Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12
Miss Eva Styles Of Aberdeen. 10 /
guest Of Pierre friends.

guest OF Pierre ffieno9
Letters patent has been ISSUED to
John H. McCord Of this city, for hat
marker.
State Auditor H. B. Anderson and
wife are in Mitchell. combining bust
dess with pleasure.
There are few blind pigs west Of
the river no improvement in eyesight
blind as ever.
Although bright. sun was shining all
day Tuesday, spring overcoats were
comfortable during the morning.
All county game wlrdens go out of
Office July l. Eight deputy state game
wardens will attempt to cover the state.
Henry Jacobs of Crow Creek, was
in the city Tuesday and left for home
with his son, who has been . patient
at the hospital.
Mrs Detmer and Mrs. q. S. Collins
left Friday for Clear Lake. where
they will pass this week Visiting with
relatives and friends.
Miss Hattie Mcdowell arrived
Tuesday from WATERFOWL. During
the past year she was q teacher In the
city schools ct that place.
The Missouri river is rising steadily
these days and is near twelve feet,
with reports from up river indicating
a foot or more to be added to that
figure.
Misses Gladys and Almeta Ramer en-
tertained few friends last evening,
complimentary to Miss Lois Fisher,
who leaves the last of the week for
Iowa City.
New uniforms for the members of
the local fire company are expected
to arrive and will sure improve the
good appearance of that body Of fire.
men when on parade.
Some 1000 or more Elks will bs par
aiding at large through the streets of
Mitchell, June 25 and 29-tho late of
the state convention OF the order.
Fire laddies, of Hose Co. No. will
give an ice cream social at their hose
house. in East Pierre, on Friday
evening, June ID. The invitation to
attend is general.
Members of the state board Of reg
ents Of education who were in this city
last week stated that there will be no
move made towards selecting success
sor for President Gault of the state
university for some time. 1t will likely
be the latter part of the summer before
any definite selection is made for the
position.
This weather is all right. And, that
reminds us, South Dakota can give the
farmers the biggest scare and produce
for them the finest crops of any spot
the sun ever shone on.
Members of the organization of boy
scouts went into camp Monday for one
week; they pitched tents on Medicine
creek. The organization is in two pa
trolls and numbers more than rs. The
camp is under the personal charge of
Rev. r. d. Dexheimer.
Postmasters and their assistants will
welcome recent order of the Postnas-
ter General which does away with the
back stamping of letters received, ex-
cept registered and special delivery
matter. Back-stamping letters con-
sumed much time and only in rare in
stances the date of the receipt Of let
ter was of no value to the recipient.
Professor N. e. Hansen, Of the
Bookings college, who was staked by
the last legislature for an alfalfa hunt
in Siberia, has been commissioned
by the national department Of agri-
culture as representative Of the
United States. This will give Mr..
Hansen standing and protection that
the state could not convey.
just step out of the door and take
a look at all the dogs running around.
See very many license tagsP Well,
hardly. But each and every ono is
supposed to have tag on it. Better
do little dog killing and get rid of q
few of these worthless ours hanging
around town. Its no credit to the
town to have q bunch chasing around
the streets.
There will be no teachers institute in
Hyde county this summer. Instead a
joint institute with Hughes and Stanley
counties will be held at Pierre In con-
nection with it there will be Z xix weeks
summer school, and instructors and lee
turers of the first rank have been Sc
cured. It has been felt that greater
benefit may be derived from such =
meeting than from the usual county in
stitute. where the fund is small and in
structors poorly paid. Teachers are ex-
pected to attend for ct least five days,
June s1fs To June 81