Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-05
tits hard to realize how rapidly the
days before Christmas are tieeting.

him.
Chas. L. ,iyds'ss new building, the
Capitol Avenue block, is in the hands
Of the finishers.
Warren, Coppage s. Co, are moving
into new business quarters in the Cap
itol Avenue block.
) s., G. Dewell made a business trip to
Aberdeen this week. He says Aber-l
is a busy, hustling city.
The man who doesn't favor the i'm
proyement of inland water ways seems
to be pulling against the current.
l.. E. Gatfy and l.. L. Stevens arc in
Sioux Falls, where they went Tuesday
to look after the interests of clients in
the federal court.
Garner & Regan have purchased the
office the office building, occupied by
G. D. Mead for years, and have taken
possession of the same.
The new machine shops and round
house of the Northwestern at Pierre are
completed and the engineers ran their
engines into the new round house for
the first time Tuesday.
No one ever experienced q more
beautiful Thanksgiving day than South
Dakotans were favored with last Thus
day. With a mild air and bright sun
shine it was the kind of day one might
expect in early September.
Onida Watchman: All candidates,
from Sully county, for certificates at
the recent examination were success
full in securing certificates -. Mr.. Wal
lace Lilly has gone to Colorado to re-
main over winter. Mrs. Lilly will
visit in Pierre till after the holidays.
Food tests are the popular fad now.
An Illinois man is living on peanuts
and a California scientist has set out
to exist certain length of time on the
cactus plant. Unless delinquent sub
scribers change their practice Of carry :
| ing our money around in their own
pockets we will be forced to contribute
to science the experiment of living a
winter on baled hay [roquois Chief
The postal authorities have adopted
q plan that will save time for rural
route carriers and their patrons. w hon
ever a patron gets money order, a re-
celpt is mailed him the next day, an d
| in the same envelope in which the re-
/ ceips is enclosed there is also placed a
Blank money order application for the
| patrons use next time he wants an or
der. The patron can thus have the ap
plication made out in advance, saving
! the carrier the wait while he or the
patron makes out an application. Pat
irons should have these blanks, and not
detain the carrier any more than il
necessary.
4 Wasta Gazette: The west bound
| freight now ties up there at night
leaving on its return trip to Pierre
about $50 in the morning. This
change is but the first sted in the direc
ton Of making Wasta full fedged
freight division. The fact that at leas,
one engine is there every night viii
soon make it necessary to have round
house, and it is, thought that as soon a.
the new one at Pierre is occu pied, the
Fort Pierre round house will be torn
down and moved to Wasta.
/. The selection of G. G. Witt, as the ex
| pert Of the state railway commission tx
! fix physical values OF the railways o.
i, the state for the purpose Of assessmen
is gratifying to the friends he has mad,
4 in Pierre in the past two years, Will.
4 he has been here as assistant enginee
4 in the construction of the big railwa,
4 bridge. His experience as a practica
railway Constructing engineer will b,
OF value to him in the work he has beef
selected to do, and the commissions
could have m ade no better selection TO
tchls III portant posltio'n
i Dolls and mechanical toys as favor
! lite holiday presents for children thi
i year are replaced by the Teddy Bear,
4 notwithstanding chat the former ar
more beautiful and complete than eve
4 before. Tons dazzling Christina
playthings are on display today il
Pierre stores, and all are forced to Civ
way to the indomitable areddy Bear.
There are big bears and little bears, til
8 bear whose sishtless eyes are almos
schildlike in their expression, Z and tn
bear whose appearance is sufficient
4 ferocious to prevent it from ever be
coming the favorite of smaller children
The weather for N oyember has beel
of q very moderate character--n
8 storms to make hardly any variation
The Warmest day Of sshe month was o
q the 7th, when the thermome ter regis
tered IS degrees. Z The lowest the mel
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