Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-09
Fire destroyed the pump house at
Huron belonging to the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company, en-
failing a loss of about 81 900.

4 NORTHWESTERN halfway company, en-
failing loss of about $1,000.
Articles of incorporation have been
| filed for the State Bank of Carpenter,
Clark county, with capital of $4,000.
The incorporators are j. G. Opsahl, w.
| A. Hicks and others.
Yankton Lodge No 1, I. o. o. F., has
purchased the old court house from
Yankton county for $4,000. The build
ing will be remodeled over into quar-
tiers for the local lodge.
| E. H. Squirting of Leslie last spring
planted an acre of potatoes on Stanley
county sod. He has just harvested the
crop, securing $50 bushels of fine tu-
bers from the single acre
Nose Lancer of Rapid City, we'll
known pioneer, dropped dead at the
door of the Central drug store, where
he was going to finSa friend. He was
attacked with hemorrhages.
Miss Eta Hilmer of Canning met
| her death from an accident while as
sisting her brother in haying opera
tons. While helping with the team
singletree clip flew off, striking her
on tie head, inf1icting a wound which
resulted fatally.
Still another golden wedding is to
be recorded at Yankton, the scene of
almost dozen in the past year or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Y. Pearson celebrated
/ the fiftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding day, having been married in 1855
at Atwater, Ohio. They now make
their home with their daughter, Mrs.
F. ]. Cross of College Hill.
|
G. P. Bissett, route agent for the
Great Northern, while in Aberdeen
stated that the tracks into the city
will be laid Immediately ana that work
will also be commenced at once on the
company's downtown station. Aber-
deem business men who have been
shown the plans for the new station
say it viii be a handsome structure.
The snow in the late storm extend
| ed well over the western part of the
state, but was light west from Hayes.
From that point almost to the river
about a foot of snow was left on the
| ground but it has all melted, leaving
| the roads almost impossible and many
landseekers are waiting for better
travel before starting for their claims.
AS a result of the building of the
Catholic church at Bonesteel several
| German Catholics from Carroll county,
Iowa, have bought farms near Bone
steel within the past week, and several
more are expected here within a few
days. The church is nearly completed
and,is an imposing structure. A Sis
ters' school will be opened next spring.
The new county court house at
Yankton was formally opened to the,
/ public by suitable exercises last week.
The principal address was made by
| Bartlett Trip, vino was followed by
several prominent local citizens in
short speeches. This fireproof build
ing cost $4,000 and stands to-day one
" .ne Sest eq'ippeu ~ 'ne 'e'Ie anu
eo"ii''s'
suly county claims to have a record.
! With territory larger than the State
OF Rhode Island, it has no saloon, jail
or pauper. Further, the county has no
! debt and the cash in the treasury Is
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the county never had hut two licensed
/ saloons. They lived but short time.
! at the boom town of Fairbank, on the
| river in the northwestern part of the
| county.
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