Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-25

Mrs. M. Anderson returned yesterday
from Clear Lake.
The editice of the Congregational
society is being re painted.
Cal. Barber sold a a choice lot of fat
hogs to Hugh Jaynes yesterday.
III. A. Ustrud, state superintendent
OF schools, is on a business trip to Sioux
Falls.
Mrs. John Feiok is on visit to her
parents, who reside in Alpena, this
state.
Clair Besancon, editor of the newsy
Blunt Advocate, was in the city on
business Wednesday.
The society of the w. C. II. u. will
hold exercises Friday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Fentress.
An additional car was attached to
the afternoon passenger in order to
accommodate the traffic.
Henry Green is hauling material to
be used in the erection of barn on his
farm in the vicinity of Okobojo.
Bert. Williams, merchant, doing
business at Ottumwa, was in the city
yesterday. Hereports growing trade.
Three months tuition free if you
enter the Sioux Falls Business College,
Sioux Falls, S. d. Sept. 3rd. Cata
logue free.
Last week Dan Stoyer purchased 800
acres Of land, located in Sully county.
lie bought through the ageEey of G.
M. Livingstone.
Trinity Guild will hold an ice cream
social this evening at the residence of
G. II. Burke. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The Gas Belt Land and Abstract
company are disposing OF their land
holdings. A number Of transfers
heightened the record this week.
| A. b. Nelson has returned from a
trip to Hot Springs, where he went to
attend meeting Of the Board of the
Soldiers Home, Of which he is mem.
Der.
| Building operations or the North.
| Western passenger depot ceased on
Saturday. 1t is said there is some
friction between the company and con-
tractor.
Mrs. Julia Geltz left yesterday after
| noon for Morris, Mimi, where she has
| been transferred by request to the posi-
ton of matron in the Indian school al
| that place.
Harry Burns, who operates a power
breaking pillow in the vicinity of Ottum
wa, transacted business in Pierre yes
terday. He will continue sodturning
until August Is.
Rye and barley crops are being har-
vested and large yields Of all small
grains are assured. Corn is looking
fine, and better crop than last year
or for years, is looked for.
w D. Cantillion, assistant general
manager of the North Western road
came in from the east yesterday. He
came to look over the Improvements
which the company are making in this
city.
A nine year-old daughter of Frank
Lesnek,a farmer living sixteen miles
north of Waubay, while holding up a
clothes line to let her brother pass IN
der with a mower, had one of her legs
completely severed at the ankle.
| W. q. Bower, of Vermillion, is ship
ping his brick outfit to Pierre and will
go into the business on large scale
| He has formed a partnership with A
EWart and the firm has already pur-
chased property for the brick making
plant.
4 G. S. Snyder, who purchased tn,
| Chas. Meter store building in Canning
on May last, is unloading and shelving
a complete line Of new merchandise
He expects to build up splendid
trade at that point, and no doubt bu
he will succeed in SO doing,
Articles of Incorporation have beef
filed with Secretary OF State Wipf, 70
the First State Bank of Ward, Mood
county, with a capital of $1,000. In
corporators, E. R. Zalesky, E. X
Zalesky, E'kton; Clyde Wilcox, Bush
nell.
Governor Crawford has appointed a
:. delegates to the national prison con
gress, to meet in September IA to 10, II
I. Parmiey, Sioux Fails; S. L. Y Dung
Plankinton; D. G. Thomas, WATERFOWL
Rev. Thomas Nicholson, Mitchell
Rev. D. j. Esmond, Huron.
OIL. Craig, manager of the Lun
Land company; j. IT, Felker. of tn
Lund Land company in Omaha. an
John Hollenbeck arrived Saturda
: from Aberdeen by the automobil
route. The party left Sunday, immedi
: oto1y- after ir;o,,c ~