Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-25

from Wendte.
South Dakotans have $s5, OOO, 900 in
the bank. But the coal mar is after it.
j. II. Gropengeiser and family Of
Onida, visited friends here Saturday.
Tore Tiegen of Sioux Falls, was in
the city yesterday on business mat
tiers.
Mrs. Chas. Slough and daughter
are visiting with relatives at Can
ming.
G. N. Leedom of the state laid de.
partment, went to Blunt yesterday on
professional business.
Leo. Crow arrived yesterday from
Ogden, Titan, for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. Henry Walker.
b. G. Fuller, attorney, went to the
Black Hills yesterday, where no will
remain several days on legal bust
ness.
Mrs. A. E. Lucas and family ar
rived home Saturday from an extend
ed visit with relatives at Rochester,
MINI.
Rev. R. D. Dexheimer went to
Hayti yesterday, where he will at.
tend a ministerial convention of the
Evangelical church.
AS feed is abundant in this territory,
the ranchers are shipping in large num-
bers of young cattle, which will be fed
in this vicinity and made ready for
market.
Snow fell in northern Michigan and
along the shores of Lake Superior
Monday. estab lishing a new record
for early snow.
The thirtieth of September has been
set as the date for a meeting Of the
state board of pardons, to take care OF
the numerous applications now up to be
cared for.
The Milwaukee railroad has had off
a number Of workmen at Mobridge
within the past two weeks, and it il
rumored there the road is reducing its
force all along the line of the Puget
Sound extension from Mobridge, to
the coast.
A railroad conductor, long in the
employ of the Northwestern com.
pany, says that in all his forty. fou,
years of experience in railroading he
never knew so much trouble from
kinks in the rails caused by heat e
pansion.
Harold Journal: P. j. Laughlir
and John Mcnamara arrived Tues.
day from Coco, Mexico, where they
have large land interests. They like
that country very much, have had
fine crops and say they never saw 8
better place for cattle.
Reports from the farmers short
course which was held at Hayes las
week, there was a large attendance, 6
good line of farm exhibits, and a gen
eral enthusiasm shown by the people
OF that part of Stanley county in the
farmers Institutes which are beina
held.
State Engineer Derr left yesterday
to inspect the penitentary at Sioua
Falls, and the new chimney on one O.
the buildings there. and will continue
his trip to include inspection work ane
other duties at the training school al
Plankinton. and engineering matters al
Salem, and Vermillion.
The Sherrard Memorial tablet wa.
placed in the Capital last week. Th,
tablet, which is q memorial tt
"Mother S%herrard," founder of tn,
Children's Home at Sioux Falls, wa.
presented 10 the state by members O
the w. G. T. U. and school children
of the state.
The state land department has re
ceived notice that the general govern
ment will assist in payment of expenses
~ ISASoS R0eAOl VII tIC SL8LS reserve
). the government paying two men TO
that work through the summer seasol
Of fire danger, which will tighten tn,
state expenses to that extent.
, Argus-Leader: Judge j. H. Gate
of the supreme court arrived in til,
city yesterday afternoon from Pierr'
to attend q meeting of the vestry o
Cavalry cathedral which had tn,
question of deciding the location o
the Bishops residence up for confer
ence. Judge Gates was kept bus,
when not attending the meeting re
ceiving greetings from his army o
Sioux Falls friends.
A man from Des Moines, Iowa
who declined to give his name, ra,
his automobile off the ferry boat int,
the Missouri river at Chamberlain
The man and a were rescued. 81,
was on the island side Of the rive
and ran his = onto the ferry. Whe,
he tried to stop he made q miscu'
with his levers and the machine
lunged forward into the river.