Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-30

cept for the mounted carrier. Carrier
Guy Kelly will cover the down town or
business district, Carrier a. G Hengel
the district from the state Louise west
to the boat landing from Pleasant
Drive to Prospect street, and Carrier
Albert Hegglund. who is mounted with
horse and car all of East Pierre and
the hill district 'rhe latter will collect
from the boxes on the runte while de
livering. This will prove greatly
added convenience to patrons OF the
postotiice. Milo r. Brown has been
appointed substitute carrier and Jesse
A. Cattrell substitute clerk in the
postotfice, under the civil service exam
ination held the forepart of November
Both are bright, trustworthy young
men and will prove competent en-
pIoyes of Uncle Sam
Captain A. Ii. Hardy, Of Lincoln,
Neb., who represents the Peters ammu-
milton company, held forth at the up
per story of the Binder & Borst hard
ware store Tuesday afternoon, in some
very fancy shooting, for which he has
become noted for years as one Of the
best shots in the country. Owing to
the storm Captain Hardy had to rorego
the outdoor shooting, in which he ex-
cells in the finest work, IN showed
his skill in shooting the outlines of an
Indians head, a jack rabbit ON he run,
etc, in the limited room provided.
Captain Hardy will be in Pierre again
next spring wien the weather is more
favorable and will show what he can do
with the Peters shells in the way of
good shooting.
The Rapid City Journal is ru ming
several columns of legal notices in con-
domination of right-of-way grounds for
the new Pierre, Rapid City & North
western road. The company is also
starting the same proceedings at Fort
Pierre, where it has been hard matter
in some cases to purchase sufficient
land for trackage. In this city the
company has held for twenty-five years
enough land to provide it room for
tracks enough to do in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs George K. March de-
parted for Winnipeg Saturday, to re-
main until next spring. Mr.. March
still claims his residence in Pierre. and
is a citizen whom we wish to hold as
long as possible. This couple are among
the best this city ever had and if the
time ever comes when they leave for
good it VIII cause feeling of regret.
L. NJ Culp, G. NJ. johnson, and o. a.
Johnson, Ut Elk 20 ut, are IN the city
to locate iiomesteads out near Grind
stone, near where it is repu. ed the sec
Ond goo, town on the Northwestern
extension will be built. These gentle
men think the range country is going
ahead and will make good homes il, a
few years for thousands Of settlers.
All the concrete has been placed on
the roof and different floors of the gov
eminent building, just in the nick Of
time before the cold snap. The work
men are now busy in getting tie, VIM
dows put together, which, when in
place, will shut out the cold and allow
work to proceed on the inside finish
5ings.
Old winter has landed on both feet
good and hard. The trouble COM
menced Monday when it began raining
which turned to snow, followed by cold
northwest winds. The mercury got
as low as ten underneath zero last night,
but the weather bureau reports rising
temperature with fair weather
Mrs. j. II. Vogt and two children
awarded to her custody in the divorce
granted at the trial held last week, de-
parted for Industry, Kansas, Thursday,
to make their home.
The fremen put on play, sThe
Crazy Idea, : at the opera house Tues
day night, but owing to the bad storm