Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
Work of rebuilding destroyed bust,
ness blocks at Huron has begun.

Work of rebuilding destroyed bust
ness blocks at Huron has begun.
Two new publications are to be added
to the list of newspapers in Stanley
county.
The supreme court decided that sec.
ton line must be kept open for public
highways.
Henry Hengel, of Rolling Stone
MIMI, is visiting his brothers, Matt
and A. d. Hengel,
Mrs. Ellen McEroy, who has been
visiting here for some time with friends
left today for her home at Hobart, Ok
lahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Newbanks left Wed,
nesday for an extended yisit.through
the south in hopes of benedtting the
latters health,
Brookings Register: E. j flanagan,
who is now passenger conductor for
the G. & n. w Ry from Pierre to
Rapid City, was in the city the latter
part of the week on his return from a
| holiday visit in Michigan. On Satur.
day night the local Commandery
Knight Templar, conferred upon him
the Red and Black Cross degrees and
Knights of Malta
The agricultural department may
soon be confronted with the problem
of determining what is sausage. While
most persons will agree with the cir
cult judge in Michigan that cereals and
water are not sausage, no Iayman has
ever felt competent to say what sausage
is The question. What is whisky
looks like a kindergarten brain burn
Usher in comparison.
The question Of division Of Butts
county is being agitated by the resi-
dents of Lennon, the new town OF
The Milwaukee road in the northeas
corner of that county divided Oh th,
line between ranges nine and ten, which
would give them a new county sixty
FIVE miles wide, and being the only rail
road town in the territory they beiev
that they would be selected as the sea
Of county government.
Men of this city are becoming anxiou
for enough cold weather to allow then
, to begin gathering their crop" TO
next year The government weathe
bureau here has shown but one tim
SO far this winter when the tempera
ture was below zero, and then only
half degree one morning. The ice o
the river while strong enough to hol
up teams on a beaten path, is not ye
considered to be in shape for the iC
} harvest. =
Circuit court cOnvenes in Stanle
county on January 20; at this session
r it is thought Bowen, charged witt
: having murdered Katherine Kille, wi
be tried. The course to be pursued a
G the trial by the defense is not know
q but the story is out that detective ha
been working on the case; and that
finds that the murderer is a resident c
Minnesota, that he traced him throug
Lyman and to Sioux City where th
. guilty has been or will be arrested in
day or two.
United States Senator Robert
Y Gamble secured favorable report yes
\ terday from the committee Oh his hi
giving settlers the right to a second ii
ing who have lost the homestead entl
:, without their fault Or who are unab
to perfect the same on accou of
mistake as to the character or loCatc
Of the land. This good news will
. received with satisfaction by many Sc
d tiers who have lost their claims throuG
mistake for which they were not
blame. The bill will undoubtedly pa
|, congress and become a law, now tn;
:, it has the favorable report of the cor
e mttee. Washington Dispatch.