Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-27

| June 81, is the date for the opening
of the State hremen's tournament,
and Rapid City is the place.
| Mrs. Frank Crane royalty enter
tanned the ladies of the Whist Club at
her home yesterday afternoon.
| j. P. Erickson, l.. L. stevens and
Harry Freeman are away to Big Stone
Lake, angling for the finny tribe.
Milton P. Goodner arrived in Pierre
from Seattle, Washington, last night.
He is kindly remembered here by a
host of friends.
E. A. Platts has broke into the i'm
provement procession; he has bought
a desirable location and will cause to
be erected thereon fine dwelling.
Mr.. McMuns, a representative of
the Otis Elevator Co. of Minneapolis.
is in the city looking after the pre-
liminary work for the erection of ele-
vators in this city.
| Miss Rosa S. Dunning and Daniel
kelchner, both of Powell, were unit
ed in marriage by Justice Yarnell
| Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelchner left yesterday for the Black
Hills.
Il. Il. Heath, publisher of the Com
monwealth, at Artesian, paid his re-
spects to this office today. He was a
delegate to the A. O. q. W. grand
lodge meeting, which closed its SEES
sion this morning.
James c. Laughlin, uncle of Sheriff
j. W. Laughlin, is dead at Thomp-
son, Montana. The decedent lived to
an advanced age, was successful, and
during his lifetime he had been to all
quarters Of the globe.
Frank Anderson, an erstwhile resi-
dent Of Hughes county, but now a
resident of Arkansas, is in the city.
His coming at this time served as a
reminder that he once lived in a good
town, among the best people that in
habit the earth.
w. e. Calhoon, county supeMntend-
ent of schools, has visited all schools
which come under his charge. He
has been active in educational matters
since his term of Office began and his
| atfnrtG fn11N To-
most interested in education every
where.
Those who make up the Pierre band
are practicing faithfully, and before
long we expect to announce their ap-
pearance on the streets to render
selections for the delectation of our
citizens and the public in general
They are as fnach bunch as ever
blew note.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Swanson re-
turned last night from an extended
stay in the Hills country, having Wis
tied all points of interest in that por-
ton of the state. Mr.. Swanson was
a delegate from DeSmet to the big g.
link grand lodge meeting, which clos
ed an eventful session in Deadwood
last week.
Surveying crews, in the employ of
the Chicago and North w estern rail
way, that have been engaged in work
west of the river, were on Tuesday
ordered to assist in locating the ex-
tension of that line of road from
Gettysburg south. Reports widely
differ as to the point of connection
with the main line.
Charles D. Tidrick is in the citv
from Chamberlain. His business here
at this time is to assist in the orpani-
cation Of the First National Life in
surance company. Mr.. Tidrick is a
stakeholder in some of the solid fire
Insurance companies in this state and
his connection with the new life com
pany will prove alike beneficial to
the company and policy holders.
Fred w. Hines was in Pierre on
Saturday from Ellsworth, Wis. I'm
til that day he was the owner of a.
choice tract Of land in Hughes coun-
ty, and the business which called
him to this city was to deed the prom
erty to another, having disposed of it
at a big advance in price. Before
leaving the state he bought from the
j. l.. Lockhart Land Co.. a 49O tract
in Sully county.
The team of trained buffalo owned
| by r. l.. Yokum of this city, will be
shipped to Baltimore, Maryland,
where they have an engagement of
several weeks at an amusement park
They are one of the few trained buf-
falo teams in the country, and az
they have been broken both to saddle
and harness, they will be an attrac-
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