Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-13

ton should notify the postotiice, and
any one wishing free delivery who does
not have it now should also notify the
postmaster, rs some change may I've
necessary on routes and collections"
Mayor A. A. Shoemaker, the man
made famous by the Grindstone Bee
as the mayor of that embryo Chicago,
was in the city Monday OH his way
to the state fair. He had collection
of garden truck to take along, raised on
some of the out-lots of Grindstone, that
is said to be as fine as any Adam ever
gathered in the Garden of Eden.
Monday Rev. G. L. Notson united in
marriage klartwell Robinson and Miss
Lucy q. Humphrey, who own home
steads near Hayes. Tha bride has been
an employee of one of the printing
offices in the city, and formerly lived at
Watertown. They departed for their
Stanley county homes to spend their
honeymoon and prove up.
Leroy o. Moore, the special agent of
the general land Office, and family re.
turned from a vacation to the Black
Hills Saturday. Mr.. Moore has fine
quarters in the new federal building,
on the eecond floor, which he will soon
occupy, besides which he Ia Informed
mat his salary allowance Is increased
5000 per annum.
Senator Jason E. Payne and wife,
nee Miss Iwae Sheppard, arrived We'd
nesday, from Vermillion. The senator
and wife are, always welcome visitors
here, and have many warm friends.
The law firm of Payne & Payne have an
office here, in charge of Byron 4. Payne.
A young lady homesteader named
Miss Linquist, residing north of Hayes
was taken violently insane Tuesday and
brought to Fort Pierre by some neigh
bors, where the insanity board passed
on her case. She was remanded to the
Yankton asylum.
There is a general skirmish being
made for men and teams to help out in
the grade raising operations on Pierre
street, Dakota avenue and other streets
on the flat 1t is question OF labor,
and who wants it can have it, at good
wages
The corn field of VIM. Schomer's, a
few miles northeast of town, it is said
will 60 seventy-fve bushels to the acre.
Samples of corn from this field brought
to town are simply mammoth and are
as fine as can be picked in the United
States.
Captain Perry Oldfeld, who has been
visiting in Pierre and west of the river
returned to Clark Tuesday. He has
been one of the popular hotel keepers
in Pierre in years p .st, but is now man.
aging farm near the Clark county
seat
Since the grading of Euclid avenue
was accomplished cement sidewalks
have been nearly all laid along the en-
tire street. Crews are also working on
the sidewalks along Capitol avenue in
East Pierre, as far as Tenth street.
The railroad company has loaned the
contractors who will raise the Meade
brick building to grade some heavy
timbers for the work, from the ma.
oil rl flthtc 10 M Er,t soIr otr
ture on Pierre street to be raised.
Eighteen negroes are recent arrivals.
They will be put to work on the first
casson of the steel bridge, and if they
withstand this labor successfully the
contractors will ship in lot more OF
their race and color.
Cement walks, twelve feet wide, are
to be put in this fall along Pleasant
Drive from Pierre street west to the
Riverview. Some portions of the street
will have to be put up to grade to allow
this improvement.
! G. r. DeLand left tuesday for trip
to the Pacific coast. He will not be
/ present next Tuesday to turn the chair
manshlp of the republican county cen
trail committee over to his successor.
The Ling secondhand store build
ing on Coteau street is being raised tt
grade. This and the raising of tht
Kehr block will force all the othe
buildings along this street to grade.
A large delegation from Pierre ane
counties surrounding are in attendant,
at the state fair at Huron this week
Many of the visitors from hereawa,
took exhibits of different kinds.
Since Tuesday it has been almost
continuous case OF rain, with colde
weather, following the intensely no
S spell ending Monday. The creeks ami
iakebeds are overlooking again.
Mss. j. Geltz, matron at the indial
school, started for Standing Rock reser
walton Monday, to bring back mum
Der of Indian children to the school sh