Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-11
LOCAL LACONICS

Rev. Father O'Neill is in Pierre from
Beresford.
T. H. Ayres left Monday for Yer
million and points south.
G. NJ. Livingstone is doing rushing
business in soliciting accident policy.
Miss Cora Dotson was bedridden the
first of the week. Grip was the all
ment
Miss Merle Malvern closed her visit
at blunt on Monday and returned to
Pierre
The school bell called the scholars to
the several schools in this city Monday
morning.
D. H. Smith, member of board of rail
road commissioners was in the city
yesterday.
j. F. Olander, county superintendent
of Brookings county, was in the city
yesterday.
Assessor G. A. Bartlett has pegun the
work of inquiring into the holdings of
the people of Pierre.
j. E. Temmey and F.. S. Barber of
Onida worshipped in Pierre, departing
for their home Monday.
Plant tree-that's the next holiday :.
April rs is the date, and anywhere in
South Dakota is the place.
Spring is here; the grass is shooting
up; the gardener and farmer are busy
with their seeding operations.
Miss Ida p. Hatcheis looking after
educational interests in Blunt and In
other localities on the east side
J. D. Rainey has just made some val
liable additions to his newspaper plan t.,
the Stanley County Homestead.
Miss Edna Benster left Monday for
Philip, near which place she will spend
the summer months on her claim.
Several Indians were in the city Sat-
urday enroute to Sioux Falls to attend
session of the United States Court
S. e. Dewell will go to the Cheyenne
agency tomorrow to look after some
business matters pertaining to insur
ance.
Miss Kate Westlund is making some
substantial improvements on her claim.
Her holdings are located in Canning
township.
Miss Mile Clough is now owner of
the L. o. Moore dwelling property in
East Pierre, having purchased the same
this week.
George Lumley drove up into SuIly
county last week. While out he met a
large number of parties looking for
farm locations.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bailey arrived
home Sunday morning from Primg har
Iowa. Mr.. Bailey has nearly recovered
from his severe illness.
Attorney General Clark and Com
missioner of Insurance Basford arrived
Monday afternoon from Redfield where
they had passed Sunday.
j. z. Erickson, the Owl restauranteur
serves meals to a great army Of people
daily. Then, too, his assistants are
there and back the same day.
John Moshier of Manistique, Mich.
arrived in Pierre on Friday. He owns
several lots about the city and was here
to inquire into their value at this time
Clarence McMullen returned Satur-
day to his home at Bovine He was &C
companied by Mrs. McMullen's mother
Mrs. Purcell, who will visit them for 6
couple of weeks.
The amour cement has been made
that on Wednesday, April "a, Mis-,
Elizabeth MaJhieson OF this city viii
be united in marriage to Arthur w
Robertson, who resides at Rockford, Ill
r. L. Yokum's buffalo team brok,
their record for gentleness on Saturda,
evening when they ran away. In |
wild run they collided with DR.. Hol
listers buggy, demolishing it and caus
II ing the horse to run away.
The state department is sending GU
lists Of the counties east of the river
and which will be offered this spring
The largest lists are in the countie
Hyde and Mcpherson, with smalle
isis in Potter, Edmunds, Faux, Ham
and Sully counties.
The Pierre parties who went out t
the lot sales in the new towns on Chi
.cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul extension
which were held three days last week
returned home Saturday night. The
report good sales of property and tina
generally speaking good prices prevail
ed in all the towns. More than $12
600 worth Of property was disposed q
at Kadoka, and the other towns di
equally as we'll
Profs. Cole and Wheaton of Brook
ings and w. II. Monroe of Sioux Fall
will make a speech making trip in Star