Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-14


vefsitys delivered the address. The
graduates. were Clara Farmer, Eula
Rowland, Dorothy Hutchinson, Jennie
Mallery, Ida And;ng, Louise Notson,
Grace Goodner, Helen Brink, Alice
Millett, Bessie Gage, William Miller,
and Fay Jetfries. The graduation ex-
ercises We're Very complete and inter
esting, and were attended by a crowded
house. More extended mention is pro-
hibited on account OF space.
During the hard wind last Friday
morning fire started in the rear OF me
Coates saloon on Dakota avenue. 1t
was discovered in time to be drowned
by few handy pals of water, but it
was lucky thing 1t the fire had got
started it would have swept the bust
ness houses on both sides of Pierre
street, for block. Some seem to think
the lire was of incendiary origin. A
bad catastrophe was luckily prevented
by prompt work on the part of Il few
night owls,
Canton News: The News congratu-
lates Ivan w. Goodner of Pierre, upon
the fact that he has been made the
nominee of the republican party for
state senator fran his district Mr..
GOodner is one OF South Dakota's com
ing statesmen, Il man who holds the
respect of all with whom ne comes in
contact. That he will be electeu and
make an enviable record in the upper
house OF the state legislature is a Ger,
tainty.
j. G. Russell, the only mayor the
coming city of Midland has had for the
past seventeen years, returned from
Chicago saturday, and departed west
on the stage Tuesday. Charlie Russell
is one of the sguarest men who ever
lived, and when the auction sale of
town lots in Midland is held sometime
in August or September, he is due to
become rich man "a fact no one will
regret.
Workmen are arriving to go to work
on the caissons of the new steel rail-
road bridge. The company is shipping
in every day machinery for this work,
and it won't be long before the crews
will be sinking the piers in the river to
bed rock, forty feet below the river.
This will be gigantic work, and will
mean the employment of several hum
dred workmen here the next two years.
| Chas. l.. Hyde was at Aberdeen Sat
urday, looking after the case where the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad sought
to condemn some of his property IN
that city for terminals. The company
only wanted to pay him $1,000, he
wanted $4,000, tut the verdict was
s14,759, which was fair compromise.
This is the road now building to Lee
Beau, on the Missouri.
John Lockhart is back from a trip to
the twin cities and North Dakota, and
denies that he is candidate for post
master of Pierre. Jack has been loyal
to the interests of Pierre and Congress-
man Burke, and has 10 regrets to offer
that Mr.. Burke has been defeated. The
people of this city should take off their
hats to Mr.. Lockhart. He has proved
himself true-blue.
The play, or farce, "One Night" by
local talent, was put on at the opera
house Monday night. 1t was greeted
by crowded house and met with good
favor. Messrs. Linstad, Gatfy, Muir
ply, Lewis, and Mrs. D. W. March,
and Misses Schubert, Gage, and Roy
took the principal parts. They &C,
quilted themselves creditahly.
Colonel and Mrs. Gocdner and two
children, Grace and Earnest, went to
Vermillion Monday, where Milton
Goodner graduated from the law de-
partment of the state university. They
will go to Sioux Falls to attend the
Grand Masonic and Eastern Star lodges
this week. returning Saturday.
member of the republican state central
committee for this county, and A. ID.
Hengel for the democratic committee.
The socialist and prohibition parties
have not yet designated their commit.
teemen, but are making still hunt to
find some one.
Albert Gunderson has commenced
the erection of good sized frame build
ing on lots near the corner of Reed
street and Dakota avenue, which will
be finished with sheet iron. The place
will be occupied by A. G. Gritlin's taxi
dermist and fur dressing establishment.
Misses Grace and Bessie Burke are
home from their years attendance at
All Saints school, in Sioux Falls. Miss
Grace will accompany her mother on
trip to Germany next month, while
Miss Bessie will visit at her grand-par-
ents' home near Batavia, New York.
A. b. Emshwiler, at one time resi-