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


atethe stock yards. E. g. Witt, the civil
engineer, will have personal supervision
of the construction of the bridge and
is an expert engineer i'll that line OF
work.
Mrs c, III. Burke aid daughters de
parted yesterday for Sioux Pals, where
Misses Grace and Bessie will attend
All Saints school, Mrs. Burke and
daughter little Miss Josephine, will go
from Sioux Falls to JON the congress-
man at Washington to spend the re.
mainder OF the session in that city.
A meeting of the Chapter Masons is
called for Saturday evening, at the Ma
sonic hall, to confer the Royal Arch de-
gree upon team composed OF II. E.
Cutting, Fred Williams, and John z.
Erickson. There should be general
turn out. Grand Lecturer Ives will be
present to conduct the work.
JIG. Russell, of Midland, was in the
city this week. Mr.. Russell is engaged
i'll the work of securing town sites and
rlght-of way for the railroad extension
to Rapid City, and is as good man as
the company can find for this purpose.
The State Bar association, which held
its annual session at Sioux Falls last
week, decided to hold the next meeting
at Pierre sometime during the legisla-
tive session next winter Judge A. w,
Brutt, of Huron, was elected president.
Harry Hunt is back from Madison to
look after the increasing show business
in the city, which has picked up de-
cidedly since his local manager has
wisely decided that advertising III the
Free Press would draw the crowds.
AS mild winter resort up to date
Pierre will match anything that Cali
fornla or Florida can produce. Hardly
a day this winter but that it has been
comfortable to work out doors all day
in shirt sleeves.
Long freight trains of material for
the railway extension west are arriving
every day, and are being moved across
the river to he unloaded along the tracks
laid down at the old Stanley townsite.
Mrs, A. ID Goddard, mother OF Paul
Goddard, who formerly published the
Capital is here from Washington, H..
to visit her friend Mrs. G.. ID. Mead.
Mrs.Goddard formerly resided III Pierre.
The play, My Wifes Family which
was given at the opera house last even
ing, drew a crowded house, and was
well received, The show people will
repeat the play again tonight.
e. b, korns, OF Tracy, representa-
tive OF the Northwestern right-of way
department, has been Oil a trip up the
new line along Bad river, and returned
with j. c. Russell Tuesday.
The JOY Land and Locating Co. is a
firm that has rented Office rooms near
the land office. Mr.. Joy will remove
his family here from Huron and be-
come one of our citizens.
Prof. M. M. Kramer, the state superin.
tendent Of public schools, has decided
to remove his family FROM. Milbank,
and has rented rooms in one of the
WINNER cottages.
Ii. h. Horner and b. A. Cummins are
attending a term of court convened in
Oacoma this week, the former as at
torney and the latter as client on some
Important cases.
During the month of December 26,-
253 acres OF land were filed on i'm The
Pierre land district This is pretty
good showing for a winter month.
Col. stewart is spending the week in
the city, upon business for the railroad
company.
Coe L. Crawford is billed to make a
speech at Blunt Oh the evening of Jan
uary 26
Delorme Robinson has gone to Fair
bault, Mimi, to attend college.