Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20
9. W. Goodman arrived from Water

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G. w. Goodman arrived from Water
town Fridays
| Mrs. VIM. Summerside went to Har-
| rold Monday.
Prof. johnson of Aberdeen is assist
ing on the marking board.
Mrs. o. II /. Fisher and daughter re-
turned Friday from Lake Kempeska.
N. NJ. Hanson of the state land de-
partment, went to Rapid City Friday.
Mr.. ano Mrs. Geo W. Lumley return
ed Friday from visit to friends in
Nebraska.
D. A. Mcpherson county cummis.
sioner of Lawrence comfy, was in the
city Friday.
Frank Haversticb and Roy Wheeler
of Waukesha, Wis, are the guests of
Walter Burke.
Mrs. Mort Adams and son returned
yesterday from a visit in the eastern
part of the state.
Mrs. billings and family left Monday
for De Smet, where they will make
their future home.
Mrs. F. G. King returned Friday
from Butte county, where she had been
for visit with her husband.
Miss Lizzie Robinson, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. l.. Hyde,
left Friday for points in Nebraska.
Mrs. La Mar, who has been here dur
ing the sickness and death of her father
John Wood left Sunday for her home
in Chicago.
j. w. Laughlin left yesterday going
to the Cheyenne agency. He was arm.
ed with warrants of arrest of q bunch
of evil doors who have caused much
trouble about the agency,
Michael Carney, an employee of the
railway company died at his home on
Pawnee street this morning after two
| weeks illness from Typhoid fever. He
leaves wife and baby daughter.
The county division in Lyman county
is now on the boom. A large sum has
been raised for campaign purposes and
everything indicates that the people
will give division their hearty support,
Toronto Herald Hon. o. G. Dokken
came in from Pierre Tuesday to look af
ter some business matters and the crop
on his farm and to get little breathing
spell from the hot weather. He says
that many is the day at Pierre h 8
summer that the thermometers on the
street register 1l3 in the shade.
John Pitzen and the Misses Swanson
and Lee left last Saturday fol- Pierre.
Miss Lee went on to her home at Du-
luth, MINI. Mr.. Pitzen and Miss
Swanson returned Monday evening
G. E. Covne returned Friday even
ing from Pierre. He has fully recoy
cred from his late operation Stanley
County Homestead.
ArClcleS OF incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for the
Iowa and Omaha Short Line railway,
This is proposed line Of 140 miles to
extend from Omaha to Des Moines.
The incorporators being: George w.
Adams, Walnut, Iowa; Arthur E. Saar
A. L. Ingram, Peter kaufman. f. H.
Schultz, Treynor, Iowa; G. l.. Kirk
wood, L. G. Spangler, Adrian, Iowa:
&. L., Artist, North Branch Iowa;
John A. Holmes, Pierre, s. D.
The Northwestern road is continu-
ing its Improvements on the west end
1t now has grading force at work
along Medicine Creek between Blunt
and the mouth of the stream straight
ening the course of the creek to dc
away with number of the bridp Of
which cross it's crooked course, These
bridges have many times caused trou-
bic at times of high water, and about 8
year ago an engineer was killed by his
train running onto one of the bridges
which had been weakened by high
water. This improvement is in line
with their work in this part of the state
to get road bed for the heavier traffic
winch they will turn this way as soor
q 6 M 1.