Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-21
H. E. Hitchcock of Mitchell, was a
Pierre visitor Tuesday.

MISS Helen Smltn OF Raplo CITY,
friends here Tuesday.
Oscar johnson has entered st.
Mary's hospital for treatment.
F. G.. Allen came up from Harold
Tuesday on a short business trip.
Hal Williams returned Tuesday
from an outing st Silver City.
Mrs. Delta Fox returned Tuesday
from a visit with a sister at Huron.
Andrew Feeney, who resides on a
ranch near Wendte, was in the city
Tuesday.
Raymond Teller of Arnott, under
went an operation at the hospital
Tuesday.
Miss Lillian ADJUST left Tuesday for
Beatrice, Neb., where she will remain
for some time.
o. S. Basford, insurance commits
sioner, went to Aberdeen Tuesday on
a short business trip.
Miss Edna Holm returned to High
more Tuesday, having spent several
days at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Burrus re-
turned Tuesday from a short stay at
their farm northwest of Hayes.
Frank r. Cock, secretary of the
State Live Stock Sanitary Board, is
in the city from Belle Fourche.
On Thursday of next week H. G.
Obershaw intends to leave Pierre for
a time; going to Washington, d. G.
Reports from over the state indicate
the prairie chicken crop will be a
bumper by the time the season opeHs.
The United States snagboat Nc
Pherson, which has been doing work
up the river, has started for Kansas
City,
Seth Bullock, United States mar
shall, came in from the east Saturday
morning. He was enroute to his
uOule III
Tuesday Gov. Byrne granted a par
don to Henry Big Eagle, who was
sentenced from this county q year
ago Oh a horse rustling charge.
Mrs. Henry Potter of Lake Benton,
who has been a guest at the A. R.
Potter home, went to Blunt Tuesday
for a visit before returning home.
Miss Sadie Robinson gave an in
formal reception at her home Tues
day evening in honor of Mrs. Bach,
who is a guest at the Mcknight home.
Attorney Keller of Lead, is in the
city and will appear before the State
Tax Commission in the interest of
the Homestake Mining company.
Funds are being raised for the es-
Enlistment of a public library at
Harold, which is expected to be open
to the public about September /.
John Griffin has planned to leave
Pierre next week and will be absent
during the winter months. He will
pay a visit to relatives in Vermont.
Forrest w. Lee, proprietor of the
news stand in the Franklin hotel at
Deadwood, closed his visit here Mon
day. when he returned to his place Of
business.
Bishop Geo. Biller of the Episco-
pal church of South Dakota, arrived
Tuesday from the west and spent the
day the guest Of Rev. H. L. Russell,
leaving in the afternoon for the east.
Governor Byrne has granted a par
don to Harry Big Eagle, who was
sentenced from Hughes county about
a year ago for horse rustling, being
sent to the ~penitentiary for a period
of two years.
The South Dakota aggregation of
the Knights Templar attracted much
attention at the triennial conclave in
Denver. With the exception of the
California mounted knights, South
Dakota men are described as the big
gest men in the parade.
The body of a baby girl buried 80
years before the town was settled.
has been unearthed near Gettysburg
by construction laborers. The tomb
stone was found two feet under the
ground and bore the inscription,
elizabeth, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
s. A. Cosner. Died Aug. 26, $780,"
The wool industry is becoming of
Importance in Lyman county. Dur
ing a period Of two weeks wool to the
value of $4,000 was shipped from
Presho. The shipments from Draper
thus far have reached about the same
value and smaller amounts have been
shipped from other towns of the
county.
The state automobile department
has received its first report of a CON-
plant under the law prohibiting an
intoxicated mar driving an automo-
bile on the state highways. The re.
port is from Hutchinson county
where an arrest was made and on
onn vinfiOn a fno IF Gftv dollor. 800.