Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-02


ed and placed in operation Ramona
in the state for it's size.
WAS TOTALLY BLIND
S. A. Carleton, the rs year old
father of Jerry Carleton, the popular
Deputy U. S. Marshall Of Sioux Falls
has been totally blind for two years.
He was recently operated on by the
Drs. Stevenson, of Sioux Falls, and
now has his sight fully restored.
Chamberlain The Catholics OF
Wagner, one of the prosperous towns
of Charles Mix county, have decided
to erect what will without douh.
one of the finest church buildings
in that part of the state. The new
editice will cost about 100000 and
will be erected on ground which now
belongs to the Wagner Catholic So
ciety.
Aberdeen-A movement is under
way to establish Young Mems Chris
tan association in Aberdeen. The
new Methodist church is fully equip
ped with gymnasium, plunge baths,
reading rooms and other facilities for
such an organization, and the demo
minatien has offered the use of the
building to the organization should it
be started.
Mitchell-the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st Paul road is having it's annual
trouble with the pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river at Chamberlain.
fic has been stopped. The draw of
the bridge has been opened to let
the flowing ice going through and
it was impossible to close it each time
for several days.
Sioux Falls-The plans are fully
matured for the erection in this city
during the coming six months of
100000 addition to the present rack
Ing plant operated bv the Morrell
Packing Co.. Giving this ooncetn a
capacity of 1000 hogs rer day. This
city feels considerably elated over til S
improvement to a leading industry.
Huron-The annual meeting of the
Federation Council of the Churches O"
Christ in South Dakota, meets in Hu
ron, South Dakota, on Thursday, De-
cember Ia. Members elected or APP
pointed by their respective denomina-
tons and those interested will please
take notice. The program is beng
prepared by the executive committee.
Belle Observation-Disclosures of the
Commercial club are meeting with
success in raising the necessary sub
scribed funds for the erection of the
new $40, 900 hotel that it to be put up
here by Hugh M. Vance of White
Owl, and it is expected that work
will shortly be commenced The build
ing is to be l. shaped and of three
stories and VIII fill long felt want.
Deadwood-The $500 employees of
the Homestake Mining company at
Lead will not be given a chance to
strike, as the company has closed
down indefinitely. This action is not
a surprise as al! Indications for the
past few days pointed to shutdown.
The point Of dispute was the question
as to whether Lead should be union
or non-Union camp, 1t having been
an open shop town until the miners
decided they would not work with the
non-union men after November 25.
Doland-The old artesian well
which since early days has supplied
the people OF this place with water
for fire protection and domestic pur.
noses, has suddenly ceased to flow
the cosing evidently hoving rusted out
permitting the water to escape before
1t reaches the surface of the ground
Fortunately new well had beer
sunk and this will afford fire pro.
lection and supplies for domestic uses
in future. An effort will be. made tt
restore the old we'll to its olu-time
immense flow by sinking new casing
The old we'll wss one Of the first ar.
tesian we'll sunk In this part of the
state, 1t having been drilled at a time
when 1t was extremely doubtful
whether the great artesian basin UNI
deriving portions of South 4.akots
could be struck this far north in tn,
state.
Yankto The Clay creek drainag,
ditch which will reclaim several thor
sand acres Of land in the eastern ar
OF, the county is about completed at I;
cost Of $I50,000 to the adjoining lans
iSowners but the value of the ditch Ia.
already demonstrated itself to such q,
/ extent that several eptitiona are be
ing arranged for submission to til,
commissioners Of Clay and Yanktol
counties for further Improvement,
\ along these lines looking TO the re
ANIMATION Of several naore thousand
sf acres of land which during the ras
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