Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28

r. 'y iputS III lflt, a;t, | /,
e"ch young men deserve recoenitr'
lhes are our home boys, and ought tteI
oe given preference, when worthy as |
IN tle case of Win Miller,
General ). } Conkln and wife iour.
heyed west to their claim out near the |
Cheyenne river last Friday. The gen
eral has been resident of the territory
and state since the balmy DAYS of 1879 |
ana has been instrumental in bringing
10 The land many thousands of settlers.
put this is the first time he has ever at.
tempted to hold down claim. though
he could have had his pick or choice of
lahd near Watertown nearly thirty
years ago simply for the taking. The
general has been Il life long boomer,
though he occasionally gets his wires
crossed in politics.
Sioux Falls Press: Through some of
the legislation that has been accom-
pllshed by congress, Mr.. Burke, of
South Dakota, has procured an appro-
prIatlon for ali experimental irrigation
artesian we'll at the Indian school at
| Pierre 1t is the intention to so locate
the irrigation spouter as to subject the
Missouri bottom tract contiguous to
the school TO the action of the irriga.
ting water. Without doubt the irriga-
ted tract will become a garden spot, for
the soil is full Of the elements Of pro-
ductiveness, which an ample supply of
moisture will develop.
G. j. Mcleod, publisher of the Aber-
deem News, John Lougstalf, of the HUI.
ronite, W. L. Lusk, manager of the
\ ankton Press and Dakotan, and Il. L.
McKee, representing the Aberdeen
Publishing Company, were in the city
Monday and Tuesday, to attend the
opening of bids for state printing. The
contracts were awarded as follows;
Aberdeen News, the session laws; HUI
ronite, the state reports; State Publish
ing Company, the daily house and sen
ate journals, and the Nipple Printing
Company, the bills.
The commencement exercises at the
Indian school Friday night drew {
crowded house. 4 good program was
prepared and carried out, and showed
| that the Indian children were capable
, of good progress in educational lines
: with proper instruction. Quite mum
Der of Indian parents from the Slou!
/ reservations contiguous to Pierre Wer
5 present to witness the exercises AM
' take their children home. They forme'
\ quite camp on the bottom near tn
: school.
The Hegglund saloon on Dakot
avenue was robbed of about $50 j
3 small change left in the cash draWe
!. Sunday night. Owing to the Vlgllanc
= of Sheriff Logan and Policeman Coz
e the culprit, a negro named Daniel
e was arrested the next morning, and M
}, been committed to jail until trial b
7, the circuit court. The coon is
y newcomer here aud worked about TT
: place few days as porter. The col
0 was found on his person.
. The funeral services OF John Uller
J who died at his ranch in western Stal
y lev county last week, occurred from u
Methodist church Saturday and tt
II remains were inferred in Riverside cen
\, etery. The deceased has been stocI
u raiser in the range west since 1884 al
. was always well spoken OF. lie IS
9 brother of Napoleon Ullery OF this GU
q Fred Rowe, Scotty Philip, ware
. Young, and others from Fort FER
D acted as palI-bearers.
Great loads of merchandise, many
which are flour and feed from Tier
k roller mills. are being crossed over l.
re river every day, to The new settlemeh
}, out in Stanley and Lyman couhei'
+ 0ur merchants are busy every day Il
d ING orders for the hordes OF settle
IS who are occupying the broad acres We
ID Of the river. 1t is only starter Tor I
st immense business Pierre will ha
ID when the railroads are completed a
# the country developed as it should oe
! w, N. Reynolds, of Mentor toWiish'
" who is one of our old timers, had a ~
+" away on one Of the streets Dack ol
ny statehouse yesterday forenoon WIN
ie rasulted in throwing him from his bug
'e on his head and chest, lie was LAX
&c to the hospital at once, "here ~ !"
y fonnd that several ribs were tractul
le and his lungs injured. AS MI. he.
i Odds is well along in years his ihJur
as NAV Law him up for some time 10 Col
Ed phares, who owns a vaiua
III o,ortar section on the bottom abe
re Stanley. arranged this spring for s
lg fem of irrigation, pumping the wa
III from fine river. to wet down The ent
IN tract as needed. He planted the pl
~ in garden truck, ETC., and Then wal
= for the dry days to show up, oat |
~ the letter, they never came, ana u
~ Ed is looking into several systems
- drainage and the cost OF thing.
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