Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-07-11
DR.. Hart came up from Blunt Tues

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day.
A. c. Brink transacted business at
Blunt Saturday.
Mrs. l. NJ. Dotson is at Highmore,
a guest of kinfolk.
d. S. Brown of Presho, registered at
the st. Charles Tuesday.
w. &. Hall came up from Blunt yes
terday on short business trip.
Mrs. John Kramer and daughters
came up from Canning yesterday.
Harold Van Ness of Aberdeen, is
visiting with homefolks in Pierre.
Mrs. Dick Purcell underwent an
operation at the hospital Saturday.
Mrs. A. f. Core returned last week
from visit with relatives in Iowa.
w D. Nelson returned yesterday
from a fishing trip in the Black Hills.
N. j. kass was an arrival from
Huron yesterday on short business
trip.
Mrs. Henry Walker left yesterday
for Yankton, where she will visit q
sister.
A meeting of the directors of the
First National Life Ins. Co. was held
Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Lumley returned Tues
day from visit with brother at
Mobridge.
Mrs. Geo. Havens and son went to
points in Iowa Tuesday on visit TO
relatives.
The week began here with nearly
three inches of rain which practical
ly puts the 1912 crop over.
! Miss Frances Shearer, who was a
guest at the C. S. Whiting home last
week, left Friday for DeSmet.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Wadleigh ar.
| rived yesterday from Iowa and will
remain in the city for several weeks
Thos. Askin entertained the mem
bers of the Garnet Hedge Concer
company at his home Tuesday eve
ming.
| Mrs. Geo. w. Lumley, and grant
daughter, Miss Gladys, are in Beaver
City, Neb., where the former went te
visit son.
| Ray Walker, attorney, practicing il
Fort Pierre, was in the city Tuesday
having been called here on professional
business.
WATERFOWL Public Opinion, 10: Mrs
/ Otto Linstad of Pierre is In the city
visiting and enjoying a few days a
Lake Kampeska.
| A. A. Geist arrived here Saturday
from his home in Yankton. He viii
pass the week with acquaintance il
the capital city.
Tomorrow evening, the Women's
Relief Corps will give an ice cream
social at the Noren home, Missouri!
avenue. All are invited.
Mrs. E. A. Vandermeer left Satur.
day for LeMars, 10. She was accom-.
panied to that place by a daughter
Miss Mamie Vandermeer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ayres, NV. Latte
and James Holm went to Huron or
Tuesday. Mr.. Bryan was chautauqua
speaker in Huron that day.
Thomas Sweeney of Rapid City
registered at the st. Charles yester.
day. Mr.. Sweeney is one of the best
known men in all the Hills country
| Joe Heck, who has heen employed
at the local express Office here 70,
some time, has been promoted to the
position of chief clerk in the Huron
office.
| The Ladies Aid society, of the East
Pierre Baptist church, met this after.
noon at the Whitney home with Mes
danes Whitney and Thomas as hos.
tesses.
| Mrs. Il. F. Denton and little daugh-
ter left yesterday for their home al
Webster, after an extended visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Will.
liams.
The Missouri river shows stage OF
more than eleven feet at this point
with Indications of continued rise. Late
heavy up-river rains since July 1 arr
probably the cause of the high water.
| Articles of incorporation for new
banking house at Parker, were filel
Friday The proposed institution viii
be known as the Citizens Bank O
Parker, and the promoters are f. C
Danforth, E. w. Danforth of Parker
and j. A. Danforth of Yankton.
Frozenman Flat, the best and mos
productive portion of Stanley county
was storm swept Monday evening. TIL,
! storm was of short duration. vet TIL,