Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-05
j. w. Laughlin is in Aberdeen this

Pierre Gas Belt Exposition Sept. |
40.
S. H. Lea left today for the Black
Hills.
The Brink garage is nearing COM
pletion.
Ivor Thomas returned Tuesday
from the east.
H. G. Shober is up from Highmore
on business matters.
The sale of the old capitol building
takes place Saturday.
Miss Minnie Lane of Lacey will be-
gin work in this office Monday.
Mr.. Beacon returned today from a
trip east in the interest of the Beacon
MedicineoCo.
Miss Edith Skenk, who lives near
Fort Pierre, is spending few days
with friends here.
Judge Holmes has gone to attend
the National G.. A. R. encampment
at Salt Lake City.
Messrs. Mundt and Hastings have
placed an order for ten Mcintyre
automobiles. They intend to handle
the Mcintyre cars at this point, and
intend to erect garage.
Miss Amanda Clement, the woman
umpire, broke the worlds record at
Parker, for long distance baseball
throwing, the distance she threw the
ball being 229 feet. The previous re-,
cord was 1875 feet.
1t takes rich man to draw a check,
a pretty girl to draw attention,
horse to draw cart, a porous plaster
to draw the skin, a topper to draw a
cork, free lunch to draw a crowd,
and an advertisement in your home
paper to draw trade.
Archie Moore, farm hand from
WATERFOWL, S, D., worried by family
trouble, attempted suicide here We'd
nesday by jumping into the lake.
The cold water changed his mind and
he struggled back to shore. He was
; taken in charge by policeman and
| sent to hospital where he appeared
irrational.
Western railroads whose lines ex
tend through North Dakota and South
Dakota expect the greatest stampede
for lands the country has ever seen
when the Cheyenne River and Stand
ing Rock Indian reservations are
thrown open for settlement next Oc-
tober. To care for the immense travel
to the new territory the roads already
are commencing to make plans.
During the shower yesterday after
noon, while Elmer Peterson, the 49,
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Peterson, living about six miles south
east of Midland, was coming in from
the bayfield,, he was struck by bolt
of lightning and instantly killed. He
f was sitting on the iron seat of a hay
rake and was within short distance
of the house when the bolt struck
him, knocking him to the ground
The Indians on Cheyenne river res
ervation have just been presented
i, with fine lot of horses, cattle, and
an equipment Of farming implements
by the government in lieu Of cash
payments for lands, and now within
> a few days there will be commenced
at the agency the distribution Of $50,
: 900 of annuity money, which means
over $50 head for all Indians on the
reserve young or old.
!, The contract for the electrical: fix
h lures for the new state building wal
: let to the Enes company, of New Yorl
|. represented in the bidding by w. b
i Miller. The contract was for $4,000
and the contest between the differen
, firms bidding was on the quality ant
+ design, while number of designs wer
4 shown, the Enos company we're bes
q in their estimation.
An application for requisition from
the governor of Kansas has been re
f" ceived in the governors office asking
- for the custody of w. M. Morgan O
i George Franklin, the Sioux Falls col
ored man who is wanted in Kansas TO
breaking his parole with general ide
3 of the situation Governor Vessey ha
held up the application for an investi
10 cation of the case before he takes an
D. action toward either granting or deny
'r ing the requisition asked for.
- The holders Of wolf bounty certif
= Gates this year will get two cents o
the dollar more than they did las
year. The claims for this year amour
y to sl7,365 and must0be met with a
L appropriation Of $4,000. This wi
% give each holder IA cents on the do