Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06
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general wolf roundup which it is
thought will result in the humiliation
of the wolves which infest Sully
county.
There is now little doubt that fine
new Catholic church edifice will be
erected at Bonesteel this summer. As
the result of meeting of Catholics a
committee was appointed to solicit
subscriptions for the erection of the
new church.
Articles of incorporation are to be
filed Immediately for company which
will finance the electric trolley line be-
tween Spearfish. Belle Fourche and
the northern Hills towns. The stock
will be sold to business men, and it is
expected that the line will be in op-
Grafton before Jan l.
The Ringsrud Mercantile company
has bought quarter block on Main
street, Elk Point, opposite the old Mer-
chants hotel, and will soon commence
the construction of a large, well-ap-
pointed two-story brick building, to
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Great Northern railroad will be
laying track in Yankton shortly. The
work will be on the new extension to
the cement works across the south
side of the city. The buying of prop
erty is still going on and much is yet
20 be done before the transfer will be
completed.
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Congressman F. w. Mondell of Wy
oming has been at Belle Fourche in
company with w. II. Fitzpatrick,
member Of one of the largest contract
ing firms in the West, to look over the
government irrigating scheme A par
ty of senators and congressman will be
here shortly to look over the proposed
works.
One Of the Stanley county bachelor
homesteaders is under the doctors
care on account of bad eye caused
by his attempting to stew prunes in a
tightly closed vessel. The generated
steam finally was too great for the
pressure on the lid and the whole
works blew up, striking the amateur
cook in one eye with d hot prune in
the bombardment, and putting him out
of commission.
49, l.,
"dry' by vote of more than two to
one. For a year the town has been in
more or less of a turmoil over prosecu-
lions of blind piggers and a druggist,
and at the election this spring the vote
of last year was overturned by vote
Of more than two to one, the people
coming to the conclusion that of two
evils Of saloons and blind pigs, the IL
cense was the lesser.
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1t is now assured that a combined
Masonic temple and opera house will
be erected at Geddes during the com
ing summer. Members of the Masonic
order have taken hold of the matter.
Fifty shares of stock at 500 a share
will be sold. Individual members of
the Masonic lodge will purchase many
of the shares, while it is probable the
lodge itself will purchase a number Of
shares. Work on the new building
will soon commence
Charles Thompson of Recluse put in
his spare time the past winter collect
ing and mounting specimens of wild
animals found in his section of the
state, and has brought in the collec-
ton with the intention of presenting a
part of it to the historical society. His
finest specimen is an old beaver who
at some time in his life lost a fore
paw IN trap, and with it he shows
]ifelike specimens of gray wolves, coy
otes, wildcat, porcupine, skunk and
prairie dog.
At the meeting of the stocl1men Of
Hughes county warm contest for
the place of inspector developed be.
tween William Congdon of Chapelle
and DR.. Marvin of Blunt On the first
oailoL Mai VIII was one dnGdQ, but
with enough scattering votes to pre-
vent majority. On the second ballot
the vote was 43 for Marvin and A for
Congdon. The new inspector is a
young man who has handled cattle
ever since he was large enough to
ride pony.
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A new railroad proposition was
sprung last week in the filing with the
secretary of state of articles of incor-
poration of the Chicago. Wisconsin &
South Dakota Railway company, with
headquarters at Pierre, and a capital
of $1,0O0,0o0, the purpose being the
construction OF line Of road from
Viroqua, Wis, to Pierre, 767 miles.
The incorporators are A. S. Hendricks
Sidney Hendricks and Charles S. Hen.
bricks Of Chicago, L. L. Stephens and
F. A. Stephens of Pierre.
E. c. Johnson. owner of the Gertie
mine at Hill City, expects to make a
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