Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-08
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We'll Known Pierre Man
~ rites.,:to His Old Maine
Home.
]. Gives a Well Written and
# ruthful Story Of Pierre
and the State.

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Fred Bonsey, ofPierre, South Dakota,
ii Ellsworth boy" in sending remit
'ance and renewal of subscription to
!.sihesA merican ellsworth, Maine), says:
Like every other person who was
S$foTtnnate enough to- be born in old
MAINE, am proud of that common
wealth, and fead the American weekly
/. with greatinterest and watchanxiously
;forsitems Of interest concerning by boy
hood friends and early acquaimtances..
It has been over twenty two years
since l resigned the captaincy of the
old Atlantic coasting schooner Senator,
!; ard accepted the tworibboned helm of
a''prairle schooner" on the wilds of the
chen territory of Dakota. Since that
time have seen the Indians conquered
Il and pacified, the buffalo almost eXtin
Kuished, and that territory sufficiently
Famed 10 be, equally divided and adj
ssmitted into the union as two states.
sIn that time | have gained in weight
from l45,, to 1876 pounds, have won a
wife tthe best woman i'll the wolld), and
am the proud father of Andrew, fifteen
years old, and little Ruth, eight years
old.
k l am located in the city of Pierre, the
capital of South Dakota, where by
hard and honest efforts over steel
range have.succeeded in acquiring the
ownership of a two STORY brick restau
raEt, which now conduct, a good COM
Portable home, and other residence
property.
Hf l am still hale and hearty, and my
wife says that I'look as Dung as ever.
From morning'to night | look after my
restaurant business, except when about
Once year | take vacation and go
Into the wilds in quest of deer or bear,
or to fish at some summer resort.
R About d year ago, in company with
Governor Herreid, Congressman Burke,
and other prominent men of this sec
Jion, being piloted by an old Indian
chief, | went to the Bad Lands and
Black Hills after silver tipped bear.
this same party | have hunted
deer in the timbered wllds of northern
Minnesota at the source of the famous
mississippi My last vacation was with
"a fishing party at Big Stone Lake, which
Hxis the head-water of the famous Red
River of the North.
Fs South Dakota bears the enviable dis
tinction of producing more wealth per
capita than any other state in the union,
i is resources being divided between the
farming, stock-raising, commercial and
mining industries.
NJ The city of Pierre is located on the
: east bank of the Missouri river, and on
account of active railroad develop
ments, whereby a bridge has been built
across the river this winter and a rail
way is in process OF construction to
the Black Hills and to the Pacific coast
rapid and substantial growth Of the
city is beyond question. This railroad
II Will Iuu lulUuS Ii d illtil6l w uuuc V olOpS0
prairie country, which is being rapidly
taken up under the homestead laws OF
the United States by ambitious young
men, who have the pluck and hardihooc
to grapple with the perplexing problems
& OF settling up a new country.
Never in my life did | enjoy myself
better than when | went back to ole
Maine in the summer Of 1901. The ole
hills, the briny and foaming sea, the
Bonsey wharf, the old red school house
at the head-of-t he-lane, the welcome
hand-shake of old friends, the affec
tionate greeting Of relatives, all brought
back to me tender and sweet remem
oranges of my boyhood days, and
promise you that my next summers
vacation will be back in old Maine.
Best wishes and the seasons greeting
to yoa and all my friends.