Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Local items of Interest.

Local items of Interest.
Saturday evening the friends of John
Sutherland gathered at the library and
with some well expressed sentiments
on the part of G. Il. DeLand and Others
presented him with a fine gold watch
gold headed cane, an upholstered
office chair, an expensive leather
trimmed chair for his home Il bible and
other tokens in remembrance OF the
work he did in the late capital cam.
pagn, as chairman. The various gifts
were contributed by those present, and
after Their presentation Mr.. Sutherland
responded briefly, thanking the donors.
| A considerable number were gathered
to take part in the presentation, and
the expressions were greeted with APP
plause.
The school board of Pierre has COM
! pleted the selection of the corps of
teachers for the next school year. The
high school force is composed of w. p.
Dunley, superintendent; Thomas As
kin, principal; Daisy Girton, assistant
principals; grade teachers, Central build
ing, Nellie Steady, June Wertz, Mabel
Shurtletf, Jeanette Burgitt: Washing
ton school, Myrtle Hutchinson, Carrie
job nson, May Benton, Leslie Gage:
Lincoln school, Kate Mitchell, Bess
Parks, Julia Dudley, Bertha kalder.
AT a special meeting of the city coul-
ell Monday night 1t was decided to
postpone any further proceeding look
ing to the raising of the grade on the
railway property on the flat until Sep
| temher |. The property owners on
Capital avenue east of lIilgers gulch
protested against the order compelling
them to put in cement sidewalks, and
the order was postponed for the pres
ent
The declamatory contest of the higi,
school at the Baptist church last Fri
day night was a highly creditable affair
to the contestants and was accom-
panied by a musical program in which
the best musicians of the city took part
The judges decision gave Miss Clara
Farmer first place, Miss Anna Billing
hurst, second, and honorary mention OF
Miss Jennie Mallery.
Twelve members Of the high schoo
will graduate at the close of the schoo
year, June .. They are as follows
Misses Sara BeckWith, Ella Clough
Agnes Collins Margaret Collins, Haze
Dickey, Elva Hartley, Daisy Hamilton
Lottie Seelye, May Seelye, and Alice
Hutchinson, and Messrs. Harold Bree
den, and Milo Williams
G. E. Bell, the architect who con
structed the Montana capitol, and w
S. Detwiler both of Minneapolis, are il
the city to look over the ground pre-
paratory to commencing work Oh tia
South Dakota state house. Gradn,
! will soon be under way. preparatory t.
the work on the foundations Of tn
iG;w,' state house.
Rt. Rev James Dow Morrison, Epis
! copal bishop of Duluth, held conlirma
ton services at Trinity church Tues
Y day evening, and confirmed a goo
f sized class Of adults and young people
; The services were especially interest
ing and called for a crowded churcl
v This is the first visit of Bishop Morr
. son to Pierre.
!. w. ID. Nelson and Harry Anderso
got back Tuesday from Lead, wher
Q they went to represent the local Mod
9 ern Woodmen camp at the state CAM
Mr.. Nelson carried off the principe
). honors of the meeting, being chose
head consul of the order in the stat,
f The next meeting place will be at Mad
{ son.
: Congressman Burke was called t
I Washington last Saturday, OH urgen
s business, and departed with consider
J, able regret that he could not be preser
v at the dedication of the governmel
building, where he was to have made
speech. He will return in about te
e days.
The game Of baseball on the par
diamond Saturday was holly conteste
between the state house nine and a,
! Locke hotel aggregation. AT the en-
elof the ninth inning the score wa
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