Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
Thos. Tolton of Fort Bennett, is a
nafiant at the hnsnital

Ihos. Iolton of Fort Bennett, is a
patient at the hospital.
G. f. Webb of Highmore, transact
ed business here MondaA.
Earle Heine returned yesterday from
a several days visit at Lead.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. McCash of Philip
were Pierre visitors yesterday.
Rev. Larson returned yesterday
from a short visit at Sioux Falls.
win Lockhart of Aberdeen, arriv-
ed Tuesday for a short visit at his
home here.
Mrs. I. l.. Riggs of Oahe, has been
a guest at the Quackenbush home the
past few days.
Members of the Eagle lodge and a
number of friends enjoyed a box social
at their hall last evening.
The Miller basketball team will
play their second game with the
Pierre team here Saturday.
j. Il. Handlin, state auditor, has
gone to the eastern part of the state
on a several days business trip.
Miss Rose Hengel, a teacher in the
schools near DeGrey, is in the CITY
to take the examinations and to visit
with bomefolks.
40 acres alfalfa $50 per acre. so
acres of which IS acres are in alfalfa,
so per acre; wild hay, 50. 90 per ton.
}. H. Johnson, Fort Pierre. S. d.
n. Murphy is this week moving his
second hand store from the DeLand
building to the Schubert block.
j. G. Bartine of Oacoma, republic
can candidate for congress in the
Third district, is in the city today,
For %sale-seed Corn, 200 bushels,
Minnesota No, 13, 95 test. Phone or
write F. w. Hinsey, Pierre, S. D.
Advertisement.
Chas. H. Burke spoke before the
students of the high school Tuesday
afternoon, using as his subject.
Washington, Lincoln and Mckinley"
L. w. D~ougherty, railroad commits
sloner, went to Highmore Tuesday to
look into telephone matters, going from
that point to the eastern part of the
state.
Teachers examinations for First
Grade and State certificates opened at
the court house this morning in charge
OF County Supt. Margaret Linden.
These examinations will continue over
Saturday.
Q. b. Peterson, residing northeast
OF Pierre, will sell his personal effects
at public oltcry March 8. Mr.. Peter
son has decided to move back to the
family homestead in Illinois.
Miss Edna Redick and Harry b.
B~ioomenrader, both popular ng
people of near Canning, were united
in marriage by Rev. Morton at the
BAPTIST parsonage last evening,
A large barn at the home of Albert
Hegglund in West Pierre was des-
troyed by fire yesterday, together
with some feed and hay. The origin
of the fire has not been ascertained.
South Dakota horses are soaring in
price. Two buyers at Eureka last
week purchased seven head of horses
for which they paid a total of 81 .925.
Two OF the horses sold for 500, or
S337.50 apiece, and the other fv e
brought $3.50 apiece.
Articles of Incorporation have been
hled for the Clark Co. Operative
Creamery company at Clark with a
capital of s25 900. The incorporators
are l.. l.. Kloster, Fred Hess, j. j.
Wolf, Grant Huss and others.
The 9Th annual high school basket
ball tournament will be held at Huron
on March 1913 under the auspices of
Huron college. This promises to be an
interesting event for the high schools
of the state.
Lots of hay is cut in the western
part of South Dakota as is evidenced
by the size of some of the stacks.
Reports from Newell tell of a herd of
cattle on the Joe Hodgson farm who
had eaten their way into a haystack,
which toppled over on them, kill
ing fifty head by sutfocation.
Highmore Herald: Chas. Boreson,
who is owner of the Mitchell Cattle
ranch, stopped over in Highmore last
Saturday while on his way from
Pierre to his home where he had
been attending the session of the
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