Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-08

SUM of O,514 Col ,S3S? This is The
valuation. upon a conservative basis OF
the holdings OF thu American farmers
in land. improvements, implements and
live stock,
Harry Freeman was indicted into
the mysteries OF the Knights OF Pythias
lodge Friday night, but it is not related
that Jim Mcknight, Bob Brandhuber,
or Harvey ASH We're present.to assist
i'll the ceremNuies, doubtless for fear
that Manager Wiggam, of the Locke,
might have put up another job en-
them.
About forty of the citizens of western
Sully county have decided to have
grand coyote and jack rabbit hunt Sat
urday, and have divided the force to
twenty on side. The side which
fails to bring the largest amount of
game will have to provide banquet for
the whole party.
A pettion is out forGa new saloon
w Nv Stttl lCu III viz otiiaiilS ~
Gently moved from the old site of the
Wells house to a location on Sioux ave
nue., in the rear of the Northwestern
hotel. This will be the seventh saloon
in the city, if the council grants the
petition.
The immigration agent OF the great
Pennsylvania system has figured out
that the immigration to South Dakota
from the far east this year will be some
thing worth considering. He is now
in conference with South Dakota land
agents relative to the coming move
ment.
The Free Press is printing a lot of
interesting information this week.
which has been culled from the Pierre
Rustler, the real estate monthly ChaS.
l.. Hyde has published for years past
This reading is good and reliable and
should be sought after by our real estate
men.
1t is estimated that when the school
lands OF the state are half sold, at even
the present average price, the interest
fund from the amount will be larger
than the amount now paid to the teach
ers Of the state for each year.
A. G. Brink, who is nothing if not
enterpr;sng, announces that work will
soon commence on a substantial add
ton to the RivervieW hotel, which al
ready covers considerable ground, three
stories high.
During the month of December 26,-
253 acres of land were filed on in the
Pierre land district. This is a pretty
good showing for winter month.
A huge carload Of SO-foot piles are
on the tracks in Watertown waiting to
be sent westward to Pierre to go into
the bridge across the Missouri These
giants come at $40 apiece and are cut
from the forests of Washington and
| Oregon Watertown Public Opinion
A dozen trains a day is a common
thing Gu the Chicago & Northwestern
| through Miller. One day last wee!,
| eleven double-h header trains passed
west, hauling railroad material, sup
plies, fuel, etc, for the country west OF
us. Miller Press.
i Harry Howes. formerly resident man
ager of the Rust Owen Lumber Co.
but who left here fifteen years ago, was
in the city the past week. Mr.. HoWeS
is now located at Ashton, Sphinx county
and his many old friends here were
| glad to meet him.
Mrs H. H. Decker and child have
arrived from Omaha to join Mr., Decker
| who is Gle of the civil engineers il
charge of the railroad compauy's work
They will make Pierre their home fo
the next few years.
Lockhart is advertising sIaughte
sale of china, glassware, etc, prepare
tory to Il removal from his store-roon
in the Central block. Where he eX
| pSclS, 10 remove w is HOt stated III nl
posters, however.
1 5. B. Hitzel, Speariish valley farmer
raised sos bushels of fine oats on tel
acres of ground. Some of the head
are over twenty-four inches long
These oats are of the Bonanza variety
4 Rev. Malmberg, who is on a trip #
|@Kansas, expects to attend conference
of the Lutheran church at ST. Paul thi
week, and then will return to his Pierr
/ pastorate.
/ Col. Stewart, according to the Huron
| lite, has departed for California. Fl
will visit several weeks there with hi
mother.
4 Ralph broadway, right-of way MAJ
f,r the Northwestern road west, j
back from trip to Chicago, with hi
wife
| The Prosser fruit farm near Hurle
was recently sold for $4,000, to gen
tleman from Ocheydan, Iowa. Thi
j The Last English Decupitation.
4 The last occasion of decapitation TO