Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-23
Mrs. s. G. Dewell is i'll of fever.

The A. G.. Brink Land Company is
pushing sales. They offer four one
section tracts cheap.
A. b Nelson is in Hot Springs, where
he went to attend a meeting of the gov
erning board of the soldiers home
Rev. T. L. Gulixson, called to fill the
pulpit in the Lutheran church, arrived
today and will preach Sunday morning.
Rev. A. S. Loveall went to Ft Pierre
today, where he was called to join A. l..
Anderson and Blanche Edith Altenberg
in marriage.
Mrs. w. II. Borst and Miss Mollie
Brandhuber were the delegates sent
this week to the Degree OF Honor
grand lodge at Sioux Falls.
c. D. Mead was notified Friday from
New York that Adam Helnskill, a res
ident of Pierre, had been robbed OF his
belongings in that city, together with
several hundred dollars. Adam is on
his way to his old home in Germany.
DR.. Mary Noys Farr is attending the
Degree of Honor grand lodge meeting
in Sioux Falls. Mrs. Farr was elected
to the important position of grand re-
ceiver, and Pierre people rejoice IN her
success and that the honor has been SO
worthy bestowed.
Miss Gardner was badly hurt Friday
at Schubert's corner by the giving way
of flight OF steps. She was taken to
the hospital and a leg was found to be
broken. Like other walks in this city
this one had become rickety, and sub
stantial cement walk is soon to be laid
| instead
| Miss Una Milne, a former South
Dakota girl, but now of st. Paul was
in attendance at the Grand Lodge this
week. Miss Milne is now representa-
tive of the Odd Fellows Review.
While here she enjoyed visiting with
large number of friends in and near
this city.
Although the local price for wheat
has reached SO and 80 cents and corn is
bringing 81 cents very little of those
commodities are being marketed. There
is known to be considerable of both
corn and wheat in the cribs and gran
aries but the farmers are using every
moment of good weather to get the
new crop in the ground.
A new state bank is to be established
at Vale, Butte county, in the irrigation
section, to be known as the Belle Four
che Valley bank. 1t is incorporated by
Chicago and Dakota parties and capt.
allied at $4,000 The incorporators
are John Clay, J. u. M. Conner, Chic
ago; NJ. w. Read Vale; w. B. Penfold,
D. II. Hull, Belle Fourche, aud j. T.
Craig, Crook county, Wyoming.
On the Pierre, Rapid City and North,
western the tracklaying gang has pass
ed through Wall, and the work OF lay
ing steel is to be completed from this
end of the line. The two ends of the
track will meet at Philip, that being
the western terminus of traclllayng
from the east. This road is being sur
/. faced as fast as the steel is laid and by
! the time the connection is made with
4 the east end the roadbed will be in con
J. diUion to run trains and the company
' able to handle business
The fishing has been fairly good dur
|. ing the past week down at the park
v Big catches have been reported from
v several places, as we'll as some Whoppins
disappointments, especially among the
bunch of anglers who went up the
= river Sunday, where not single ris'
obtained. The bassing at the mouth
of Bad river has been the best for year
and Names extends hearty invitation
to Pierre fisherman to make the tril
Is and get little of it.
), In school one day the teacher told al
g the children to plan for an entalnmen
. after school by each trying to initial
some animal or bird. After schoo
. hours the teacher asked them it the
were all prepared to begin and toll
them to GO ahead. Instantly the room
~ was in a terrible uproar dogs barking
20 cats meowing, ETC., all except on
! little boy sitting quietly in a corne
: "Wilie couldn't you think of anythin
Is to initiate" inquired the teacher
10 -sh-sh- teacher! Pm a wooster
70 and I'm laying egg. Listen for tn
o. cackle.
- The school board Of this city has S,
lected the teachers for the next yea
ne the list as it now stands being Profe
Id sor Frisk as superintendent; b. B. Cril
lis pen, principal of the high school; L.
ty Smith, assistant principal; Miss F.
I'D Treadway, assistant principal; Mi.
au Juna Kephart, high school; Miss Nab
CHI Shurtleff, Miss Anna Hollister ar
on Miss Nettie Bapp, Central school; Mi
ct Alberta Green and Miss Sarah Bee
BIT with, Central primary; Lincoln schot
Miss M. j. Allen, Miss Margaret Wilsc