Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
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py apartments in the st. Charles hotel,
! Miss Eula McCord entertained com.
pany Of friends at her home yesterday
4 Leon French returned yesterday to
his home in Onida, after stay of two
days in Pierre.
John Sutherland left Saturday
morning for points in the southeast
portion of the state.
L. L. Stephens is away to Sioux Falls
where the grand lodge session, knights
OF Pythias, is being held.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Nipple left this
morning for Hisega, where they will
remain'until about July l.
S. II. Putnam, who grows vegetables
extensively near Canning, interviewed
retail dealers here Wednesday.
DIR. Gearhart answered professional
yesterday from Rec Heights. by going
down to that place to see patient.
Mrs. Charlotte Wales is enjoying a
visit from sister, Miss Grace Wales.
who arrived here Tuesday from Troy,
| New York.
| j. D. Reets, state immigration COM
missioner, left Monday for the east,
where he will spend the week boosting
| for the state.
| o. 0. Young went to Elk Point on
Tuesday. He is programmed to deliver
an address there today, before meet
ing of educators.
O. S. Basford went to Cresbard yes.
terday, and today he will deliver an adj
dress to the early settlers of Faulk
county, in annual reunion.
Edward Squirting, prosperous dealer
and rancher, located at Leslie, was in
the city yesterday. He reported cattle
and horses in prime condition.
A company of acquaintance of Mrs.
Linstad gathered at her home Tuesday
and assisted her in birthday event. A
toothsome luncheon was served
June 26 the Rec Heights base ball
team is coming to Pierre to cross bats
with the local team. There is certain
to be some fast playing here chat day.
| Leo. Delay paid visit TIC brother,
j. j. Delay, who resides in Hudson,
this state. He reported crops looking
very promising along his route of travel.
Miss Stella Pope of Fredericksburg
expired Tuesday at the city hospital,
after a stay of week The body was
taken to the home of her parents for
burial yesterday.
Copious rains in the nature of show
ers fell the first of the week through
out the, western part of the state, fur
ther enchanting the already splendid
condition of crops.
The twenty second annual convention
of the South Dakota Bankers associa-
ton will be held at WATERFOWL on June
Is and 26. WATERFOWL will give an
elaborate entertainment
C. w. Cornell of Buffalo, Harding
county, has secured a permit from the
state engineers department to take
water from Box Elder and Cornell
creeks in that county to irrigate IS acres
of Harding county land.
The state land department has been
served with notice of contest which
have been selected in the forest reserve,
the contests being instituted by mining
claimants, who have staked locations in
that part Of the Black Hills.
An amusing or original feature of the
tiremens' special, which passed through
Pierre on Monday Afternoon, was the
little German band. The train was
bound for Hot Springs, and the band
went as one of the features of the state
firemens meeting. 1t was well or
ganized and entertaining Organization.
Saloon men down at Miller disagree.
Unexpected trouble has been caused by
the council there in complying with the
new law in granting saloon licenses for
the next year. The town can have but
two, John II. Scott and Charles Borrow
sky being retained. Two had to go, and
their friends now threaten to vote the
town dry next year.
How many of you have tried the
parcel post, and with what success?
It is claimed that up to May 1st, there
had been carried 15O, 200, 900 packages
and the increase had beer at the rate
of 10000 900 packages each month.
The great bulk of the business comes
from the cities. The movement from
the country to the city has scarcely
begun.
Lead Is soon to have paid fire de-
partment. The matter has been agita-
ted for some years and the city COM
mission have just recently taken action
whereby they arranged for q regular
paid department. The city of Lead and
the HOmnstaka Minin~ nomnanu have