Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28

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Such young men deserve recognitln
They are our home boys, and ought tol
be given preference, when worthy, as |
in the case of Will Miller.
General $. j Conkln and wife jour
neyed west to their claim out near the !
Cheyenne river last Friday. The gen
eral has been a resident of the territory
and state since the balmy days of 1879, |
and has been instrumental in bringing
to the land many thousands of settlers,
but this is the first time he has ever at
tempted to hold down claim, though
he could have had his pick or choice of
land near Watertown nearly thirty
years ago simply for the taking. The
general has been a life long boomer,
though he occasionally gets his wires
crossed in politics.
Sioux Falls Press: Through some of
the legislation that has been accom-
plished by congress, MIR, Burke, of
South Dakota, has procured an appro-
priaton for ali experimental lrregation
artesian we'll at the Indian school at
Pierre. 1t is the intention to SO locate
the irrigation spouter as to subject the
Missouri bottom tract contiguous to
the school To the action of the irriga,
ting water. Without doubt the iTriga-
ted tract will become garden spot, for
- >f ~ ~, ol, q
ductiveness, which an ample supply Of
moisture will develop.
c. j. Mcleod, publisher of the Aber-
| deem News, John Lougsta1f, OF the HUI
ronite, w. L. Lusk, manager of the
Iankton Press and Dakotan, and II. L.
Mckee, representing the Aberdeen
Publishing Company, were in the city
Monday and Tuesday, to attend the
opening of bids for state printing. The
contracts were awarded as follows:
aberdeen News, the session laws; HUI
/, ronite, the state reports; State Publish
ing Company, the daily house and SEN
ate journals, aud the Nipple Printing
| company, Cne DlllS.
The commencement exercises at the
Indian school Friday night drew a
Tcrowded house. A good program was
prepared and carried out, and showed
that the Indian children were capable
of good progress in educational lines
with proper instruction. Quite mum
Der of Indian parents from the Sioux
reservations contiguous to Pierre were
present to witness the exercises anC
take their children home. They formed
quite camp on the bottom near the
school.
The Hegglund saloon on Dakota
avenue was robbed of about $50 il
small change left in the cash drawer
Sunday night Owing to the vigilance
: of Sheriff Logan and Policeman Core
the culprit, a negro named Daniels
was arrested the next morning, and ha:
+, been committed to Jail until trial b.
, the circuit court. The "coon" is {
newcomer here, aud worked about thu
place a few days as porter. The coli
was found on his person.
The funeral services of John Ullery
who died at his ranch in western Stan
ley county last week, occurred from tn
Methodist church Saturday and tn
remains were inferred in Riverside Gem
= etery. The deceased has been stock
raiser in the range west since 1884 ant
: was always well spoken of. He is
:, brother of Napoleon Ullery of this city
: Fred Rowe, Scotty Philip, Warre
Young, and others from Fort PIER
> acted as pall-bearers.
Great loads of merchandise, many Q
which are flour and feed from Plerr
\ roller mills, are being crossed over tn
river every day, to The new settlement
;, out in Stanley and Lyman countle
! Our merchants are busy every day I'LL
ing orders for the hordes OF settler
. who are occupying the broad acres Yves
u OF the river. 1t is only starter for tl
~ immense business Pierre will hay
when the railroads are completed an
i the country developed as it should be.
, w. N. Reynolds, of Mentor township
:. who is one of our old timers, had a rul
away on one of the streets back OF tt
- statehouse yesterday forenoon, Whlt
resulted in throwing him from his b"ge
= on his head aid chest. He was take
to the hospital at once, where 1t WI
. found that several ribs were fracture
= and his lungs injured. AS MI Rey
: clds is we'll along in years his inJurl
" may lay him up for some time to com
~ Ed Phares, who owns valuab
quarter section on the bottom abo'
Stanley, arranged this spring for sy
e tenn of irrigation, pumping the wat
:. from the river, to wet down the EMU
tract as needed He planted the pie
in garden truck, etc, and then waltz
!, for the dry days to show up, out III
:. the letter, they never came, and nc
- Ed. is looking into several systems
- drainage and the cost of thing.