Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-01-04

syiyal of life Grand Lecturer Ives met
with the members of the order one
night this week, and under dispense
| ton ali election of officers resulted, and
installation the same evening. A num-
Der Of blue lodge Masons in this city
and Fort Pierre are waiting ito take the
chapter degrees, and a project for the
institution OF a commandery is being
talked up for this winter or next spring.
| FL. A. Farmer was elected E. Ii. F., Ben
/ Ash, K, b. A. Cummins, S., E. T. Farr,
secretary, George Fay, treasurer, Nj. r.
Martin, g. of H., John E. Ripple, p. S.,
S. G. Dewell, r. A. c., G. G. Bennett,
T. f. Mcclure, and G. II. Anderson
masters of the veil, and all duly in
stalled.
Vermillion Republican: Attorney
Byron S. Payne has been in Vemillion
this week on a visit to his parents.
Mr.. Payne has decided to remove from
Bonesteel, where he has been located
this summer, and the first nt the year
will locate at Pierre, where he has
formed partnership with Zell Guthrie
in the practice of law. MIR. Guthrie
] was former student at the University,
and the many friends OF these young
men will wish them much success in
their business relations and the prac-
tice of their chosen profession.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crane departed
for Sioux Falls Monday, where MIR.
Crane will preside at a meeting of the
republican state central committee this
week. From there they will go to
Washington city to spend week or
two, and will then go to st. Augustine,
I Florida, tor the remainder of the win
ter, returning to Pierre i'll March.
1 A big crew of men are working west
from Huron replacing the old rails with
q much heavier steel rail, capable OF
carrying the heaviest mogul engine.
This is carrying out the intention OF
| the Northwestern to make the Pierre
and Rapid City line part OF transcon-
tinental route from ocean to ocean,
| New York to Portland.
The Capital has started a
Fort Pierre department in it's daily
edition as we'll as receiving enlarged
telegraphic service Oar contemporary
is nothing if not enterprsing, and
Brother Nipple has the capabilities of
q steam engine for hard work, albeit
much Of his strenuous effort is mis-
directed.
B. f. Ives, of st. Lawrence, grand
lecturer of the Masonic orders in the
state, is spending week in Pierre and
Fort Pierre, imparting Masonic inform
alton to the craft and assisting in the
work of initiating a number of candi-
dates in both places. Mr.. Ives is one of
the best posted Masons in the United
States.
4 Harry Bras, postmaster at Mitchell,
and chairman of the erstwhile Mitchell
capital committee, spent New Years
day in Pierre. Mr. Bras was likely
turning over new leaf, which might
read that he would never again attempt
the impossible by trying to move the
capitol from where it belongs, at Pierre
Ralph w. Treadway, the right-of-
way man of the Northwestern, is back
again after holiday vacation, and
busy looking after the company in
terests in this city and Fort Pierre.
Mr.. Treadway is an old Sioux City
boy, and one of the most noted athletes
Yale college ever graduated.
Miss Lizzie j. Robinson, who is a
member of the faculty of the Huron
college after spending the holidays in
Pierre, returned to her work Monday
Miss Robinson is a sister to Mrs Chas
4 L. Hyde and resided in Pierre during
the time she was precepJress of the
Presbyterian college.
4 Hon. G. G. Bennett has been desig
mated by Chairman Crane TO fill the
position of member from Hughes
county of the republican state centra
committee, in place of Col. Stewart
who removed to Huron upon his APP
pointment as general attorney of the
Northwestern road.
Il James Pearman and son, Robert
from the Cheyenne reservation, with
wives, have been in the city few days
Mr.. Pearman, elder, saw the present
site of Pierre long before such a thing
as a city or state capital was thought
of here, and is surely one of the ole
timers.
The firemen have announced the datt
for their big annual ball for Tuesday
night, the 10Th, at the Locke hotel
{: Everybody should buy ticket to Thu
dance, whether it is used or not. AM
favors extended 10 the volunteer fjre
department of the city are we'll placed
i Louis and Robert Checker and Au
rel Dickey returned TO their studies al
YanktOu college: Walter Burke anC