Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-01-26
Local Items of INTEREST.

E Ss The city auditor, Noah Newbanks, is
the erection of sign posta at
She intersection of streets in the three
View delivery districts of the city, which
esWill bear the name of the streets. Eff
SIeen letter boxes will be put in during
Ssthe coming week at convenient corners
All over the city, including the state
house and court house. The carriers,
mention of whom was made last week,
&are being uniformed, and will make
Iheir initial trip next Wednesday.
sM John Nipple, editor of the State Re-
ulster, in the last weeks issue of that
paper goes after the city administra-
Mon in a way to leave. no doubt as to
where he stands. John says some
ss4hings and leaves some things unsaid
which later the Free Press might men
1stion were it not for the exhausted con-
dition we find ourself in after reading
The current number of the Fort Pierre
SF air Play, edited by that convivlal gen
Holman, Mr.. T.. Ananias Mix.
SN Prof. Kerr. Governor Elrod's private
SAsecretary, is receiving photographs OF a
sSnumber of capitol buildings of western
States, and the legislators are interested
gSin them as samples of what this state
Hmay require when work is commenced on
South Dakota's new state house. The
ss&scapitol at Helena, Montana, seems to
inject with the most favor as about the
@rghr kind of an edifice to fit this state
#out for an official home.
3 j. w. L. Zeitlow, of Aberdeen, who
/ is at the head of the big telephone sys-
tenn in the state, was in the CITY Tues
day. His men are now putting in cop
per wires on the line from Huron west
to Pierre, aud have completed as far as
Blunt. His company recently received
a franchise from the city to RIM its
lines into the city and establish con-
Il nections here with the local telephone
4 exchange.
4 a. S. Guthrie, who has been sick for
some time and was reported as being
u dead some days ago, is getting better
and has the best chances of recovery
Y AS Mark Twain once remarked about
the account of himself, the report OF
Mr.. Guthrie's death is greatly exagger.
ated. His friends are pleased to learn
that his sickness is not so serious as al
first reported.
Norbeck & Nicholson, Of Aberdeen,
who have successfully put down most OF
the gas wells in Pierre have contracted
todig three artesian wells inSulIy coun
ty the coming spring. This firm has
\ thirty-fye artesian well drilling crews
at work in the state, including the
necessary machinery foreach. They arr
the most reliable firm of this kind il
the state.
Eugene Besancon, who now owns
and operates the Shamrock restaurant
iii Mitchell, has been greeting hi
4 many friends in Pierre the past week
His wife died during visit to oWa ii
December, and her old acquaintance
here extend Mr.. Basancon their heart
lit mpathy. We will. endeavert.
publish ali obituary notice next week.
Levi Squirting, of East Pierre, is Z
very sick man aud little hope is hele
ont for his recovery. His sons Stanley
and Ed have been here this week, Il
assist the other members Of the famil,
III caring for him. Mr.. Spurling'
& many friends are sorry to learn of hi
serious condition.
Clerk of Courts Besancon issued yes
d asiifIasge licenee to j chm NJ
Hanslnan and Ida johnson. Tn
ooin Tire Of
popular shining parlor on Pierre streht
ana 10 and his prospective bride ar