Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-04
LOCAL LACONICS

on the new SIdue east ol ietle street. /
Geese, ducks, meadow larks and even
flies are on the wing. Verify, spring is /
is advancing with long stride.
The happiness of The Eastertide and
the finish Of the long penitential season
was celebrated with solemnness at all !
of the houses of worship.
The record f the department. of vital
statistics for February shows $50 births
in the state, 334 deaths, 241 marriages
25 divorces ard 100 AUTHORIZATIONS.
G. A. Young & Sons will soon es1ab-
lish themselves in the plumbing and
steam fitting business in Pierre Both
are splendid workmen, and those who
employ them will have no regrets
coming.
1t is a rather poor day in South Dako.
ta'When two or three scores of inmi
grant cars do not come into the state
Things are moving South DalIotawards
nowadays, and every citizen of the
state should do what he can to boost.
Thomas Ii. Ayres of Pierre S. d., a
real estate man who makes his head
quarters in Omaha, returned Saturday
from Cuba. He spent month there to
look over the land situation. He is con-
WINGED that within few year, Cuba
will exceed California i'll the output of
fruit-Omaha World Herald March 81
The Masons OF Pierre were entertain
ed by their brethren of Fort Pierre one
night last week. The degree Of Master
Mason was conferred upon r.. j Brand
huber, Grand Lecturer Ives comforting
the degree. "A banquet was served at
which Judge Gaffy acted as POSTMASTER.
That the dairy industry is taking a
firm hold in this section of the state is
thoroughly evidenced by the fact that
E L. Brown has sold over hundred
head of mlch cows in small punches,
TO settlers since the first of January.
With such movement this early in
the season we may look TOR big bust
ness in milch cows here later on.
Butte township is one of the newest
among the organized townships Of this
county. John Steiner, one of the res
idents of that township in the city q
few days ago, says that % new settlers
have already come into that township
this spring, and brought with them q
cars of farm machinery and Household
goods. The whole eastern end Of the
county is rapidly taking in new popu
laton, generally being those who have
purchased lands from the origina
claimants.
Judge G. D. Mead, of this city, few
days ago wrote what is probably thu
heaviest single insurance policy ever is
sued out in this city, it being for 500 ),
600 on the freight house and content
of The n Northwestern road in this city
The huge building is filled PRACTICAL,
to the limit with freight and the ques
ton is where to store what is coming
every day, the shipments not going GU
as fast as they come III. Last week 10
cars of freightWere unloaded here, an
the record Of this week will probably b
as great, and the risk on so large a
amount Of property piled up in on
warehouse is more than the railWa
company cares to carry for itself.
This is certainly peculiar world :
one is struggling for justice and anoth
er is fleeing from it. One man is savln
fol ,,il nd a hal &
to sell his for less than cost to get ri
of it. One man is spending all the MOI
ey he can make in taking a girl to
theater and sending her flowers, wit
the hope of making her his wife, viii
his neighbor is spending what gold
has in getting divorce, One man wi
escape all the diseases that flesh IS he
to and gets killed on the railroad Al
other escapes with a scratch and di
with the whoopiug cough. One ma
- stands off his creditors and goes ira
cling, while another pays his debts al
stays at home.
That there is a great movement
emigfants to the reservation count
west of Pierre is shown by the numb
of cars which have been pulled in
Pierre during the past week. Sund
morning special train brought
thirty.two cars loaded with stock a.
farm implements, all bound for Stanl
county. During the day fourteen nae
cars came The movement that sta
ed in that direction last month N ca
eventually a thorough setting up
that country, and within few m ont
it will be we'll populated. Men
more than anxious to get hold OF I
little government land remaining a
none Of it will be allowed to go begg
at any price.
A walk about town is a revelation
anyone who has not been about mu
the past winter. New buildings are |