Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-09

Conal church of AlceSter.
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There is strong talk by the license
advocates at Miller, who were defeated
at the recent election, to take the mat
ter into court In an effort to have the
Ihlrd ward, which gave the large pro-
hlpition vote, thrown out on an irreg.
ularity IN making the returns.
Plans for a new $4,000 church have
been accepted by the M. E. congrega-
ton OF Aberdeen, and work will begin
on the ne wstructure May 15. A site
IN the residence portion Of the city.
on the corner of Fifth avenue and Lin
coin street. has been purchased.
The First Swedish Baptist church
was organized at Alcester with fitting
ceremonies which lasted through the
entire day. Several visiting ministers
were present and took part in the cere-
monies. w. c. King of Sioux Falls,
general missionary of the state,
preached the recognition sermon.
The date of letting bids for the state
printing for this year will be the 5th
of June, the contracts this year calling
for the reports of the state officers
the third class-alone. Under the new
law, instead of all that class being
placed in one bid, each report is bid
upon separately, with the chances in
favor of scattering the work over the
state, instead of concentrating it all
In one Office.
Negotiations are under way for the
building Of inc union depot at Rapid
City for the Milwaukee and North
Western railroads upon the completion
of their lines across the state. The
Northwestern, which already has a
branch road into Rapid City from Ne
braska, has a good sized station
house. but not one that would be sui.
icient with the increased business
and traffic that will result when the
new line is completed.
1t is more than likely that the old
Sherman hotel at Aberdeen will be re-
built by it's former proprietor, James
Ringrose The hotel was burned last
fall, and since that time nothing much
has been accomplished in the way of
securing another hotel to take its
place. Ringrose has been out to the
coast for some months, and is now on
has way home. 1t is reported that he
will build much larger hotel than
the old one, and that work will begin
within the next few weeks.
The location of the shops and yards
of the Northwestern road at Pierre
are SO far out from the city proper
that it is rumored that the company
will plat an industrial suburb and sell
lots to its workmen at low rate with
contract for the erection of buildings
on the new structure May Is. A site
men to get homes at cheap rate and
in payments which they can easily
meet. The location of the shops is
fully two miles from the present bust
ness center of the city.
combination of children, matches
and mice caused a heavy loss to M. T.
Enright, farmer residing south of
I Spencer One of his farm buildings
together with about 900 bushels of
grain which it contained, was entirely
consumed by fire, which started from
a mysterious cause. 1t is thought that
Enright's children, while playing in the
building, dropped some matches, and
that after they left the matches were
discovered by mice and ignited by the
sharp teeth Of the little animals while
gnaWing them.
The members of Mcpherson post, G.
A. R., of Fairfax, are making elaborate
preparations for the suitable observ-
ance Of Decoration day. A fine pro-
gram is being prepared for the occa-
sion. Hon. l.. X. Alder of Ainsworth,
Neb., whose reputation as an orator
extends throughout Nebraska. has
promised to be present for the purpose
OF making the principal address. Hun
dreds of old veterans and others re-
siding in this part Of the state will
gather here to participate in the OBJ
servance of the day.
What is believed to be the first or
ganization of it's kind in the state was
effected in Watertown by the uniting
of the four Christian young peoples
societies of the city under the name
of the Christian Federation of Water
town, and having a membership Of
nearly 800, composing the two Chris
tian Endeavor societies of the Congre-
gational and Presbyterian churches,
the Epworth league and the Baptist
Young Peoples union. The officers
and committees are drawn equally
from the four societies, and the move
ment has the hearty Endorsement of
the city pastors.
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