Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06

"a OCiuS al iuCItdScs OI ~ p6FcenL III
the business of the office This speaks
volumes for the. prosperity of Pierre.
During this month the largest amount
OF money orders were written on Thurs
day OF this week of any day in the his.
tory of the office, amounting to over
$1,7oo. Pierre is growing every way"
Belle Plaine uowa) Union: Edward
K. Mather, civil engineer, who has been
acting as city engineer heres the past
season. taking charge of our public i'm
provements, leaves here soon for his
new location in Pierre, South Dakota.
Mr.. Mather has extensive experience
throughout this state and has shown
himself to be a thoroughly reliable; and
competent man. We understand that
he expects to open an office in Pierre
for general and engineering practice,
and we wish him we'll in his new loca-
ton.
John Erickson, proprietor of the Owl
restaurant near the corner of Pierre
street and Sioux avenue, has announced
that he will begin operations to replace
the present one-story frame building on
his lot with fine, modern two-story
brick restaurant building, containing
all the latest conveniences for his trade,
and that he expects to occupy the new
restaurant by the date the legislature
meets the first of the year. Good for
John! He has, succeeded in bis restau-
rant and We hope he succeeds in this.
Frank Smith who shot and killed 10
seph Barry in the Buffalo saloon last
week, tried to effect Jail delivery at
the county jail Monday. He Embossed
a stone in the basement, and com
menced to tunnel out under the base
ment of the court house, concealing his
operations when anyone was around by
hanging blanket over the opening he
had made. Deputy Sheriff Rhorer caught
him before he had made the tunnel to
the outside world, and has taken care
to see that he don't do it again.
Under the new grade ordinance that
affects Pierre street fifteen foot side
walks will have to be laid in cement
| along Pierre street, as soon as the build
ings are raised to grade. 1t will now
be only matter of few months until
Pierre street will be up to grade and
cement walks will be put down, fifteen
feet wide The railroad company in.
sisted on this width on this street, UNI
der the intention it has to see Pierre
grow to be the best city inthe state.
The latest statement made semi
officially is that the postotfice, land
office, weather bureau, United States
court, ETC., will occupy t 9 new and
handsome quarters provided for them
in the new federal building by October
1. The present quarters used by the
! postoftice will probably be leased for
saloon, upon being vacated. The land
office quarters in the Mead building on
Pleasant Drive will probably be oc-
cupied as store.
The Hughes county tax list this year
will be published in the Free Press. 1t
promises to be a short chapter, totally
unlike the list published in this paper
ten or twelve years ago, which covered
some fifteen pages. Those days prop
erty owners were not paying their taxes.
| Now they are. If anybody can't draw
moral from this he is surely blind,
deaf and dumb.
Every business college in the north
west initiates our advertising, but they
cannot initiate the success of our grad
yates in securing employment. Send for
catalogue containing portraits of one
thousand Toland graduates now en-
ployed. Special terms to students en-
rolling this month. Toland's Business
University, Mankato, MINI.
James Holborn, who is in the habit
of having trouble with pretty near
| everybody he mas dealings, is now in a
legal controversy over some horses he
sold to DR.. Fitzmaurice, of Midland
! From the facts as related to the Free
Press Holborn is only trying another
one OF his "skin games" The doctor
proposes to show him up.
The Missouri river is full of freaks.
Instead of seeking low water mark, as
is its custom along about this time of
year, it has raised nearly three feet the
past week. There are no accounts of
any heavy rains or cloudburst from the
up-country, and this popularity of the
l'Old Muddy is like good many other
/ of its outlandish acts.
Judge Mead has let the contract for
raising his brick Office building north
of the Karcher block, to grade. This
is the first brick block to I've brought to
grade. under the stimulus of the orGi-
nance passed Pierre street is going
to present picture of torn-up activity
from this time until snow flies. E
Herbert B. Crouch, brother of Mrs.
Il. !.