Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-04
Mrs. II. Sterud III of appendicitis.

John Livingstone, publisher of the
Onlda Waterman, is in the city.
Mrs. w. F. Little and children de-
parted for a visit with relatives at Mil
Her,
Ed Beckwith left this morning to at
tend the encampment which was open
ed today.
Mrs. Lee Lillibridge will 90 to Sisse-
ton tomorrow to visit in her parental
household.
Mrs. Claude Walker and sister Miss
Eva Willoughby went to Blunt to take
in the Fourth.
o. S. Basford, State insurance com
missioner, left today for Redfeld.
where will spend Sunday.
M. 0. Shepard and wife OF Albion,
Mich. are in the city visiting at the
home of Frank Lillibrdge.
r. R. Pierce and Joe Shaver of Oni-
ida are in the city on business before
the United States land office
j. Ii. Gropengieser and family came
down from Onida in their auto to at.
tend the celebration at Fort Pierre
j. F. Hyde of Lincoln, Ill. is in the
city for couple of weeks VISIT with
his son, Charles L, Hyde and family.
The river has fallen two feet since
Monday and reports from up the river
indicate that the June rise has passed
Mr.. and Mrs. George Issenhuth of
Huron came out to spend the Fourth
with their son Ezra; of the state treas
urer's Office.
Elsie Bartlett sustained slight in
juries while shooting" frecracker !"
II is a matter of doubt in her mind
whether or not the Fourth is ever
| glorious.
Prof. J. +. Olander came over from
Brookings this afternoon to take up
his work in the state educational de-
partment.
TWenty-three loads of wool were de-
livered here on July A. The recent ad-
vance in prices has had the effect to
move wool.
Charles w. Humphrey has decided to
open a law office in the capital city
MIR. Murphy is an Iowan and graduate
of Iowa State University Law School.
/ w. e. Calhoon has secured the
agency for Dodd and Struther's copper
cable lightning rods, admitted to be the
best article of the kind manufactured
Us. Dewell, of Iowa, cousin of our
townsman, s. G. Dewell this week
purchased a secti-n OF land in Sally
county. The sale was made by G. M
Livingstone.
4 Deputy G. E. Swanson of the state
superintendent office, and Mrs. Swan
son went to Midland to attend the
celebration at that place. They re-
port fine time and enjoyed the
novelties of the western celebration.
Miss Elsie Abiding Of Winona ar
! lived Thursday morning to make her
home in this city with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Anding. Miss
Anding will be member Of the corps
of Pierre teachers for the coming veal
of school.
: The county board Of commissioners
met in regular session Tuesday morn
ing. The grst of business to be dis
posed at this session is unusually large
however it is thought that all adjourn
! nent will be had Saturday.
Members of the local band expert
) enced wild voyage tonight. They
were enroute home and when about
half way across the river were over
taken by heavy wind storm. Waves
rolled high and much water found it.
way into the launch.
The Vermillion Republican has thi
to say of a former resident of Pierre
John w. Rash, Of the class of 'O7 O
, the U. S. D. College Of Law, left thi
. week for Spokane, Wash, where h,
will engage in the practice of his chos
: en- profession. That he will make hi
way in the expounding of Blackston
and the intricate meshes of the lega
profession, we doubt not.
What promises to make difference
: in the price of dimension lumber il
: this market is little sawmil tina
Smith Brothers are operating near tn
Missouri river about twenty-five mile
below here. While cottonwood is not
J, good grade of lumber for use where i
9 is exposed to the weather, for insid
0 work it does very well, and they ar
T cutting large amount of that class O
! lumber. They are beginning to suppl
the market at Fort Pierre with chea
3 lumber, and will spread out as thei
supply increases. Their first shipmen
e of 10000 feet was brought up by boa
a last week.
;, Every family should have a cnrfa,