Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-21
country tlourishing to the limit. Rail.

crops are Vlsltlag Lyman all In Il bunch
and creating veritable boom. Stan
ley county is doing the same.
Bert E. Haskins and wife, Of Chi
cago, arrived in the city today This
is the iirst visit of Mr. Haskius to his
old home since he LETT here as how
over ten years ago. and he is now secre
tary and treasurer of big concern in
Chicago that furnishes Autograph adj
vertising all over the country.
J. Glenn Lillbridge was married at
Blunt Wednesday to Miss jeanette M,
Jarvis, at the home of the brides par
ents. The relatives of the groom i'm
this city attended the wedding. Both
young people are well and fayorably
known here, and their hosts of friends
wish them much success.
Binder Il Borst have bought the two
lots north of the Waverly house, where
a big foundation was built, 50xlOO six
teen years ago, and propose to readjust
the foundation to the new grade com
promise and at once proceed to put up
a big substantial hardware warehouse
for their business.
Another new postotlce is about to be
established in Stanley crunty twelve
miles west of Ottumwa on the Dead
wood trail, and on the crossing of
Cherry creek, to be called Old Trall
The new settlers in that vicinity want
the office to save a long trip to the
nearest postotlice for mail.
Tuesday evenings Daily Dakotan,
edited by G. b. Billinghurst, failed to
make mention of the appointment Of
the brother-in-law of its editor to the
position OF postmaster of Pierre the day
previous Perhaps it was an oversight
but an important piece of news escaped
j. b, Carder, of Sully county, has
bought the residence property owned
and occupied by Mrs. Craig for the past
ten years, in which w. S. Wells and
family dwelt during the boom days Of
East Pierre, when The boom was under
Mr.. Wells direction
Honors are clustering thick and fast
about the brow of our esteemed brother
editor of the Capital journal. Besides
being designated as postmaster he was
chosen as Grand King Of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, last
week.
Jack Cassidy and wife are here for
a visit with Mr.. Cassidy's sister, Mrs.
r Purcell, and husband. Mr.. Cassidy
is railroad man, formerly an engineer
running out of Huron but is now with
a railroad in old Mexico.
The horse sale yesterday was we'll at
tended by outside and home buyers,
and the animals brought in from the
ranges brought good prices. Pierre is
becoming one of the best stock markets
in the west,
The Knights of Pythias order will
give an excursion on one of the big
boats Friday night, up the river to the
buffalo pasture. Good music and dane
ng on the deck of the boat will be pro-
ivided for.
Miss Louise Cavalier, who formerly
lived in Pierre but has been a teacher
in the Indian service for some time,
arrived Tuesday. She is now an in
structor in the Flandreau Indian
school. VI e
Oscar Nelson, who learned the print
er's trade in this office, is back again
for a visit with relatives. Oscar has
run typesetting machine in Aberdeen,
/ Watertown and Huron since leaving
Pierre.
The Pierre baseball aggregation has
agreed to go down to Highmore on
july 4, to play the Miller boys game
Highmore is to have a celebration and
this ball game will be the principal
event. q
Ii you want to buy high bred regis
tered Hereford cattle, particularly
young bulls and heifers, either for cash
! OF on time, write Immediately or call
on y. H. Smith, Dell Rap DIS, s. OAK.
Judge and Mrs. Fuller, Il. l.. Steph.
ems and family formed a party that
/ went to Fosters simmer resort on Big
Stone lake Monday, for a week or two
| of outing and fishinu SEE 'et
| General and Mrs. S. j. Conklin ar
rived from Clark last Friday. and wen,
out to put iii few weeks on the gen
erals claim in Stanley county, near. the
Cheyenne river. ZEE
John Comstock, All old time Fort
| Pierreite, but now Indian trader, al
| White Horse camp on the Moreau, is ir
the city for the first time in severa
years. =sT'7-' ~
Mrs. Wallace Whistler is enjoying I
visit from her sister, Miss Jennie
Haynes, Of Gircleville, Ohio, who ar
| rived i'll the city Thursday.
Frank G. Sherwood, at one time {
resident Of Pierre, but now of Emmom
county, North Dakota, is in the cit,
renewing acquaintances.
L 80 Hon r n tt,o -, .,,% $50