Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-22

wv al iast accounts Mr. Johns was i'm,
proving and in a fair way to recover !.
entirely A numer of wears apo his
SISTER committed suicide OH the Johns
farm down the river
Sunday was the sixtieth anniversary
VI the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
datch' 1t is seldom that people live to
the age When they can celebrate sixty
years OF welded life Even golden
Neoui'gs' OF fifty Years, are very rare.
" 'lat makes the present Instance moreJ
Interesting to their friends is that Mr.
aud Mrs. Hatch have ALWAYS held the
highest esteem of all who have known I
eaeh' during their lives, and will ioin
III a wish that their We .rs NAV be MANY .
more to come.
y. |. Flottorp, one Of the new settlers
near DeGrey, was in the Free Press
Office and showed some spt clmeus of
new potatoes he has raised this year ora
his land. They are as big as goose
eggs and show what this country can
90 II 1T is given chance. All kinds of
vegetables and grain down in the De
TREY helghborhood are hourishing and
| nothing short of hail or tornado can
prevent hamper crop Of everything.
herman Sterud was one OF the chill
dren Of Grandfather Sterud, of Brook
lngs, who went to help celebrate the
seVenly-elghth birthday of the old
gentlemen, this week. Nine of the
eleven children were present at the
ola homestead, and remembered the
aged couple with some valuable pres
ents. Mrs, Bjerkey, of Aberdeen, for
merIy of Pierre, was one of the chl
dren present
Pierre people who are periodically
inclined will 90 over to Fort Pierre to
help celebrate on the fourth, though
some may 90 down to Huron for that
purpose 1t has been number of
years since Pierre has held a celebra-
ton. though with the result of the
| httPieti tiiN obilCi IIllI1GS III SiSIll we
have enough to feel good over without
} any formal demonstration.
The Bedford stone is being placed in
position on the walls OF the govern
ment building, and that handsome
structure is fast assuming proportions.
Mr.. Maxwell expects to haye the walls
and roof complete before cold weather
comes, and the work Oh the interior Of
the building can thus be carried on dur
: i u the winter months.
Bob Yokum is considering the pro-
: ject Of taking the three mounted buffalo
he now has, together with two live
buffalo calves and buffalo steer With
out a neck, which he recently bought
OF Scotty Philip, on a tour through the
= east. A buffalo, either alive or stuffed
u is a curiosity almost anywhere, al d
wond draw crowds.
Okoboio must have a good crowd OF
, ball tossers. Monday they played ;
. game with the high school nine ant
:, | wiped them up with a score of s to 4
-, Tuesday they went to Fort Pierre ant
shut out the nine Of that place by {
score of to 0. Okobojos ball team
should be reckoned with in future
games.
Or John Biever has caused the arrest OF
s Harry Holborn on the charge of ma
~ lcious mischief. The latter went int,
W Mr.. Bievers pasture and chased vau
n able stallion into barb wire fence
ID which ruined the horse by cutting hin
in his neck and shoulders. The cas-
will be tried before Justice McCord.
r. Today, as the Free Press is hein
a. issued, 1t has been raining steadily sine
in morning. TEis is getting to be a teri
al bl, wet country, and the month @
"a Jane will 90 down in the records of til
ia weather bureau as the rainiest for
AZ quarter century.
e Editor John e. Nipple was honore
ed at Aberdeen by beng elected Gran
Ii Scribe of the Grand Chapter, r. A. NJ
ch of the state This should prove an il
he centive for Mr. Nipple to revive tt
al waning destiny Of the local chapter.
II Rev. Edker Burton, wife and chi
nc are here from Louisville, Ky, for
nc visit with Mrs. Burton's parents, Nj
''e and Mrs. Stevens, of East Pierre. Re
'n Burton was formerly pastor of Il
BAPTIST church in Pierre.
W. Last Thursday, at Parker, Miss Ami
ils +. Purintou was married to Lowell
III Collins. The bride is daughter
y" r, E. Purinton, who resided for MAJ
VII wears near Canning, and was an o
20 Hughes county settler.
~ Mesdames Farr, Cole, Brown, Binds
=. Lyt)e, Oldlield and others are III Abe
- deen this week. to attend the state
-, r.. G. meeting which will be held
~ conjunction with the e. A. II, encam
,naut