Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

the city yesterday.
A dance will be given at the audi
forum tomorrow night.
A son vas born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernie Budde yesterday.
State Superintendent Lawrence
went to Clark yesterday.
Fred ~Gropengeiser and mother were
over from Onida yesterday.
Max Kehr has taken the contract
for auto livery|for the Locke hotel.
VIM. Harry and Geo. Bunch came
in from Okokojo for supplies yester-
day.
Mrs. Robt. Clark left yesterday for
Mitchell, where she will join her hus-
band.
The October term of the United
States court convenes in Pierre on
October Z.
Miss Elsie Staben went to Groton
yesterday, called there by the illness
of a brother. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Repine left yes
terday for the south, where they will
spend the winter.
Mrs. ]. H. McCord returned yester-
day from an extended visit with her
parents near Seneca. "
MI. and Mrs. v. v. Ketchum ar.
rived home yesterday from a several
weeks visit in Ohio.
The South Dakota State Baptist
convention is scheduled to. meet in
Sioux Falls October s.12.
S. H. Putnam came up from Can
ming Yesterday with q load of vege.
tables, which lie disposed of. Z
Miss Lorraine Brown was given a
surprise party at her home last even
ing by a number of her friends.
Mrs. Walter Elliott has been ill for
the past week, but at present is re-
ported as improving.
Father Mccarthy of St. Mary's
hospital has returned from a visit at
his nome in Ireland.
Elmer Olson went to Sioux CITY
and other Iowa points yesterday on a
several days business trip.
Unless something is done, beef will
soon be numbered among the luxur-
les, to be bought for feast days about
as turkey is at present.
At the meeting of the Commercial
CLUB Tuesday evening the proposition
of holding a chautauqua next year
was decided in favor of.
Prof. o. O..@Young of the State Edu.
~cational department, returned yes
terday from an official trip over the
eastern part of the state.
The marriage Of Mr.. Henry Her
man, a former Pierre resident, and
Miss Marie Kalal will take place at
Lynch, Neb., October 8.
MI. Core and daughter, Miss Ruth,
arrived yesterday from Fort Dodge,
Iowa, and are guests of their son
and brother, AT. Core.
Chas. 'Shrake, we'll and favorably
known in Pierre, died yesterday at his
home les Paola, Kansas. Mr.. Shrake
was foreman for the Nipple Printing
company during 1907.
Ray Wilson, who has been employ.
ed as fireman on the Northwestern
out of Huron. is substituting on the
switch engine here this week during
the absence of the local fireman. Mr..
Wilson will return to his work al
Huron Saturday.
A hearing is on before the state
railway commission in which the DIFF.
ferent railroads of the state are in
terested, the object being to attempt
to settle what shall be joint freight
rates where. two or more different
lines take a part in carrying freight
from shipping point to destination.
Sioux City Journal; John Grant has
returned from his farm in Mellette
county, South Dakota, near White
river. Mr.. Grant has proved up or
100 acres, and believes the new coun.
try is of promise. He displayed corr
raised on his farm which made q good
yield. Farmers in Mellette county,
Mr.. Grant said. had q good season,
there being plenty of moisture. Big
crops of potatoes and melons were
raised. He expects to return to his
farm in the spring. This winter he
will stock it to cattle.
The members of the state tax com.
mission expect to put in considerable
time for the next two months in trav.
cling over the state to familiarize
themselves as far as possible with
local conditions, and some time in
December will probably formulate