Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-07
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: SOUTH DAKOTA
|: STATE CAPITAL NOTES


P1erre-The new state capitol build
Ing was dedicated on Thursday after
noon at o'clock in the presence of
large and distinguished gathering of
citizens who had assembled from all
parts of the state to witness the cere-
monies, which We're of a most impress
slve nature. Governor Vessey acted
as the presiding officer and the pr4n-
clpa! address was made by DR.. A. B.
Storms, president of the Iowa State
College. All of the state officers were
present and took part in the exercises
which were followed by the Masonic
ceremonial. The First Regiment Band
provided the music for the occasion.
The capitol building was ro.ected
by the legislature of 1905, but the con-
tlnuous construction of it was not un-
dertaken until the summer of 1907.
The corner stone was laid June Is,
1908, and it is essentially complete at
this time. 1t has been occupied by the
state officers since April
The cost of the building proper Is
$4,000, hut furnished and with the
landscape plans carried out the total
cost will approximate million. The
building contains so per cent of the
capacity of the Minnesota capitol, and
is modern in every particular In the
way of mechanical conveniences.
1t is highly artistic in design, finish
and decoration. The general scheme
of decoration is modest and in the best
of taste, avoiding the garish and fam
boyant which sometimes disAgures
public buildings.
1t contains one exceptional mural
by Blashfield, five by Simmons and
three by Holloway. Blashtield's panel
in the governors parlor, exemplifying
''The Progress of South Dakota" is
by many competent judges deemed the
best production of this master of the
mural painters art. Simmons "Ad.
vent of Commerce." lunetta at the
head of the main stairway, and his
Maternity" in one of the pendentive s
are both compositions worthy of any
gallery.
Superintendent Rastall of the gov
eminent Indian school at this city has
for the past two years been doing a
little experimenting with artesi1n wa
ter for irrigation at the school gar
dens, but all in the way of experiment
tation, without any practical knowl-
edge of such use of water. He has Sc
cured the services of a couple of men
from Idaho, who are skilled in the
use of water on irrigated farms, and
for this summer will make practical
test of that class of work at the
school. The results will be watched
with more than local interest, as the
question of practical use of artesian
water for irrigation in this state has
been discussed from both sides fo1
years, but it has never been put to a
practical test by men who were thor.
oughly familiar with that manner oil
farming If the work here proves &
success, it will mean large extension
of the irrigated farming in South Da
kota. Such assistance to crops can be
made of great value even in section:
where the annual rainfall is sufficient
as rule to mature crops, but where {
little assistance in temporarily dry
period will largely increase the yields
Pierre-Representa Of the Min
neapolis and st. Louis Railway com
pany, continue to show that they ar,
interested in the old railway grade be
tween this city and Aberdeen. G. w
Sewers, attorney for the read, ant
General Manager Beard, have teen il
this city in conference with bsines
men. The company has an option OF
the grade which was to expire the frs
of July. At the conference they wer,
given an extension of ninety days IL
which to begin active work on lin
between here and Aberdeen, and ass If
ed the men in conference that the chi
reason for asking the delay is tn
money situation at the present time
and that they will push the work a
soon as they can get matters in prop
er shape along that line.
Pierre,-Articles of incorporation
have been filed for the Pukwana Sta
Bank with capital o. $4,000. Incor
porators: John Hartz, Chamberlain
c. B. Scott, Clinton, Iowa; c. L. Rost
Pukwana and others.
Articles have been filed for tn
Mound City Telephone company a
Mound City, with a capital of 5000
Incorporators, Gaines Falde, Noun
City; H. G. Fenske, Mound City: G. Z
Brophy, Nels j. Amundson, Glenhar1
The purpose of the company being tn
construction of a telephone for loca
and long distance service in the north
ern part of the state.
Pierre-Attorney General Clark ha
been called upon by the officials o
Perkins county as tc what their dutie
are in regard to vote on location
of a permanent county seat at the ell C
ton next fall. The attorney genera
holds that the location by vote las
fall was only that of temporar
county seat, and that it is the drty O
the county auditor to submit the loca