Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-01-18


4 conference with the state officials in
I Gliding Governor Elrod, who are ii
charge of the work, and at present ii
/ the city. Advertisements Tor lids fo,
1he ereetionof the capitol viii be pre-
4 pared and soon presented, and the con
tracts will lie let so that work may &C
Oh early in the spring Land Commits
sloner Bach is reporting good success
III selling the eai,ito eiftiow fsitsfit lands
and the funds for the erection of The
new state house are increasing in yer,
/ satisfactory manner.
/ Captain Latta, upon his return from
meeting of the post last night, was
Surprised TO find the members of the
Relief Corps, some of his Grand Army
comrades and friends in possession of
his dwelling, prepared to show him a
good time, in honor of his birthday
The captalns.best ter half was aware of
| the arrangements and had nice lunch
ready for the visitars. A handsome
present was presented 10 ;tpn captain
aud wife in the shape OF. a ,.o!ished an
| tlque oak center table, adorned with a
painted China spoon tray, ard on the
table also WAS an imposing birthday
cake fixed out with Tags, and showing
the captains date of birth, enlistment
In the army, and Of the present evening.
1T Wasa very pleasant occasion to all
present, especially to Captain Latta and
his Wife
G i. Dixie, the engineer in charge of
the construction work, states that about
one-third of the railroad material has
already been crossed over on the tenn
porary bridge to complete the ninety
miles of track that will be builtfrom
the Pierre end. Only auout six weeks
more of time can be allowed until the
ice breaks up and the bridge goes out, so
it viii hustle them to get the other
sixty miles of material across, or an
average of ten miles of ties and rails
every week.
A number OF men representing sew
eral different wrecking firms in Chi
cago the twin cities, and Omaha. have
been taking The dimensions and other
data of all the buildings on the flat the
past week, for the purpose of furnish
Ing estimates sad bids for bringing all
these buildings and Si9cfs to the 1889
grade, where they We're built prior to
the establishment of such grade. In
case the high grade wins out it will take
several outfits to get the buildings up
to where they will have to go.
The first case on trial before the cir
cult court in the condemnation pro-
ceedings to raise the grade on the fat
related to Coteau street. The Jury
made up verdict that no damages
We're due the property owners on that
street, as the increase in value OF prop
erty by raising the grade would more
than compensate for any damages sus-
tanned. The Pierre street property
owners are represented today in the
Grand Pacific case.
The city is filling up with new real
estate firms, which are docking here
under the promise that this country is
about to take on boom of large dl-
mansions. Huron real estate men are
largely rep. esented III the firms thus
being Instituted, and it begins to look
certain that Pierre and all the country
west of the river is in for rush of
settlement and a great development the
coming year that will surprise the ma
tiyes.'
The j. &, Mallery dry goods house
has Instituted a rule the past week
which is a wise one. Mr. Mallery has
decided to close his store each evening.
except Saturday, at $50 Other mer
camille firms might well follow the lead
thus taken. A store open from "a. IA.
to $50 p. M. is long enough to accom-
modate all reasonable demands of trade.
and long enough to keep employees on
duty. MI. Mallery has the right idea.
trip down he road, even as far as
Huron, indicates that everybody ex-
poets to see great doings in Pierre The
coming year, III the way of building
operations and a lively movement ia
real estate, both city, farm, and ranch.
1t is not unreasonable to believe that
Pierre will more than double her popu
iatlon during 1906. There are plenty
OF good grounds for this assertion.
DR.. J.G. Fish, the government stock
Inspector who has been stationed here
for several wears vast, has been in
stlucted TO make his headquarters iii
Hnron until further notice, and has.
moved his family there. He asked for
a transfer to Norfolk, Va, but the
agricultural department wish him to
remain i'll the northwest for the pres