Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-07

short business trip.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Clark Saturday.
S. G. Policy, secretary of state ar
rived from Deadweod Monday.
o. S. Basford returned Saturday
from trip to the Black Hills.
A meeting of the State Capitol COM
mission was held here Monday.
DR.. d. w. Hurst of Rapid City,
called on friends here Saturday.
Rev. r. L. Kelley and mother visit
ed with friends at Blunt Tuesday
John Delay left Tuesday for Hud-
son, where he will visit a brother.
The Dickens club met Monday
night at the Doane Robinson home
II. G. Obershaw arrived Saturday
from Watertown and will remain in the
city.
| w. l.. McCatfee of Harold under
went an operation at the hospital
Saturday.
A. b. Whiting of Minneapolis,
spent Sunday with his brother, Judge
C. S. Whiting.
Edward Ewert was given surprise
Friday evening, the occasion being
his 72nd birthday.
j. D. Hale of Sturgis, was looking
after matters before the state land de-
partment Monday.
! Miss Helen French and Miss Fay
Person of Yankton, are the guests of
Miss Agnes Smith
State Land Commissioner F. F..
Brinker returned Saturday from the
| eastern part of the state.
| The annual meeting of school Off
GERS and teachers of Sully county will
be held at Onida on Saturday.
Prof. M. NJ. Ramer returned Satur-
day from St. Louis where he attened
the National Educational convention.
Jas. Cox went to Sioux City last
week, where he will purchase a large
shipment of cattle for his ranch near
| Wasta.
The county board of commission
ers appropriated, last week, $50. 900 to
meet the needs of settlers in the mat
ter of seed grains.
Tomorrow afternoon Mesdames II.
G. Freeman and [. G.. Sparkling will
entertain a number OF friends at the
home of the latter.
p w. Wickhem, one of the many
democratic candidates for governor,
was in the city today. He is out
building fences, too.
Yesterday afternoon the Ladies Aid
society of the Baptist church was en-
tertained by Mesdam Darner, Wiki
inson and Kelley at the parsonage.
Winter wheat is reported to be in
excellent condition, and only waits
the warm spring days to prove the
wisdom of the farmers who SOW their
wheat in the fall.
2. A. Dewyer, conductor on the
P. &. r. G. line left the first of the
week, ticketed to Rochester,, Mimi.
where he expects TO undergo an oper-
alton.
Chas. Corle, who was injured in a
wreck near Watertown several weeks
ago, left Tuesday for Rochester,
Mimi, where he will take medical
treatment.
II. G. Obershaw, former manager
of the Grand, has gone to Washing
ton, ID. c., where he will attend the
national meeting of opera house
managers, held there today.
Mrs Askin has presented over
three hundred books to the Carnegie
library. These valuable books were
the property of the late Rev. John
Askin, and will be of great value to
the library.
j. G. Graul of Beatrice, Neb., has
arrived with his farm implements
and will move to his farm in Byron
township. Mr.. Graul will soon COM
mence the erection of an elegant
residence and barn on their farm.
On Saturday evening, the Carnegie
library will celebrate it's seventeenth
anniversary. An interesting program
has been prepared by the ladies book
club, and free will Offering will be
taken, as no admission will be charg-
ed for the entertainment.
Deadwood Telegram, 20: o. S.
Basford, state insurance commission
er was making brief calls on friends
in Deadwood and Lead today. He
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