Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16
Local. Mention

took in the circus.
A. f. Bowman and lady drove over
from Blunt to attend the circus.
| V. II. Shnck and wife of Blunt visit
ed acquaintance here the early part of
the week.
Supreme Judge Haney went to Iowa
| City to attend law class reunion at
the university.
Richard Bennett who has been in the
military academy at Delafeld, Wis. is
at home again.
| Miss Carrie Latta who has been teach
ing school in Sully county came home
| Friday to her fathers.
Clifford and Clayton Beebe came over
! from Blunt Saturday to visit their aunt
and to see the circus.
Mrs. III. p Gregg and son Bobby
Leeper, and Miss Angie Eichholtz were
were in the city from Blunt on Monday.
Mrs. David Hall and daughter of
Ney visited Pierre this week for the
purpose of having the young ladys ton
sis removed.
4 Rev. E. III. Gran and Rev. o. E. Tell
are making mission tour across the
| river with special reference to Sunday
school work.
Maj. f. NJ Thomas of Huron was
here early in the week to look after
some horses, and was the guest of his
friend Lillbridge.
| Editor Besancon of the Blunt Advo-
cate passed a couple Of days in the city.
| He speaks admiringly of the exposition
which he lately visited.
| Mrs. j. w. Hall of Webster visited
her sister, Mrs. Solberg, at the hospital
the first of the week accompanied by
her daughter and nieces.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Kleinschmidt drove
over from Blunt Sunday to take in the
circus and visit a few days with A. F..
kleinschmidt and family.
| Fine rains are reported from all To-
calities in this section. Grass promises
to make a heavy hay cut and all yege-
tation is looking nicely.
Hon. C. ii. Burke and son Walter ar
rived home Saturday from Delatield,
Wis, where the latter was attending
military school during the past year.
Mrs. j. M. Geltz who has been. visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Dewell, return
ed Tuesday morning to resume her
duties at the Morris Indian school.
Jas. Ryan one of the substantial
stockmen and old timers of Pleasant
Valley Twp. and his son Frank spent a
couple of days in the city the early part
Of the week.
Miss Sophie DeLand who is on a
western trip writes her brother, G. r.
DeLand, that her train had a narrow
escape from running on burning
bridge near Denver.
Archie r. Potter of Giddings and H.
r. 1'arbell of Blunt were circulating
among the voters of Pierre the first of
the week in the interest of Mr.. Potter's
candidacy as register.
Before fall the Capital City will have
laid a large amount OF cement walk,
and great improvement will be APP
. parent to attendants upon next legisla-
tive sesson-which will be held here.
According to reports received from
the Scientific American the quality of
clay around Fort Pierre is excellent in
quality and will make good pottery and
tiling. Next thing is to have it put to
use.
Rev. J.. l.. McGouvern and Rev. Mr.
Miller of Nebraska addressed the In.
dian school graduating class Sunday
afternoon. The reyering gentlemen
while here were entertained by Rev
Russell.
AS will be seen by the report of the
commissioners meeting no action was
taken in regard to cattle dips. 1t is ar
extraordinary expenditure which they
feel warranted only in making after
the question has been put to a vote OF
the people. What is done must be done
by private enterprise and should not bt
delayed.
Among cases of interest settled by
the supreme court of late was the one
of Martin Burke VS.. the Board of Com
!. missioners of Hand County. Burk'
sought to obtain a license to sellintoxi
: eating liquors in Miller, the vote at thu
last election having been IN favor of Ii
cense. The board refused the applica
tion and Burke appealed to the circuit
court, which Sustained the action Q:
J 1.-THE board. The supreme court atlirm
the decision, holding that the commits
sioners are the judges of the qualitica
ton of applicants and need give NJ
reasons for their action.