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

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 K. March has left Winnipeg
and gone to Bloomington, H., where
be 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 |.
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 Dakctan
office without stipulation. other than the
legal rates. Mr.. Nipple is inc lined to
find fault with such program.
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The noted case Of Harry Nltsou
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 Gat1yi 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 State Superin-
tendent Nash, to go 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 Oh the new Cole
residence and injured his back, is slowly
recovering. His son, Irwin Yarnel,
came i'll 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 Vermillion
to hold down his claim for tew weeks.
Mr.. Rash was formerly one of the
lessees OF the Free Press and has been
offered a good position on the, Star, at
Hot Springs, s. d.
Ch'is Meuer, OF Dodgevile, Wis. is
i'll the ci.y. He came. in with a party
Of land seekers and being a former resi-
! dent of Bristol, Day county, has faith
in the development of this part of the
state. -, - s.>rs
The Loeke hotel ana state house
forces had another game Of bali on the
diamond Saturday afternoon.ss The
latter were again successful by score
OF about three to one over the hotel
push
, Forest City Press: Messrs. Michael
, Il LaPIant closed their deal with K j
Warner, formerly government financial
, clerk at Cherry Creek, for their store
at this place and is now i'll active charge
A. G. Brink is the proud posse ssor OF
bran new automobile, which came
in on Mondays freight This is The
second machine OF the kind in Pierre
} F. w. Edison having the other one
An extra coach was attached to thu
passenger train last night to accommo
date the overflow Of passengers. Th'
train consisted Of three coaches packet
full OF land seekers and others.
, Henry karcher, who is in charge o
the cement sidewalk crews working il
various parts OF the city, is having tn
new walks put in along the seyera
residence properties he owns.
= Isaac Breese, one OF the substantis
. homesteaders near the new town 0
= 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 in Ch
!. cago, where they will purchase all til
n furnishings for their fine new residenc
i now being built on Prospect street. i
8. Iii is said the plastering OH the Ca
l, negie library is falling off, and repair
r, are already necessary in tn. buiidin,
Q It has only been built a year.
sr The petit jurors fer the circuit coul
le were dismissed Wednesday, the balant
% of the cases on the calendar being fl
the court to try and decide.
10 Jane, Mcknight left for Deadwoo
n Monday, being drawn OH the fedora