Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-29
CITY News.

City News.
Christmas was pretty generally obServ-
ed by the churches of Pierre by having
some kind of an entertainment and dis
trihution of presents on Saturday even
lug and appropriate sermons Oh the Sab
bath. Christmas trees wereat both Meth
odist churches. and the Congregational
church, while the Presbyterans. Eapti>ts
and others had novelties OF various kinds.
Monday was observed as the legal holt
day, and business generally suspended.
Col. C. y. LounSbury. the North Dako-
Ia politician and newspaper man. mas
been in the city during the past week in
his capacity of special agent of the Unit
ed States land office. The Colonel is a
candidate for United States senator from
North Dakota. and if meri; is 20 win will
stand an excellent show OF being struci,
by official lightning. No better man
could be sent by the people of that state.
Onida Waterman: y marriage license
was issued Monday to Andrew y. Calhoon
of East Pierre, and Miss Cora NJ. Lightly
of Copp, who were married at the home
Of the brides parents in Cora township.
Tuesday. The young couple Will reside
ut llccla, near Aberdeen.
Blunt Adyorate: Mrs. T. w Lippin
colt, accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Jane Barber, returned from Iowa last
week, Mrs. Lippncott says She is now
satisfied with South Dakota. after eXper-
fencing the mud and siush of sout! ern
Iowa for a few weeks.
Dr. Blackburn viii preach and hold an
after service OF prayer and praise OH New
Wears night at the CONGREGATIONS church
at 80, as the inaugural service OF the
union prayer meetings Of the week OF
prayer TO be held in observation-disclosures day
OF the week.
The jurors have been drawn for The
United States court. witch meets in
Deadwood on FEBRUARY j. :. sehree
of Pierre and John Laughlin Of Blunt are
on the grand while Henry NarvAcr aud
5. g. Dcwell OF Pierre are on the petit
/ jury.
Prof. \. Il. >omerS, Of the Office OF sup
eiinteudeut of pno.c instruction. LEFT
/ Tuesday Tor Brookng> to attend the an
nua! session VI the South Dakota !ltn
caJlomal associations Nh Salmon is also
there. having gone a few days earlier.
Harold Star: E. r. Mcqueen who was
complaining somewhat last week appears
10 be more seriously aiiine than we had
supposed. He has been confined to his
bed several days with what the physician
calls neuralgia of the sciatic nerve.
he list of members OF the legislature
published in this issue OF the FREE PEEs;
is believed 10 be absolutely correct in al
particulars. and the only complete list
With post Office address Of each that hu.
been published
a question having come up as TO tn
real meaning OF the bid OF the Daily Cap
, iial on the legislative journal printing
, Secretary Ringsrud awarded the contrac
. 10 the Carter Publishing company as TIN
lowest bidder.
There will be u public installation o
newly elected officers OF the \. Q. L. w
at the lodge rooms over kcmp's store neX
Monday evening at.:30. An attracliv
program will bereudered. Everybody in
vited.
Onida Journal: Hon. J NJ. Moore,
former resident of this county, and
: member OF the Territorial legislator
, from this district, died at the Soldier
Home, Levenworth. Kan. the llth ms
Hon. Titus E. Price, of Highmore, wa
} in Pierre Tuesday making arrangement,
+ for quarters for the winter. by the wa!
he will be one of the most active member
of the house of the new legislature.
a There will be pablo installation {
: the officers OF SullY Post No. 10 G. a. T
= at A o. U. w. hall on Wednesday even
ing, January i. Sen. Kennedy has bee
detailed as installing officer.
!, II. w. Coe, student of the Pierre I'm
: versity, who is part Indian, is spendin
> his holiday vacation among the Bad ri>
er Indians holding u series of religion
e services.
Postmaster Gregory has received motto
+ of a reduction of the fee for registern
mail matter from 10 cents TO S cents.
}, S. C. Yarnell shot y large gray wolf ne;