Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-14

y. otyoHI VI Rdplu SiCy, was
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Gates of Sioux
Falls, are in the city today.
Lloyd Baker underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the hospital
this morning.
4. Dandy of Lincoln. and 2. H.
Patton of Omaha, are in the city on
business matters.
Little Margaret Bradshaw of Fit.
Pierre. was operated upon for appen-
dicitis this morning.
Mrs. G. Corey returned to her home
at Wendte this morning, after few
days visit in the city.
Marvel Neyhart of Gettysburg was
in the city on Saturday. Business mat
ters brought him to Pierre.
Mrs. L. H. Glow underwent an oper-
alton at the local hospital on Saturday.
Her condition is much improved.
S. E. Grams, state fire marshal, ar
rived Monday from Chicago. He left
next day for his home at Lead.
Misses Mabel Finch and Bertha
Downing went to Onida today, to at
tend the funeral of the late NJ,
French.
Ed Odemark returned yesterday
from duck hunt near Hayti. His
game bag was we'll filled with NAL.
lard ducks.
Floyd Cossart, an East Pierre lad,
sustained serious injury Sunday. While
playing foot ball he fell, breaking his
left shoulder
The ex-governor has returned to Chicago,
after remaining in the state few days
long enough to put a few pets into
official positions
j. j. Dalton returned today from
Aberdeen, where he attended the
wedding of his sister, Miss Molly, to
p. Seguin of Hecla.
The young people of the Baptist
church will hold a "Pre- Thanksgiv-
ing Good Time" at the parlors of the
church tomorrow evening.
The High School Basket Ball team
went to Miller on Friday and played the
local team there. Fifteen to Is, in
favor of Miller, was the result of the
scoring.
A meeting of the official board of the
Methodist church, was held Monday
evening. Rev. w. A. Wilkinson was
elected president and j. S. Sebree, sec
rotary.
R. B. Rockwell, clerk of courts elect,
in Hyde county, has purchased the Bull
letin from H. G. Schober, founder of
the paper. To the new publisher we
extend good wishes.
Many cattle are reported to have
died of "corn stalk disease in the
vicinity of Chamberlain. The disease
is caused by turning the cattle loose
and allowing them to eat freely of
cornstalks.
Starr Furniture CO. have taken the
agency for the National Vacuum
Cleaner which has just been demon
strated in our city and is giving uni
versal satisfaction. Call or phone
Starr Il Sons for demonstration,
5. III. Lea, state engineer, who has
shook the patronage tree in this state
until it is we'll nigh barren of branches,
has been appointed to another term of
office, by the long distance governor.
tits now up to the legislature to cut
out any appropriation IN the matter.
The state banking department has
issued figures for September 4, which
reveal total of ss5, BAT 1891 deposits
in the combined state and natio, al
banks of South Dakota, as against
S78, 8S4,771, June IA, 1912. The in
crease was given as s6,625, Oe4.
Elevator men Of South Dakota re-
port that an unusually large proper
tions of the grain marketed by South
Dakota farmers this year grades No.
L.. This they believe to be due to
the fact that the farmers are taking
more pains with their seed grain and
are careful about treating for smut
other diseases before planting.
The sale of Hughes county land for
taxes delinquent was held at the county
treasurer's Office Monday morning, the
sale being one of the smallest ever held.
Farm land went for about Is per cent,
and there was scarcely enough to go
around among the bidders. It was diff
ferent in the line of lots; hundreds and
no bidders.
D. A. w. Perkins, lawyer editor of
the Hyde County News. was given a
majority vote for the Office of county
judge, in our sister county; and, we
are glad. We do not rejoice because
the other fellow q fIap trails in the d,,ot