Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05

Carl Hanson will take the janitorship
at the Washington school for the year.
Miss Sophia DeLand has gone TO
Huron for a short visit with friends.
Mrs. Dayhoff and sons left Tuesday
for a visit with her parents at Mont
rose.
On August 1o,a Judge John F.
Hughes will begin a term of court at
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Sebree left Fri
day for s visit at the Panama-Pacifc
exposition.
Miss Eva Stevenson returned Sat
urday from q sojourn at the Panama
Pacific exposition.
Frank M. Rood, secretary of state,
left Friday for the Black Hills on a
short business visit.
H. S. Headrick, state game warden,
arrived yesterday from Chamberlain
on s. short official visit.
Alfred Erickson has secured the posi-
ton as %janitor at the Central school
during the ensuing year.
Mrs. Melitta Ruble and son return
ed home yesterday from a three
weeks outing at Hisega.
Mr.. rnd Mrs. Geo. Swoboda of Wat
ertown, are guests at the Burns and
Swoboda homes in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Q~uackenbush
and Miss Willoughby have returned
from a weeks outing at Hisega.
Misses Clara Steiner and Hazel
Baker returned Sunday from an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Iowa.
In the southern portion of the state
the excess of moisture is keeping
harvesters out of the fields, although
the grain is ready to cut.
Mrs. S. A. Travis and daughter
arrived home yesterday from Hisega,
having spent some time there in COM
pany with a sister from Lead.
M. L. DeVine and family have
moved from the Fitch block to to the
residence owned by the telephone
company at the corner of Pleasant
Drive and Euclid avenue,
Outing parties from this city, who
are returning from Hisega, near Rap
id City, are forced to return by the
way of Sioux City and Norfolk, Neb.,
there being no traffic west from Fort
Pierre on account of %washouts.
For Sale-Close in, 10 minutes to
P. o., close to school. Early garden,
flowers, plenty of shade. Fine for
chickens. Can be bought for less
than bringing lots to grade; 100 TT.
front. No charge for improvements,
$40 Dakota Ave. Advertisement
The washont on the Northwestern
line beyond Fort Pierre has caused
the establishment of a regular SER
vice over the line from Rapid City to
Midland. The washout has also
caused considerable mail to be di-
verified over the Milwaukee by way of
Rapid City.
The Northwestern's gravel pit near
Blunt is the scene of great activity
this week, owing to the demand for
sand and gravel TO be used by the roac
in the reconstruction of the roadbeds
which were washed out by flood waters
last week at points between Fort
Pierre and the Cheyenne river.
Our farmers are not worrying
about their corn crops, as they are
too busy harvesting what is promised
to be the best crop of small grain
ever raised in South Dakota. The
usual hot weather of August and
early September should bring King
Corn in ahead of the cold breath OF
old Jack Frost.
The Idle Island Oil company held
it's annual meeting in this city Tues.
day. The old board of directors was
reelected for the year, with the ex.
ceptlon of j. w. Moody, whose place
was filled by the election of C. c.
Bennett. VIM. Summerside was
elected as 1st vice-president; j. P.
Erickson, End vice-president; A. w.
EWert, treasurer.
Deadwood Pioneer-Times: David
Barbon, Frank Medley aud Forrest
Lee of this city, and DR.. Tweedle and
son of Pierre returned on yesterdays
Burlington from a fishing trip tc
Castle creek. They left Sunday and
returned with a goodly supply of the
speckled beauties. They all had the
time of their life with the exception
of David Barkon.
Indications are now that the mar
who can secure alfalfa seed this veal