Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
City News.

City News.
Among the pleasantcst events that mas
ever fallen TO the lot Of Pierre newspaper
men was a reception rendered them by
Gov. and Mrs. A. c. Mcilctte at the Wells
house Monday noon. The newspaper
fraternity have always held this worthy
couple in the highest esteem. like every
body who has ever had the pleasure OIL
their acquaintance, and it IS unnecessary
to state that their future absence from
the city will be the cause OF much regret
The following were the guests present:
Hon. j. c. McManma and wife. OF the
FREE pHESs; Il. c. Patterson and wife,
aud i. Il. Ireland. of the Capital: Paul IL.
Goddard and Mrs. a. l.. Goddard OF the
journal: A. l.. Carter aud John X. Col
win. of the Carter Publishing company:
:. G.. DewcI and wife. o! the FREE PRESS.
| Governor and Mrs. Mcllctte left this
morning for WATERFOWL. where the gov
crnor will resume his law practice. Aside
! from the general esteem in which Mr..
| Melctte is held as an executive. our pco-
| pie esteem him most highly for his social
| qualities. and he has cndeared himself Ill
many ways OF the social qualities of
Mrs. Mcllcttc too much cannot be said.
As has cen said before. she is indeed a
womanly woman; she is always kind,
gracious. sociablc and is wi:hal Il woman
of high attachments, and Il lit hclp.mect
for so kind and agreeable a man rs the
governor 1t is with moro than ordinary
regret that the people Of Pierre say good
bye TO this eStimabc couple.
The a. o. L. W lodge held it, annual
installation Monday night, al which the
following officers were Installed: a. w,
Morse. p NJ. w: +. p. Farr. NJ. w: Jas.
Hutchinson. foreman: II L. Cutting,
/ overSeer: W NJ. Kemp. iinancicr: j. )
Scbrec receiver: Thos. +. stone. recorder
JOS Donahuc. of Fort Pierre. favored the
5 lodge with some appropriate REMARKS
and male quartettc consisting OF Me>Sr'
Kemp. Mcnaugh, Rose and Ewcrt gave
J some good vocal selections.
SupJ Z. d. DAVIS has let contract II
the w. T. Swan company to sink an arte
/ sian we'll for the Indian school and th'
machinery will soon be on the ground
The contract provides for sinking the vel
1850 feet. but ii is believed it will not b'
= necessary to go lower than 200 feet
u the outside. Mr. Davis never lets an op
portunity Slip to make point Tor th
school. and valuable Improvements arr
constantly being made.
The Daily Capital threatens to roas
. Ex-secretary Ringsrud again on TIL
printing contract difficulty. The Capita
had better take disintcrcSted advice am
not do it. MIR. !.insSrnd has completed
vindicated his position, and added TO III
. universal public esteem in which n"
held by the course h. has pursued, an
the more the Capital pounds him. tn
more it will rebound to the OK secretary
popularity.
The Suliy post q. \. X. held it, inStalla
,o ton of officers last night ut the \. o.
, w. hall. Samuel y. Kennedy. senate
J. from Brown county having charge OF III
., ceremonies. The list of officers Is u
70 same as published few weeks since.
IA large number OF the members Il the !e.i'
II, lature who are comrades were present
y special invitation. and pleasant Tin
70 was had among the old vets.
l.. $. Howard VAS arrested last Thur
as day for killing prairie chickch> and Shil
he ping them ont of the state. Justice VA
10 nell fined him II sum which amounted
is $50, including costs. This action was il
vc >itn,ed by the Pierre sportsman III
law makes it line OF $40 for every chic
ist Ell thus shipped, besides ii line onthc raj
he road OF $500 for every box OF chickr
re hey carry away.
Sc. Joseph L. Thorn and Miss Kate Brc'
&c cr We're united in marriage Monday eve
ne ing. The groom is one of the owners
III. the Diamond Joe ranch on Bad river.
'al is known as a prosperous and respect
n raLchman. while the bride is the daugl
% er of one of our best farmers, and Id
Ill of much worth. The FREE PRESS wiSi
them Joy.
ere The law firm of Dillon n Holmes II
eh been dissolved by mutual consent. III
" is probably the oldest firm in the city,
it has existed for some eleven yea
4hc Both gentlemen are among the most pro
M inent and popular citizens i'll the city, Il
+" as attorneys nave always stoou III
ur- front rank.
r. Il. Murphy. of Fort Pierre. VIII
after the appointment of register OF
Pierre land Office in dead earnest. acco
ing to the Fairplay. There are plenty
-. good democrats in both towns who
Wv qualified for almost any job Grover has
give out.
de- The street railway company has
of creased its trips on the north line.
,est put on an | o'clock p. NJ. car on the so
line. We do not have the schedule han
be but understand it is prepared for the
at convenience of the residents and iegi:
ans tors.
ON Mrs. p. $. Williams and daughter, A
Cora. and Miss Dot Pattison. accomp
led by Mrs. c. c. Cook. Miss kittie |
lard and Mrs. Ada Wakefield. Of Coli
~, Blutfs. returned from their visit to
49,. latter city Monday.