Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
Henry McGrath of Oacoma, was a
Pierre visitor Monday.

w. d. Nelson returned Tuesday
from a trip to Colorado Springs.
l.. B. Albright left Tuesday for
points west on a short business trip.
Wheat in the vicinity of Bonesteel is
averaging about 80 bushels to the acre.
Judge G. S. Policy returned Monday
from an extended visit in the Black
Hills.
Mrs. F. E. Hits entertained a COM
pany of ladies at her home Tuesday
evening.
Miss Ruth Mead departed Sunday
FOR Boston, where she will make an
extended visit with a sister.
Miss Title Weise went out to her
home near Manila Monday for a
visit with homefolks.
T.. Z. Phillips departed Tuesday for
his home in Oklahoma, after a several
days visit with friends here.
Hughes county's grain crop at pre-
valling prices will pay the market
value of the land it is grown n
Mrs. b. A. Cummins and daughter,
Miss Allne, went out to Hisega yester-
day for an outing at Pierre lodge.
Miss Laura Sutherland, who has been
a guest at the Travis home, went to
Memo, N. D., Tuesday for a visit with
relatives.
Attorney Chas. Eastman of Hot
Springs, was an arrival from the west
Tuesday. Mr.. Eastman is postmaster
at Hot. Springs.
Among those who went to Hisega
Saturday were Mrs. Chas. L. HYDE
and son, Charles, Ernest Stephens
and Edward Jaynes.
Mrs. G. w. Mcknight of Kansas
City, departed Sunday for her home,
after an extended visit here with her
son, j. R. Mcknight.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Chapman re-
turned Sunday from Alexandria.
where they were called by the death
OF Mr.. Chapmau's father.
Extremely light frosts fell in Iowa
and Minnesota Monday night. The
lowest temperature was registered at
Charles City, Iowa, 40 degrees.
If Mr.. Frost can be Induced to DELAY
his freezing operations until late in
september, n can see the biggest
CROP of corn ever raised in central South
Dakota.
During the first three weeks of
August the little town of Midland has
broke the record in cream shipments
shipping from that point 1900 a n of
of a
Mrs. Jas. Morris and sister, Miss
Agnes O'Connor of Omaha, went out
to Philip Tuesday for a visit, following
which Miss O'Connor will leave for her
home at Omaha
The price of homestead lands on the
Standing Rock reservation has been re-
duced from SIS to So. Sc per acre. This
is expected to bring hundreds of addi-
tional homesteaders to South Dakota.
Wanted-Men who desire to carr
over $125. 90 per month write US to-day
for position as salesman; every oppor-
tunity for advancement. Central
Petroleum Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
French inspectors will be in the city
September S and 8 for the purpose of
purchasing choice horses, which are to
be branded and shipped to France for
war purposes. Prices to be paid for
these animals range from $115 to S155
per head.
A smoky haze prevailed wei this Sec
ton of the state Monday, brought by
a northwest wind, and is evidently from
forest fires somewhere to the north of
this section, as the prairie has been too
green to burn IN any OF this part of the
northwest this year.
The big acreage of tomatoes plant
ed here this year is beginning to bear
and as a result the canning company
will start up next week, by which
time it is expected that the fruit will
be ripe enough for canning.
For Sale-Close in, 10 minutes to
2. O., close to school. Early garden,
flowers, plenty of shade. Fine for
chickens. Can be bought for less
than bringing lots to grade; 100 #.
front. No charge for improvements.
-67O Dakota Ave. Advertisement.
Friends of Judge and Mrs. w. G.
Rice of Deadwood: will be- grieved
to learn of their recent injury in a
railroad wreck near San francisco,
to which place they had gone to at.
tend a meeting of the National Bar
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