Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-07-28
City News.

forty assembled at the Locke parlors TO
hear Mrs. j S. Oliver and Mrs. a. c. Mel
lette explain the objects of the ladies
board Of Worlds fair managers in raising
funds for an exhibit. 1t was decided TO
adopt the benefit plan, and conduct the
work in each community through COM
mittees For this purpose Mrs. a. I.
Mellette was chosen president OF the
Pierre organization, Mrs. Jas. a. Ward
vice president, Miss Kate Bradley secre-
,ary and Mrs j.. t. Herman treasurer.
The committee on entertainment Is Mes
danes Farr, Williams. Marriott. COMMIT
and Mcmillan. The committee on exhibit
is Mesdames Gleckler, Owen, Schubert
Gunderson and Miss Aiken. The ladies
will soon arrange to give the first enter
,ainment. the proceeds of which will be
used as benef. for the object sought.
Four fine and expensive Knight Templar
uniforms have been received by {. {. Ben
nett, H. B. Gillett, l. w. Goodner and Z.
II. Anderson, who will wear them to the
great conclave OF Knights at Denver next
month. Each set OF regalia. which in
cludcs capote triple plated sword hand
somely engraved, etc, was listed at $50.
Arrangements are about completed for
n.tituting commandery in this city
with p. +. Mcclure as NJ. r. {. The
| present Masonic hall will be rearrangad
somewhat, in addition to which the larg-
est room across the hall will be secured as
a range for the commandery goat.
Huronite: Lieut. Ulins, OF the 18th
| United States infantry, stationed AT Fort
Sully. was here ON Tuesday, and with the
assistance Of Sheriff TeetcrS and City
Marshal Coomer succeeded III capturing
Two desertors belonging TO the 18th lnfan-
try. One was named Clark and belonged
to company Il, the other was Strevel and
belonged TO company C. The men were
taken into custody near the Chicago and
Northwestern and Great Northern cross
ing. They were taken to Fort Suliy oy
Lieut.. Uline and Marshal Coomcr Tues
day evening.
l. The watcrworks company has shut OF
the water from number OF parties IL
Pierre this week for violating the rules
governing hours for using in Sprlnkllne
lawns aud gardens The rules permit thu
use for two hours in the morning and two
in the evening, the time being fixed. and
when person uses water for sprlnkIns
at other hours the company has the RICH
to turn off the water. OF course thi
causes kicking, but the waterworks com
pany claim they cannot maintain goot
service without having the rules lived NJ
to.
| Over seventy tons of merchandise wer
delivered to orr merchants from the Rose
n bud Yesterday, direct from Sioux Cit
wholesalers, and Harry Wybrant, clerk
the boat, states that If Pierre dealer
would only realize how much cheape
their freight would be by this means, the
would order that every pound hereafter b
Q sent up on the river. He says the rive
n men have no desire to cut III on the bust
ness of the railroads. but that they ca
9 always make q rate that the railway
+ will find 1t impossible to come down to.
A, S. Guthrie, wife and son, Zell. tc
: gether with Misses Sadie Dewey an
Ada Kunselman, started yesterda
> for a months trip through IT
:. Black Hills. Their principal point OF IL
;, terest will be visit to the famous Win
cave near Hot Springs, which is said
;. exceed In size the Mammoth cave OF kel
" lucky, over forty miles of passages ha'
y ling already been explored.
e Monday night TWO parties named DEM
10 Dame and w. C. Grandon put up At II
l. Locke. In the morning the former awol
IS quite late and found that his bed fello