Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-18

The stories OF stock losses OIL the
range week before last during the
storm, are not so severe rs at first sup
posed. A good many sheep, cattle and
horses succumbed to the storm and were
found dead along wire fences and in
gulches, but where one hundred head
were reported dead more definite in
formation shows that only about one
quarter that number We're lost.
George X March has LETT Winnipeg
and gone to Bloomington, H., where.
i he has opened u real estate Office for
the purpose of inducing immigration to
the Canadian northwest. Mr. and Mrs.
March will not come to Pierre until
sometime in the summer, though it
! was understood they were, to return
May l.
The Capital Journal publisher MIR.
Nipple, made aproposition to the coun-
Gil Monday night to do the city print-
ing Oh good terms, but was turned
down, the work. going to. the Dakclan
office without stipulation other than the
legal rates. Mr.. Nipple is, inclined to
find fault with such a program.
The noted case Of Harry Nlitson
against Mayor Ever, for criminal libel,
it being alleged that the mayor termed
Nilsson thief for taking natural gas
without a meter, was dismissed by
Judge Gatty in the circuit court Tues
day, and the costs assessed against the
plaintiff.
! The county superintendent of the
state are to meet III, the city today and
tomorrow, upon call of Stale Superin-
tendent Nash, to 60 over matters of
educational import. The sessions will
/ be held i'll the senate chamber of Tie
state house.
5 G. Yarnell, &ho sustained hard
fall while, working on the new Cole
residence and injured his back, is slowly
| recovering. His son, Irwin Yarlell,
came iii from Minneapolis for the pun
pose of being with him few days.
Miss Allie Scholield departed Mon
day for WISCONSIN, where she will take
all agency for a good selling line of
merchandise. Miss Scholield has made
many friends during her stay in Pierre,
who regret her going ..
+ John Rash came up from Vermiliion
to hold down his claim for a few weeks.
Mr.. Rash WAS formerly one Of the
lessees OF the Free Press and has been
offered good position on the, Star, at
Hot Springs, S. d.
4 Chris Neuer, OF Dodgeville, Wis, is
III the city. He. came. in WiJh;a party
OF land seekers and being a former resi-
. dent of Bristol, Day county, has faith
in the deyetopment o ,f., this E part Of the
state. ID, 80 ,,;ss
The Locke hotel ana state house
forces had another game of ball on the
diamond Saturday afternoon; The
latter were again successful by score
of about three to one over the hote
push.
Forest City Press: Messrs. Michael
& LaPlant closed their deal with e j
Warner, formerly government tinancia
. clerk at Cherry Creek, for their store
at this place and is now i'll active charge
A. G. Brink is the proud possessor O.
bran new automobile, which came
in on Mondays freight. This is thu
second machine Of the kind in Pierre
> F. w. Edison having the other one. b.
An extra coach was attached to tn
passenger train last night to accommo
date the overflow of passengers. Th
train consisted of three coaches packed
full of land seekers and others.
! Henry karcher, who is in charge 0
the cement sidewalk crews working il
various parts Of the city, is having tn
new walks put in along the severa
residence properties he owns.
;. Isaac Breese, one Of the substantis
homesteaders near the new town Q
= Ottumwa. on Mitchell Creek, sixt
miles west, was IN the city Wednesda,
!, for load of supplies.
n Judge Moulton went to Watertow
a this week as delegate to the A. O. [
8 w. grand lodge, in place OF Tull
# Taylor, the regular delegate, who
unable to- attend
4 Judge and Mrs. Corson are il, ca
cago, where they will purchase all til
n furnishings for their fine new residene
i now being built OH Prospect street. !.
3. 1t is said the plastering OH the Ca
/, negie library is falling off, and repair
r, are already necessary in the building
g 1t has only been built year.
,r The petit jurors fer the circuit cou
e were dismissed Wednesday, the balant
70 of the cases on the calendar being Il