Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-30
j. M. Lear was in from Meers yes


terday.
G. T. Minis was an arrival yester-
day from st. Paul.
Mrs. f. B. Gage is visiting friends
at Mitchell this week.
Miss Marguerite Karcher has return
ed to Weiisley College.
The Spedden-- Page Stock Co. is bill
ed for here all next week.
w. R. Murray transacted business
matters at Huron yesterday.
Harry Scott returned Tuesday from
a two week s visit at Seneca.
A. G. johnson passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Rapid
City.
Scotty Philip shipped several. car
loads of cattle to Chicago markets
Saturday.
i Mr.. and Mrs. John Brennan of
Midland was in the city the fore part
of the week.
Mrs. George Airey returned yester-
day from an extended visit with rela-
tives at Chicago.
Earl Wing of Lacy, made final
proof of his claim on Monday before
Register and Receiver.
| VIM. Burke Of Washington, d. c.,
an uncle of Chas. H. Burke, died last
week at the age Of So years.
Guy f. Barnes returned yesterday
from Mitchell He reports great
crowds of people in daily attendance
upon the Corn Palace festival.
State Land Commissioner o. c.
Dokken has returned from a trip to
the eastern part of the state where he
has been looking after the interests
of the state where drainage projects
cross the state lands
Mrs Lucy Bryson, inspector of the
Woman's Relief Corps was in the
city yesterday to look after matters
pertaining to the corps. AT the clos.
of the meeting Mrs. Bryson was pre-
scented with a piece of hand painted
china.
The capitol commission yesterda,
: afternoon awarded the contract 70:
the new building to the Art Meta
: Company, Of jamestown, N. Y, tn
: contract price being $4,000. TIL
firm was represented by Jane
8 Elliott, of the Brown & Saenger Co.
o of Sioux Falls.
The demand is taking new thresh
= ing machines west of the river ever,
day. Last year there was one thresh
ing machine outfit doing all the wort
in that part of the country, and thi
year there are more than dozen ont
fits busy in that part of the county
The machine returns are also said t.
be very satisfactory.
O. S. Basford, commissioner of in
surance, as a resident agent of tn
:. National Fire company, of Hartford
Conn.,, has been served with a sum
mons in suit brought against tina
x company by Fred Gingel, of Selby
e Walworth county, who sues to re
x cover on loss of a policy held i
that company.
u All ladies who have preserves, jellies
e pickles. or canned fruits that can b
$ used in the exposition exhibit are RI
quested by the committee to send thel
v to the Auditorium on Friday afternoo
t or Saturday morning. The risk of los
n is very small as the building will b
under guard day and night Each il
> should be labeled with contents an
d name of owner.
e The corn palace exhibition at Mi
chell this week is attracting gres
% and many are going from nearb
If states as we'll. AS usual, Mitche
is making good in way whic
:. arouses the pride of South Dakotan
:. The corn palace and the state fair al
!, both great advertisements for til
state, there can be no doubt of that
10 Firms or individuals, having lo
f. horses or cattle by theft or havir
20 strayed away, may profit by writir
to the South Dakota Brand Inspecto
room ia, Exchange building, Unic
!. Stock Yards, Chicago. 1t is necessal
!, to fully describe brands. Mar
: owners of lost stock in Stanley, ha,
" recently received drafts covering Il
N value of same from the above name
D. official.
= The committee having in charge tt
= exhibit of fruits and preserves, etc
for the Gas Belt Exposition ernest
u request the cooperation of all hous