Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-30
+. L. Lockhart; he has lands to sell.

| Rain in the west operated as a frost
on the board of trade spectators.
The Nipple Printing company has
moved into the building known as the
rink.
Governor Crawford left yesterday for
| Aberdeen, where he delivered Memo
rial Day address.
Miss Mary Greenough has accepted
the position of primary teacher in the
East Pierre school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Garner and Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Garner paid visit this
week to friends in Onida.
G. A. Young, plumber, secured seven
contracts last week. There is no vaca.-
ton for him in the year of our Lord,
1907.
The Free Press throws double hand
full of thanks to Congressman Philo
Hall for a full set of reports of the war
department.
| Some fine catches of fish are reporte
Bonnie Moore and party hold the high
HOOK, having taken twenty. five ca ttish
from Medicine creek, Tuesday forenoon
| Miss Ema Beckwith entertained the
members of her graduating class Satur-
day evening. Refreshments were
served, and the evening was enjoyably
passed.
Members of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the NJ e. church met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Rohrer. An
elaborate four O'clock dinner was en-
joyed by all present.
The Cheyenne River Pilot, is the
name OF newspaper soon to make its
appearance at Hardingrove, Stanley
county. The Free Press hopes that the
Pilot will ever find smooth sailing upon
ijournalister waters.
Duncan Ferguson will go to Madison
tomorrow, to he present at meeting
of the county board of commissioners,
of which he is a member. He bought
several tracts of land while here,
The Frank Mahara Minstrel COM
pany performed to large audience last
night. The entertainment was one of
the best our people have had chance
to enjoy. The company hold the
J. boards at the Grand tonight (Friday.)
Ed Wilson, the escaped life convict
from Sioux Falls, is believed to have
a been caught by an officer at Mason City
!, Iowa. Wilson brutally murdered fel.
: low laborer in Moody county, fourteen
Y years ago, soon after which he begun
serving life sentence.
t Mrs Winnie Wagner, daughter OF
S Mrs. Julia Geltz and sister of Mrs. S. G
DeWell, arrived Saturday night from
f San Francisco, her home. Mrs. Wag-
s ner, better known as Winnie Geltz re-
sided in Pierre for years, and is kindly
q remembered by all our people.
q Chas. L. Hyde, the town builder, be
r gun buildings operations this week
}, He has force doing the exeavating FOL
!, a block fronting on Capitol avenue. Il
n size it is to be SOx90 feet, two stories
high. The material to be used in i t.
n construction is to be brick and stone
f Mr.. Hyde expects to have the structure
h completed before September.
), Rain interfered today materially witt
(. the program arranged for Decoration
It Day. The usual parade and music wal
II dispensed with. Late in the afternoon
veterans, members of the Womans Re
\. lief Corps and many Others gathered a
! the state house, where Rev. A. S. Love
!, all delivered splendid address. Th
! graves of the soldier dead were lavish.
decorated with flags and flowers.
e, The baccalaureate sermon was deliv
N cred by Rev. a. S. Ln. call at the Bap-
0. fist church Sunday morning, to Uh
class Of 1907 of the Pierre High School
Rev. Loveall chose for his text 81
= mans life CONSISTENT not in the thing
= which he possesseth." His scholarl
= address was spiced with good cheer
- =, and was full of advice, not only to th
= senior class, but all his hearers as wei
! Sioux Falls Argus Leader: DR.. Get
L. A. PettigreW, secretary of the Masoni
,. grand bodies is making collection c
relics and curios for the Masonic templ
- Tuesday he received by express frol
. an enthusiastic Mason at Pierre splen
% did pair Of Elk antlers, the finest eve
:. seen in the city. Since it has becom
:; known chat room would be. set apal
- in the Masonic Temple For relics an
!. curios Mr. .Pettigrew has received man
II offers of contributions, and in sk.
:. time an excellent collection Will nc {
- exhibition.
Fe1th ANA Work..
in a. pretty anec6 ote is related Of
ar child who wa. greatly perturbed |
J the discovery that her brothers hi
set traps to catch birds. QUESTION:
q as to what she had done in the matte