Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-13

make up for what June did to us.
Contractor Senseney has contracted
to build dwelling on west Pleasant
Drive.
Robt. Lumley went to Sully county
last week to look after his interests
there.
On Saturday, S. H. Lea joined the
Shriners delegation to the meeting of
the Imperial Council, at Rochester,
N. Y.
The work of building fine school
building is soon to be commenced at
Gniilid. Brick " viii iii DC used III i its
construction.
The Alexandria Herald believes it
a safe bet that Egan will be nomin-
ated for governor If all the candidates
now named remain in the field until
the primaries.
This South Dakota climate would
be all right, even ill the good old
summer time, if Colorado, Kansas
and Nebraska would curb the source
of their hot winds.
A. F. Blewitt, late of Onida was in
Pierre last week. He disposed Of his
drug interest in that place to his part
ner, DR.. Stegeman, and was enroute
to Sioux Falls.
| Jim Tommy, who edits the Watch
man with commanding tact, was in
the city Saturday from Onida. Mr..
Tommy says the work of constructing
the court house at that place is we'll
advanced.
The county board of commissioners
of Stanley county is having much road
work done. Grading and bridge con-
tracts are awarded to and distributed
among settlers, all of whom will be
greatly benefited by being able to Sc
cure employment at this time.
Sunday the iahole country rejoiced
over the rainfull which came Satur-
day night, breaking the drouth
throughout the state. The rainfall
was the greatest boom to west of
river people, where water has long
headed the list of needs.
The hunting dog, from which South
Dakota has been freed the last few
years, will again be with the opening
of the prairie chicken season next
fall. These dogs are used about a
month in the fall and the rest of the
year their owners allow them to shift
for themselves and become public
nuisance.
Buyers of cattle and horses from
the east who are now coming to the
central portion OF the state III the
hope of purchasing stock at knock
down prices are certain to get left.
Cattle are bringing good prices, but
the horse market is lower than in for
mer years.
In the past week, two elderly home
steaders, living alone in Stanley
county have been found dead by their
neighbors, death in both cases being
from natural causes, probably hast
ened by the extreme heat. One was
Oscar Short, who was found in a
small room in the corner of his house
whose death was pronounced to be
heart trouble; the other John Held,
who lived near Grindstone, who was
found lying in the door of his house,
and whose death was ascribed to
heart trouble, on examination.
The taking of cattle from the east
ern part of the state to the pastures
west of the Missouri for winter feed.
ing has been custom many times in
this state, but for the first time the
custom is reversed this year. The
feed is to be found east of the river
and is scarce in many sections west
of the stream. The past week, Nc.
Cain Brothers of Rapid City and Un.
derwood, took bunch of over two
hundred head of their cattle from the
Box Elder creek range, to the north.
eastern corner of Sully county, where
: they have secured pasturage and hay
for the season, and will use that
range for time.
Waterfowl Opinion: Accurate re
cords being kept show that LAX,
Kampeska is receding at the rate o
q about an inch day. The lake il
, now low, and the suggestion that /,
dam be constructed across the rive
below the outlet gains added force
The chances are that the lake viii
come close to reaching low leve
!, mark this fall, while the Sioux rive
: is without current A good dan
! would impound the spring water mex
: year, maintain high level through
: out the year, and permit of surplu
70 maintain curront in thp rive