Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-23

was played according to program, and
resulted in victory of IA to : in favor
OF Fort Pierre, though up to the end Of
the seventh inning Pierre led by q score
of tO5. Five Of the Fort Pierre play.
era belonged to their regular nine,
while only one man on the Pierre team
has played with our first nine. Under
the circumstances, the Pierre fats, who
are all "has beens" except one. did well
to keep the lead up to the last
of the game against players who
were in good training. Mix and New
man, two of the regular Fort Pierre
nine, otticiated as their battery, while
McMullen. the only Pierre regular
player, pitched for Pierre, and Dewell
caught. A return game is promised
soon at Fort Pierre, and our fats will
try and strengthen their lineup.
The item recently published in the
Free Press to the effect that Major E..
j. Warner, now Indian trader at Chey-
enne agency, but for years teacher
and custodian of the interests of the
Sioux on their reservations, was in line
to be appointed agent at Cheyenne vice
Major Hatch, resigned, is denied by the
former. Major Warner has no designs
on the position of agent, and wants to
he excused therefrom. Nevertheless
the Free Press believes Uncle Sam
could not pick out q better agent than
Warner, If he should go over the United
States with a fine tooth comb.
The decision of the railroad com.
pany, as finally made known, is to locate
the new depot on the railway reserve
on the second bench about midway be.
tween Pierre and Reed streets. in the
vicinity of the Riverview hotel. This
acknowledgements to come direct from
Marvin Hughitt, president of the road,
and can be vouched for. 1t has been
talked that the depot might he located
just south Of the state house. The
plans contemplate the erection Of q
$4,000 depot, two stories high, of brick,
stone and concrete. 1t will be CON-
pleted within two years.
Robert Hutchinson, an old veteran
Of Pennsylvania who served in regi-
ment from that state during the civil
war, attended the encampment at Min
neapolis last week, and decided to come
on to Pierre and visit his brother, James
Hutchinson, one Of the old timers of
Pierre, and family. The two brothers
had not seen each other tor q small
matter Of forty years, and to say that
the visit of brother Robert to the brother
James was greatly enjoyed is putting
it mildly. Roberts family came with
him on his trip west, and it made q
happy family reunion.
U. e. Rutherford, one of the locomo
tive engineers at work across the river,
met with an accident Saturday evening
by having his right foot cut off by the
wheels of his engine. He had just
made some repairs beneath the locomo.
tive, and stepped out and on to pile
Of loose dirt, at the same time calling
for the fireman to start up, when he ex-
pected to jump on. The dirt gave away
and rolled him down the bank, his foot
going over the rail under drive wheel
The unfortunate man was brought to
st. Mary's hospital.
Rev. Luther Malmberg and mother
left this morning for his new passionate
of the Lutheran church at st. Peter,
Mimi. The evening before their de
parture they and Otto Linstad were
given farewell reception by Mrs. Ode.
mark and Miss soleglad, at the home OF
the former, which was generally at.
tended by their numerous friends. Mr..
Linstad is about to depart for an east
ern college to study law, and in the 60
Ing of these people Pierre loses some of
her best citizens.
Every store building in Pierre is now
occupied, and new business ventures
are seeking quarters. 1t is said that
most of the store rooms in the, new
Hyde business blocks at the head of
Pierre street have already been spoken
for, as we'll as a number of office rooms
which will provide commodious quar-.
ters for those who hire them. A new
millinery store is waiting for quarters
right now, but the stock has had to be
stored because there is no place to be
had.
The Sioux Falls wrecking firm, which
Is managed by Mr.. Murphy, expects to
have the Kehr block lacked up to grade
BY the end Of this week. and the stone
foundation underneath we'll under way
This firm has announced that it will re.
move to Pierre, az there Is plenty OF
business in sight in raising buildingt
and blocks on the flat to the grade re
Gently established. This firm seeins e
be able se work with great expedition
Under che recent new change In tne
runs of the train crews between TRACY