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

Waiter Smith visited friends at Hur-
on over Sunday.
f. M. Sedgewick was an arrival from
Presho Monday.
Jas. Mott of Philip, died at the hos
pital Saturday.
Will Smith was an arrival from
Mankato Friday.
Miss Clara Bergstrom left Friday for
a visit with home folks at Canton.
Traffic on the river, by boat, has
picked up wonderfully of late.
Wesley Styles came down from Alb
erdeen Friday on short business trip.
Miss Selma HOLE went to Lake Oko-
bojo last week for visit with friends 4
Miss Gertrude Solem went to Huron
last week, where she will visit friends.
J. II. McCord and j. g. Damn went
to Blunt Monday on short business
trip.
Miss Bess Morton went to Seneca
Friday, near which place she visited
homefolks.
Misses Esther and Anna Odemark
went to Howard Saturday for an ex-
tended visit.
Mrs. c. M. HOLSTER and daughter,
soA,,..al AHo~,<@,x, f,,o,,, :. ;o;%
at.iYankton.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Stephens and
son, Richard, left last week for
Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. w. O.. Marley was released
from the hospital Friday and returned
to her home at DeGrey.
DR.. and Mrs. A. n. Youngs went to
Deadwood Tuesday to attend meeting
of the State Board of Medical Examin-
ers.
The proposition to consolidate the
Gas Belt Telephone line with the
Great Eastern line failed at Okobojo
on Saturday.
Have a live stock of merchandise for
sale or will trade for good Stanley
County quarter of land. j oHNsToN
JEFFRIEs, Fort Pierre.
Teachers examinations for second
third and primary certificates will be
held July Is and 10 in the Office of the
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Leon Kendall, for some time dis
patcher of trains. is off on vacation.
He left Saturday for yarmouth,
Mass, the home of his parents.
The time of year is approaching
when many heads of families will be
disposed to think that if it isn't one
thing or another it is a dog license.
Lieut.. Mattison of the Salvation
Army was released from the hospital
Friday. leaving for her home at Rice
Lake, Wis, for visit with her parents.
We want farm loans. Our rates are
over than you can get elsewhere. Drop
in and see US before you make your
-loan.-Pierre Banking & Trust Co. If
Veterans of the civil war and
widows of veterans yesterday signed
vouchers in the office of the clerk of
the courts for the third quarter pen
sions.
The bricklayers are making rapid
progress in the work of constructing a
new public school building at Onida,
and it will not be long until the struct-
ure is completed.
Aberdeen News, 8: Albert Hide
brandt of Pierre, is expected to ar
rive in the city this week in his auto
mobile to spend week as the guest
of Gordon Bird at Tacoma park.
Sheriff Borcharding of Lyman coun-
ty is searching for two Jail breakers
who escaped from the county Jail at
Oacoma few days ago. Both were
under sentence to serve time in the
penitentiary.
The board of county commissioners
are in session this week. The usual
grist of bills is being allowed, and
the work of equalizing assessments
will occupy the boards attention I'M
til the end of the week.
Farmers in the vicinity of Blunt
have signed contracts for the con-
struction of a portion of the propos-
ed new railway from Sioux City to
to Pierre by way of Mitchell. Far
mers within three miles of the pro-
posed road are agreeing to give 5000
aquarter section toward its construc
ton. Those farther away agree to
give 500 quarter.
Tuesday was the date provided by
law, for the annual settlements of the
rural school districts. The old officers
will give accounts of their work and
the newly elected officers will assume
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