Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-17

from Harold where he was called
on business matters.
J. ]. Dalton went to Onida the first
OF the week. He says that wheat sow
ing in that locality has been finished.
Eugene Huntington, deputy revenue
collector is here today from Aber-
deem.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Stevens and
Mr.. and Mrs Karl Goldsmith return
ed today from a trip to the Twin
Cities.
Rev. j. E. Campbell who has been
assisting in the evangelical services
in East Pierre left this morning for
Wstertown.
George King came in from Faith
today and will leave in the morning
for the west.
A reception was given at the state
house last evening for the visiting
superintendent who attended the
state meeting.
Miss Georgia Summerside went to
Redtield today to take her little neice
home who has been visiting at the
Summerside home.
Miss Anna Utterbeck of Belvidere
underwent an operation at the local
hosplta on Tuesday. Her condition
today is much improved.
A slarge flock of geese, apparently
weary of wing, flew over the 'city yes.
terday, but they confined themselves to
pathway we'll up in the clouds
The North Western Railway company
will Duilddepot buildings, one at Rapid
City and one at Deadwood. The con-
struction work onseach to begin Nav /.
On Thursday last Judge Hughes, after
one case had been tried, to accommo-
date litigants, adjourned the term of
circuit court for Sully county until April
Is, whep it is the intention of the Judge
to dispose of all unfinished business.
Many farmers in the Little Bend sec.
tioE of the Missouri river have installed
large power pumps and during the COM
ing summer will utilize water from the
river for stock and other purposes, in
Guiding irrigation, should any portion
of the season be dry.
| Blunt Advocate: Five hundred and
sixty-six head Of cattle, from the Steele
q Gowdy ranch, were daiven through
Blunt on Wednesday. The stock were
driven to a ranch twelve miles south of
Harold and will be looked after this
season by the Cowan brothers.
! The graduating class in the high
school of this city this year is about
as large class as has ever graduated
from the. Pierre high school, with
thirty-three members, which is as
nearly as possible equally divided
with seventeen girls and sixteen boys.
| Women everywhere are interested
in the identifying of the home, the
school, the church and the state. Ar
Dor Day comes on April 25th, and on
that day appropriate exercises will
mark the planting of trees in almost
every little school house for miles
around.
| Arrangements are almost complet-
ed for the big Northwestern Inter-
collegiate field and track meet at
Huron on Saturday, May oath. This
is the annual field and track meet of
the Minnesota Dakota inter collegiate
athletic conference. 1t is by far the
greatest event of its kind in this part
of the country for the season.
Friday morning j. j. Jackly lost
his island home, opposite this city.
The river cut away the bank for many
rods and finly his dwelling toppled
into the river and drifted with the
current. Mr.. Jackley was attempting
/ to secure tile to an island as a squat
ter, but did not live in the house.
which will no doubt be taken posses
sion as salvage by some down river
resident.
j. E. Miller, the affable and ever
courteous manager of the ST. Charles
Hotel. is going away, and his going is
decidedly against the wishes of all his
acquaintances in Pierre, and the travel
ing public. Since becoming manager of
the st. Charles Mr.. Miller has extend
ed the patronage of the hotel, by wise
and judicious management. In what
ever branch of business he may engage,
or swhere he may cast his lot, Pierre
people wish him the biggist kind sof
success.
The license proposition carried in Har-
rold on Tue day, but The cenizens of
that place are not quite sure whether
they have sufficient number of sipners
upon their liquor proposition petitions
or not, as under the new law, which
passed with an emergency. the require
ments for freeholders signing the petit
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