Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-06
State Surveyor u. S. Griggs has re-
turned from an extended visit in Iowa.

Mr.. and Mrs. Farr, left for his home in
New Hampshire yesterday.
John D. Deets, allotting agent for
the Lower Brule and Grow Creek In
dian reservations, was up from Cham
berlain on businesn Friday.
Judge II. d. Fuller is confined to his
home with rheumatism. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fuller expect to go on vacation trip
to Macinac Island in short time.
Lawyer j. X. Breeder made q pro-
fessional trip to Philip last week. He
reports that promising village as wear
ing metropolitan business air.
Here is subject for sermon. A bolt
of lightning descended to the earth
near Hayes Monday. 1t struck an
empty beer bottle near the roadside and
kindled prairie fire which burned
over small area, when the flames
we're extinguished by rain.
M. b. Hastings made a trip into
Stanley county last week. He reports
conditions there much improved, and
that homesteaders have grown sutti
cient amount of products to supply
them with food and seed for another
year.
Premium lists of the South Dakota
State Fair are being widely scattered
throughout the state and they should
be of interest to every farmer and resi-
dent of our state. South Dakota peo-
pie should attend their own state fair
first of all and help make it a grand
success. The fair will be held on the
state fair grounds at Huron on Sep
TENDER z, 8, g. 10, IL.
At the last examination in the state
for teachers certificates, S07 applicants
took the examination. Out of this
list certificates have been granted to
ten for primary work, SO first grades,
272 second grades, and 1856 third
grades, making a total of 454 certifi-
Gates on the markings, and 353 appli-
cations rejected.
The harvest now is in full swing in
all parts of the agricultural portion
of the state and one of the greatest
crops ever raised in the state is being
rapidly put out of danger from hail
and other storms. The farmers are
utilizing every moment Of time in
conducting their harvesting opera
lions which are working overtime at
each end of the day.
The crop of wheat, oats, rye and
barley is in the shock. Local condi-
lions have affected few places but
generally good crop is being secur-
ed. Reports from all over the cen
trail and western part of the state tell
of good showers, which have put corn
in excellent shape, and with season
able rains from this time on a large
of that grain will be gathered.
! Carl Bloom was in from his farm
sixteen miles south of town, Tuesday
and he tells us that he has over 100
acres of the finest crops he has ever
seen, and he was raised in Iowa. He
took out a binder with him, to cut the
sixty acres of small grain which he
| has and will also cut several patches
for his neighbors. He thinks his oats
will 60 at least fifty bushels to the
acre.-StOck Growers News.
The wool season is practically clos.
ed at this city for this year. The ship.
ments from here will not reach much
over quarter of million pounds fol
this year, with shipments of a million
or more in past years. The average
paid here this year has been about
seventeen cents, which was about five
cents lower than for several years
Two carloads of wool will be forward
ed from Pierre in a few days, which
it is thought will be the last consign
i ment made for the year.
Harvest hands from all over tn,
] world and from many walks in life ar
at present in Pierre. After followin,
the harvesting process up from Kan
sas, they will move on and nobod,
will know where they came from O
whittier particularly they are bound
, Among them are the professionals
/ the hangers on, college students
future men of usefulness in variou
, callings and the rowing, irresponsible
aimless chaps who are the despair o
society.
A letter received here from Arthu
Runyan, says that he has just close
a profitable engagement with his will,
: west aggregation at Berlin and wa
going to Brussels, after which b
would take the show to Paris. II
I. left here for London last winter an
: put in several months in that city be
3 fore going to the continent. Beside
his own work he has with him som