Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-14
Local Mention

w. +. Herthln, the electrician for |
the Western Union arrived in Pierre
Saturday and began on the work
OF installing the electrician time clocks
iii the various business houses. Those
having them put in are: The Western
Union Office, State house, Locke hotel,
Riverview hotel, First National bank,
Pierre Notional Bank, National Bank
of Commerce, Coe Commission com
paLy, Owl restaurant, State Publishing
Company, Nipple Printing COMPANY.
Telephone company, Mathieson's sa-
loon Odenark 4 Brignoli's saloon and
Yokum's saloon. Manager Richards is
loN engaged inlnaking the wire con
nections.
Photographer Kellogg, Of Rushford.
N. Y, who has been doing considerable
artistic Photographic work in this vi
entity the past year was offering to the
public this week something novel III his
art in the form of buffalo pictures with
interesting landscape backgrounds en-
larged to the size of 24x44 MIR. Kellogg
has put in several months around Pierre
the last year from which it is Inferred
he finds the desired subjects and seen
cry for profitable and altogether salts
flying work in his line.
The writer took occasion Sunday at
ternoon to call on John Livingstone OF
the Okobojo Times, who has been con
fined at the hospital several month.
| John had q similar attack about eleven
years ago, and there isno doubt that if
a cheerful disposition, good nerve, and
excellent care count for anything he
will be out before the opening of spring
and in his old time form for active
work.
Walt Hall is out of the city on Il
business trip, starting Sioux Cityward.
| Iuasmuch as he has sold out his restau-
rant interest here it is suspected that
! he may be looking up location to en-
gage iii some one of the numerous lines
of business of which he is master. n OF
wishing him any bad luck here's hoping
he will feet in few days like returning
to Pierre where his friends are so num-
erous he can not dodge them.
According to new arrangement, the
result of an election or appointment at
the High School, Miss Harriet Haney,
who has very efficiently conducted the
High School department in this paper
for some time, will hereafter write for
the Capital J Journal, while Wells Algar
a protege of this plant during the past
two years, will see that the boys are not
neglected in the FREE PRESS columns
Auditor Westfall unlocked the pan
t1y in his Office this week and turned
the county board loose among the wolf
scalps that had been deposited at his
department for examination since the
last meeting. There were quite mum
Der of them, mostly from along the riy
er counties, and certificates calling fol
warrants from the state auditor in pay
ment were issued.
Blunt Advocate: New years night
dance took place in the opera house
arranged on request of a party of young
people from Pierre and Fort Pierre
The following were registered at TIT
Dicko> or with their ladies: A. F. SEQ
vel, E. w. Garrett, II. M. Schultz, NJ. j
Hoover, Geo. Morgan. H. H. Price, A
l.. French, J. f. Hamberg, and Alyal
Brown.
Mrs. j. H. Gropengieser has thi
week received letter from DIR. Peas
in which he says the damp, chilly at
mosphere there has been detrimental
to Mrs Pease's health. She has been il
and in bed greater portion of the tim
since their arrival in Oregon. TIL
Doctor and Mrs Pease wished to be re
memhered to their friends.-Onid
Waterman.
Onida Waterman: Jas. E. femme
and Robert Garner left Sunday afte,
noon for Vermillion to enter the Stat
University, and Bert Garner left fo
Des Moines, Iowa, to enter Highlan
Park college. The Waterman hope
that the boys will take ad vantage q
their present opportunities. A shol
time hence and it will be too late.
Saturday evening at the Locke parlc
novel entertainment will be given b
j. Trinity church. A number of feature
are in preparation among them beil,
: an amusing farce, ''Petticoat Perfidy
in which Mrs. Ayres. Mrs. Cummi:
and Miss Clara Brent Bowen will TAX
part. A limited number of reserve
seats on sale at Fishers.
= George Thomas who has been laid L
for seven weeks with an injured kne
four weeks of which he has spent
the hospital, is still obliged to renal