Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-20
Mrs. O'Dowd was up from Canning

H. j. Hiberger went to Cotton on
| Monday.
Doane Robinson went to Rapid City
yesterday
James Feeney came up from Har-
rold Saturday.
j. G. Stoner came up from High
more yesterday.
The grass is growing by strides and
jumps these days.
Col. Woods of Sioux Falls, was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Ella Osgood of Midland, is the
guest of Pierre friends.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j Hiberger Monday.
e. G. Maben and wife returned yes
terday from an eastern trip.
|, j. j. Bartine of Lyman county, was
in the city the fore part of the week.
Governor Vessey spent the fore
part Of the week at Washington
Springs.
A. McCullen of Highmore, was
looking after business matters here
Monday.
An electric lighting plant is soon to
be installed at the Indian agency near
Forest City.
Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert Erickson went
to Minnesota points Tuesday for an
extended visit. 4
! l.. F. Michael, agent at the Chey-
enne agency, purchased an automo-
bile while in the city last week.
G. B. Knapp and j. J. Carey, gov
eminent boat inspectors, arrived
from Dubuque, Iowa, yesterday.
Judge Mccoy went to Aberdeen
| yesterday to be in attendance at the
funeral of Representative Taylor.
The governor on Thursday granted
pardon to Harry Lura, sentenced
from Hyde county on a grand larceny
charge.
The commencement exercises Of the
Fort Pierre high school will be held
in Waldron's hall on Friday evening,
May 81.
Jessie Rhodes Austin Of Philip, and
Fred G. Schlottman Of Old Trail, were
united in marriage at Philip by Rev.
| DeXheimer.
M. E. Cogley, general agent for the
Retailers Insurance company, was
soliciting business for his company
in the city today.
| A. G. Johnson passed through Pierre
Monday morning on his way to Win
| ona, having spent the week in the
country west of the river
Architect William Hoover has pre-
| pared plans for two cottages for J O.
Thomas to be erected in TT. Pierre.
The showers at night, followed by
bright sunshine by day, is just what
South Dakota farmers have ordered.
l.. E. Gaify went to Onida the first
OF the week. While there he pur-
chased forty acres of land adjoining
| that place, paying So, 900 for the same.
f. A. Bossler Of Carlisle, Pa, was
in the city Saturday. Mr.. Bossler is
the owner Of land in Hughes county.
and came out to look after his inter
estS
Gov. Wesley Oh Friday issued his
proclamation fixing July Is as the
| date OF election for the organization
OF Corson county, which was created
by the last legislative session
Mrs. A. S. Loveall returned Satur-
day from Hitchcock, where she at
tended the meeting of the w. f. NJ.
| E. Mrs. Loveall was elected presi
dent of the district convention for the
ensuing year.
| Corn planting has been finished in
this part of the state. A greater area
|
planted, and as the seed has been bet
ter than ever before the crop should
be a good one.
| John McClelland has sold his hold
| lngs, 300 acres, in Sully county to a
| party from Iowa. Consideration,
S24 per acre. Dalton & Vaughn made
the sale, and j. r. p. Brown, attor-
ney, wrote the contract.
The weather man promises to put a
damper on the sunshine, and predicts
showers for Iowa today and tomorrow
\ esterday was another beautiful day,
and the evening was a peach As
the sun set the wind died down.
The belief is growing stronger that
the Cheyenne river and Standing
| Rock reservations will not be opened
to settlement this year. News from
| Washington is to the effect that the
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