Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

Another washout was reported yes
terday afternoon on the Northwestern
road near Wasta.
Mr.. Ewert was about the city, Tues
day displaying a fine sample of Sou.
dan grass; it had attained a growth
of twelve feet.
South Dakota national guard Off
GERS declare that in case of wal the
South Dakota regiment could enttain
within 2s hours.
The second convention of the Law
men Forward missionary movement !
for South Dakota will be held in
Mitchell Nov. z to 10.
Miss Ruth Gearhart returned yester-
day from a visit with friends at Sioux
Falls. Miss Gladys Platts returned
home with her for a short visit.
S. H. Elrod of Clark, former overn
or Of South Dakota, received a broken
shoulder and other minor injuries in a
runaway near that place Monday.
Deadwood Telegram, "a: Mrs. Thos.
Keena went to Pierre this morning to
visit friends. She will join her daugh.
ter, Miss Orvetta Keena there, and
they will go to Iowa to visit.
The little Lyman children are enter
tanning a number of their little friends
this afternoon at a birthday party. The
event being Master Duane's Srd birth
day anniversary.
The Old Settlers picnic at Onida
Friday, September 3rd, promises to
draw out a large number of visitors.
A number from this locality will be
in attendance.
The allies are slowly but surely shoot
ing and burning and burning and shoot
ing their way into the DardineIls. 1t is
claimed the allies will be in full control
of that portion of the globe next week.
Ii. M. Straight returned Tuesday
from d goods buying trip to St. Paul.
He stated the work of reaping grain
W&s we'll nigh finished, and that grain
was very heavy along his route of
travel. +
When the hobo fraternity comes
west with the harvest hands it is not
entirely love of travel that impels
their movement. They loaf around
in the shade until the harvest hands
have accumulated the reward of their
toll and then round up the harvest
hands and relieve them of their hard
earned money. This is by far the
meanest thing that can be done, even
by a hobo.
The first reason for having good milk
cows on the farm from the fact
that they provide the cheapest, best ard
most wholesome food for the family.
Their value is hard to estimate when
we consider the amount saved on the
bills. Their produce is a superior sub
stitute for many foods necessarily pur-
chased at high prices. In fact, there is
no economic way of doing without plen-
ty of good milk cows on the farm.
A hundred dollars IS waiting for
the hunter who is able to outwit and
kill a huge timber wolf which is kill
ing cattle in the breaks of the Chey-
enne river north of Kirley. The wolf
has destroyed SO many young cattle
this summer that the ranchers have
offered a reward of one hundred dol
lars for his death, and several hunt
ers are out in that locality hoping to
get a final shot at the big brute.
1t is required by law that all schools
''be inspected from time to time" by
the county boards of health. So far
this has not been done in Hughes coun-
ty, but complaints as to sanitary condi
} tions in cases of some school houses
and surroundings have come to the
board of health and it is concluded that
all school houses in Hughes county
shall be visited and inspected this
season, which work has been commenc-
ed. DR.. B. M. Hart of Blunt, will look
, after the work in the east portion of
> the county and DR.. o. N. Hoyt of this
city, will have charge of the western
, portion. 1t is the conditions and loca-
tions of outhouses or privies that seems
particularly censurable as far as the
examinations have progressed.