Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
o. S. Basford returned to Reddeld

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Farming is no longer the haphazard,
golucky, business. 1t is rapidly becom.
ing purely scientific business, the
better you know how, tho better will
be your results, the better your results
the greater your prosperity and happi-
ness.
Monday last was the fixed date for
the assessment of sleeping cal and OK
press companies by the state assess
ment board, but no action was taken,
the board adjourning to the goth Of the
month, the date for the assessment of
railway property.
All the work of all the agricultural
colleges and experiment stations and
the specialists of the department of
agriculture will avail nothing unless
the plain and practical farmers apply
the science that is being developed
1t is the doing of things that is the
real test.
For rainy days or Sundays in the
country, for the hammock hour, there
is nothing better to fall back upon
than the stories (from one minute to
fifteen minutes long, which abound in
The Youths Companion.
Governor Crawford has appointed
as game warden; E.. Cole of Yankton,
for Faux county, S. B. McVey of
Britton, for Marshall county, W. F.
Hudson of Midland, for Stanley conn-
ty and Lee Hurley of Gettysburg, for
Potter county.
Those from here who attended the
Bankers convention at Deadwood
this week were: P. F. Mcclure,
president and Louis Kerr, vice-presi-
dent of the Pierre National Bank and
B. A. Cummins, cashier of the First
National Bank.
At DeGrey large barn owned by
Pete Smith in which a dance was be-
ing held on last Saturday night was
blown down. The dancers took refuge
in the basement and beyond few
scratches no one was injured. The
barn was 4Ox6O and was total loss.
Percy Dreibing, a homesteader near
Hayes, was drowned in dam on his
claim Saturday. He went to the dam
to battle and did not return. His cloth
ing was found near the water and later
the place was dragged and the body
found. He came from Davenport, Ia,
and the remains were taken there
for burial Monday.
The annual summer outing of the
South Dakota Press association will
take place this month. The members
of the association will leave for the
Black Hills on Thursday, July %, and
spend several weeks in that interesting
section of the state, visiting points of
interest and camping at Sylvan lake.
Bro. Dowdell will pass greater por-
tion of the time while there in the vic
Unity of Wind Cave.
The Roy W. Rathhrock Land COM
pany have opened an Office at 90
Pleasant Drive. The company have
long list of real estate bargains,
both improved and unimproved lands,
and are DESTROYS of showing farm
location hunters some Of the most
productive lands obtainable in this
rich and fertile section.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church entertained in honor of
Mrs. I. w. Goodner Monday evening.
A musical program was given which
was enjoyed by all, instrumental solos
were given by Misses Mallery and
Goodner. Refreshments were served
at the close of the program. The
ladies presented Mrs. Goodner with
a cut glass sugar and creamer as a
remembrance of their friendship.
The State Board of Railroad Com
missioners have CHS week sent out
Mr.. Witt, the engineer, accompanied
by E. F. Swartz, Prof. Derr Of Agri-
cultural college, and two members of
the Railroad Commission to make a
personal inspection of the North Wes-
tern road from Elkton to Pierre a
distance Of 200 miles, in order to as
certain the actual value of this divi-
sion of the road for the use of the
state board of assessment and equali-
cation.
The price of land in Stanley is tend
ing upward. This week the quarter Sec
ton upon which the postoffice building
in Milesville is located, was sold to
Cal Bradstreet for $4,000. He also
purchased a second tract for 200.
Mr.. Bradstreet will erect cement
block building in Milesville, and open
bank at that point. Another evil
dence of advancing prices there, is
that an agent last month wrote hail
insurance risks upon crops in that
county to the amount of s2s2 900.
The rains of the present week came