Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-05-26

Il. Booth was accompanied by his wifs
and son who will remain here with hin
during the wool buying season.
Frank Windle has closed out his vel
knownand popular cigar store which
The has run for many years., He has moi
yet decided what he will engage in.
| A post office has been established al
ICherry Creek with Ed. Squirting as post
master. Certainly an indication of in
creasing population across the river.
Geo. w. Lumley was down from Little
Bend over Sunday, He says that more
wheat has been sowed in Sully county
this season than for years before. Every
old field is plowed up
Thos. Fuller was down from Milbank
to:yisit over Sunday with his Pierre rel
atives and friends. He returned Tues
day taking with him handsome colt
from the Judges stables.
The contract to complete the stone
wall work about the Episcopal rectory
has been let to Charley Madison of
Sioux Falls who has been doing contract
work in the city for some time.
The Free Press is indebted to Wells
Alger for considerable reportorial work
for this issue aside from the regular
high school column. Wells has a good
nose for news and knows how to throw
it together.
Blunt Advocate: Last Saturday Miss
Cook entertained at dinner and during
the evening the following ladies: Mes
DANES Irwin, Eichholtz, Jarvis, Grang-
er, Singer and Carter; Misses Living
stone and Hatch.
Mrs. George Coates came down from
Canning Saturday for few days visit
with George at the hospital. Spring
work is not being neglected as Mrs.
Coates is experimenting the putting in
of the crops during her husbands con-
tinement
J. II. Gould arrived from Chicago
Thursday night and the following
morning the funeral of his son Jenner
took place from the undertaking parlors
of 5. s. Bubble. Rev. Askin conducted
the funeral. The body was laid to rest
in Riverside cemetery.
DR.. Allen of Ft. Pierre and Miss Bra
dy of this city while on a pleasure trip
to the buffalo pasture Sunday had a
runaway and were both thrown from
the carriage, the doctor breaking both
bones in one leg above the ankle. Both
lay unconcious for some time, Miss
Brady recovering first and summoning
aid.
The case in court at Sycamore, ILL.,,
in which the Waite Bros of Blunt were
interested involving the will of the late
N. G. Warren has at last been settled.
The parties who were contesting the
will received several thousand dollars.
and the balance of the estate amount
ing to about $50, 900 comes to the Mes
srs. Waite.
AS a result of a reduction in their
wages from $3.50 to $1.25 per day the
section men at this point went on a
strike last Friday. They had been draw
ing only $l.25 since last fall until about
three weeks ago when wages were adj
vanced 25 cents. The drop after only
two weeks was more than the men
would stand. They expect that they
will be put back on the old scale by
June LIST.
Miss Iwae Sheppard assisted by Mrs.
S. G. Dewell pleasantly entertained a
company of about twenty young people
at the home of the latter, Saturday eve
ming. Cards were played and prizes
boxes of bon bones awarded. A very
delicious luncheon of salads, olives,
sandwiches, coffee, strawberries and
cakes was served. Mrs. G. w. Mainland
and Miss Scofeld each favored the com.
tpany with vocal solos which were high.
" appreciated as were also the two pi-
ano selections by Mr.. Linsbad. MIR.
sThad Fuller Of Milbank was an out-of-
town guest.
The tiremen held largely attended
meeting at the department. headquar-
sters last Thursday evening to discuss
matters Of business. ItsWas decided to
participate in the Memorial day exer-
cises. The matter OF attending the
state tournament at Canton was also
considered. About forty five members
Bsignified q desire to 60 and the officials
are now trying to make arrangements
to bring things about SO that it will BIZ
possible for Pierre To- have q large rep
presentation. The boys have always car
ried off honors on these occasions ane
Pierre IS no doubt anxious that the,
Should this year. The hose teams hav,
begun To do some practicinQ,