Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-21


fichest in the world, if given decent
treatment Like the muel, equally de.
splsed, gnmbo willNbring greater returns
Tor the effort than anything else i,
properly handled.
Brldgewater Tribune: The Milwan.
kee company will be running trains
lhto llerre before long. Present de
Velopments indicate that the connec
tion will be north from Lyman county
INTO Fort Pierre, thence across the rail.
ROAD bridge into the CITY, Look at your
map and you will see that this would
give the Milwaukee quite direct con-
nectlon from Pierre to Chamberlain
ana east. The Milwaukee has more
mileage in South Dakota than any
other line and will not remain long
away from the state capital.
There has been dead eat ON Dakota
avenue opposite Masonic hall for sew
eral days. His catship is getting louder
than when he was alive. and should
be given attention. Capital Journal,
Y es, and there has been dead chicken
on l'lerre street for a week past, oppo
site the Rust-Owen yards, that has been
ground so much by passing wheels that
1t would make a good chicken pie if it
didn't smell so loud. That new street
commissioner at $40 per month had
better hurry up and qualify.
| Just as the afternoon train drew up
to the depot Monday, and discharged
crowds of landseekers, investors, home
steaders and other strangers, the streets
near the depot were lined with load
after load of wool piled high on the
wagons and headed for the wool mar
ket near the freight depot. 1t was only
a happenstance that these loads of wool
| were going by, but it gave the strangers
/ a good idea that there was plenty of
money to be made in this country.
The dispatches announce that Major
| Ira Z. Hatch has resigned as agent at
Cheyenne Indian agency, but that
South Dakota's two senators are unable
| to agree on his successor. There is a
| suspicion that Major +. }. Warner, who
| has lived among the Sioux since he was
eighteen years old, may be appointed
agent, in which event no better man
could be found in the entire country
| Major Warner is now Indian trader at
the agency.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader, in re
porting the proceedings of the Grand
Chapter Of the Eastern Star, has the fol
lowing to say of the lady of Pierre who
is universally we'll known and respected
here: cat the afternoon session
Wednesday the retiring grand matron,
Mrs. Mary Noyes Farr, was made the
| recipient of an elegant silver Candida
brum containing five candles which
were in the colors of the points of the
star"
Tuesday nights train brought in a
large number of land seekers and ex-
clrsionists, besides a big buuch of
Italians and Austrians who will go to
work for the railroad company on the
new steel bridge These laborers were
bunked about the depot in the open air
Wednesday morning, sleeping soundly
as s o'clock, resting on the hard ground
with pillows improvised from their car
pet bags. 1t was an interesting sight
Mayor Lavery, of Fort Pierre, in line
with the order of our mayor, Mr.. AL
bright, has ordered all saloons closed
on Sundays, front and rear, and pro-
poses to see that it is enforced What
is fair for Pi:rre is fair for Fort Pierre.
In other words, "What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander." Pierre
and Fort Pierre are too nearly COM
munity of interests to be far apart on
the proper enforcement Of the law.
The states attorney of Sully county,
Byrum, and sheriff, Howard, were in
the city Monday, TO levy on 1921 in
money in bank which they claimed to
be due from VIM. Meyers of Sioux
City, who had lodged the payment of
taxes in Sully county on a lot of cattle
he had quartered there last, year. The
money was secured on execution and
the Sully county officials departed home
satisfied with their trip.
A.. w. Ressler, of Minneapolis, one of
our largest property owners, intends to
build a block on his lots on the west
SIDE of Pierre street at the location of
the Anderson news stand as soon as
the property owners have concluded the
grade compromise There will be some
tall building operations on the flat in a
very short time, the compromise on the
grade question being about finished.
On Wednesday evening, June ~, will
be the eighth anniversary of Columbia
lodge No. 544 NJ. S. A., and all mem
bers as well as visiting members should
be there to help celebrate. A program
will be rendered consisting of speeches,
singing, etc. The secretary will give
complete history of No 544 from the