Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-23

pumping up.
F. L. Grantham Of Custer was a
caller here yesterday.
Mrs. j. S. Sebree went to Omaha
yesterday for short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Arnold are away
to Grand Forks, N. D., where business
called them.
Miss Retta Pattison was in Pierre
yesterday from Nowlin, enroute for
a visit at Yankton.
Percy Jennings has arrived home
from South Shore, S. D. owing to the
illness of his mother.
Russell Jennings is home for visit
from Dixon, III, owing to the
serious illness of his mother.
The social given Wednesday evening
on the Library lawn was we'll attended.
The benefit fund was raised $40.
Theodore Roosevelt has been in.
vited to attend the dedication of the
new capital building at Pierre.
| VIM. Smith, who lives nortea st of
the city lost two horses Saturday in a
storm, the horses being struck by
lightning.
Governor Wesley has signed an
order paroling Melton Milver.
sentenced from Hyde county for
assault with intent to kill,
Accounts, notes or judgments
bought against debtors anywhere -
j. W. Whitney, care Pierre Weekly
Free Press.
Dr.. Michael, for sometime super
intendent of the Indian Industrial
school at the Cheyenne agency, has
been transferred to Flandreau.
Yesterday W. G. Hull purchased
the livery stock heretofore owned by
Vickerma1, at Fort Pierre. Mr..
Hull intends to continue the bust
ness.
Foreman Mains, of the Stock
Growers News, was a welcome caller
yesterday. When it comes to print
ing, friend Mains easily gets into
the artistic class.
Guy Hart, former publisher of the
Fairplay, has begun the publication
of newspaper at Orion, Stanley
county, near which place he is inter
ested in a horse ranch.
At the meeting this year j. S.
Vetter was elected Grand Com
mander of South Dakota and w. D.
Swain as Grand Warden of the Com.
mander of South Dakota.
A cotillion party, given by the hook
and ladder company, is announced to
take place at the Auditorium build :
ing next Monday evening, and
enjoyable time is guaranteed all who
r attend.
Ex-Gov. G. II. Herried, Senator
Coe /. Crawford and DR.. Robert f i.
r Slagel will be the presiding officers at
7 the various meetings of the conser-
walton congress at Pierre on June 20
80.
! Harold Pioneer: The number of
3 horses that have been reported as
strayed or stolen have been so nu-
j, merous this spring that it seems to
indicate the work of horse thieves.
On Saturday evening Capt. Dewell,
Lieuts. Grebing and Young and Mai
= or Beckwith, of Company A.. will &C
company Capt. Sayer Of the regular
army, to Fort Meade, where a camp
of instruction is to be held next week
= Blunt Advocate: Tom Whalen re-
, turned last week from Sioux City
where he marketed carload of hogs.
Tom has shipped out a good many
hogs in past years and says he never
= received as much money for a ship
I ment before. They brought s9.4O.
The grand lodge, knights of Pyth-
las, convened in Watertcwn last
Tuesday, and concluded it's labors
: Friday L. L. Stephens of this city
was chosen grand prelate. Huron
was chosen as the place Of meeting
$ Of the 1911 grand lodge.
A severe timber fire is raging on
the forest reserve about six miles
: west of Sturgis. 1t is supposed to
q have started from tree being struck
/ by lightning. Several hundred acres
!. are already said to have been burned
S over. A lot of cordwood was also
destroyed.
: At the Grand Commandery meet
ing of the Masons held in Pierre last
i week it was decided to hold the next
meeting, a three days session. Aug
5, 1911, at Chamberlain, S. D. 1t
! will be in the nature Of an encamp-