Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-08-04
NJ. G. Sherwood was in from

M ". SueIWOOu Was III lIolu
Midland yesterday on business.
Miss Eva Satterlee of Blunt,
spent Sunday with home folks.
MISS. S. Ruble returned yesterday
from visit with friends at Blunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Schubert are
home from pleasure trip to the Hills,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sutton of
Laurel, were in the city yesterday
for short STAY.
Miss Arvilla Edgar has begun claim
life She is located seven miles south
of Fort Pierre.
Governor Vessey went to Washington
Springs today to dispose of some bust
ness matters there.
DR.. t. +. Riggs intend to go to the
Moreau river country tomorrow. He
will return on Wednesday next.
Dr. j. NJ. Walsh of Fort Pierre has
again been appointed to a position on
the state board of medical examiners.
| Misses Elizabeth and Georgia Sum
merside were passengers today for
Hisega, where they intend to remain
| two weeks.
Governor Wesley has granted
pardon to George Ervyn, sentenced
from Meade county on a charge of
grand larceny.
The state insurance department has
admitted the Indiana and Ohio Live
Stock Insurance company to do business
in South Dakota
j. R, Henry is enjoying visit from
his parents, who arrived Tuesday from
Iowa. The Henry's own fine tract of
land near Meers, Stanley county.
The Northwestern road has amour
ced the opening of the new lines from
Blunt, to Gettysburg through the
richest farming land of Dakota.
Black Hills foresters say the dry
weather conditions prevalent in that
part of the state renders it probable
the state will suffer from more forest
fires during the season.
During a thunderstorm at Huron
lightning struck the Beadle county
building on the state fair grounds
setting it afre and resulting in its
total destruction.
Orville Schubert will go to Niagara
Falls tomorrow to attend the Phi Delta
Theta national convention. In this
gathering he will represent the State
University Of South Dakota
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Harris arrived
home last week from an extended
stay in Mexico aid Texas. MIR Har.
] ris is the owner of q large tract OF
: land north Of Galveston, and is PROUD
of his holdings.
, Onida Waterman: Mr., and Mrs
! j. n Garner left on the South bound
train Monday for Rocky Ford, Colo
RADIO where they viii visit with thei
son Robert who holds a position il
a bank at that place. They vii
remain until September.
:, Sioux City Journal, 3: The mar
riage of Daniel Bierwagon of Yves
Fork, S. D., and Miss Emma l.. Pop
| of Fort Pierre, took place yesterda
K at The home of Rev. W. NJ. Short
1920 Jackson street. The ceremon
n was performed by Rev. G.. e. Lad
0 Of the First congregational church
The danger from praire fires fron
It now on is very great. These fire
not only damage individuals, but tn
}. county as aWhoIe, If prairjes wer
intirely protected for ten years th
grass crop would be more double an
the climate itself at least Slight
: improved and rainfall perceptil
d increased.
J. Nearly all the homestead land with
1t in the Lennon, South Dakota, Ian
district has been withdrawn frol
d entry by executive order and the cit
(, Of Lennon is seriously concerned
:, The land withdraw is rated as Goa
land and as such it must be Withheld
O f1om homestead entry.
!. T. C. Hedger, who has filled variou
e clerical positions, and been deput
auditor for a part Of the time for tn
It last eleven years, has resigned a
n bookkeeper in the treasures depart
e ment and goes to Aberdeen to enga g
in abstract business. Ralph Long
Il staff of Huron takes his place in til
+ treasurer's office.
f Mrs. Miriam Sophie Keymer, {
Brooklyn New York, writes GovernC
Vessey to find if she can learn any
thing of the present where abouts {
10 Lar pn, 10, So, To IL.