Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-07

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the city today.
F. G. Allen was in the city yester-
day from Harold.
4 p j. Murphy returned this morn
ing from Bookings.
Miss Myra Tracy went to Sioux
Falls this morning.
Neil McCarty of Huron, ia a guest
at the H. G. Smith home.
A. M. Shellito of Sioux Falls. is a
capital city visitor taday.
| Mrs. II. M. Straight underwent an
operation at the hospital yesterday.
Miss Genevieve Babel of Blunt. is
visiting Mrs. II. H. Gregg this week
Miss Margaret Cable underwent an
operation at the hospital this MORN
ing.
Miss Gertrude Deets entertained
her Sunday school class at her home
last evening
I. I. Cassill went to Sioux Falls
yesterday TO attend meeting of the
railroad commission.
|y,s:Mrs. Vandermeer and son, left
yesterday for Redtald, where the
kformer expects to reside.
" Miss Anna Wilson went to Sioux
Falls yesterday to attend a meeting
Of the railroad commission.
Misses Bess Morton and Eula Nc
Cord went down to Highmore yester-
day for visit with relatives.
|. A benedict who talked in his sleep
and mentioned names has been used for
separation. There are times when in
somnia is not an unmixed evil.
Mr.. and Mrs Hickman have open
edia MUSICAL studio in the Riverview
hotel, for instruction in brass and
string Instruments, and also in piano.
Governor Vessey has appointed S.
NV. Allen of Watertown, and 7. III
Truth of DeSmet as members of the
Estate board of veterinary examiners.
MI: and Mrs. Harry Gardner re-
turned yesterday from the eastern
part of the state, where Mr.. Gardner
has been working the past three
months.
The United States war department
is advertising reward for the cap
ture Of deserter from the United
States army, whose name is given as
John Sullivan, whose age is given as
30, and who formerly lived in Dead
wood. He enlisted at Omaha. Jan
uary 26, this yeaEana gave his resi-
dence at that time as 62o Douglas
street, Omaha. =
Yapkton is much pleased and en-
courage oyer the promise of interest
ed parties.in the opening of the Port
land ceaAent business there Form
erly the plant was that known as the
"wet process" plant, but under the
new operation is to be conducted as a
"dry plant" The Plankinton estate
which formerly owned the plant, is
still the controlling interest in the
business. =.
State Engineer Lee has just return.
ed from trip to the eastern part III
the state on road and drainage mat
tiers. A trip over the proposed rdAd
from Watertown to Forest City was
started, AMI met with enthusiastic
receptions as far west as Faulkton1,,
where the trip was abandoned for the
present on account of weather condi
tions. All the places visited on the
trip were enthusiastic in regard to the
road movement, and each town was
ready to furnish the required auto
transportation to make the next step
onithe trip.
II. b. Wadleigh recently received
the dynamite intended for the com
I,plete demonstration by the DUPONT
| people last month, and has had one
and half acres sub-soiled with the
explosive. Next spring Mr.. Wad-
leigh will pillow one acre along side
this field with sub soil pillow as deep
as it can be plowed and along side
that will pillow one acre in the aver
age way with common pillow. The
three acres will then be planted to
corn and all cultivated at the same
time and in the same manner, so that
the effects of sub-soiling may be
shown in the appearance and product
of the fields. Mr.. Wadleigh learned
that Sully County neighbor, MIR.
Davis, has been an experienced hand
Ter of dynamite and he secured his
services in dynamiting his field.
The herd of cattle owned by the