Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-22

at Rapid City,
Emil Epgstrom spent Sunday with
relatives at Wall.
c.. E.. Besancon of Blunt, spent
Saturday in this city.
Congressman C. II. Burke left Mon
day for Mitchell, where he will speak.
II. p. Packard of Redfeld. was
~transacting business matters here
Monday.
Mrs. H. T.. Kenney returned Fri
day from "a visit with her folks at
Sioux City.
Mrs. c., C. Bennett and little
daughter returned Tuesday from
Milwaukee.
Miss Minnie Rawley and a number
of friends spent Sunday at the Buff
falo pasture.
Herbert Tagg of Highmore, spent
the first of the week at the Jennings
home in East Pierre.
The boats plying the Missouri river
at Chamberlain all report having had a
profitable season this year.
Oscar Bierman departed Monday
for his home at Groton, after a visit
at the Emmett Cole bone.
Lynn Oldaker has taken the place
of Carroll VanSlyke in the State
Auditors Office, which he recently
resigned.
NJ. NJ. Guhin of the Aberdeen Nor
NAL, was in the city Monday and ad-
dressed the students of the seventh
and eighth grades.
A hunting party consisting of Jas.
Lewis, Chas. Fisher, p. Bianchi and
j. Bianchi, retugned Saturday from
Fox Ridge reservation, and report a
good hunt.
George Coates drove in from Can,
ming on Saturday. He is a candidate
for county assessor and is out vote
hustling. If ability counts, George
will win the election.
N. M. Hansen, of the state land de-
partment left Monday for Lennon,
where he will file on indemnity lands
for the state, from there he will go to
Buffalo, where state lands will be Of
fered for sale.
Henry German and Thomas Mat
thews of Harold, came over from
the east side Saturday. The former
is a candidate for county commits
sioner from the Second district, and
has a splendid chance to win a ma.
jority vote.
A family reunion was held at the
| Peter Altman home in West Pierre
Sunday, among those present were:
Geo. Alleman, Philip CARRIER of Stat,
er, Ia. William, Albert, Sam and j
r. and Lawrence Alleman with theil
! families, and Arthur Bunch.
S~tar-gazers have been inspecting
Delevan's comet at long range during
the past week. 1t can easily be seer
i, with the naked eye. 1t is ten degree
! below the last star in the handle of tn,
big dipper, and moving toward thu
bright star Arcturus, above which tn
comet will pass Oct, &c.
Y Rev. w. A. Wilkinson, who ha
held the pastorate of the Methods
r church here for the past two years
will leave Don for Schaller, Iowa
\ where he has been trans ferred. TIL
+, Wilkinsons have made many friend
while here and will regret to Sc
their departure.
a John Boucher, son of Judge l.. I
Boucher of Aberdeen, has joine
some Canadian recruits for the Br:
,f fish army and is now on his way t.
II the European war. Young Bouche
% is an American and has just complet
ed a term of enlistment in the Unite
States army.
i, Sheriff Quinn left yesterday for th
h eastern part of the county. He is GU
doing some campaigning and is warm
/. ly welcomed everywhere. He ha
conducted the business affairs of tn
office for two years without a hitc
and should be given a rousing vot
:. November 8, as a reward for HI
promptness and efficiency.
Judge j. w. McCarter is making
thorough and winning campaign f.
&c election to the Office of governor. III
democrats of the state are united G
Mr.. McCarter and his chances of viii
:. ming out grows brighter every da,
The tax payers of South Dakota wi
!, appreciate a democratic and econom
. administration of state affairs after tt
r orgy of extravaganza they have stoe
for the past five years.
The Pierre Foot Ball team ha,