Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-08

ana The farming area will be largely |
Increased as a result. The one town
OF Mitchell has sold twenty.four trac.
non engines which are to be used for
breaking sod. Two to four plows are
attached and one engine will turn over
good sized field in day Numerous
breaking outfits with horses are found
all over the country and the wealth
producing capacity of the state already
at the top for the past several years,
will be raised another notch.
Blunt Advocate, j. A. Howard will
be installed tinancier of the Workman
lodge to succeed II II. Tarbell whose
duties as clerk of court will require
him to move to Pierre. E. ID. Stod-
dard, OF Pierre, was here Tuesday to
place Memorial day tributes on his
mothers grave During his stay in
Canning this summer to care for his
truck garden he will avoid the travel
back and forth by having his family
with him. 49,. Rev. DR.. Tilden. of
Pierre, was here over night on his way
to Onida, where he delivered the Me-
mortal day address, also a lecture be-
fore the teachers association.
w. E. Stegner, state manager of the
Modern Brotherhood of America, will
be i'll Pierre on Wednesday, June Ia, to
adopt class Of twenty-five new men,
bers into the order. Mr. HLrlbut, the
deputy, is meeting with very good sue
cess in securing new members and it is
to the interest Of all persons, ladies or
gentlemen, who wish to belong to a
good order and carry insurance, to see
Mr.. Hurlbut, or the secretary of Pierre
lodge. The NJ. B. A. is one of the solid
, trauernal societies of the country.
From the Stanley County Homestead
we CLEAN the information that a man
! by the name Of Corn settled Oh claim
| in that county some time ago. that the
gentleman has a family of eleven chill
| dren, all living, among whom is fair
daughter who has seen sixteen sum.
mers II would appear that this par.
ticular homesteader was fortunate in
securing a fertile claim, and, no doubt,
the boys Of the range will travel long
distances to see the growing crop.
The impression that many homestead
ers merely file for speculative purposes
which some begrudged persons and pes
simists are trying SO hard to create i.
entirely dsproved by the fact that thu
homesteaders have generally entirely
fenced in their premises, built thei
houses, brought out their families, live
stock and farming paraphernala, Sc
!, acreage of corn and potatoes as starters
SAYS the Midland Western Star
Through the savings bank system
: operative in the public schools of Pierr
the school children now have to thel
: credit in The National Bank Of Com
merce S2,O69.i7. The sum represents ;
collection of pennies and nickes whicl
have been accumulated in few years
The deposit draws 5 per cent. interes
after six months and this is added t
the principle as it becomes due. Dul
ing the school year just closed the DC
5 post was increased by S6S9 92
The Phillips buffalo herd now nun
; bers one hundred thirtyfve, twent.
= five of which are calves born to til
herd this spring. -Four years ago tt
u herd numbered about forty.tive. M
Phillips figures that the herd will douD
y itself every four years. The buffalo a.
= easily raised Oh the Phillips ranch, the
. being luXuriant growth of grass al
g an abundance Of artesian water Whit
cal be use in irrigation when nece
sary.
The old settlers at q meeting he
last Saturday decided to give their a
N nual picnic at Oahe on Thursday, Jnl
J. -. All those eligible to participate
l. the festivities OF the occasion mu
j. have been residents of Hughes, Sud
7. or Stanley county prior to July l, lSS
s. A few specially invited guests will 8
Is company the party up the "Big Mudd
Us by boat to Oahe. An enjoyable outil
u is anticipated.
H. e. Cutting and Leroy Moore,
y the land office, and r, b. Stearns a
10 John f. Hughes, of Fort Pierre, al
10 5, Searls, c. III. Molvneaux and h.
- Brown, of Phillip, are this week at
- Paul in attendance in the United Sta,
90 court, on the trial of Il. B. StearnS a
g w, II. Horsnell, who are charged
~ the government Of having commit
land frauds.
is Superintendent Levengood annount
~ that the commencement exercises
= the Indian school will be held on Ju
81 %. 23, "a. The citizens of Pierre /,
~ cordially invited to attend these
%, ercises and encourage the rising gene