Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-14
H. Il. Walker of Brookings, is in the

j. H. Gropengiespr came in from
Onida today to transact some business
matters.
Supt. A. G. johnson and b. F. Far
rell came in from Huron today enroute
to Winona
Bank robbers have been active in the
eastern portion of the state during the
past ten days.
Chas S. Kahn, Estates attorney of
Douglas county, arrived in the city to-
day on legal bu siness.
G. M. Livingstone returned today
from Onida. While there he disposed
of one of his farms in Sully county.
j. E, Nipple aud son returned today
from McCook, Neb, where they at
tended the funeral of Mrs. NJ. E. Hip
pie.
John Livingstone, editor of the Onida
Waterman, is ill of rheum atism. His
condition is more serious than reported
last week
I. e. Orr, deputy food and dairy com.
missioner, came in from Brookings
this afternoon on duties connected
with that office.
Federal officers have thus far failed
to find any trace of a pouch of mail
valued at $4,000 which disappeared be !.
tween Condo and Redfeld,
Sheriff Logan presented the State
Historical society with a miniature
shirt, which was made by an inmate of
the state prison at Sioux Falls.
T, T. Sawyer and wife departed this
morning for Chenille, Mimi, having
shipped their household goods there
preparatory to making that their fut-
nre home.
The state board Of regents yesterday
were at Eureka in connection with
choosing a site for the experimental
station authorized by the last legisl !.
ture. The board decided to locate the
station on section 36 127-73, a piece of
land owned by the state. Eureka citi-
zens agree to fence it and break por-
ton Of it.
Okobojo Times: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Westlund came up from Pierre the
first part of the week to superintend
things on their ranch in Fairbank
township. &C. Mollick went to
Pierre Tuesday. He was accompanied
on his return trip by Mrs. NJ. who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hugh
Green, the past week.
4 Onida Waterman: o. v. Calbreath
arrived from Pierre Tuesday and is
writing insurance for the Mutual Re-
serve of New York. (. ). Pierre has a
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. now. The
new company having been granted per-
mission to do business by the State
Commissioner Of Insurance. &C, s.
Matter and family of Okobojo departed
Sunday fer Huron to make their future
home. Better school facilities is the
reason tor their removal
Poisonous nicotine in tobacco Is re.
moved by sleeping the leaves in solu
ton Of fannie acid. This is the method
J adopted by a German chemist
Prof. Ernest Haeckel, in a recent
lecture in Berlin, stated that, in his
opinion, it is absolutely certain thai
, man is descended from the apes.
Soldiers in France are allowed tt
cultivate gardens in any spare ground
about barracks and to help out theil
rations by growing vegetables
, Harry x. Devereux, Of Cleveland, il
the only living model of the three VII,
posed for the famous painting, Yankee
> Doodle portrayed by Willard
The Archbishop Of Canterbury re
Gently said in public address: 9TH
child who has not learned obedienc
at the age of two never learns it,"
The Hot Lakes district of New Zea
land includes seven lakes ranging ii
l Earea from three 70 thIrty-one squar
miles, besides many of smaller size.
Four burglars, arrested in the &C
by the London police the other night
] We're all wearing gloves, in order no
1 to leave finger prints behind them.
The worlds merchant marine Q
giant steamers of over 10000 registe
: tons now includes ffty-six vessels
: thirty -one of which are under the Ems
: hsh flag.
9 There Is beacon in the Arizon
= desert to guide travellers to a waite
hole. This Is lighted at night, const
!. tlding lighthouse" several hundre
miles inland
a Former Congressman E. W. Marti
o has been notified from Washingto
n that the CLAIM f SC; pension for isa
i Eagle Feather, full blooded Sioux Ii
dian from the Rosebud reservation, hi
been allowed by the government, 8
:. unusual procedure. Eagle Feath
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