Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
Local Items of Interest.

Local Items of Interest.
The city council Of Fort Pierre has
granted the franchise for the electric
street railway through the streets of
that town and across the river to this
city, which was recently applied for
upon behalf of +. G. Fisher, of Fort
Pierre, and Noah Newbanks,. OF this
city, the details Of which were recently
published in this paper. The matter
of the franchise at the Pierre end of
the line, which gives the company the
right-of- along some of the best
streets in our city for the next thirty
years. is still hung up by our city coun-
Gil, with probability that the city dads
will consider the matter favorably be-
fore there is a change in their person
mel at the spring election. The Free
Press believes that long term franchises
of public utilities like street railway
system should be considered carefully
before being granted.
M. E. TrumbuIl, of Okobojo, who has
successfully farmed and supplied the
Pierre market with potatoes and other
produce for years, was in the city
Wednesday. MIR. Trumbull is about
the squarest and straightforward man
that ever came to the state, and the
Free Press, having had business deal
ings with him for years, is prepared to
vouch for it. He is man whom it is a
pleasure to deal with, as he never en-
tertained thought of graft" and has
always made q SUCCESS Of his work.
The Free Press sometimes likes to say
a few good words for a good man, when
it finds him.
States Attorney Stevens and Judge
Yarnell claim to have seen flock of
wild geese flying north Wednesday
morning. in full honk, apparently
bound for Great Slave Lake, Medicine
Hat, or other regions to the north where
cold waves are bred and duly registered
by the weather factory. Inasmuch as
these geese we're only seen by the two
named, and no witnesses can be found
to vouch for their statements, the Free
Press, though it has Missouri pedi-
gus, is not going to ask to see the geese
for fear of mourning case of contempt
of court.
Charles w Goodman, who is we'll
known in Pierre, having had charge of
the pass business during the late capi-
tai fight, M. G. Carlisle and several
other gentlemen from Brookings have
rented the brick Office building on Da-
kota avenue next to Bonsey's restau
rant, and will establish real estate
agency to push along the real estate
boom that is now seriously threatening
this part of the state. They are all
progressive men and Pierre welcomes
them.
Speaker j. L. Browne, who has pre-
sided over the past two sessions of the
house in the legislature, in 1903 and
1905, was in the city Saturday. Mr..
Browne, though he wanted the capital
removed to Mitchell, is looking over the
country with view of taking advant-
age of the rise of land values ii, this
part of the state consequent upon the
retaining of the capital at Pierre, and
other reasons, by investing in our real
estats.
Baptist Church, D. G. Smith, pastor:
Regular service Sunday, February 4th,
morning at l0:4E, subject .In Every
thing Enriched in Him. Sunday school
at IL M; b. Y. 2. U. meeting at $40.
Evening service at $780, sermon on
Goods Service" Evangelistic meetings
begin on Tuesday evening at 7:3O. Rev.
W. H, Hubbard will preach. You are
invited to come and also to invite all
your friends to come.
Major Cramer, the superintendent Of
construction OF the new federal build
ing, fully expects to see the structure
completed, accepted, and occupied by
the postoffice, land Office, weather bu-
reau, etc, not later than September /.
G. q. Ferguson, one Of our deserving
old veterans, has received word that
through the efforts Of Congressman
Burke his peRsiun viii be increased to