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

Railway development has started in
earnest for South Dakota this year
Big things are coming fast now and
bQoms will be the fashion ali over this
newer northwestern a few years from
now This is a good time to get in Oh
the ground floor.
j G. 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 viii make Mr.. and Mrs.
Wild and daughter bona fde residents
of Pierre again.
The city election will be held next
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 scrap
brewing in any of the various wards.
The figures of G, +. 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.
Frank Calhoon has returned from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he went
it'll car load of horses for March
Bros. He states that George March
and wife will return to Pierre by May l..
E. "A Warner who went to Washing
ton from Pierre last January, has re-
turned to Eureka, his home, Mr.. War
ner was @lerkin the senate during the
late session,in the national capital
StThe passenger train i'll Wednesday
struck and killed a COW Oh an East
Pierre crossing, and for a 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 90 to her
homestead near Lindsay.
CAPTAIN Sam Logan is back from
WATERFOWL, where he went to confer
With other company commanders and
Adjutant General Englesby Oh Nation
al guard matters
The bank deposits of South Dakota
are now fully thirty million dollars in
both State and National banks, as large
a per capita as any State or Territory
in the Union
South Dakota already has over four
million dollars of school fund and will
he increased in time by the sale of her
school lands to over twelve million
dollars.
On January 49, 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
and greeting his many friends in the
city.
Matt Ilengel reports that chicken
thieves are raiding his hen roosts, and
says it will be cheaperin the end for
the guilty parties to buy their poultry.
The county commissioners have
bought from Perkins Bros. Co., Of
Sioux City, steel furniture for the
county treasurer's vault.
G. W. Rhorer has turned over the
management of the Northwestern hot
ell to Mrs. e.. j. Miecher, having va.
Gated today.
The fine new residence being com
pleted for w. r.. Borst is all enclosed
and will be ready for occupancy in an
other month.
George Mllett. of Okoboio isla nd
is selling and putting out big quaint
tity of shade trees for residents all over
the city.
The gasoline nnat Rosebud. James
Brown captain, arrived from Cham
Derlain Thursday with passengers and
freight
Duck hunters are going out on Oko-
bojo and Medicine creeks and return
ing with moderate amount Of game
Miss Eta B. Hughes will sew at
your home at $3.50 day or by the
piece ut her room n }. 25 Fitch Block.
A special freight Wednesday cleaned
up the accumulated business the reg
ular train couldn't accomplish.
Gus Bergen, .Jr, and wife have gone
to Chicago where Mrs. Bergen will un-
dergo an operation.
James Monkhouse; has gone to
Chamberlain, where he will find work
at his trade.