Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-06

j. 81. Dripps of Gam Valley was
in tlleseity Friday.
= plow manufacturing establish
n1e1H is soon to be a material improy-
ment in Fort Pierre
The society of Rebekahs met We'd
nesday evening for the first time in
their new hall, in the Borst block.
Henry Jacobs disposed Of his inter
est IN the Mason barber shop yestar-
day. John Pond was the purchaser.
Rev. Boyer and family of Hayes
were in the city Friday. Rev. Boyer
left for a visit with relatives in
Illinois.
f. A. Twiss, formerly clerk at the
Locke hotel, arrived Tuesday from
Lincoln, Neb., and has resumed his
duties at the Locke.
The steamer Mandan, a government
boat, passed Pierre on Tuesday, Ell
route to Sioux City, where the officer
in charge had been asked to report.
Bartine & Young, aud Livingstone
& Adrain report the sale of farm lands
located in this county this week.
Farm lands in this county has elm Ded
up to S25.00 per acre.
Good prices are being paid for pork
and other meats, fine crop in this
section is promised, and in general
the pike seems leading straight toward
high and healthful prosperity.
Max Kehr not only denies the finest
horses in Pierre, butalso the speediest.
Tourists, going on long or short jour
neys, will best secure their interests
by securing a turnout from him.
The work of building new freight
depot is under way. The North
Western railroad company is putting
a whole lot of money into improve
ments in Pierre again this summer.
Doane Robinson will lecture to the
teachers on some interesting feature
of South Dakota history on Tuesday
evening, August 4, at the Congrega-
tional church, Vermillion Republi-
can.
Tuesday a well boring machine
pulled onto S. X. Smiths homestead
After boring % in. hole to the depth
of Is #. they struck a strong vein of
excellent water which stands II #. in
the we'll. Sam now wears a smile
that won't come off.-Stock Growers
News.
Today is the date of the formal
opening Of the Capitol Furniture
store. The display Of all goods il
line of furniture are to be seen, and 9
large concourse eff people are viewing
the goods displayed. The up-to-date
ness of the entire stock cannot be
questioned.
One of the interesting coming meet
ings Of a public character to be hell
in the state this month. is the Stat,
Federation of Women's Clubs, which
takes place at Pierre, August rs, q
and 81, and the club women of tn,
capital city are uniting in their effort,
to entertain their sisters.
G. w. Moore arrived Tuesday from
Corter, Mo-, to oversee the installin.
and operating Of a cement produc
plant to be conducted here by T. A
Niche. He has purchased the higl
bluff east of the residence of II;
Squirting on Prospect avenue and viii
put in his manufacturing plant there
/ Rev. A. S. Loveall, pastGr of tn
Methodist Episcopal church, is max
ing the required arrangement for at
tendance upon the annual conferenc
of his church which will be held mex
month. The Reverend gentlemal
will put forth his best endeavors t
secure the holding of the next confer
ence meeting in Pierre.
Highmore and Pierre ball teams en-
tertained a crowd at the local par
Sunday. The features of the gam
were all on the part of the locals
missing the ball. The visitors playe
fast ball and the scoreman was KEEP
busy marking up runs to them.
Holders of wolf bounty certificate
this year will get seventy-two cents O
the dollar for their certificates. This i
very near the figure paid last year
regardless of an increase of thre
thousand dollars in the appropriate
for thi. year. The greater the apprc
priation. the more active the hunter
appear to be.
The local ball team has gone to tn
western portion of the state, Th
team has many dates to be filled i
,, that section, They are billed to pla
Rapid City on Friday. Aug. I; Stu
gis, Sth; Lead at Deadwood 9th
Deadwood 10th; Belle Fourche It'll
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