Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-07-04

Artnof Livingstone was over from
Onida Tuesday.
States Attorney Quimby came over
from Onida Tuesday.
Will Mosier went to his homestead
near Hayes yesterday.
II. NJ. Reed went to Huron today
on a short business trip.
Walter Wellman must be credited
with knowing when to quit the flying.
H. o. Refvem of the state land de-
partment, left Tuesday for Wessing-
ton.
Mrs. G. M. Livingstone and little
son went to Onida Tuesday for visit
with homefolks.
Henry Herman went to Newman
Grove, Neb., Tuesday, where he will
visit with homefolks.
B. G.. Mathews, democratic candidate
for supreme judge. was an arrival from
Sioux Falls Tuesday.
Irrigation is the only protection
offered the farmer against drouths.
The sooner we come to it, the better
off we will be.
Highmore Herald, a: John L. Lock-
hart, register of the United States land
Office, at Pierre, was in town between
trains Tuesday.
Saturday was the last day the licens-
ED saloon did business in Fort Pierre
and there was a roaring time in evil
dence that evening.
Chas. A. Dalton went to Onida on
Monday, where for time he will as
sist his brother, Tom, in conducting
the business affairs of his bank,
The county board of commissioners
met Tuesday in regular session, and
the business of the session will nc
doubt extend into next week. All
assessors made returns of their work
Tuesday.
Coal dealers are receiving thei,
summer shipments of coal, and fore
handed householders are putting their
winter supply in the bins. Coal is
about 25 cents per ton cheaper now
than it will be in September, and
this makes it an object to some fuel
users to buy early.
The marriage of Miss Faustina D.
Cole, formerly of this city, and Mr.
John Schonberg occurred in Minnea
polls on Tuesday, June 25, at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. A. A. Lilly
Mr.. and Mrs Schonberg will reside il
Sioux Falls. Among the out of towr
guests was Miss Margaret Lockhart Of
this city.
The alumni of the high school gave
a launch party Tuesday evening. Or
the trip the officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Elvs
Hartley, president; Jas. Starkey
vice president; Andrew Bonsey, sec
rotary; Marjorie Breeder, treasurer
Sunday evening greater portion O
Alberta, Canada, was tornado swept
In the town of Regina, Saskatchewan
eighty people were killed, and bust
ness blocks were reduced to heaps O
ruins. 1t has been learned that none
of the Pierre colony are among tn,
dead.
Practically every section of South
Dakota has been visited by showers
the past two days, and the rainfall
has helped to lower the high temper
allure which has prevailed for the pas
ten days. The rainfalls were badl,
needed in many sections and will b.
worth much to the state.
The people of Pierre owe thanks t.
the Dakota Central Telephone compan,
and to the local manager, Mr. Ander
son, for reports of both the republican
and democratic conventions, delivere,
| in bulletins every hour during the ses
sion of each. 1t was fine thing fo
the company to Go, and an accommo
dating act on the part of Mr.. Anderson
News of the death of Carlisle Car
penter at Aberdeen reached her
Monday. The young man expiret
Sunday, closely following an opera
ton which he underwent in a hospi
tai in that city. Mr.. Carpenter, VIII,
was anlevangelist singer often visitel
his parents while they lived iii thi
city, and had many acquaintance
here.
Eastern automobilists, who hav
been travelling in South Dakota, SAL
that one of the best pieces of roa,
they have found is onStile cross stat,
highway from Brookings to Dead
wood, in Kingsbury county. Will,
there has not been as much sal,
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