Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-18

W. ID. burden arrived Tuesday from
an extended stay east.
Sheriff Quinn went to Canning on
Official business Saturday.
A meeting of the w. r C. was held
Tuesday at the court house.
Mrs. L.. L. Stephens entertained q
number of friends at her home Fri
day.
Chas. L. Hyde went to Winnipeg
Monday on a several days business
trip.
Judge G. S.. Whiting returned Sat.
urday from a business trip to De.
Smet.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Kinney OF
Philip, were shopping in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. Eugene Adams left Saturday
for Centerville, Iowa. where she will
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Schonberg of
Sioux Falls, spent several days here
last week with friends.
Walter Henley left Saturday fol
Minneapolis where he resumed his
studies at the university.
Alfred Erickson and family left
Saturday for Benson, Mimi, where
they will visit relatives.
Mrs. Chas. Johnson went to Onida
Monday to attend the funeral of hel
s%on-in-law, Marley Ripley.
DR.. and Mrs. H. M. Isenberg and
little daughter and Mrs. Mae Baker
l.left Saturday for an auto trip tc
Marshalltown, Iowa.
Mrs. j. e. Miller, formerly connect.
ed with the management of the st
Charles, arrived Tuesday from Chicago
for a visit with friends.
Mrs. l.. l.. Schaaf and Mrs. j. c,
Merrill went to Omaha Sunday
where they attended the Merrill.
Erickson wedding yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Parker, who
have conducted a bakery on Dakota
avenue for several years, left Satur
day for Iowa where they will locate
Mrs. C. NJ. Wheeler left Friday fol
her home at Dallas, Texas, after
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Lee O.
the Pierre Saddlery company.
Rev. Father Stencil went to Onids
Monday, where on Tuesday he conduct.
ed the funeral services of the late
Manley Ripley, who passed away al
that place following an operation.
William Horn of Hot Springs, one
of the exhibition broncho busters a,
the state fair, was killed when his
mount run against a tent pole, break.
ing it and causing it TO fall on the
rider.
The State Baptist convention will
be held at Sioux Falls October s-12
Delegates from all over the state
will be in attendance, and a lengthy
and interesting program is being pre-.
pared.
Attorneys L. L. Stephens. b. S
Payne and A. Gunderson went to Onids
Tuesday to attend the fall term of the
Sully county court. Judge John F,
Hughes and Court Reporter Flanagan
also went over.
j. G. Eager has taken over the man
agement of the Locke Hotel, 81 cceed.
ing Frank Lucas, who has managed the
business in a creditabIe manner. Mr.
Eagar will, it is assured, keep the hote
up to the standard.
Attorney w. G. Porter of Aberdeen
was in the city Saturday. He came t,
attend a hearing in the joint rate CASE
before the state railway commission
The hearing was postponed until Sep
TENDER 80.
A South Dakota baseball star hal
turned down a big league offer, as b.
says he would rather be a good law
yer than a baseball player. Mayb,
de does not realize how hard it is tc
be a lawyer and remain good.
The first sign of rain for a number
of weeks fell in Pierre and surround
ing country Sunday night in a genera
shower, giving .16 of an inch, which
was followed by a drilling rair
Monday and Tuesday. The Missouri
river has not been SO low for severa
years Is it is now.
The insurance department has givei
given authority to do business in thi.
state to the Alliance company of Lon
don to write marine and inland fire risks
in South Dakota. This is probably the
Oldest company doing business in South
Dakota, it having been organized il
1924.
Decidedly unusual, and not alto
gether pleasant. was the experience
of tho little son of G. G. Pamp, re,
siding four miles east of Huron, who
was picked up by . corn binder, TIED
up into a bundle and tossed out be