Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-02
LOCAL LACONICS

near Meers, last week.
II C. S. Noel, limb of the law, was in
the city Monday from Highmore.
& M. S. Bellies from out near Lacy was
In the city yesterday on business.
d G. M. Livingstone sold three quarter
SECTIONS of land, near Meers, this week.
3 Lew Robinson,a plea rusher, is in the
City from his homestead in Stanley
county.
q Hon. Chas. H. Burke, Congressman
from this district. will address the
people of Onida on Saturday, June 4.
g Wild lettuce and milkweed are said
Ito lie splendid green's. JR. P. Brown
lis certain that there is no other plant
s.sSso good for that purpose.
III A lecturerer, representing the So
&cialist party, will speak on Saturday
saevening, in the workingmen hall.
Schubert block, at 8 O'Clock.
81 The Harold journal, established
8stive weeks ago by Dan W Dickinson
d ANNOUNCES that Mr.. Dickinson is no
longer connected with the pape..
ID Frank Cunningham bought seventy
head of fat cattle last week from the
II Moore brothers, and intends to butch
n er the same to supply his market.
n G. M. Livingstone and Frank Lucas
h went into Stanley county the first Of
u the week. Both report crop conditions
u as being promising in our sister county,
Lew w. Sandys, candidate for clerk
h of courts, is making thorough cam
u vass Of the county and it is not his
B intention to overlook or fail to call
4 upon any elector. His chances for
u nomination are growing.
I Fire tonight destroyed the large
q coal house and coal chute of the
Il Northwestern company, located near
n the round house. The origin of the
fire is not known; the loss to the
4 company is estimated at 50, 600.
q We understand some boards of edu-
h cation in Dakota towns and cities are
so contracting with teachers that they
U shall not spend more than twenty-five
q per cent. of the school year on enter.
II tainments and commencement splurges
II -. E. Walker of Vivian, was il
A the city yerterday on return tril
Ill from New Mexico, where he wen,
\ with the intention of purchasing. land
Mr.. Walker says Dakota is certainly
good enough for him and he has de
cided to permanently remain.
4 Seth Bullock is in London wearing
dress suit consorting with the earl!
q and dukes. He would hardly be recog
4 nized as Seth in this country, claC
u ever in plain citizens clothes. Ht
81 will return with Col. Roosevelt
about the time the roses bloom.
I A Catholic orphanage is to be erect
ed in the diocese of Southi Dakota
Plans for the institution were discus
sed at recent confidence Of laymel
and clergy with Bishop Thomas o.
4 German.
The state and government veterin
airy forces are working together II
1 the Missouri valley at the presen
! time to enforce the dipping laws il
cases Of scabies. A number of indi
vidual herds are reported to be NOR
or less affected, and these herds ar
being looked after to see that ther
is no futher spread of the disease.
The first twenty months after th
going into effect of the auto licens
B law in this state, the number register
ed had gone to fifteen hundred
4 From the first of March this year Il
to date fifteen hundred new license
have been issued; the total 0@5a
of machines now being 3,4oo y
4 three days the first of tits We III
/ licenses issued numbered 81, 81 40
1 81 Bfor the successive days. In
list will no doubt go over six thouf
and for the state before the end
the present season.
1t is reported from Webster tina
the census gives that town but l95
population, loss Of 259 in five years
The papers state that AIT people hav
left Webster or have died within tv
years. 1t appears frem this that I'll
southeastern part of the state is no
the only section that has sutfere
from the homestead movement. In
few inklings that have leaked on
from enumerators in various parts {
the state indicate no great growt
anywhere, except in the trans
Missouri counties where the ne
settlements have been made.
The returns from the graduatln
classes are coming in, and the Woi