Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-01-25

Will Brown, well known in Pierre
/ and Blunt in former uays, and son of
/ Mr.. and Mrs Tho. Brown, of this city,
is here for a brief visit with his parents.
Mr.. Brown is the best known real estate
man in North Dakota and has amassed
a fortune by shrewd but honest real
estate business since leaving Blunt ard
Pierre. His many friends in this city
and Blunt have a kindly regard for
/ Will Brown, and hope TO sac him al
ways succeed IN his business
Baptist church, DC. Smith. minister
Sunday, January %: Christian worship,
at l0:45 a. m, sermon on "The Sufiici
ency of Christ's Work for all Human
Problems and MI Ages" Sunday
school at II O'Clock Evening worship
at 7:30, sermon on "Waggon Loads of
Christian Evidence Tuest!ar evening
Bible study class at 7:30; Thursday
evening prayer meeting Everybody
invited
A team belonging to A. G. Gavitt,
and hitched to hayrack, created a
lively commotion on Pierre street Tues
day evening, by getting frightened at
some hackmen having a whip cracking
match. The team made dash for
Lockhart's. front, but were turned and
went down the street, wrecking buggies
and telephone poles until they brought
up at tbs depot, and were captured.
County Superintendent Ida 2. Hatch
entertained the teachers of the city
schools at 6 O'Clock luncheon Saturday
evening at her home in East Pierre.
The teachers enjoyed the evening,
which was spent in a manner that will
! prove beneficial to The city and county
| schools, over which all those present
have deep interest.
E. Hendrickson, who lived in Pierre
several years while he was deputy in.
surance commissioners, is contemplating
returning to the state soon, from San
| Francisco. where he removed about a
year ago, with his family. He believes
this state still offers the best induce
ments for man to get ahead in the
world.
Three fiat cars were demolished Mon
day, west of the bridge OH Marion's
island, by train of material which was
backing over the bridge crashing into
them, No other damage was done ex-
cept the flats, which were soon re.
moved from the rails.
The mercury got down as low as 10
below Monday morning, but since the
weather has been thawing out, and to-
day we are having touch of the good
old summer time that has prevailed all
| winter.
The railroad company is unloading
a considerable quantity Of soft coal on
the west bank of the river for use of
the locomotives next summer, that will
draw the construction trains UP Bad
river
Reports from the range country fifty
to hundred miles west, show that
there is no snow out there, but good
touch of cold weather, similar to what
we have had here since Saturday.
i The Chase-ListeI company is filing
q weeks engagement at the opera
house. They are old favorites with the
Pierre theatre going public, and usually
draw crowded houses.
Gus Bergen and wife left for the hos.
pital at Rochester, Mimi, Tuesday,
where Mrs. Bergen will submit to an
operation. She has been in ill health
for some time
1 A. A. Pond has returned from years
absence at Redfield and Aberdeen, and
again gone into the dray business,
which he formerly followed in Pierre.
i A new barber shop has been opened
! in the block occupied by the Hurlbert
!. billiard and pool rooms on Pierre street.
Geo. Westlund is in charge.
4 Attorney Skunk, who has been con.
fined to his home by sickness, is on the
road to recovery. He has been bed
ridden for two weeks.
4 Frank Huss is in from his cattle
4 ranch near Pedro, and reports stock on
the ranges fat and getting through the
winter in fine shape.
The Capital Journal says: "The
council has not ordered Snake Butte
/ graded yet" This does not have to be
4 labeled as a "goak."
i w. S. Billinghurst, of Ashton, is in
I the city to visit his brother of the Da-
koLan.
i Mr.. and Mrs. 9. b. Billinghurst have
gone to st. Paul for visit of week
or SO.
i j. G. Eager has been laid up with an
attack of the grip for week past.
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