Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-17


W. w. Magee has resigned as cattle
inspector of Sphinx county.
Extensive arrangements are being
! made for the meeting of the National
Association of Railway commissioners,
to be held in Lead and Deadwood
Aug. II and IS.
Gov. Elrod has returned from a trip
of several days over the northern part
of the state and says he never saw
better crop prospects for that portion
of the state than this year.
Arrangements have been made for
a Wild West river show, to start from
Pierre within few days. The parties
in charge are Capt. Senechal and Scot
ty Philip of Fort Pierre and c. P. Jor-
dan of Rosebud.
Tom Peck, the seventeen-year-old
son of Sol Peck, residing about five
miles east of washington Springs,
was drowned in the Miles pond while
bathing. His body was recovered
about an hour later.
Mfrs. A. j. Keith of Sioux Falls
worth $780, 1t is thought the stone
may have been setting in a ring
| and dropped off the hand of the per-
son who packed the can.
Charles Messenger caught a 2S-inch
pickerel and twelve perch weighing a
pounds apiece in lakes north of Rec
Heights, where the waters were full
of fish. Only a few years ago settlers
in that neighborhood went miles after
water with wagons.
The completed census figures Of
Brown county show population Of
17,78S. The county has gained 2,502
in FIVE years. Aberdeen has a popula-
ton of 5,s41, gain Of 1854. Groto1s
has 1864. Frederick 3O4, Columbia
142, Claremont LA, Hecla 271.
Confirmation is obtained of the re-
port that the Northwestern road has
purchased the right of way of the
Rapid City, Missouri River and st.
Paul railroad for $4,000. This will
constitute a link in the Northwest
ern's Pierre to Rapid City line.
Plans and specifications for the
| foundation work Of the east wing of
! the capitol have been received and the
commission will at once advertise for
| bids for construction of the founda.
ton. Every attempt will be made to
get that portion of the work complet-
ed before cold weather.
The United States Fidelity and
Guarantee company of Baltimore, Md,
| has filed with State Treasurer Col.
| line, government bonds to the amount
of $4,000 tocomply with the law OF
| last winter in regard to requiring such
| deposits from surety companies be-
! fore they do business in the state.
Work has commenced on the con.
| struction of new Catholic church
building at Mayfield. The new church
will cost about $1,000, and by the
! terms of the contract must be COM
pleted by Nov / next The edifice
will be one of the finest Of it's kind
in southern South Dakota, and will
| replace church building which was
destroyed by fire last winter.
Some time ago Napoleon B. Hagen
of Beadle county was taken ill at the
home of Mrs. Mary Burns, near Mime.
washta lake. She cared for him until
he died. A short time before his death
Hagen made will in which he reward.
ed his nurse by dividing his property.
consisting of a quarter section OF
Beadle county land and large amount
Of personal property. between Mrs.
Burns and half brother.
Meade county has put the cid" on
the gambling houses. Saturday night
the state attorneys office notified all
saloons to remove gambling apparatus
and slot machines. The order was
complied with and no arrests were
made. A similar order recently was
made in Lawrence county. Sturgis
will lose $1,000 a year that has been
derived from the gambling tables.
| The Observation-Disclosures Drilling
| company has struck a heavy flow of
water in the city well at Belle Fourche
This well is intended to supply the
entire amount of water necessary for
city consumption, and has been under
| way for the last two weeks It was
estimated that the adequate flow would
be encountered at about the distance
at which it was finally met This
company has contracts for several 9th.
er wells in this immediate vicinity,
and SO far TAs been very successful
In striking water.
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The question of land frauds is com.
Ing to the front in the Black Hills.
Joseph Doody Of Butte county has
been arrested on charge Of perjury
as the result of an investigation made
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