Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-08
EVERYBODY RODE


which is doing service until the com
spletion Of the other witnessed tne
arrival of the first passenger Tram
that Onida has ever seen and which
also was the first one ever run thru
the county. 1t was composed OF two
day coaches and combination baggage
and passenger car but if it had been
made up of all vestibuled Pullmans
with buffet car attached 1T could
not have aroused any greater feeling
Of pride and citation in the minds OF
those who have been waiting mere
from ten to thirty years for It's
arrival. Every old timer present felt
had feeling of personal pride in it;
q feeling of ownership; felt that it had
partly became possible through his
own efforts in sticking to the country
through thick and thin, thus helping
to build up the country to what 1t
is now.
Every one who could possibly get
away were at the depot to ride as far
&c Gettysburg; those who could not
get away were at the depot to see
the rest off. A total of u passengers
got on from this town and among
these were Mr.. and Mrs. W. %.
Garner who came into town twenty
odd years ago in a lumber wagon and
who having amassed a comfortable
fortune during that time embraced
the opportunity of taking the first
train ride out for their old home IN
Ohio where they will visit during
the rest of the summer.
When at last the train pulled away
from the depot and slowly glided out
to the north through Will Spencer's
corn field, those who remained at
home could hear the passengers cheer
ing and singing like bunch Of kids
on Sunday school picnic.
When we pulled into Agar we
found that citizens of that enterpris-
ing little town had decorated every
building with American flags and
practically the entire population were
at the depot to see us go thru. OF
course, the people of that town
could not have the same feelings as
regard to the coming Of railroad as
Onida had. for Agar, while only
couple Of months old has been assured
of q road since before they builded
and practically is railroad town
while Onida has been waiting for
nearly thirty years.
AT Getty sburg we all had dinner
after which we sWelled around and
explained to the natives of that en-
terprising little city what an advan-
tage it was to them to be connected
by rail with such a town as ours. AT
1880 we again boarded the cars and
returned home where we chartered
both drays at the depot and returned
to our homes every one proud AMI
happy because they had taken a ride
on the first train that ever went over
the division Onida w atchman.
Grover Cleveland left an estate
whose residue is ss2,s7s. 1t is a credit
TO all American presidents that they.
never tried to get rich as a result Of
official service.
The terra Gotta will be used exclu-
siyely on the first story of the new
st. Charles, 1t will face all columns
and furnish the cornice. This will
make the richest looking building in
South Dakota. Capital.Jou
The afternoon train today came in
nearly an hour late, bringing four ex-
ira coaches of Indians from Standing
Rock, Sisseton and Y ankton reserves.
There were about two hundred and
fifty in the party. and they were
bound for Oelrichs, where Congre-
gationRl conference is to be held.
Pierre Daily Capital.
While talking about the short
crop" this yearit is in order to men
ton the wheat and oats now being
harvested By w Nc Gofin, in the
valley He Is stocking wheat these
days. and says II will go SO bushels to
this acre. His oats. which are still in
the stack, he thinks will go 85 or 10.
n BE raised the macaroni variety Of
wheat. Spearfish Enterprise.
The manager Of the capital milling
{ company Of Pierre, made q trip to
this country recently. He was very
fayorabty impressed with the excep.
tional quality Of the wheat in this
section. and offered eleven cents a
n II x 4 j, !,