Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-23
Tom Ayers has returned from trip

Tom Ayers has returned from trip
to Rapid City.
ii. r. Tarbell. clerk of courts,
business matters at Blunt
yesterday.
A. K. Garner, an attorney of Rapid
City for the North Western road, is
in the city.
Mrs. Lehman and daughter return
ed to their'home at Missoula, Mon
tana, today.
j. c. Greene of Wheeling, w. Va,
visited at the home of the Brown
family Friday.
S. A. Myres and wife of Rapid City,
among the visitors in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. John Biewer returned yesterday
from an extended visit at Winona and
Mankato, MINI.
Mrs. Peter Alleman, who has been
visiting relatives in North Dakota, re-
turned home Monday.
Misses Florence Brown and Bessie
Gage went out to Belle Fourche to-
day to visit with the formers parents.
Miss, Mabel Van Sycle stopped off
a few hours in the city yesterday on
her way to Huron enroute from trip
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John Hayes had the misfortune to
lose two of his horses Tuesday after
noon, when they became balky and
backed into the river and were drown
ed.
Mesdames Dewell, Hollister, Hew-
on, and the Misses Haney and Rob.
inson will be hostesses at the Country
Club, Friday, ladies day at z p. m.
Frank A. Aikens arrived Tuesday
from Sioux Falls. He came to Pierre
to argue motion for new trial in the
case of State VS.. Mrs. Kaufman. The
action is now pending before the su
preme court.
The local fire company, after having
pulled through the late State tourna-
ment, has about $4,000 in cash on
hand. a few bills are yet outstanding,
which will not reduce the amount be-
low $500. The showing made is good
one.
The harvesting small grain and hay
ing is progressing favorably. A large
per cent. of corn acreage is now laid by
many fields are we'll tasseled out and
on the whole corn is in first CLASS con-
dition to date. The weather has teen
favorable for field work and all grow
ing crops.
Okobojo Times: Jos. Pitlick pur-
! chased a car load of draft horses while
in Minneapolis last week and shipped
them out here to use on the farm.
A. j. Bunch went to Pierre Tuesday tt
bring out new hay stacker which he
has purchased. A. l. Harlow wen
to Pierre Monday.
! Sergeant w. c. Notmeyer received
Monday from M. Gray Zolinsk, majo
and quarter master of the army of tn,
Philippines, special medal of honor
which he values very highly. Mr.. Not
meyer was a member of the 1st Soutl
Dakota volunteer infantry, and actet
we'll his part as a soldier
The incoming Pierre train Monda,
afternoon, in addition to the regular
train, carried three cars for the Spear
fish and Sturgis state militia companie
returning from the encampment a
Watertown, special car for the Aber
deem delegation of Redmen and tn
bill posters car for the Campbell Bros
show.
The harvest season is on in Hughe
} county and from now until the las
of August the farmers will be bus
harvesting the golden crops which wi
make Hughes county and the Missoul
valley famous. Barley is the first GRO
to be tackled and following that wi
come oats and rye after that, in quic
succession, the wheat.
| "Tex" Hemphill, one of the we
known old timers in the cattle countr
has contracted with the Norkeck
Nicholson we'll outfit to sink an artesia
ian we'll for him at his road ranch seve
miles out from Fort Pierre, at the tc
of the hill on the old Deadwood trai
Hemphill was one Of the early ones
cut out cattle and get good locatic
on the line of travel and has been pro
porous in that line of business, an
wants plenty of water.
Gov. Crawford has appointed as del
gates of South Dakota to attend IL
annual meeting of the American Prise
, association to be held at Richm on
Va, Nov. ID to 10, 1908. Hon. H. +.
Parmley, Warden, S. D. Penitentia
at Sioux Falls, Hon. D. G. Thoma
Chairman State Board of Charlie
WATERFOWL. Hon. S. G. Young, Pres