Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-08-18

Mrs. NJ. II. Markey arrived today
from Huron for a few days stay in
the city.
G. w. Lumley is reported seriously
i'll. General disability is said to be
the ailment.
A. G. Brink is showing a large
number of prospective land purchas-
ers about the country.
Arthur Livingstone drove from
Onida to this city Monday; returning
to his home Tuesday. He was &C
companied on his return trip by his
mother.
Money to loal on real estate in
Hughes, Stanley or Sully counties,
large or small amounts. 2S3 Pierre
Street, Title Insurance q Trust Co.,
Pierre, S. D.
The Mississippi river is at this
time four and one-half inches below
water mark. The Missouri river is
receeding after reaching the lowest
point in a quarter of century.
Articles of incorporatin were filed
today for the Brazos Land and
Development Company, Pierre. Capl-
tai $4,000. Incorporators, j. A.
Davy, John |. Newell and d. A.
Davy.
The real estate business is not the
high road to independence that some
of the uninitiated think it is. Like
any other business it's success depends
very materially on the ability of the
man behind it.
The voters of Onida, the county,
seat of Sully county, will vote on the
3Oth Of this month on the question of
assurance of bonds to the amount of
$50, 900 for the purpose of installing
a system of WaterWorks for the place
The corn and snake crops in South
Dakota are reported to be up to the
average, the snake crop in some places
greater than usual. AS corn and
snakes go together in certain blend
ing, the crop reports do not appear
: to be unreasonable.
Good teachers are rarely paid enough.
When the people Waken to realiza-
tor of the value Of good teachers
services to the community, teachers
will not, as now, be offered less
: than their talents would command in
some other field of labor.
There is much force behind the flow
of water shooting from the artesian
we'll, recently sunk by the city. The
water is charged with gas to a
very great degree. 1t is said to be
the best flow yet obtained in all the
artesan section Of this state.
The representatives of the North
: western railway company were in
this city yesterday securing list of
s the cost values of groceries and other
t costs of living and ages long their
the wage problem of their employees
| When a neighbours child went to
the claim shack of Chas. Andres, IS
miles northeast Of Belle Fourche, on
an errand, she discovered Mrs Andres
lying dead on her bed with her two
small children playing beside her.
The mother had been stricken will,
heart failure.
5 The Roman Catholics of Blunt,
after twenty-five years without a
house of worship, have dedicated the
church of the TRANSPORTATION, 81,
600 edifice, with imposing ceremonies
in charge of the Rev. Father T. @.
Flynn of Madison as the representa-
tive of Bishop O'Gorman assisted by
several priests.
The total assessed valuation Of the
state with the figures as completed
by the state assessment board, will
be 1892, 900. OF this amount S32, =
537, 900 is corporate property, viii CHI
is assessed by the state board. This
is an increase of little over SIG, O0O,-
900 over the figures of last year.
VIM Richter, living a mile and a
half southeast of Dell Rapids, lost a
large barn, 32xSO feet, by fire yester-
day morning, it being struck by light
ming during a storm. Two horses
were also burned and quantity of
hay. The total loss is estimated at
about $500 with 5000 insurance.
I Farmers attention: No other
local market will pay you what
we will for your wheat Of milling
varieties, we also are paying the
highest for durum wheat, corn, oats