Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-09
Miss Kathryn Marso arrived TODAY

Miss Kathryn Marso arrived today
from Harold.
Leslie Greer of Blunt, has enrolled
in the Pierre high school.
Sanford Dodge Theater company is
billed to give a performance at Grand
next Monday evening,
Clarence West of DeGrey is suffering
from an injury, sustained a week ago,
by a fall from a horse.
Miss Mildred Straight arrived home
from st. Paul, Friday where she
spent several weeks with relatives.
Mrs. l. G. Squirting and family ar
rived home Tuesday from Vermont,
where they have spent the past year.
Mrs. N. A. Thompson arrived last
week from Iowa for a visit at the
home of her neice, Mrs. j. j. Jack.
ley.
c. w. Sullivan went west of the river
today with a party of prospective land
buyers. The long a%ullness in land sales
is Earring loose.
Hon. John E. Kelley, who owns sew
eral farms in Moody county, this state,
reports a splendid yield of grain in that
portion Of the state.
The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist
church will serve ice cream and cake at
the home of Mrs. Johnson on Friday
evening, to which all are invited.
With the arrest of ten accused horse
thieves at Deadwood, officers are quite
certain that they have been successful
in breaking up a we'll organized gang.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farmer are
guests of kinfolk in Oldham, Lake coun-
ty. Mr.. Farmer intends passing his
vacation duck shooting around abount
Lake Madison.
Reports from nearly all towns in the
western part. of the state warrant the
belief that there will be but little seed
this year. Late rains ruined the seed
crop throughout the northwest.
DeGrey correspondence Blunt Advo.
cate: A. d. Hengel and family of Pierre
autoed down for a visit to their farm
here sunday, and brought Miss Rose
down that she could begin a fall term
of school on Monday.
Guy T. Barns returned Tuesday from
Minnesota point. He says crop condi-
tons in the Gopher state are none too
good. Shipments of potatoes are now
going out of South Dakota to supply
the wants in that state.
Miss Linden, county superintendent
of schools, passed last week in Blunt;
holding Eight grade examination there
and otherwise directing those who are
soon to take up the work of teaching
the young idea how to shoot.
A. w. Closson of White Lake, APP
pointed recently to succeed William
Healey as United States deputy mar
shall in charge of the Aberdeen office,
has moved to that place and enuered ac-
lively upon the duties of the position.
L. L. Stephens left today, accompan-
led by distinguished parties-memb ers
of the State Supreme court-headed for
lakes in the eastern portion of Sully
county, where the party will pass the
remainder of the week shooting ducks.
A recent shipment of twenty-five
carloads of fat cattle was made from
Cottonwood to eastern markets. The
cattle all came from points on the
Cheyenne river. At a conservative
estimate the animals were worth an
aggregate of $25. 900 to $50, O00.
The first of the week Mrs. M. S. Ovitt
received from a daughter living at Hot
Springs, this state, a barrel we'll filled
with fruit grown near that place and
upon premises owned by the sender.
Fine pears, apples, crab apples and
plums made up the consignment.
Ira Squirting came in yesterday from
his stock ranch on Cherry Creek, Stan
ley county. He stated that the past
year has been a profitable n for stock
men. and the luxuriant growth of grass
is certain to supply abundant food for
both horses and cattle during the winter
months.
The threshlng machines are get
ting under way all over this section
and showing immense yields of small
grain. West of the river the com
plant of a shortage of threshing out
fits is made. Wheat yields in that
section are greater than is reported
east of the river. West river wheat
yields are from so to 43 bushels per
acre.
The new school law which went
into effect July LIST, advances the