Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-16
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TIME TABLE
LOCAL LACONICS

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E. w. Downing and DR.. II. w. Mar
win were in the city from Blunt Mon
day evening.
It's time to stow away your green
backs. The assessor will call around
in few days.
j. D. Hilger arrived from Mime.
apolis Tuesday, where he has been on a
goods buying trip.
Mrs. Harry Lumley is enjoying visit
from her mother, Mrs. A. Siffert, who
arrived Friday from Utah.
Governor Crawford came in from
Huron on Monday, where he passed
Sunday with his family.
'This is the winter of our discomfort
When will it be made glorious by the
summer sun in South Dakota?
The early sown wheat and other
grain is coming on splendidly, showing
no damage done by the severe weather.
H. A. Ostreich and John Eastman
came in from Harold on Monday;
having been drawn to serve as jurors.
G. 3. Swanson, deputy state superin-
tendent, went to Huron on Saturday.
Before returning he will go to DeSmet.
W. H Bailey, a very competent fell
low, has accepted the position of STEM
-Ographer in the office Of the local Board
of Trade.
G. N Pier left Monday morning for
Rapid City. He will inquire into the
loans made from the state school fund
in that locality.
j. D, Rainey Of the Grindstone Bee,
called Tuesday. Next week he will
begin the publication of the Philip Re
view, at Philip.
The May term Of the circuit court
began Tuesday The calendar is not
long and Judge Boucher hopes to clean
up the docket this week.
Mrs John Hall and daughter, Edna,
the latter having been i'll of appended
tbs at the local hospital, returned to
their home in Harold on Tuesday.
&C, Barney, of the state land depart
ment, left Monday for Watertown,
where he will look after matters under
the Jurisdiction of the commissioner
Those who purchased power breaking
ploWs are meeting with splendid sue
cess. The turning of 30 acres Of sod
in one one day is not an infrequent oc-
currence
The appointment of J John f. Baker
of Hermosa as member OF the Board
OF Commissioners of the Soldiers
Home, at Hot Springs, was a wise
selection.
Julius Kahl Of Doom, Iowa, has q
claim on 100 acres of Uncle Sans land
80 miles west of Pierre. He declares
land in tie vicinity Of Hardmgrove is
ahead of anything Iowa can show.
Land Commissioner o. G. Dokken, J
g. Damn and Mr.. Staratt left Monday
morning for Hyde Hand, Faux anc
Potter counties; in each of the counties
they$wil offer for sale capital building
lands.
A snowstorm Monday was hind
rance to out door work. There ART
those who have given up guessing
when spring is coming; but whel
warm weather does set in it is expected
to push vegetation.
G. q. Besanacon is now editor ant
, publisher of the Blunt Advocate. Un
der the former management, the Advo
cate was bright, newsy paper, but un
der the new management the Free Pres
predicts still greater improvement.
Pierre owners of CANNES should re
!, member that the annual dog harves
began May l, and that all untagged a
that time were to be disposed of by tn
easiest route by the police officers N
less than a half dozen were discovere
Monday stiff and barkless.
Mitchell Clarion, 9: Misses Marth
and Pauline Sutherland of Pierre, VIII
are attending college IN Sioux Fall
came over from tie latter city Frida
evening and spent Sunday at the HON
of Rev. Ecker Burton and with othe
friends in the city.
Yesterday was the first real sprin
day of the season. The sun broke OF
from its solitary confinement, and col
sented to cast few stray beams oY'
the land. The chilly wind that ha
previously prevailed had in q measul
disappeared, and the air was as con
Portable as one could wish. The chang
was most appreciable.
Flagg j. Carlisle returned Saturds
night from Y ankton where he took pa
in the state meet, and the gold med
presented to the successful declaim
was pinned upon his coat The hie
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