Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-30
Otto Nelson came over from onide

4H
A. P. Helm of Hayes, was in the
city yesterday.
DR.. Sanford made a professional
trip to Faulkton yesterday.
F. Il Streeter of Aberdeen, was a
capital city visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Claude Thatcher underwent
an operation at the hospital yester.
day.
Mrs L. Palm of Crank Forks, N.
d was a capital city visitor. yester-
day.
r. M. Hoseltor Of Wasta, was tran.
sacting business matters in the CITY
yesterday.
The first of a series of the Compass
dances was held last evening at Tenn
Pile court.
Walter Brandhuber will take oyer
the management of the Pierre Ice Co.
Nov. L.
Conductor Dan McNiel and wife re.
turned Tuesday from a visit at
| Springfield, Ill.
I. E. Cassill and Boyd Bierman re-
turned yesterday from Highmore and
other points east.
Mrs. AL Thorne and daughter, Miss
Beatrice, returned Tuesday from
Bismarck and other points.
The prairie Life Insurance company
of Omaha has been granted authority
to write insurance in this state.
Mrs. j. A. Dixon and children re.
turned to their home at Seneca, after
a few days visit with Mrs. lilo Has
we'll.
Mrs. j. H. Gropengieser of Onida,
Is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Brown, and other rela.
tives here.
The state land department yesterday
accepted the bid of the Lanphere-H Helm
rich company of Rapid City, of So SO
per thousand stumpage on Is, ooO, 0OC
feet of lumber on the state forest re-
serve. near Custer.
Cold weather was ushered in Tuesday.
We trust the usherer in this particular
instance will never be paid for his serv.
ices. There was even a slight snow
furry in the morning. The result OF
the cold wave is renewed activity in the
coal market.
Corn picking throughout this county
is now in full swing. The most pleas.
ant music to the farmers these DAYS is
the thump. thump, thump of the ears
eft corn against the chang board'' OF
the wagon. Reports of yields are all
the way from IS to IS bushels per acre.
Editor Nipple of the Capital Journa,
had a narrow escape Monday nigh,
from injury when his auto crashed into
a moving freight train at The Pierre
street crossing. The rain driving into
his face obscured his vision. The ca,
was damaged to a great extent, but he
escaped injury by jumping from the ca,
before it crashed into a moving train.
Okobojo Times: II. A. McGannor
has bought out John Crawford's IN.
terest in the store and is now sole
proprietor E. Jenkins de.
livered a load of potatoes, onions,
etc, at the store Monday that was
raised by Jesse Wright on Little
Bend island. The vegetables are of
the finest quality.
The state tax commission is begin.
ming to work into the matter of list
ing of property for taxation for til,
next assessment, and in that line i.
sending out a circular letter to coun
ty auditors, asking for suggestions al
to any changes which might secure s
better assessment ard simplify tn,
work of the assessors.
Thesize of the Cheyenne River India,
reservation will be further reduced Thu
year when the authorities in charge o.
the reservation sell seventy-fve tracts
of surplus land. The tracts, which viii
he sold to the highest bidders. vary il
size from 100 acres to GAO acres each
The first bids for the sale of the tract.
will be opened at Cheyenne River agen
cy on November 6, and other bids viii
be opened December 6 The land to b.
sold has been appraised at an averag.
value of So per acre.
Captain B.. C.. Mossman, who fol
years has been running cattle on tn.
Cheyenne river reservation, is this
year shipping stock close, with tn,
expectation of being compelled to
change his range location after mex
year when his present lease expires
as the Indians have expressed an un
willingness to continue leases long
er. Captain Mossman has shipped
six trains of cattle so far this fall anC
has been securing top prices for grass
cattle for his shipments in dry wealth
er.