Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-25

into the house vacated by Prof. Scwall
and Commissioner Lockhart takes the res
idcnce recently occupied by the former.
Will and Ed Kemp and sister, Mrs. Mitch
ell, have moved into the residence for
mery occupied by Il. l.. Fuller: Terrell
Pattison and family will occupy the Tracy
Pratt property, and w. a. burlington
will go into the Herman residence.
The warm pleasant weather Sunday af-
ternoon brought forth Il large number of
people to see nature at her faireSt, and the
drive between the Wells house and below
the Indian school was strcwn with veh-
clcs of every description filled with pleas
TIRE seekers. Tic trees, shrubs and
grasses along the river bank are rapidly
changing from Il sombrc brown to the
most delicate green, and the air is preg-
rant with the fragrance of plum bios
sons 1t is refreshing after Il toilsomc
week to take Il jaunt in the fresh country
scenery aud drink in the sunshine of our
glorious cline.
While Mrs. Frank Lincil was driving
Saturday afternoon the horse became
frightened and unmanageablc and started
down the street a breakncck pace. On
reaching the crossing at Sioux avenue the
animal slackcned his pace and Mrs. Lincl
jumped out. The horse then turned the
corner by the depot and the buggy col
lidcd with the hydrant. badly demolish-
ing the vehicle. 1t was extremely fortu-
nate that Mrs. Lincll saved herself when
she did and that no serious injury result
ed from the adventure.
s. \. Lewis rcccntly secured possession
of a valuable violin from Will Vance. liz.
ing near Blunt. The Instrument is of the
Iiopf make and fully one hundred and
fifty years old and has not been manulac-
turcd for over SiNty-iivc years. Age inn
proves a violin, and Mr. Lewis, who is an
expert in this line, says his instrument
can give out the richest, sweetest music
ever heard. vielin of that make and
age is well nigh priceless. 1t was the
kind that Ole Bui! used whcn he became
famous.
The following well-kmown South Dako-
Ia women have been appointed BY the
governor To represent the state at the In
tcrnatona Exposition of the cotton
states to be held ut Atlanta. Ga. next
fall Mcsdamcs Il. Il. Martin. Sioux
Fails: G. T. Hurlcgh. YanLton: Geo. NJ.
Hot Springs: VIM. Garrett, Aberdeen;
j. S. Oliver, Huron: j. w. Mauck, YER
million: T. =. farr. Pierre.
III. ID. Jennings has purchased of Miss
Emma Wells a very desirable piece of
property in Eas, Pierre lying near the
Grace NJ. Il. church, and will shortly
move into it. The property consists of
substantial and roomy building aud five
lots. Mr. Jennings has held the position
of foreman in Carter Bros. book bindcry
for IL number OF years, aud has unboundrd
faith in the prosperity of Pierre.
Milton Goodncr, son of the clerk Of the
supreme court, met with Il painful acct
dealt last week. He was playing Oh the
lawn when he CHANGED to slip and roll.
over running point of Il lead pencil into
his back TO the depth of an inch and
breaking it of. DR.. Iioyt was immcdl-
| atcly called to attend the wound and was
compelled to cut it out. Master Milton
is doing nicely ut present.
John Colvin has disposed of his prop
crty in East Pierre and departed for Au-
rora. Mo-. this morning. where he Sill
enter the newspaper business in conncc-
ton with j. {. McNIanima, formerly ofthe
FREE Press. In the departure of Mr..
Colvin and family Pierre loses one of her
most respected citizens and all will unite
| with us in wishing him the success he de-
serves in his new field of labor.
Gov. Sheldon has an invaluable assis-
tant in tile person of his private secre-
tary. Tim LOOMS. Mr.. LOOMS is about
one of the finest pcnmcn and accountants
in the state. and keeps the records in the
executive Office in gilt-rdgc form. Be-
sides this, he is Il general favoritc with
everyone he knows, and the state house
and Pierre would feel lonesome without
| Tins genial presence to lvcn them up.
| Active preparations hayc already been
begun for appropriate exercises and the
proper observance of Memorial day. The
G. a. K. has appointed the following per-
sons to act as program committees: E.
Il. Eakin. Capt. Frank Lilibridge. Jas.
S. Sebrcc. a. Whcclon, Prof. II. T.. French
and Miss Eppic Mcmillan. Full particu-
lars will be announced later.
The fire alarm was turned in shortly
before two o'clock Saturday afternoon
and the companies Immediately respond
cd. AT the scene of action, however. it
was discovered that the cause of alarm
was only some smoking hay in Mr.. Mel
Toys barn, near the Fitch block. 1t was
quickly eXtingui>hcd without wctlng the
hose.
| Il. W. Edison, the we!l-known livery
and Ice man. who stored away u plentiful
supply Of ice last winter. has put on the
stects Il new and attractive ice wagon,
and will dispense the cooling article tc
the heated populacc this summer The
running gear of the wagon is colorcd q
bright yellow, the box red and the tor
! black.