Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13
Fort Pierre will celebrate the Fourth

Attorney Waggoner of Philip, was
a Pierre visitor yesterday.
l. G. Squirting and mother came in
from Cherry Greek yesterday.
M. P. Martin left yesterday for his
old fishing camp at Silver City.
Miss Grace Dromey of Highmore,
was an arrival in the city Monday.
The eclipse of the sun on Saturday
was plainly visible in this locality.
A meeting of fire chiefs of the state
will be held at Deadwood June 1916.
A. f. Lucas is able to be around
again after an illness with epneu.
monia.
Miss Alice Howell of Philip, under
went an operation ct the hospital
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Gardner went
over to Onida today by auto for a
short visit.
T. G. McNamee and family have
gone out to Hisega for a several
weeks stay.
c. w. Martindale of the First Ma
tional Life, arrived home yesterday
from a trip east.
c, Hammerstein and family are
preparing to move to MINNEAPOLIS to
make their home.
Carl Butterield returned the fore
part of the week after a visit at his
ranch in Perkins county.
Manager Burnside and wife of the
St. Charles, have returned from an
auto trip to Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Mrs. Bert Langland and children
have gone to Philip, near which place
they are visiting with relatives.
Miss Stella Shane left yesterday for
a visit with with relatives at Mt.
Vernon. Miss Shane is an employee
at the Capitol.
The past few days of hot weather
has been an aid to all growing crops,
but a little moisture would also be a
welcome visitor.
> Ed MichaejsoD, who has been work.
ing north of town, was bitten by a
r%attlesnake today and is now a pa
tient at the hospital.
In the matter of furnishing the city
with a generous supply Of water, the
City Commission are to be commend
ed, and their efforts are appreciated.
John Hirning went to Huron yes
terday to meet Mrs. Hirning, who is
returning from the Mayo Hospital al
operation.
The. pension bill granting to every
veteran Of the Union army of the
Civil war a pension of not less than
$50 a month for service of ninety DAYS
or over has been passed by the house.
1t now goes to the president.
Tue proposition of furnishing the
city with electricity from the capitol
plant is being forcefully worked out.
This will no doubt be kept up until
the city can install the new plant,
and will be greatly appreciated.
Hon. j. e. Ziebach returned Satur.
day from Pierre and Monday he got
into the aifalfa field. And, by the
way, he has about as fine an alfalfa
field as can be found in this part of
the state.-Gann Valley News.
Blunt Advocates: n. F. Nelson,
county agent, who was in town Sat
urday evening and left a sample of
the common barberry bush at the
%postoffice. He said that in the west
ern part of the county the bush of this
variety had been pretty well de-
strOyed and he asked that the
same be done in this locality as
the bush harbors wheat rust. The
leaves of the bush have s%aw-toothed
spines at The base of each cluster of
leaves.
The list of re%gistrants in Hughes
county who registered last week were
as follows: Arvid Anderson, George
P. Pietfus, Arthur }. July, Robert
Simcox, Eugene H. Tillmap, Walter
p. L%eischer, George S. Marsh, Arthur
K. Kiepke. John B. Sangree, Karl
M. %Sorenson, Clayton Norton, Frar-
els M. HeDgel, George Thorn, Oscar
b. w. Robert, John w. Salathe,
Douglas NJ. JuDkmap, Herbert B.
King, Paul D Ellis, Leon r. Redick,
Thomas o. Leach, Lewis W. Kletscb
Arthur r. McIIravv, Joseph C Smith,
James A. McCaffree, jr., Folkert
Krull, Grin G. Cumpstop, Bryan
Taylor, Lee w. GILES, Touny Petkun
At the regular business meetiog of
the Red Cross executive committee
Tuesday evening it was decided to
OBJ erve the 4th of july this pear with
a street carnival, parade. sporss, no.
ton nicturp SnOwsaui danca tho pro-