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

Richard Bennett went to Rapid City |
Monday.
Doane Robinson left last week for
Marshall, MINI.
Tom McNamee left Wednesday for
the Twin Cities.
John Sutherland is numbered among
those who are i'll.
S. c.. Dixon of Mitchell, was in
Pierre last Friday.
M. M. Kramer and family arrived
last week from MITCHELL
Albert Wheelon went to Highmore
Tuesday on land business.
T. M. Lindley, an old time resident,
was in the city last week from Chica
go.
Misses Hazel and Nellie Schlosser
of Sioux Falls are visiting at the G. II.
Burke home.
G. L. Nicholson of Redfeld was
in the city Tuesday looking after
business matters.
Eight trains loaded with cattle re-
presented the stock shipments made
during the week.
Rev. Z. T. Gullixson occupied the
pulpit at the English Lutheran church
atHuron Sunday.
Wheat 10 bushels per acre, oats As
toll bushels per acre, is the story
told by threshers.
: Mrs. G.. w. Eastwood and daughter
of WATERFOWL, are visiting at the
home of l. w. Cole.
N. M: Hanson is looking after land
interests in Lyman and Yankton
counties this week.
The United States land Office at
Lennon, Butte county, was opened
for business August /.
Miss Anna Westlund arrived from
Seattle Monday for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. Guy Kelley.
CT Bowen of Vinton, Iowa, was
in Pierre several days last week look
ing after business interests
Mrs. I. M. Dotson returned Tues
day from Highmore where she spent
several days with relatives.
Miss Guida Satterlee left Wednes-
day for Ottumwa where she will take
charge of the Ottumwa Pilot.
John Erickson and family left Mon
fNr Min1 xIy1,n onu
spend the rest of the summer.
S. W. Bowman, brother-in-law of
of Editor Billinghurst is in the city,
arriving Wednesday from Ashton.
Clarence Eager left last Friday for
Sioux Falls where he joined party
of friends enroute to Buffalo, N. Y.
Peterson brothers, who purchased
an Advance threshing rig from f. w.
Edison, have begun operating the
same.
The total assessments from the
counties of the state was s343, 925, $50
against the returns of last year $780,
1856, $3.50. @
Geo. Schlosser, who has been so.
journing in the Black Hills. was il
the city Monday enroute to his home
home in Sioux Falls.
Railroad Commissioners D. 81
Smith of Miller and Geo. Rice OF
Flandreau, were in the city Monday
enroute to the Black Hills.
Articles of incorporation were flee
Monday for the Goltra Mercantile
Co., capitalized for 900 to dc
business at Madison, S. D.
y Judge and Mrs. Fuller, Mr. ant
Mrs. G. II. Burke and Judge and Mrs
Gaffy left Tuesday for month S out
ing at Sault Ste Marie, Mich
Builder Martin has under course O.
constitution eleven dwelling houses
He says that eighty dwellings are
now under contract about the city.
Erwin M. Hamilton, who was sen
fenced from Lawrence county las
February on charge of larceny, hal
been pardoned by Governor Crawford
Mrs. Wilmer Nelson and her guest
Miss Mable Jarman of Brookings
went to Nowlin yesterday. They vii
visit at the homes of Fred and Jerr,
Jarman.
G. r. Dawson was appointed to th
position of chief of police to succee,
Frank Core who had tandarad hi
resignation. C. w. Rohrer was chosel
night policeman.
John j. Scanlon, section foreman
for the Northwestern railroad a
Wokama, west of here, dropped dea,
from heat this afternoon while a
work on his section.
Miss Evelyn Elledge, a teacher il
the district schools of Stanley county