Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-14
R. j. Starr of Charles City, Iowa,

II. j.. Starr OF Charles CITY, Iowa,
is in the city.
/ Granville Jones was an arrival to-
day in the city.
The total number registered in the
land drawing at Pierre up to noon to-
day were 5667.
Henry and Morris are conducting
restaurant in the Fitch Block and are
doing good business.
Christian Hirning, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bibelheimer left today for
points in Walworth county.
Pat LaFavre, who has been tra vel
ing with the Lewis tent show, left
here Monday for his home at Elan
dreau.
| Henry Neuhauser and wife return
ed today to their home at Hardin
grove after visiting d few days with
relatives here.
Governor Vessey has appointed
Hon. Thomas Sterling of Vermillion
dean of the law department of the
state university.
Chas. D. Tidrick was in the city on
Saturday. He is one of the officers
in the First National Life company.
Mr. Tidrick is one of Chamberlain 8
most influential citizens.
w. r. Ronald, writer of ability
and experience, has bought the Daily
Mitchell Republican. Mr.. Ronald
will endeavor to put out one of the
newsiest daily publications in the
state.
The Capitol Furniture Store did a
big business during the holding Of
the Gas Belt Exposition. The sales
of articles on one day, aggregated
81, 24O. The firm has the best of
goods and their prices are positively
the lowest.
The Crystal, an electric theatre,
began what cannot fail to be sue
cessful career Monday night. It is
located in the Pierre Street block; is
well heated and brilliantly lighted.
The program nightly is full of enter
tanning and popular features.
H. M. Straight & Co., the Hyde
block druggists, have opened drug
store corner Pierre street and Pleas
ant Drive. The firm s second place
of business is we'll located, and the
| or nd no in,
clude all articles known to the trade.
The county superintendent Of Stan
ley county reports $3.50 children of
school age in Stanley county, an in
crease of SIG in the past year The
number of teachers in that county
has also increased until the force
makes good sized convention itself
when all are gathered together.
| Chas E. DeLand reached home Mon
day from an extended stay on the
Pacific coast. Mr.. DeLand has fire.
quently visited the coast in years past
and has as many times brought back
the news of great building activity in
all coast cities. But upon his recent
visit there he is confident that building
and commercial interest has increased
more than double within the past twelve
months.
i Pierre can we'll be proud of the i'm
provement made on the streets this
summer. Many needed new cement
walks and grades along side streets,
add considerable to the appearance
of the city as a whole. Of course
there are other streets and other
places to put walks but everything
can not be accomplished at once and
it will be hard to find another city
that has done more in the way OF i'm
provement.
On Saturday, October %, James A.
, Rose, owner of Rosedale Ranch, one
mile north of Pierre, will sell at pub
; lie sale forty pure bred Aberdeen
Angus cattle, and 1875 head of COM
mon stock cattle, including los steers,
weighing from 900 to HOO pounds.
He will also sell 20 head of draft
horses, harness, dairy tools, and
farm machinery. Mr.. Rose has de-
l cided to quit farming and all proper
ty listed will go the highest bidder.
The luck of over hundred thou
sand homeseekers will be determined
: by two little tots, the Misses Joseph
? inc Burke and jeanette Hedger,
: These two wee danes will draw from
: the pile the numbers which will spell
prosperity to ten thousand American
cisizens. Miss Josephine is daugh-
ter of Representative Chas. II. Burke,
chairman Of the committee Of Indian
. affairs. Little Josephine is naturally
aroa tlu 1alaa sod haca Sc of the honor