Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-09
Tuesday night Policeman Dawson

Sunday at his home in Olivet.
John, Livingstone, publisher of the
Onida Watchman, is in the city,
Miss Jessie Yoder of Blunt was a
guest of friends in Pierre over Sunday.
Charlie Brown ruturned Friday from
Hot Springs, Ark. He paised a month
in that health restoring resort.
Any one wishing the Viavi remedies
will find them at the home Of Mrs. |
lone H. Russell. Telephone No. l,6.4-a
G. c. Barney and j. G. Damn are in
Sully county as the representatives of
the State Land Commissioner depart
ment.
Snow began to fall early Tuesday
morning and 10 o'clock about an inch
had fallen. The afternoon was warm
and bright.
0. " Calbraith, district agent for the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance COM
pany, is at the Reverview. He will re
main here about three months.
Ivan w. Goodner was an east going
passenger Monday. Like other Pierre
attorney, Colonel Goodner's law pIac
tice is growing, and consumes nearly all
his time.
Last night, during the progress of the
dance in Hyde's hall, some miscreant
threw stone through a window pane
and into the ballroom, and made good
his escape. 1t is thought he will yet be
caught and Jailed.
Fred Walton was in the city today
from his holdings near Old Trail, IN
Stanley county. After residence there
OF one year, he AYERS nothing could en-
tice him to abandon claim life in that
favored locality.
Alec Watson of Shiloh, Sully county,
called Friday, and balanced accounts
with the Free Press. Mr.. Watson is a
| farmer who takes pride in being a
farmer. He has become rich tilling
Sully county SOIL
j. r. Midnight arrived home Saturday
night from Junction City, Kan, where
he was summoned two weeks ago by
the illness of his father. Soon after
Mr.. Mcknight arrived at his parental
home, his father expired.
A charter has been granted corpor
ton known as the Ingham state Bank,
OF Stanley county, having capital of
$500. E. J Spencer, r. w. Mathie
son, f. G. Fischer, G. e Sumner, G. L.
Millett are the incorporators.
| U. E. Atwater of Fairbanks, Sully
county, called Saturday while in the city
on business Mr.. AtWater says lands
there are changing ownership at all ad-
vance OF So TO S. per acre. and that
recent purchasers intend to become
residents OF the county-the best in
this state.
On Wednesday evening Of last week
at the home of NJ. D. Sterling, in Huron
Joseph R. Sterling, late of Vinton, 10.
now civil engineer for the Northwest
ern in Pierre, and Miss Harrimette G
Hartman Of MarshalltowE, To-, were
married by Rev. j. Z. Anderson.
Q. s. Jones of Madison, grew six hun
dred and forty bushels of red globe
onions to the acre last fall, and found
ready market for them at seventy-liv,
cents per bushel. Truck farming i
about the most profitable use to which
land can be put if market is avail
able
Charles Keenan, for years an editoria
writer on the Council Bluffs Nonparei
called today while in the city between
> trains. Mr. Herman is a descriptiy
writer of acknowledged ability anc
l. doubtless, upon return to his home, h
: will form an instructive pen picture 0
/, Pierre and the state in general.
Life and hustle has characterized tn
real estate and building business tn
past week, regardless of storm and chill
e air. This is the greatest home buildin
t year in Pierre for twenty years pas
; and the sales of vacant lots for ne,
homes, and of homes already built,
S unprecedented in two decades.
Watertown is in the throes of a bee
war. The Public Opinion we'll say!
L The easiest way in the world for thes
: fellows who may be kicking on the in
7 creased price of bottled beer to get til
y prices reduced is to refuse to buy an
until the old price is restored. rrea
= bottled beer like Hill Nye advised
friend to treat a corn on his toe-wIt
"a silent contempt.
Parties who have been over the rou
- recently from this city to Rapid Cit
70 inform us that the several grading on
y fits are clearing up their contracts ar
= getting ready to pull for other jobs
. is the concensus of opinion that graz