Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-05


deceased and her husband settled in
Peoria township twenty-three years
ago, and have been amongst tho most
respected residents of our county. Mr.,
Clark died five years ago. Both had
reached ripe old age, and died from
the feebleness of many years. Two
children survive them, Will Clark, re-.
siding at Courtney. N. Oak, and Mrs
Peter Alleman, jr., living in Peoria
township.
The much advertised game of base
ball between the fats and leans was
pulled off at the diamond Friday after
noon, and drew crowd, who rooted
for the fats, who seemed to have the
popular sympathy in the face of advers-
ity. Up to the end of the sixth inning
the score stood three to two in favor of
the fats, but in the seventh and ninth
two bad innings occurred in which the
leans got four runs each, leaving the
final score ten to five in favor Of the
skinnies Manager Wiggam and DR..
HOLSTER were the battery for the leans,
while John McCord and Harry Ander-
son served as pitchers and S. G. Dewell
as catcher for the fats.
A 5 Guthrie took charge, as con-
tractor, Monday, of the Pierre and
Laurel mail route, under four years
contract. F. w. Edison, who has been
contractor on this route as we'll as the
daily route to Fort Bennett the past
four years, again assumes charge of the
latter under his contract. Mr. Edison
has managed these two routes for four
years with good credit and regularity.
John Erickson made his first trip also
Monday on the Fort Pierre and Pierre
thrice day route over the river, which
will be continued for four years or un-
til the railroad commences to carry the
mail west, which will probably be in
October
w. N. Reynolds, an account of whose
runaway and accident was related last
week, died at the hospital Sunday, of
his injuries. The funeral services were
held at the Congregational church
Tuesday, Rev. Askin officiating, and
the remains buried in Riverside Gem
etery. In the death of Mr.. Reynolds
Hughes county loses one of its oldest
and most respected citizens. He has
been resident of Mentor township for
over twenty-three years, and has al
! ways been a man Of good reputation
and good neighbor. His wife and
several children survive him.
! Daily Capltal-J ournal, Saturday, 30:
Tomorrow morning the postotfice will
| pass into the charge Of j. e. Hipple,
telegraphic instructions having been re-
ceiyed from the postmaster general to
that effect. MIR. Dewell goes out of
office, having served nearly eight and
onehalf years, with clean record, and
| with the Office in much better condition
than when he took charge. MIR. Hip
+, pie will have charge at the beginning
of new quarter and new fiscal year,
and this will save much of the work
otherwise necessary in case of a change.
| Mrs. G.. II. Burke and daughters,
Grace, Bessie and Josephine, departed
for Batavia, New York, Monday, where
our congressman is enjoying a we'll
earned vacation. Mrs. Burke and Misses
Grace and Josephine will soon depart
for months trip to Germany, while
Miss Bessie and Walter will stay in Ba-
tavia during the summer. Mr.. Burke
will have charge of the congressional
campaign III the United States this
+, year, with headquarters in New York
city, being chairman OF the executive
committee.
Next week the Free Press will get out
a good edition containing much in.
formation bearing on the resources OF
this part Of the state. 1t will be a
good paper to send to your friends in
the east, to induce them to come to this
part of South Dakota and locate. Part
of this matter will be Cleaned from the
| E Pierre Rnst!er, Ghas. Hyyde's res!
estate monthly publication.
A special train containing Marvin
Hughitt, jr., and party arrived in the
city Friday night and returned east the
next day. Mr.. Hughitt is son OF the
president of the great railroad system,
and worthy sou at that. He holds a
j very responsible position in the general
management and bids fair to become as
noted some day as his illustrious father,
in railroad circles.
The telephone poles are now strung
over five miles, beyond Snake butte, for
the new telephone line tnat will con-
meet Pierre and Okobojo, as we'll as the
western part of Sully county. In few
weeks people around OkoboJo will be
/ yelling "HellO" to the state capital
4 aud can talk to any part of the state
Rowe Bros. are putting in the new line