Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-08-18

Waldo Wales left yesterday for a
visit at Miller.
Miss Title Green came up from
Highmore yesterday
Mrs. w. c. Hull returned today
from a visit in Minnesota.
Judge. R. B. Trip passed through
the city today enroute to his home at
Yankton.
4. Sanford has accepted position
at Huron and left for that place
yesterday.
Miss Alice Thorne of Perkins
county, is in the city the guest of
Miss Abbie Whitney.
Misses Ella and Mary Sherman left
yesterday for their home at Belle
Fourche after short stay in the
city.
DR.. Julia Baird of Youngstown,
Ohio, and Kenneth March of Canton
Ohio, are guests at the d. W. March
home.
Mrs, Barr, who has been the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. s.
Basford, left yesterday for her home
at Huron.
S. G. Dewell went to the eastern
part of the county Monday on insur-
ance buiiness. He writes life risks
in the best companies.
Two men waded the Mississippi
river at Burlington, Iowa. The river
is two inches lower than in 1864
Many records have been broken since
1910 began.
Chas. L. Hyde returned TODAY
from business trip east. While in
the east he bought tinishinps and
furnishing for his new hotel
st. Charles.
Z. W. Humphrey, Art Young, u.
S. Griggs and Gene Adams are lust
home from Timber Lake, whore they
attended the opening lot sale. Each
made an investment.
South Dakota is waiting until it's
splendid yield of grain is in the gran
aries before becoming excited over
politics. Even then it will have to be
over neighborly quarrels.
Secretary Ballinger is to resign
again according to eastern advice.
And as usual the secretary denies
the report. With Aldrich, Cannon.
and Ballinger out the insurgent
would have to find another excuse for
opposing republican principles.
An annual meeting of the early
settlers of Sully county will be held
at Onida on August 26. A long pro-
gram of sports will take place, for
which liberal prizes have been hung
up Tor winners. Doane Robinson
| Will deliver the main address.
Inc Beadle statue comm ittee for
which statue the school children of
The state donated money, has chosen
tennessee bond pink marble as most
desirable for this memorial. The
statue Will be in the form of a public
speaker addressing an audience.
Henry M. Reed, late of Omaha. has
cast bis lot in Pierre. He has leased
store room in the Pierre Street
| block, fronting on Capital avenue,
ana Will place on sale a complete
stock OF Jewelry. He is an expert
Jeweier and optician, and will no
doubt have success beyond expecta-
ton.
At the meeting of the business
men yesterday afternoon committee
consisting Of Mayor Mallery, Ii.
G.Jaynes and Chas. " est was appoint
ed to meet with the county COM
mlssloners in the hope Of raising one
nall OF the necessary funds to
warrant the holding of the Dry
Farming congress in this city on
November 16-17-l8.
Brookings Register: Shock thresb-
ing is we'll under way in Brooking s
county One of the first crops yet
threshed IS that of John Hansen. 40
acres of wheat going 81 bushels to
the acre, and barley 26, and oats As.
all of No. 1 quality. He also
has forty five acres of promising
corn which will soon he out of danger
from frost and of fine quality.
Milton Qowa) Herald: Rev. and
Mrs. Latham Ingham are preparing to
move to Pierre, the capital of Sout tn
Dakota, where they expect to make a
permanent home. Mrs. Ingham has
been in poor health for some time and
it is hoped change of climate will
prove beneficial, and for this reason the