Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-23

hospital will doubtless be the loser
thereby, as he has won reputation
second to no doctor in the state as able
and well-quaiitied, in his profession.
He will still attend to all cases he may
be called on to serve at the institution.
The Hughes county central commit.
tee has issued q call for the county eau
cnses and convention. The Free Press,
which has been the only straight, re-
liable. stalwart republican paper IN the
county for the past quarter of CEN
fury, nearly, has not yet been favored
with a copy of the call, for some reason
as yet unexplained, though the two
city dailies are now publishing it from
the same type.
A person named rhos. Brown, who
boards at the European hotel, got to
fighting booze, Tuesday night. and get
ting horse and buggy tried to control
the streets. He nearly drove over a
little girl named Hanson. and injured
the child by his reckless driving. He
has jumped the town. and the police are
waiting to entertain him on his appear
ance again
Walter s. Rowe, who has grown up
with the Pierre telephone system for
the past sixteen years, has resigned as
manager, and man named A. q.
Lowell has been sent III by the company
to take the management of the local ex-
change. Manager Bickelkaupt, of
Aberdeen, was here this week to effect
the change.
All the many old veterans and others
who attended the G A. X. encamp-
ment at Minneapolis last week are re-
turning, and report q most delightful
trip. The cheap rate offered to that
city and return drew crowd of over a
hundred from Pierre and surrounding
country,
Congressman Burke, after three days
spent In the city, returned to New York
Saturday. He expects Mrs. Burke, Miss
Grace, and Miss Ludlow, his private
secretary, to return from their European
trip about September IL and they will
all be back to Pierre by the first of DC.
tober.
Rapid City, Journal: Leroy Moore
was an arrival Sunday morning, and
yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore and two children, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Wing went to the Maggie
mining campSto spend month camp.
ing out. Hilda Zigler accompanied
them.
1t has rained nearly every night this
week, and the rainfall for August is
going to exceed any year in our history.
Nearly six inches have fallen this
month, the ground is soaked, the creeks
and lake beds overlooking, while the
crop of mosquitoes is something fierce.
Misses .Kalder, Hollister, Shurtliff,
and Kephart, who have taught in our
city schools and are re- engaged the
coming year, have arrived. They will
assist the state superintendent for q
week or two in marking papers, before
school commences.
Samples of beets, turnips, and other
vegetables grown at the Indian school
farm are on display at the Pierre Ma.
tional bank. Some of the specimens
look big enough to require stump
puller to get them out Of the ground.
| Francis z Gueffroy, editor OF the Star
at Midland, is in the city attending to
business matters. Before returning to
the future metropolis of the country
west he will visit his parents at Madi-
son, Lake county.
A fishing party, consisting of Fred
Bonsey, DR.. Y. H. Ruble, Mike Lynott
and others, went up to Farmers island
Saturday. in gasoline launch, and
brought back 100 pounds of cat and
buffalo fish.
Frank w. Edison is back from trir
to Minneapolis AND Milwaukee. AZ
the latter city he attended as deiegate
q meeting Of the national convention OF
Eagles, representing the Pierre lodge
The work on the first caisson Of tn,
new bridge IS being lighted by an in
candescent light plant installed by tn,
i contractors. This will allow work tt
80 forward twenty-tour hours day.
Miss Louise Cavalier, of st. Paul, and
for years an employe Of the lndiar
schools Of the state, is in the city look.
Ing after property interests. She wa,
formerly resident Of Pierre.
The track farmers near DeGrey ans
on OkObojo island, at the two opposit,
ends Of the county, are bringing Il
Pierre the finest kind Of melons AM
other garden stuff.
Wilfred Pipks, the three year old col
Of w. f. Plnks and wife OF East Pierre
died Thursday Of bowel trouble. Tn,
remains were buried Saturday ct River