Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
Gus Bergen is at the hospital-ill Of

Gus Bergen is at the hospital--ill Of
typhoid fever.
George Coates is taking treatment
st st. Mary'a hospital,
Miss Nina Johnson left last Thurs
day for her claim near Capa.
r. j. Courtney of Oksbojo was in
the city the first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. s. Lovall are spend
ing few days in the Black Hills.
The Capital City Orchestra gave
a dance in the Hyde hall last evening.
Prof. G. E. Wilbrandt Of White
wood was calling on friends here Mon
day.
Mrs. II. II. Stewat and son returned
Tuesday from visit with relatives in
Iowa.
The, County Board of Commission
.ers meet next Monday, in adjourned
session.
Mrs. Crawford came in from Huron
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the,
Womans Clubs.
Mrs. George Fuller and Miss Rosa
M0ynagh left last Wednesday for their
home at New Orleans.
Miss Mable Jarman who has been
visiting at the home Of Wilmer Nelson
left for her home at Brookings last
week. 4
The state meeting of the Society of
Modern Brotherhood of America, for
1908, will be held in Pierre, beginning
September 16.
Mrs. A. w. Ewert is suffering from
burns upon her hands, sustained yester-
day. While cleaning piece of wooden
goods with gasoline an explosion oc-
cured, with above results.
Governor Crawford has appointed
George f. Swartz of Redfield member
Of the state board of pharmacy, to fill
vacancy caused by the expiration of
the term of 0. A. Gifliths.
Governor Crawford went to Huron
Saturday, where he remained over Sun.
day. He left on Monday for Clay
county where he went to investigate the
anthrax epidemic.
w. G. King, field secretary of the
baptist Missionary Society arrived in
the city from Sioux Falls Saturday to
make arrangements for the convention
to be- held here next month.
Sheriff b. G. SCHUYLER of Red Wood,
Mimi, was in the city Friday snd Sc
cured extradition warrant for Albert
Nimz, now in custody at Sturgis. He
is charged with selling mortgaged pro-
perty.
G. L. Beach, Wlngate, Ind, Bayless
Alexander, Grant Alexander of Rich
mond, Ind, Ed Munts, j. j. kirkho I'm
Christ Mecholsoe, of Battle Creek, la.
were in the city last week looking for
farm land locations in this locality.
G. e. Whalen OF Blunt was in the
city Monday. Mr.. WhaIen has been
engaged in the farming operations on
the east side for twenty four years,
during which time he has gathered
about him much of the worlds goods.
H. A. Ustrud, superintendent of
public instruction, is absent from the
city. Report has it that on September
3 he will be Joined in marriage at Gay
vile, this state, the lady of his choice
being Miss Lulu Dahl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Rev. Dahl.
When the government thermometer
registered A degrees III Mitchell Sat
nrday morning it was doing some
worse stunts in North Dakota and
Minnesota. At several places in these
two states and the northern part of this
state the mercury got close to the fros t
line and in some instance it slipped
over. In North Dakota at Bismarck it
was 81, at Cotineau it WAS 80, at Devils
Lake 80, at Lisbon 81, and Langdon 80.
In Minnesota st Campbell it was 81, at
Detroit it was 80. The coolest it 20
in South Dakota was at Rsdfield, where
it was "a and at Milbank it was IS. At
the North Dakota and Minnesota points
the frost is reported to have done con-
siderable damage.
Hughes County Abstract Co.