Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. "a. r. Horner have
gone 20 Dresbach, Mimi, for an out
ing.
Attorney Justus Miller of Chero-
kee, Iowa, is the guest of Pierre
friends.
The Woman's club held special
meeting at the Congregations church
last evening.
L. A. Munson was homecoming
passenger today. He had been into
the Black Hills.
Miss Orpha Senseney left yesterday
for Ottumwa, To-, where she will visit
relatives during the month.
Miss Georgia Morse came up from
Canning Tuesday where she spent
several days with friends.
Rev. r. l.. Kelley and mother went
to Rapid Canyon Monday, where
they will spend several weeks.
Mrs. E. F. Dorothy and daughter
left Sunday for Oroville, Wash, for
a month s visit with friends.
Mrs. Chas. l.. Hyde and daughter,
Miss Ruth. arrived home today from
stay of two months in New York.
Mrs, S. 5. Ruble departed today for
Reading, Penn. She went to visit
relatives and will be absent until
September.
Misses Gladys and Almeta Kramer
arrived from Big Stone Tuesday,
where they have been the guest of
their many friends.
I'll. G. Obershaw is making arrange
ments to go to Watertown about
August Is, where he intends to per
manently reside.
Mrs. j. w. Miller and many en-
ployes about the st. Charles hotel
went ont to the huffaln ranch yastar-
day. They enjoyed the trip to the
fullest extent.
H. III. Bell, assistant director of
agencies for the FIRST National Life
Insurance Company, of Pierre, is
making tour of the western portion
OF the state.
/ Father Stencil of Pierre conducted
Catholic services before good sized
congregation at the O'Donnell home
in Onida Tuesday morning.
The Capital Cafe has again chang.
ed hands, w. j. Winstone disposine
of the business to Mrs. Thompson,
formerly of Bradley, this state. Mr.
and Mrs. Winstone will go on claim
near Wendte.
Potatoes are rapidly ceasjng to be-
long to the diamond class in the scale o!
values. A drop in price was recorded
In this city Monday when potatoes sole
for so cents peck, 40 cents lower than
a week ago.
At the meeting of the city commits.
sion Monday evening bids were open
ed for the construction of cement
walk in front of the library. The
Pierre Cement Construction company
was awarded the contract at lie pei
square foot.
Professor M. NJ. Kramer returned
Tuesday from an extended trip tc
California, where they attended the
meeting of The National Educational
Educational association. They re.
port most enjoyable time.
Miss Ida Smith, sister of w. M
Smith, arrived here last week from
Des Moines. Miss Smith has held d
clerksuip in dry goods house in that
city for more than fifteen years.
Miss Lille Smith, cousin of w M
Smith, was among arrivals today from
the east. Miss Smith is teacher ir
the public schools of Chicago; she
was accompanied to Pierre by Miss
IdaW ellis, who also resides in Chicago.
Retail dealers are fast getting in
form for the carnival to be held in
this city September and 8. The at
fractions and prizes which will be
:
given away are certain to attract
crowds daily. A full program will be
out i'll a few days.
The South Dakota state fair at
Huron is to be a hummer this year
The light crop over good part of the
state has put the management on its
mettle, and they propose to show
visitors that the state is still doing
business at the old stand.
Aberdeen American, 3: George
Philip, brother of the late Scotty
Philip, and Stanley Philip, son of the
same man, were in the city yesterday
making arrangements for the admin.
istration of the estate OF the latter'f
father. They left on the evening
Northwestern for their home at Fort