Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-01

their buildings up to grade and the
cement sidewalks all in, so that the i
main business streets of the city will be
presentable when the legislature con-
yenes the first of the year. Cement
walks cannot be put down when the
weather is freezing, and only a few
short weeks are left to prepare for the
multitude of strangers who will swarm
INTO the city after the holidays, Every /
man in Pierre who wants to work eau
have ali ne wants to do, and more too. I
Property owners are making race I
against time to get everything fixed up |
by the coming OF winter
The Odd Fellows lodge will give Il
ball in the new hall on the third floor
of the grand opera house Tuesday |
night, November 6. This new hall is
Of large size with fine floor, and this
dance will be the first tlme'it is used,
The hall has been arranged especially
for lodge purposes, with p'eniy of ante
and preparation rooms adjoining. 1t
will no doubt be soon occupied by one
or more of the numerous secret orders
that flourish in Pierre. }esiaeSs tins
new hall there are now only two Others
in the city available, and each of these
has some kind of lodge business almost
every night
| 5. G. Drew, the banker Of tlighmore,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the
city. Mr.. Drew is a staunch republi
can and believes that the attempt to
launch George Harris boom for state
senator, by sore head-republicans in
this district, will get very little SYM.
pathy among the voters in Hyde.
county. 1t is understood that II. c.
Shober, republican nominee for lieutens
ant governor, has had quite a little to
do with getting Mr.. Harris to run, as a
matter of spite, but MI. Drew couldn't
vouch for the accuracy of this we'll
grounded suspicion,
There are various Fumors Of hOld-ups
every day, of citizens going home after
dark. One report was that man had
been killed and another robbed of $50
near the freight depot Saturday night,
but an investigation failed to confirm
the story. The town is packed full Of
strangers and it would not he surpris-
ing if there was more OF less of robbery
smuggling and house breaking any day
Pierre is getting to be very metropoll
tan, and every house holder should lock
his doors every night.
The receipts of the Pierre postotaice
every month seems to be growing
immensely, and thus far, since the
beginning Of the fiscal year, July 1
have run away ahead OF any record The
. office ever had. At the present rate o.
increase the Pierre office will be second
:, or third best salaried office in the state
which is sure indication that Pierre
is prospecting as it never did before, AM
: will become in a few years the leadih
> city OF the state.
Baptist church, d. G. Smith, minister
Sunday morning service, lO45;. sun
= day school. 12:OO b. y. =. T., $50 p. II
: evening service, 1900: midweek meetin
y on Thursday evening: christian cultur
class Tuesday evening, 7:30. A cordii
, invitation is extended to Whosoeve
Il will come,
d The gas proposition has been some
l. thing fierce for the past week or tw,
The city has been trying to install
e new separator, and meantime the ligh
It ing, heating and power facilities hav
a been worse than nothing. Its hope
II now that there will be enough for a
9 purposes. s4f
rhe dance given by the ladies of IL
ne Episcopal church at the Locke hot
y last evening was well attended an
'e greatly enjoyed. 1t Melted about s.
IS. profit. There j. a movement to reorgal
re ize the Early Hour dancing club
Oh once and start the dances FOR the comil
TX winter.
al Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Burke and L.
Albright went to Hnran Saturda
y where they were joined by Colonel al
~ Mrs Stewart, and several other coupl
i'' from that place. They have gone
~ western Nebraska. where the gentlem;
: will hunt and the ladies enjoy !
" outing.
=. One of the numerous gravel trai
W. running into the city every day met wi
an accident Monday arternoon,' a.
two cars jumped the track inst ahead
the passenger train. The latter W
delayed for several hours The Wre
occurred about ten miles east;
Major G, f. Cramer has gone to Ears
70 North Dakota, where ! e will superi
ud tend some changes on thefederal bull
r,v ing there. lie will return to Pie
. soon. and arrange to accept our NJ