Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-01
LOCAL NEWS

W Ds ANSiooh WIN ~ Oiiao
day on a short business trip.
Mrs. E. P. Them and children have
gone to Wolsey to pay a visit to kinfolk.
Mrs. l.. E. Aldrich of Philip, visit.
ed in the city the latter part of last
week.
l.. c. Campbell of Sioux Falls, was
in the city Saturday on insurance bust
ness.
The board of county commissioners
meet Tuesday, June 9Th, in adjourned
session.
C. H. Lugg, state superintendent,
returned Tuesday from an extended
stay IN the Black Hills.
G. P. Warren, attorney, of Huron,
was in the city Saturday. Professional
business called him here.
Miss Grace Parry has returned
from a several months visit with
her father at Glendive, Montana,
Mrs. Robinson of Hardingrove, has
entered the hospital for treatment. hav-
ing underwent an operation on Tuesday.
l.. A. Bourke, stockman and rancher,
was in Pierre yesterday goods buying.
He said that stock was making a fine
growth,
Mrs. H. Eichelman of Gettysburg,
who has been receiving treatment in
the hospital here, will leave for her
home today.
Fred Hepperle, commissioner of pub
lie lands, returned Saturday from a trip
to Eureka, this state. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Hepperle.
H. r. Grenard, blacksmith, has de.
cided to locate in Sioux Falls. He is
a splendid workman and soon Pierre
will loose a good man n citizen.
The North-W estern Railway COM
pany has caused track scales put in
just east of their freight depot. upon
which loaded cars may be weighed.
40 acres alfalfa $50 per acre. so
acres of which IS acres are in alfalfa,
$50 per acre; wild hay, s 200 per ton.
j. FL. Johnson, Fort Pierre, S. ID.
The work of cutting the alfalfa crop
is we'll advanced. The crop is tremend-
ously heavy, many fields are yielding
ing three and a half to four tons to the
acre.
b. s. Payne, assistant attorney gen.
eral, returned yesterday from points in
Ohio, where he had been on business
for that department of our state gov
eminent.
The marriage of Miss Emma Kiesel
Of Huron, and Harry Christianson OF
Lake Norden, took place in this city
yesterday, Justice Slindee performing
the ceremony.
Mrs. q. a. McGarraugh of Dupree
who has been a patient at the hospit
al the past two weeks, has been re.
leased and is now visiting at the
Mcknight home.
l.. e. Cummings, receiver of money
at the United States land office, left
Sunday for Cedar Rapids. To-, where
business called him. He will return to
Pierre tomorrow.
j. j. Jackley is away to Des Moines
where he went today to close up {
transfer of real estate, and also to in
duce other Hawkeyes to make land in
vestments in Hughes county.
George Chapman, long a resident OF
Frozenman fiat, in Stanley county, wa:
in Pierre yesterday, purchasing goods
He is confident that he resides in tn,
garden spot of the earth, and we art
not attempting to dispute his claim.
Frand Vance and family will leav'
shortly for Canada, where they in
tend to reside in the future. Mr.. Vance
has disposed of his home here to Pete
Lyman, who intends to occupy his new
purchase.
Several hundred young people of th
state, representing a hundred or NOR
Christian Endeavor societies in as man,
cities and towns of the state are eX
pected to attend the twenty-fifth amt
al convention of the South Dakot
Christian Endeavor Union which meet
in Aberdeen on June % 25.
The annual meeting of the Nation
al Educational association will b
held IN New York City June 3-S, an
a large number of South Dakota edu
Gators will be in attendance, Anon
the noted speakers will be Presiden
Woodrow Wilson and ex-President
Taft and Roosevelt.
e. jacobson, an attachee of the stat
land department. is just home from
trip to Harding county. He says tina
the country along his route of travt
presents a fine appearances; improve
ments are being made, new homes hav