Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11


Governor Crawford is in attendance
at the encampment being held at
Watertown.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, of Lodi, Wis,
of James Halburn and family,
are in the city.
VIM. Crawford and Mr.. and Mrs. J..
d. Crawford were in the city Saturday
from Okabojo.
G. B. Billiugkurst is now owner of
the west 25 feet of the Merchants
block, Dakota avenue.
Members of the local fire company
are planning an outing. They expect
to leave Tor the Hills country August l2.
Miss Blanche Mallery, graduate of
Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Ohioj
may teach in some state educational
institution.
Fall term of the Mankato CONNER
cial College, Mankato, Mimi, opens
Sept. 3. Enroll then and get ten weeks
tuition free.
Three loaded freight cars were de-
rallied yesterday just east of the 2 ierre
street crossing. The displacement was
occasioned by split rail-
Gertrude May, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Cook. died Mon
day Funeral services were held today,
conducted by Rev A. S. Loveall.
Hay prices have tumbled to ST per
ton. Last winter it was high priced
enough to be manufactured into break
fast food. How would timothy flake
sound, anyhow?
Mrs, W. M. Kemp and sons and
Mrs. A. w. Ewett and sons went
to the Kemp claim last evening to
spend few days.
e. A. Platts, Will Bailey and others
angled for the finny tribe on Bad river
yesterday. The catch was brought
nome on short string.
Donald, the fourteen year old son of
Bert Benton in the northwestern part
of the county, was started for Chicago
Saturday for treatment in the Pasteure
on account of dog bite.
The efforts of the busy wood hawks
at this point have been rewarded to a
greater extent than during the floods
Of other years. The "catch" includes
bridge timber, lumber, claim shacks
wagon boxes, and all sorts of drift
wood
The creamery at Ft Pierre produced
40 pounds Of butter on the first churn
ing last week Tuesday, and the cream
received that day amounted to 1,55.
pounds. The patronage at the star
was beyond the expectations of the
creamery officials.
DR.. VIM. N. De Almond of Oldham
Iowa, bought two lots on Onida stree
yesterday; and will next week hegil
the erection of a fine dwelling. He
intends to engage in the wholesale pro
duce business in Pierre &. Nj. Living
| stone made the lot sale.
| Misses Mary and Winfred Mead ar
rived home this afternoon, having
spent the year in California, Miss Mea(
as member of the faculty in girls
school in Los Angeles and Miss Win
fred returned from Pomona college
from which she graduated.
| The plans and specifications for tn,
new church which the Congregations
society Of Ft Pierre will erect hav
been received and preparations are be
ing made for beginning work on tn
structure. 1t will have seating capa
city of about $50 and will cost abou
$4,000.
The farmers Of central South Dakot
are greatly rejoiced over the goou pros
poets OF crops this season. If they ar
not cut down by hail they will far ex
coed any former year There has bee
sufficient moisture and the farmers al
cultivating a much larger acreage tina
in former years.
| Through the efforts of G. H. Ande1
son the North Western com pany wi
sell return tickets from III! points in tn
state to tie Gas Belt Exposition to /
held Sept. II, lS, l9 and 20, at e,
cnrsion rates. At all points in tt
Black Hills. Tickets will be on sal
i from Sept. IA to II, and all points cas-
on the IL to 10, and on the goth. III
, return will be limited until the 2lst.
The board Of directors OF the Nation
al Bank Of Commerce on Saturda
awarded the contract for the ereetio
OF IA banking house to FL. e. Pot
ter, a builder of experience. Bedfor
stone only will be used in its construt
ton, and it is the intention of the ban
people to build its new home nee
Y fire proof as a building can be put u
The contractor has promised to bull
it for $4,000.