Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-04


Vote for Newbanks because this is
J the. first elective office he has ever
sought.
Mrs L. H. Hines, who has been visit
ing relatives here and adjoining coun--
ties, returned today to her home at
! Norfolk, Nebr.
Much winter wheat was sown in this
locality last fall and it has come out of
the snowless winter well, promising to
be big crop, although ali kinds of
| wheat are doing tine'
| oh" said Edith Louise, as she saw
the soldiers getting ready to fire the
Fourth of July cannon, "you mustn't
go near that gun or you might get
killed, and it's dangerous gettin' killed.
After July 1, according to the federal
regulations, whisky must be real whis-
ky. During the three weeks interven-
ing large nunsber of persons will con
tinue to display Spartan stoicism and
persist in taking awful chances.
Arrangements are well under way at
Hot Springs for the entertainment
of the state department of the G.
A, r., which meets in this city June
23, "a and 25. A large delegation is
expected from all parts of the state.
Vote for N. Newbanks for the inter
est of Hughes county,
A grand progressive rally will be held
in the auditorium in this city, Saturday,
June 6, at o'clock p. M. The speakers
will be Hon. E. c. Ericsson, of Elk
Poiht, S. D., Hon. A. w. Ewert and
John L. Newell.
What promises to be exciting ball
games are the two scheduled for Satur,
day and Sunday between Pierre and
Philip. So far Pierre has been unable
to defeat the Stanley County represen-
tatives and the boys are practicing hard
in the hope Of securing at least one of
the games.
+. Sioux Falls Press May 81: Che
| Misses Grace and Bessie Burke, daugh.
tiers Of Congressman Burke, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Schlosser, stopping here on theil
way to Pierre from Washington, D. G.
where they have been attending Bel
court seminary. Miss Grace Burke
graduated from Belcourt this spring.
| Clarence p. Woodland passed away
Wednesday morning of heart failure at
his home on Capitol Ave. Deceased
was born in Greenich, N. Y, May Is
lS47. He leaves wife, two sons and
one daughter. Funeral services will be
held at the home today at four O'clock.
Inhis death Pierre loses one of its
many good citizens.
At the recent district convention OF
the w. c. L. U. held in this city last
week the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs
Estella Lacy of Lacy, S. D.; vice presi
dent, Miss Ella Van Camp, Highmore
corresponding secretary, Mrs. A
Holmes, Pierre; recording secretary
Miss Verle Williams, Hopewell; trea
surer, Mrs. Florence Jeffries, For
Pierre
The following is the program which
will be given Friday evening for the
commencement exercises of the class
Of 0S, which will be held at the state
house: Invocation, Rev John Askin
D. D., Mellaphone solo, Mr.. Rhea West
Address, Hon. Geo. w. Nash. Due
for Two Pianos, Mrs. Nipple, Mis-:
Mallory. The Presentation of Diplo-
mas by f. L. Fuller, president of tn.
board of education.
Huron Huronite, 3: There was new
coon in town Tuesday night but she
didn't remain long, as the officer a
Pierre had telephoned Sheriff Young
to take her in charge until he could
arrive, as she was wanted in Pierre fol
picking a gentlemans pocket. The
sheriff located her this morning where
she was in hiding and the officer from
Pierre escorted her back to that town
Who'd think that swell culled lady
would pick white gentleman's pocket
The continuous rains are very dis.
couraging to the farmers. The grounc
is soaked into mortar and work in th,
fields absolutely at standstil Som,
pieces OF corn are up with the weeds
covering the ground. This is the sixth
wet spring in succession and not goot
corn crop in the entire years. 1t rain
an hour, the sun shines few minutes
and then it rains again. 1t is fin,
weather for young ducks, polliwogc
boboiinks and rainbows. If you cal
J swim or fly you are all right, but it i
heavy wading.
A greater number of buildings vii
be erected in this city this year than 70
! any year since the beginning of con
struction of a town here. The opera
1 lions are not confined to any one sec