Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-20

October g. Bills are out advertising
this sale and it is hoped that good
crowd Of buyers will be present. as
we'll as the horse growers will bring
in their animals for the sale. These
sales bring quite an amount of money
to the city and country and should
be encouraged by every body.
The caisson work on the new bridge
at the boat landing is drawing good
crowd every day. The first calsson is
now being sunk to bed rock, while the
cribbing for the second pier out in the
river is being put in place. The la
borers Oh this kind of work follow a
dangerous business, and some of them
will never live to see the bridge COM
pleted.
The new city engineer, Mr.. Mather,
from Belle Plane, Iowa, is now on
duty, and as preliminary is testing
the instruments belonging to the city,
which he thinks need aepairing. Frank
Windle is assisting him as rodman. He
finds that his office is over-crowded
with work, the result of the business
blocks on the fiat going up to grade.
John G. Perkins, our present popular
insurance commissioner, who has been
resident of Pierre for the past four
years, has resigned, we understand, and
will devote his time hereafter to life
insurance work for one of the old line
companies. Governor Erred has ap-
pointed in his place Len V. Doty, editor
of the Doland Times Record.
Manager Wiggam, of the Locke hotel,
will probably be appointed postmaster
OF the new town of Wendt, which is the
third station on the road to Rapid City
out of Fort Pierre. He owns the land
upon which the town is to be located,
and will shine behind the postoffice
screen as we'll as he has at the Locke
for the past few years.
Postmaster Nipple has been APP
pointed by the secretary of the treas
ury as custodian of the new federal
building. He expects to have his hands
full when he inducts the postofiice into
the new place, as it is counted about
one mans work to look after the Gus
todianship of such building.
1t has been almost constant rain
for the past two weeks. The mud on
the streets and crossings is something
fierce, especially as things are badly
torn up anent the raising of good
many buildings to grade The weather
factory has been forecasting fair days,
but it has kept on raining just the
same.
rhos. C.McNamee is receiving Wis
it from class mate in theWashington
DC, law college, a Mr.. Tildem
whose home isin Connecticut. This
is his first,visit to the west, and he,
has such a good idea of our city and
the country Chat he may decide to To-
cate here permantly, in the practice OF
law.
The Free Press has been short of
help the past week, and has had a
rush Of Job work that has tied the
force up days and nights until near
midnight. The paper goes to press
late, and is short of reading matter.
George Backen left on the early train
to day to visit friends in Beadle County,
and will go from there to Stuart Iowa
where he formerly, lived. and later %
Cory Pennsylvania to spend the win
ter.
Mi. and Mrs. OK. March and daugh-
ter Sybil departed Tuesday for Rockford
ILL.,, where the young lady will attend
college. Mr.. and Mrs. March will re-
turn to Pierre in . week.
The Free Press has been getting out
the supreme court calendar this week,
which is somewhat particular job,
and requires very careful attention to
details.
Mankato Commercial College, Man
kato, Mimi, has the finest office prac-
tice Of any school. Send for Catalog
The plant from which the well known
perfume patchouli is obtained is ma
tive Of India and Of China. It Is also
grown In Ceylon, Paraguay and the
French island OF Reunion. It first be-
came generally known In Europe about
1850. At that time India shawls COM
manded immense prices. and dealers
were accustomed to identity the gem
uine articles BY their odor, as they
were perfumed with patchouli. French
manufacturers. acting upon this hint,
imported the patchouH plant for the
purpose Of pertaining their imitation
India shawls. Afterward perfumers
took up the cultivation Of the plant on
their own account.
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