4 boio and Medicine creeks and return
ing with moderate amount Of gam,
Miss Eta b. Hughes will sew a
your home at S1.50 a day or by tn
piece at her room NJ. % Fitch Bloch
A special freight Wednesday cleane
up the accumulated business the reg
ular train couldn't accomplish.
Gus Bergen, .Jr., and wife have gon
to Chicago where Mrs. Bergen will III
dergo an operation.
II James Monkhouse has gone t
Chamberlain, where he will find wor
, at his trade.