Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07


Hayes. He reports crops growing WE'LL,
and that new settlers are encouraged
by the conditions.
The Crystal Water Company yester-
day shipped carload of bottled water
to Huron. There is large demand for
this water all over the state, and the
business of the Pierre company is in
creasing rapidly.
f. j. McCalmont proprietor of the
Eureka Bakery, and who recently
came to this city, is enjoying a splendid
trade. To meet the demands of his
trade he must soon enlarge his place OF
BUSINESS. lie may decide to build a
two story block, and add to his line the
making of ice cream and candies.
AS the result of numerous complaints
of postal and post cards being defaeed
by postmarking, the postmaster general
| has ordered the dis4continuance of post
marking cards at the Office address.
The postal card fad has reached enor-
nous proportions and the new ruling is
expected by postal officials to be re-
ceived with delight by thousands of
collectors.
Farmers are making preparations for
All aggressive season of farming this
year, and spring work will open up
under more favorable circumstances
this year than last, when warm weather
did not set in until the latter part OF
May. There is plenty of moisture in
the ground at this time to insure a
speedy growth of the grains for the
snow that has fallen during the first
three months has amounted to more
than three inches of moisture.
The state auditor has received a list
of lands proved up on in the Pierre
Chamberlain and Aberdeen districts
during the year ending April Both, 1908.
In the Pierre district there wers 1853
proofs; in the Chamberlain district
there were 1853; and in the Aberdeen
district there were 500. This is a
ceived in these districts Stanley county
had 1859 proofs and Lyman county
had 1885.
CT. Dixie returned from his Chicago
trip LAST night and says beginning the
18th of this month the Sunday after
noon train which now stops at this city
| ,,,;ll bn an, IN M, ItrN
making the service to the Hills daily
Instead of six times a week. From the
same date the east bound train from
Deadwood Will start an hour later, and
arrive here at the same time it does
E now, making the difference in running
/ time.
The latest candidate to enter the
political field is Noah Newbanks, and
!. we are told. this is the first time he has
S asked the electors Of this county fol-
d their sutfrages He is a candidate fol
l. county treasurer and solicits their sup
q port in primaries to be held June 8. IL
9 has been a continuous resident 0
Hughes county since 1883, and has as
a sisted materially in the advancement O
g this city and county. The tax book
l. show that ne is the owner of mucI
: property.
It On Saturday evening Miss Netti
e Bapp of the city schools entertained
l. party of eighteen lady friends at tn
palatial residence Of DR.. Youngs AM
). wife on West Capital avenue. Th
d parlors were decorated with ferns an
d carnations The evening was spent il
y social games, after which refreshment
o were served The ladies were enter
S tanned by a serenading party consistin
d of male quartette who sang severe
" songs, at the end which was "Goot
Night Ladies"
Is In an effort to make restitution S
e far as lies within his power for th
e damage done by the recent prairie lirt
10 Charles Donohue, a farmer residing j
y the southern part of Hand county, ha
IF deposited in bank all the money
rs can scrape together to be apportione
among the Sufferers by the fire. and i
ID addition has offered to give himself u
,e to the authorities if any Of the injure
If parties desire to prosecute him crimina
e ly for having started the fire. The cas-
a is an unusual one, and so far as can
Is remembered is the first instance in tn
N history of the state wherein perso
starting prairie fire has admitted HI
q responsibility and voluntarily offered
pay the damage, SO far as possible, t
> the property of those in the pathway {
p the fire.
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