Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-10

S. n. Dorothy came in from Now.
lin Tuesday.
j. r. Stevens and son arrived from
Miller Tuesday.
Miss Carol Carter is visiting with
friends at Blunt.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
| Chas. Slough Tuesday.
B. A Cummins and L. L. Stevens
were Huron visitors yesterday.
Mrs. r. M. Barr and son of Huron,
are guests at the Basford home.
l.. FL. Cram of Capa, was here on
real estate business yesterday.
Mort Adams returned Tuesday
from an outing at Lake kampeska.
There will be baby Show" Ct
the library Friday evening, Aug. IS.
Mrs. l.. A. Owen went to Ashton
Monday, where she will visit with
sister.
Royal G. Johnson, attorney general,
was an arrival from Highmore yes
terday.
| Arthur Livingstone of Onida, spent
Sunday with his brother, G.. M,
Livingstone.
Misses Julia Talledge and Lydia
English came in from Midland Tues
day for short stay.
Mrs. G. A. MetzgarQ of Canning,
was the guest of her husband at the
at the hospital Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Mckinney arriv-
ed yesterday from Sioux Falls; having;
made the trip in their auto.
G. j. Corrick passed Sunday at
Capa. He was accompanied to that
place by son and daughter.
Albert Thompson and bride return
ed from Philip Tuesday and Will &C.
cupy cottage on Dakota avenue.
Jackson and Paul Ingham arrived
from oonsocket Saturday and are
guests of their parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Ingham.
August started out with two inches
of rain, which was general over the
state, and the old settler is predicting
a wet fall.
Mrs. Mcfarland and family arrived
Tuesday from Chattsworth, Iowa,
and are guests at the home of JAS.
Hutchinson.
Mrs. j v Sodeer, who has been a
guest at the Satterlee home the past
three weeks, will leave Saturday for
her home at Terre Haute, Ind.
The excavations for the Williams
homes Gil north Euclid avenue are
nearing completion, and the carpen-
ters will soon have the work we'll
under way.
Sixty couples shared in the enjoy
nent of a cotillion party given at the
auditorium last Thursday night.
Prof. Colburn's orchestra furnished
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made dancing easy.
The central high school building
will soon undergo complete over
hauling. The work of repainting and
decorating will be done by Giddings
Bros, who were recently awarded
the contract.
The corner stone of the new court
house in Highmore was laid on Satur-
day, the Masons having charge of the
ceremony Over two thousand people
attended. Judge John F. Hughes went
down and took part in the ceremonies.
Gov. R. s. Wesley and Adjt Gen.
Englesby are in Sioux City on private
business. The governor will return to-
night to Pierre and expects soon to
start on an extended trip through the
northwestern part the state to investi-
gate the condition of drouth stricken
homesteeaers.
A reunion of the H. G. Fuller family
is being held in Pierre. The sons and
daughters of Mrs. H. G.. Fuller, who
do not reside here, arrived today; the
same being, Thad Fuller of Milbank;
Mrs. Geo. Nash. of Aberdeen; and
Arthur Fuller of Washington.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway company has notified the
state railway commission that they
will ship hay, feed and coal in on
their lines in the northern part of the
state, free Of charge, where the sup
plies are ordered by the authorities
for the relief of homesteaders.
Arrangements are about completed
for the holding of the Merchants Car
nival at this place September and 9
are the dates upon which the festival is
to be held. If it fails of success it will
be no fault of the merchants who are
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