Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-02

| the board of pension examiners for the
district including about half of South
| Dakota and half of Nebraska.
Oerlichs--The members of the Local
Odd Fellows lodge are now making ar
rangemhents to erect fine new lodge
hall building, their present building
having become entirely too small.
Bridgewater-In the way of public i'm
| provements, Bridgewater is set ing a
lively pace for the year 1910, having
| just installed an electric lighting plant
| at cost of $500, and awarding the
contract for a drainage system.
Lead-One of the outcomes of the
recent labor union troubles in Lead
has appeared in the volunteer fire de-
partment and as result it is likely
to cause the city to do away with the
volunteer organization and adopt a
regular paid department.
Pierre-The stockholders Of Hisega
lodge in Rapid Gulch, owned by Pierre
people, are negotiating for the pur-
chase of forty acres of state land,
which If secured will be created into
park. The tract is mountainous,
and we'll timbered and if it can be Sc
cured will be converted into an ideal
summer cutting place for people Of
this part of the state.
OVERWHELMINGLY is soon to take on
to be the busy scene of another i'll
ing. the opening of the Pine Ridge
and Mellette country will naturally
make the city of Gregory a registra-
ton point as the United States land
office is located here. The I'll ems Of
Gregory appreciate the the efforts of
Congressman Burke and Martin for
their efforts in opening up the terri
tory to settlement.
Pierre-D. Stephens, who holds a
homestead near Quinn, last year ra sed
over two tons of broom corn from
four acres which he planted on the
claim. He is preparing to put in for
ty acres this year, and expects to get
a good return from it.
With broom corn at it's present price
of more than two hundred dollars a
ton, land which will yield half ton
to the acre is bringing a good return
to the towner.
Pierpont-Automobi owners and
others of this place are engaged In a
good roads movement which is having
practical results. Each day for a week
or more past automobiles filled with
passengers, armed with ricks, crow
bars and shovels have left town for
the public highways in this vicinity
which lead to Pierpont, and rocks
have been removed in large numbers
and holes filled up and the roads 9TH
erwise improved.
Huron-At a meeting Of the city
commissioners resolution was adopt-
ed forbidding Sunday theatres and
kindred amusements in Huron. Here
after no license or other permit will
be granted to owners, managers or
others in charge of places of ruNlic
amusement for Sunday shows. Viola
lions of the resolution will result in
a recall of licenses already in force
and the refusal to grant further Ii
cense to the party in violation.
Chamberlain-The Sioux Indians
| living on the Lower Brule reservation
recently were paid a cons derahle sum
| III cash Wy Clleg GCN LII PoJ lACAe
| for land surrendered and opened to
white settlement. Large numbers of
the redmen visited the towns in the
| vicinity Of their reservation, and 1t is
stated are spending their money for
useful articles, such as groceries aud
clothing and other necessaries, and
also for wagons, buggies and farm
machinery, many of them being en-
gagged in farming.
| Mobridge-The Cannon Ball branch
of the ST. Paul road will beat the two
| other branches of that line being
built out of Mohridge to completion
by about thirty days. The steel garg
| is now working into New England,
the last station and terminus. Trains
will be running regularly out of Mo-
bridge in few days The Cannon
| Ball branch runs north across the
border, between the two Dakotas,
takes a turn directly west and termi-
mates a few miles east of the Montana
border in newly opened country.
Lead gotiations are now under
way that will probably result in this
| city soon having a city hall which 1t