Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-17

city Friday.
S. c. Policy, secretary of state, went
to Deadwood Friday.
C. C. Maxwell of Arlington, was a
Pierre visitor Friday
G. K. Garrett came up from Blunt
Friday for short stay.
A baby girl was born to MI. and
Mrs. g. l.. Martin Sunday.
j. f. Olander and brother returned
Tuesday from the Black Hills.
Mrs. S. f. Eaton of Miller, under
went an operation at the hospital Fri
day.
Mrs. Elias Jacobsen returned Tues
day from a several days trip in the
Hills.
James eastman, cashier at the c..
n. W., freight depot, is again at his
post there after an absence of two
weeks.
Mrs. May Baker and daughter left
yesterday for an extended visit in
Chicago.
Mrs. S. S. Airey of Chicago arrived
Saturday and is guest at the r.. B..
Airey home.
A chicken pie supper was served at
the M. E. church last evening by the
ladies aid society.
H. A. Ustrud, ex-superintendent of
public instruction, was in the city
Friday from Sioux Falls.
j. ID. Alnsworth, father of G. H.
Ainsworth, closed his visit Friday
when he returned to Huron.
S. +. Corley and Miss Abbie Corley
of Huron, visited in Pierre over Sun
day, the guest of Miss Pauline Bowl.
Walker tombstone left Monday fol
his home at Washington, d. c., after
spending two months with A. u
Fawcett near Canning.
G. w. Rhorer, chief of police, has
recently been appointed to the posi-
tion of game warden, with Hughes
county as his urispiction.
The town of LeBeau is dissolvinl
after one of the gamest struggles fol
existence ever put up by a western
town. The houses are being moved
to Mobridge.
Those who predicted the first o
the month that tie warm weathe.
{ was over for this year have come tt
the conclusion that August is yet ;
summer month.
Robt. Clark, who has served al
clerk at the st. Charles pharmacy fol
over year will leave in short time
for Brookings to complete his stud
les as pharmacist.
Frank Grandle, chairman of th,
board of commissioners, was in thu
city yesterday. MIR. Grandle say
that crops are coming on in fine suyi,
and that conditions all round ar.
much improved.
1t is reported that hunters have
planned on bagging few quail a
soon as the season opens. 1t may no
be amiss to observe that there will b.
all sorts of trouble for the hunte
who is caught shooting quail in thi
locality.
BY far the choicest potatoes sold OF
the Pierre market this year was pur
chased yesterday by Grocerymal
i Clifford. The tubors were grown il
/ the vicinity of Fort Bennett, and il
size are a half larger than anything
r of the variety seen in this city
: Lloyd Frye of Miller got q glimps
of the beautiful beyond this week
: While investigating the workings o
' mis- auto engine with lighted pape
the gas caught fire and the machin
was nothing short of a sheet of liam
, for short time.
Frank Miller, "Wednesday Will
assisting in digging we'll eight mile
+ northeast of the city, fell seventy fly
feet to the bottom by the giving ava
of the brake on the windlass. III
struck board across the openin
! near the bottom which gave way
breaking his fall and his injurie
consist of broken foot, bruises an
d spralns..
Fred Riggs, mail carrier out c
!, Leslie, in one Of the recent hea
rain storms was caught by rush {
water down one of the small stream
he was crossing, and his outfit sweI
> down stream. Riggs after a struggl
in the rushing water managed to reac
the side of bluff on which he secu
I'D fnathald and remained unit! II
e next morning before he was able
!. attract attention and secure help
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