Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
A. W. Hoist of Canning. passed Mon

l.. E. Gaffy left today for a short So
journ in ST. Paul.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. e. j. GILES last week.
Gov. Byrne went to Red6eld Satur-
day IN q short business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chladek came
down from Redfeld Saturday.
George Ridgway departed Tuesday
for a short visit in Sioux City.
Mrs. Chas. Rohrer went to Custer
yesterday for a visit with a son.
E. w. Walton went to Rapid City
Tuesday On a short business visit.
S. Fl. Putnam of Canning, grower
of vegetables, is in the city today.
Judge H. j. Gates and two sons have
gone to Enemy Swim on an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McGrath of Ra-
pid City, were among yesterdays ar
rivals.
l.. Elliott and w. l.. McGOffie of
Harold, transacted business here
Monday.
Attorney Jas. Byrnes of Huron,
transacted business matters here the
first of the week.
Mrs Joe Schoiz is entertaining the
ladies of the Catholic church at her
home this afternOon
Carroll Mccoy, attorney, arrived
yesterday from Hastings, Mimi, for a
visit with homefolks.
Miss Pratt of Elkton, has entered
upon her duties with the state Ii
brary commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Magness and J.
B. Knight of St. Lawrence, passed yes.
terday in the Capital.
Mrs. Eugene Adams and little son re-
turned Saturday from an extended WIS.,
it with relatives in Iowa.
Miss Gladys Ramer returned yester-
day from a several weeks stay at the
Panama-Paciic exposition.
Mrs. Hardwick and daughter came
over from Onida Tuesday for a visit
with her sons, Will and Earl.
Mrs. [. B. Linstad and sister, Mrs.
Hanson of st. Paul, returned Tuesday
from a visit with a son near Eapl e
Butte.
MI. and Mrs. M. v. Ketcham of
New London, Ohio, arrived Tuesday
for a visit at the home of their son, V.
V. Ketchum.
LIS. Van Hook of Minneapolis, ar
rived yesterday to join his wife for a
visit at the Chas. Elrod home. and
will then go to the Black Hills.
Rev. Geo. Keller and family arrived
the fore part of the week from Winona,
Mimi, for a visit at the Rev. Russell
home. Rev. Keller and family de-
parted yesterday for the west.
Mrs. Henry Karcher and daughter,
Miss Marguerite. entertained a COM
pany of friends at their home Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Timme of
Chicago, who is a guest at the home
of Rev. Russell.
To realize an average of $50 an acre
from his alfalfa hay crop alone is what
will be accomplished this season by
Melvin Jordan. a farmer-rancher living
near Onida. He has cut his alfalfa for
the second time and sold the crop. The
alfalfa can be cut the third time.
The next attraction of state wide
Importance is the South Dakota state
fair next month. The crops over the
state are abundant and the fair man.
agement has made full arrangements
for the biggest and best program in
the history of the association.
Forest City Press: supt. Crandall
and Mr.. Stoltz of the Pierre Indian
school accompanied by DR.. Holliste,
were in the city Tuesday on their way
to the Agency. Mr.. StoItz came ur
for the purpose of making a tour of the
reservation to get students for his
school.
The first figures completed by the
state board OF equalization are those OF
agricultural lands, which show a valu.
alton in this state of ss19, 100 $50, an
increase over the figures of a year age
of SIT, 6o2 ,256. A large part of this is
from new lands placed upon the tax
list of the state for the first time this
year.
This is a queer world, says an x
change. In one end of town a woman
who had denied herself enough to eat sc
that the children might have milk TO,
supper will pick up a piece of newspa.
per and see a big headline over the
news that a woman in the other end OF
town has just paid $40. 900 for a Pek.
ingese poodle.