Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-07
N, K, Ramsey of Blunt transacted

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business in the city the fore part of the
week.
Lu Llllibridge returned last night
from New York, having in charge the
remains of his mother.
O G. Dokken, state land commission
er returned Sunday from trip through
the northern part of the state.
w. d. Nelson and wife attended a
meeting of the A. o U. ". which was
held at Madison the first part of the
week.
II. r. Tarbell will go into the eastern
portion of the county on Saturday, in
the interest of his candidacy for clerk of
courts.
All the early gardens about town are
coming on finely since the rains, and
every day of warm sunshine booms
things along.
Senator Landrum, aCherokee Indian
has introduced a bill in the Oklahoma
state legislature prohibiting the use of
Indian figures as cigar or tobacco signs.
The vital statistical report for the
month of March for this state is as fol-
lows: Births, 1865; Deaths, 459; Mari
ages, 1893; Divorces, SO; Naturalization S,
243.
Onida Waterman, Z: MIR. and Mrs.
Claude Garner came up from Pierre on
Saturday and visited Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs j n Garner and other rela-
tives.
Miss Ethel Yarnell arrived here the
fore part of the week from Minneapolis
for visit with her parents. She was
accompanied by neice, Doris Yarnell
of that place.
General Agent, A. G. Johnson of the
Winona district, came from Wlnona
with Live Stock Agent ID. D. Cutler
and The two went west to look after
possible stock shipments fer the year
today.
Wanted-l6O acres of land, or less,
broken for the crop Part has once
been broken Fine land, well fenced
good pool of water on it. Two and a
half miles north of state house. See
j. X. Breeder. A9tf
Cards were received announcing the
marriage Of Josephine Sullivan, OF
Richmond, Virginia, and Irwin Var
nell, formerly of this city, April 30lh.
| The groom is the son of Justice 5. g
Y arnell of this place
A telegram today from w D. Nelson
al Madison, says that he was selected
as the delegate to the National con
cention of the Modern Woodman o.
America, and that the Pierre croWC
captured the state meeting for mex
year.
The trial jury, in the case of State VS.
Gustav kammall, on trial at Miller thi
week, charged with having murdere
his wife, returned verdict of man
slaughter Judge Boucher sentence
him to serve term Of ten years in tn
penitentiary.
The examination Of applicants for
/, license to practice surveying in tn
state is in Mitchell by Edward K. Matk
er. Mr.. Mather is a deputy state sur
veyor and has been ordered to conduc
the examination in the absence of tn
state surveyor. There are several appl
, cants.
Joseph H. Robson of Ottumwa
d. who wa hurt by falling from loa,
' Of freight at Midland last Friday, die
r at the hospital at Fort Pierre Saturda
afternoon. His body was shipped t
kasson, Mimi, on Monday afternoon
train. The deceased leaves wife an
four children, the oldest a fourteen yea
old girl, to mourn his loss.
The Sons of Norway of Sioux Fall
are making big preparations for tn
celebration of the 18th of May Tn
day this year falls on Sunday and th
celebration will take place at the Sene
Island. Prof. Welheim Peterson {
: Augsburg seminary, Minneapolis, hs
: been secured as the orator OF The day.
J. The state land department has issue
: a warrant for $3.50 in payment to tt
: United States land office for list {
s decided lands furnished, as shown by tn
records, The state pays ten cents
i description, SO this warrant represen
= over 1906 descriptions of land upo
5 which proof has been made.
The photographic party from th
a State Engineers office left Monda
, afternoon for Rapid City, to take u
r the work Of surveying the streams
the state. f. G. Huffman, state assist
y ant engineer, was in charge of the part
. consisting Of Clifford A. Woodwor
;. and Owen Pickett, graduates Of tt