Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Mrs. Corson entertained the Birthday
club Tuesday afternoon.
Lyle Branch went to Mitchell to pass
Sunday with his parents.
r. Il. Baker of Blunt was in the city
Yesterday on land Office business.
Judge Yarnell has been absent from
his office this week on account of severe
illness.
II. ID. Jennings made business trip
to Yankton the last of the week, re-
turning Mondas.
Through the efforts of Congressman
| Burke, Emmett Cole hes been granted
an increase of pension.
Mrs. Manson, on her return from
! Clark yesterday was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Morser.
w. r. Dunlevy has been named by
| uperinteudent Nash as one of the in
stitute conductors for this year.
Several young men from Pierre are
expecting to go to Sioux Falls to take
examination for enlistment in the
navy.
The ladies' aid society of the First
I Methodist church served a supper at
the home of Mrs. Il. L. Swartz Wednes-
day evening,
| Miss Mae Sheppard returned Monday
! to her home at Clark after week S
pleasant visit with her many friends
here, her farmer home.
| Miss Blanche Hitchcock and the
Capital City Concert Orchestra will
1 give a concert in the First Baptist
chQrrh Tuesday evening, March l..
Bob i andhuber, our popular youl &
ice man, had The misfortune to fall off
his wagon one day this week and re-
ceive troublesome but not painful
sprain.
a supper will be served by the Degree
of Honor at Kemp's hall Saturday eve
ming February 20. Admission Is cents.
! A general invitation to the public is
extended.
j. G. Thayer made a trip out to his
Stanley county ranch the last of the
week to see how his horses and cattle
were wintering. jim is in luck: he has
not lost a single head.
Miss Blanche Hitchcock of Blunt
made her first trip'to Pierre the last OF
the week for the purpose of giving vo-
cal and instrumental instruction. She
starts in with class of twenty.
Harry J. HoIborn of East Pierre and
Miss A Ina Il. Lindblom of this city
were married at the parsonage of the
First Methodist church Wednesday af-
ternoon, Rev. G. L. Notson officiating
Senator Kittredge aud Congressman
Burke are members of the delegation
officially appointed from Congress to
arrange for the funeral of the late SEN
ator Hanna, and to accompany the re-
mains to Cleveland.
Argus Leader: Mrs j. G, Feather
stone and children who have been on a
lengthy visit at he old home at Pierre
arrived home. Miss JENNIE Stone ac.
companied Mrs. Featherstone to Sioux
Falls and viii! make a visit here.
Troop b boys did not realize as large
ly on their entertainment and dance
Thursday night as they hoped for, as
they cleared only about $50. They
have the satisfaction of knowing, how
ever, that they gave large number OF
people an evening of enjoyment.
Quite delegation of Pierre people
went to Aberdeen yesterday to attend
the banquet and smoker to be given
this evening by the business men OF
that city Among the number were a
w. Ewert, j. Lockhart, j. Sutherland
III. r. Horner, g. E. DeLand, G. w
Lumley, Henry karcher, Judge Fuller
| aud f. Hedger.
Services at the First Methodist
church next Sunday morning and eve
ming. The subject for the morning
hour. "a movable Religion Iii The
evening Lessons from tt Q Passi OF
a Great Man In addition to other
special attractions Miss Blanche Hitch
cock will sing solo. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all to atte nd.
Prairie Chicken, the well known big
Sioux who ften visits Pierre, got load
up with bug juice and made bunk fol
himself on the river bank during the
blizzard. He was rounded up by Chief
Rohrer and, although somewhat chilled
was able to accompany Charley to jail
where he at least had the comfort of q
fire during the night. Some bootleggel
is likely to oyerstap himeelf and gel
| pinched some of these days.