Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
The county commissioners are in


at the auditorium tomorrow night.
Mrs. w. S. Peck, late of Watertown,
is enjoying life upon claim IN Stanley
county.
A steam heating plant is to be put
into the auditorium. Other improve
ments will also be made thereto.
Barley is selling for sl.O5 in this por-
ton of the state. Chicago papers say
it will soar to $1.25 before it stops.
-. H. Starkey is soon to build COM
modious dwelling house. It will be
located near his dwelling place In East
Pierre
Mrs. Riebe, mother Of Mrs. A. E. Luz
cas-, closed her visit in Pierre yesterday
when she departed for her home at
Rochester,.
Sheriff Logan was a homecoming
passenger yesterday, returning from
Mitchell. Mitchell's big show pleased
Mr.. Logan.
Dr. H. w. Marvin of Blunt was in
the city yesterday. He stated that
merchants report an increasing trade in
that village.
Mankato Commercial College, Man
kato, Mimi, is the only actual business
training school in the Northwest. Send
for catalog.
1t required the seating capacity of
four additional coaches to carry the
passengers from the east to Pierre yes
terday morning.
A movement is afoot in Onida to es-
tablish state bank, having paid up
capital Of $4,000. Nearly all the capt.
tai stock will be held by farmers.
Bricks are going into the walls of the
New Hyde block in a manner that war
rants the belief that that part Of the
work will be completed next week.
| Ed Odemark will build cottage just
north of his residence, to help supply
the demand for dwellings, BY the way,
the strong demand is jarring loose.
The bakers are said to contemplate
raising the price of bread because they
can't make both ends meet. Tina!
means that sandwiches which have only
meat in the middle are to come higher
At joint meeting of the Baptist
Methodists and Congregational churches
it was decided to hold revival service
in the Auditorium in this city in the
month of November, revivalist r.. E
Johnson in charge.
, The largest law class which has ever
taken the examination in this state was
before the supreme court Tuesday, a.
the opening of the October term, the
class numbering 20.
This section of the country was Wis
tied by rain Monday night which was
greatly needed, as the ground was very
dry and pastures parched. This will
put the ground in good shape for fall
seeding and blowing.
Laborers, working in the railroad
yards in East Pierre, are looking about
for houses and rooms for the winter. A
large number of them will take uI
their residence in Pierre, if living quar-
tiers can be obtained.
: Articles of Incorporation were filed
yesterday with the Secretary Of State
for the Vaughn Land Company, Sioux
{ Falls, $250,00O; Fairview Telephone
:, Company, Fairview, $1,000; Saratog;
8 Fish and Oyster Co., Huron 100000.
The state w. G. L. U. convention
) will be held at Milbank, Oct. to 6. AL
( Of the services will be held in the Con
: gregational church except the Sun
of union meeting at the Bently Crane
; Opera house.
d The summary of the vital statistica
D department for August, shows an in
D crease Of 675 in the population of th
state for that month by births and nat
publications over deaths. The figure
are: Births, $751; deaths, 366; marriages
1855; divorces, 81; natura!iZations, 80.
Before leaving for Chicago two week
ago, Charles Penfeid stated ne woul
return within week. His Pierre &C
: quaintances are confident that his Chi
cago laundress has made mistake il
. creasing his pajamas, in which event h
9 may not return until the moon fulls.
From cold and rainy weather t
bright skies and sunshine was the tral
: sition in Pierre today. The socalle
! equinoctial storm spent its force, an
: according to the weather man resulte
= in much good. The temperature las
: night was considerably higher than
has been for several days.
= : The arguments for new trial in tn
Kaufman murder case will be held be
: fore Judge Smith of Yankton, in tt
: city Of Sioux Falls. on October 8. TT
= change of place of hearing the motto
was made this week, from Flandreau