Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-25


lens Moran, who for some week
mas been relief agent and operator a
l-ehnoX Tor the Milwaukee RaiIroa,
eo'aoahT, has been installed as per
niahenf agent. iIe succeeds c w
nillth, who has been transferred t,
TIE Bassett. Iowa. station.
FRED +. Smith. full-blood Indiar
cofheCst OF the Oneida tribe, who for
merry was director of the State JTni
Vefslty band of South Dakota, anc
aaler was solo cornetist of the worlds
ialr indian band. will play at the Port
land exposition this summer.
ne hrst consignment of rolling
stock for the Missouri River & North.
western Railway company has arrived
at Rapid City. 1t consists of saso.
me motor car, track car and a hand
car. The company will use a gasoline
motor for power until the track is fin.
ished.
during the month of April a total of
o9'ooo sophers were killed in Spink
county. upon which the county author
i'les PAID bounty aggregating about
sl''oo. Most of the gophers were
killed by boys and young men during
ieisure hours some of them having de-
rived good revenue from this source.
Alter those Interested had held sew
eral meetings it is now certainty
mat a new farmers elevator will be
constructed and operated at Wakonda.
me contract for its erection was
erected few days ago, and the build.
ing material is commencing to ar
rive. Work on the structure will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
sam and Ben Montgomery have re-
turned to their homes at Wakonda
from Sioux Falls, after a term of eight.
cen months in the penitentary. They
We're sent up from Clay county on a.
charge of grand larceny. Both are
sad to have been model prisoners, and
consequently their terms in the peni.
tertiary were cut short several
months,
sanford Lyon of Huron, S. D., a stu
dent al Morgan Park academy. won
the two mile foot race in the dual meet
between the universities of Chicago
and illinois at Chicago He broke the
record, defeating Gilkerson. who here.
tofore neld the championship for the
tWo-mile run. Lyon time was 9:5S4-5.
He is q years of age and is the son
Of Mr.. and MrsP. B. Lyon of Huron.
The school census of Pierre, which
has just been completed. shows 6OS
pupils in the schools, which is a sub.
stantial increase over the attendance
of last rA" y The - -. WON" 10
larger but under the law of last win
ter none are to be counted except those
In actual attendance at public schools,
and this takes out the attendance at
the Catholic parochial school at Pierre.
The new creamery at Castlewood
continues to show a steady increase in
business md its financial success is
now assured The business during the
opening days was all th-t was expect
ed The farmers in this locality real
ize that they can enjoy a greater de-
gree Of prosperity if they patronize
oi,, =
loyal support. New farmer patrons
are being constantly added.
D. F. Churchill OF VermlIon now
comes forward with an invention
which promises to materially cheaper
the expense of corn husking if his new
machine proves worthy. He has
working model that takes the ears
from the stalks, husks them and de-
posts them in the wagon. Mr.. Church
i'll Is confident that he can perfect a
machine that will do satisfactory work
and has applied for a patent on his
invention.
Something of sensation was re-
Gently caused by the arrest Of A G.
Snyder, a well-known farmer residing
near Washington Springs, on the
charge of setting prairie fires. Sew
eral such fires, which are alleged to
have been set by him, did considerable
damage AS the result of his prelim-
mary hearing the accused was bound
over to appear at the next term of the
state circuit court to answer to the
charge against him.
81:
The state board of regents has Off
cially made the appointment of Prof.
J. w. Heston as president of the Madi-
son normal school. Gen. Beadle, the
present head of the school, will fill the
chair of history in the institution after
September next. Prof Jones Of the
present faculty has received a more
advantageous offer elsewhere. ard will
accept it, being replaced by Prof. Law
renee of the Flandreau city schools.
w. A. Boyd. engineer and electrician,