The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-17
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The meeting OF citizens in Pierr,
for the reorganization of the old boart
OK trade was we'll attended, and a sptr,
II of enthusiasm was manifested whicf
| will help bring that old organization
back to the position which II has hell
at different times in past years, whef
| the needs of the city demanded united
and afficient work. The question OF
a name tor the organization. which
has for It's purpose the upbuilding OF
| Pierre, was under discussion and the
old name which has In the past stood
for so much In the history of Pierre
was decided to be good enough to hold
onto. The organization has taken IN
every faction and party in the city
and all are united to go after tht
| things which will help to make tn.
town successful and prosperous.
The list of telephones which will b.
acted upon by the state assessment
board this year will be larger than the
list presented year ago. more thar
fifty new companies having been or
ganized within the past year. The us
for April was the Independent Tele
phone company. of Humboldt: South
Dakota Rural Telephone company, OF
Sherman; Farmers Union Telephone
company. of Clark: White Rock Rura
company. of White Rock: Pukwans
Telephone and Electric company. OF
Pukwana and the Harrold-Sully Tele.
phone company at Harold. to operat,
north from Harold into Sully county
Chief Hump. the last of the hostile,
a b. xxt1,& s~
Indian, Is allowed with his band to
make the different towns around the
reservation once or twice each sum.
mer giving the ceremonial dances OF
the Sioux Indians. They give Their
dances In all their beads and finery
colored blankets, feathers and horse
hair ornaments, and to one who hai
never Witnessed their work II is of es.
peciai interest. They have secured
permission to be in Pierre the week ir
which the grand lodge OF the I. o. O
+. meets and will give one Of their en-.
tertainments while the delegates OF
that body are present.
The annual cleanup day for Pierre
Is fixed and the city will turn it,
street force over to the Improvement
league for that day, to work under
their orders. Every resident of tht
city is requested to drop his regular
vocation for a part of that day and
help In the clean up work. On &C.
count OF the coming meeting OF the
o. o. F. grand lodge every effort will
be made to get the town into as pre-
sentabie condition as possible, consid.
ering the sidewalk and sewer con.
struction work which will be under
way at about that time.
A surveying gang is reported to BIZ
working in the country north of Mid.
land and Philip. running lines from
different points on the Northwestern
extension between Pierre and Rapid
City. No one in that section knows
and the surveyors won't tell who they
are working for, but the move is be.
lieved to be preliminary to a North.
western extension into the northern
part OF the state, probably an exten.
sion of the Bonesteel line.
The date OF letting bids for the state
printing for this year will be the 9Th
of June, the contracts this year call.
ing for the reports OF the state officers
the third class-alone. Under the
new law, instead of all that class be.
ing 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 II
all in one Office.
A. H. Wheaton, state pure food in
spector, and one OF the former insti-
tute lecturers of the state, accompa-
MED by Prof. John c. Cole, agrono-
mist at the agricultural college, left
Pierre recently to delivery lectures on
grains, grasses and dairying to the
residents west of the river. Their
first meeting was at Hayes, followed
by meetings at Midland and Fort
Pierre.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Ingham State bank. at
Inghan, Stanley county. with a capt.
tal of $500. Incorporators, 4. J.
spencer. Ingham. r. w Matthias, Phil
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