Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-02
Local Items of INTEREST.

II Local Items VI luteISSl.
4 Word came down from Fort Sully
#ruesday that a man named Geo. H.
&Beavers had tried to kill companion
named Hoadley, with a pickaxe. and the
&facts afterwards showed he nearly ac.
Rcomplished his purpose, as the victim
Ms in a serious condition. Beavers has
Rbeen arrested and is lodged in jail
Hawaiting his trial in Snlly county, where
&jt occurred. His motive seemed to be
Ito Get hold of some money he sup
opposed Hoadley had.
Wednesday was ground hogs day.
SAccording to all accounts the pesky
@critter saw his shadow when he came
8out to look around albeit it was Is
8degrees below zero as the sun and sun
@dogs were brightly shining. We sup
pose this means six weeks more OF hard
#winter. on account of the ground hog,
(which is second only to Hicks as a
@weather prophet.
u The legislature will adjourn today for
#a recess lasting until next Tuesday
MThe members wish to go home and
@interview their constituents and VISIT
THEN families. 1t is hoped this VIII be
H#lhe last vacation they will take until
III they adjourn sine uie a month hence.
~ Hon. *. c. johnson has been in the
M ty most of the week. He is somewhat
81 interested in the matter OF a caplGol
81 building. as he was during the late
81 campaign in Pierre retaining the CAPT,
u tai, and is looking over the prospects
81 The WatertoWn boWlers came down
q 10 Pierre Tuesday and pulled OIL q
"a match with a local team at the German
n alleys. The result was that the Pierre
u boys beat them with score of $50 pins
II 10 the good The visitors went to HUI
a ron yesterday to play a match there.
y The club dance that was to be hello
81 at the Locke Friday night has beer
n declared off The legislature adjourn
81 ing prey ented many visitors attending
II and as these dances are intended as al
entertainment feature. during the ses
4 sion the dance was not held.
4 Judge and Mrs. Westfall vacated
4 their cottage on Grand avenue Monda.
i and have packed their goods expecting
to move to Seattle next month. Mrs
81 Westfall will visit with relatives j.
# Blunt while Mr.. Westfail remains a
N county auditor until March 8.
u There is. every indication that within
n aweek ortwo Fort PIERRE will nave
4 new, decent republican paper starte
n which will be backed by good substar
Ill citizens who are tired of being black
mailed, roasted and lied about by Ii
cal organ.
Word from Washington states tina
Mrs G. FL. Burke, wife OF our congress
man has successfully undergone an OF
erationand is improving rapidly Th
4 many friends of the lady in Pierr
will be pleased to learn this.
Workmen are completing the repair
n on the court house, and will be don
u this week. The county auditors otfic
Z seemed't getsthe worst of the fire la:
November, and is badly torn mp in COZ
i sequence.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Hutchison d
parted last week for Eyarts, Wasi
where they will remain indefinitely, b
lieving that the change of climate wi
he of benefit to Mrs. Hutchinson
health. 6
The governor has issued extraditie
par ers for Robert n iekersoll and W.
ter Robinson, horse thieves from Rot
county, Neb, who were captured
Gregory county recently.
IA. S. Guthrie, who has been sick f
some time, is on the road to recover
and. may be attending to business p
for l!one, for which his many frien'
congratulate him.
4. Foster. state We. Urinary surgee
= IS in the capital On business connects
with the proposed law regarding q
dipping Of stock.