Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-30
state treasurer, left

C. H. Cassill, state treasurer, left
Monday for Canton.
Attorney 7. NJ. Null of Huron, was
in the city Monday, called here on pro-
fessional business.
Miss Emma Beckwith left today
for Huron for a short stay, enroute
for st. Paul where she will enter a
wholesale millinery establishment.
Travelling Agent Donovan of the
northwestern road was in the city
Thursday morning on his way to Rapid
City where he will make his head
quarters.
| Governor Coe l. Crawford had in
tended to go to Belle Fourche last
Friday, but at the last moment he
was detained and he sent his secre-
tary, John T.. Erickson.
Brookings Register: w. H. Leighty,
who was at Pierre over Sunday, tates
that the crops between here and the
river are the finest he has ever seen,
and he don't see how the state can get
away from the best crop in it's history.
On Monday afternoon during the
circus the L. w. Elliot home on Reed
St. and the |. M. Dotson home on OAK
ota avenue were broken into and q
number of articles we're taken. En-
frances were made through the back
windows.
A meeting of the Hughes County
Sunday School association which was
held at Harold the first of the week
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year. j. S. Sebree, president;
Miss Martha Sutherland, vice presi-
dent; Miss Marjorie Breeder, secretary.
The society of Ancient Order Of Hi
bernians, in convention at Indianap-
oils, approved the proposition for a
81 900 900 memorial church to be built
at Flandreau in memory of Father
Quick, confessor of the Irish prison
ers who were executed in what is
known in history as the Manchester
rescue.
The Butte county commissioners
have received and approved petitions
which purpose to divide Butte into
three counties, to be named Butte, Per
kins, and Harding. Each petition is
signed by a majority of the votes cast
in 1906 for Governor indicating that
the plan will be supported by the Nov
ember vote.
Miss Magdalene Void of Sioux City,
Iowa, and Lewis Knudson of Wessing-
ton Springs were united in marriage
yesterday morning at the home OF Mrs.
M. l.. HeggIund. Rev. Gulixson tying
the nuptial knot. The young couple
left on the afternoon for Sioux City
where they will make their future
home.
The remains of Seth NJ Price were
brought here for burial Sunday. De-
ceased was one of the early pioneers
of Hughes county, having come from
2 Illinois in the early $685. living near
: Blunt until two years ago then moving
to Brookings where he died. Old age
being the cause. Besides wife he
, leaves four sons and two dau ghters.
The arguments in the supreme court
Y on the Kaufman case were closed
by Judge Aikehs Monday, the fourth
e day of his talk. He ended with q
strong plea not only for justice to his
a client, but that the court in it's deci
sion lay down plainly the procedure
of a prosecuting office in a crimina
case, that there may be no further
such prosecutions in the state as hi
claims the Kaufman case has been.
; The heavy rainfall also made won,
i derful hay crop. In the past the valu,
+ of single seasons crop of hay il
South Dakota has been estimated a
$12,O0OO00. 1t is the general opinion
e that more hay already has been put VI
{. this season in the state than durin,
IL any former year. Therefore if tn,
. price keeps up with the price of pas
years this years hay crop will be tn
e most valuable ever produced in Soutl
y Dakota.
:, Governor Crawford has selected a
: delegates to the National Irrigation
Congress which meets in Albuquerque
k New Mexico, September 20 to Octobe
le g. N. Newbanks, Pierre; E. 1. Lamp
!. hey, Watertown; A. B. Gidley, Lead
II Corbin Morse, Ropid City; D. I. Tubbi
e Custer; Samuel q. Lea, Pierre; Carl
Adams, Camp Crook; A. w. Ewar
q Pierre; Chauncey L. Wood, Rapid City
q Geo. V. Ayers, Deadwood; w. L. Bar
" pour, BELLE Fourche; E. f. Barrett
- Lennon; U. 0. Stokes, Harding.
r Articles Of incorporation were file