Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

Q6pOSlIS VI SUCH q PcISou " Acclc has
been arrested and brought to Fort
Pierre. where he will be asked why he
writes checks on bank where he keeps
no money. Pending his explanation he
has been placed under $500 bonds, and
is now putting ia time as 4 boarder in
sheriff l.ugan's hotel under the court
house.
Judge and Mrs. Fuller have returned
from their trip to Florida and visit
with Lieut. Arthur u. Fuller and VILE,
at savannah, Ga. The judge reports
pleasant time in the south, but the visit
at his sons homo was curtaled some
what by the latter receiving unexpect-
ed orders to report for duty at Wash
ington city on a detail with the u. 5.
army signal corps This is considered
promotion for Lieut.. Fuller. The
Judge and wife We're with Mr.. and Mrs.
Crane in Florida and the latter are en-
joying their vacation there.
The reception rendered ut. Rev. +. +.
johnson, of the Episcopal diocese OF
this state, at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis kehr Saturday evening, was We'll |
attended, quite Il number vi ladies and |
gentlemen being present to greet the /
prelate upon this his first visit to Pierre. /
The ladies OF the church who arranged !
the reception, being Mesdames Kehr, /
Lumley, karcher, Cutting, Ayres and
| Warren, deserve credit for the most
pleasant way the affair passed off.
Rev. Russell introduced the guests to all
| those whom he met.
| w. III. I,eighty, one OF l'ierre'S form
| er citizens, but now agent at Bookings
for the Northwestern, arrived on a Spe
cial Sunday, and spent a day renewing
acquaintance, lie dldn't want TO talk
politics but stated that Brookings coun
| ty was starting on u hot fight to settle
whether Hon. Philo Hail. candidate
for congress, would control the delega-
ton to the state convention against
Mr.. Campbell, an old and popular citi
zen of the Unity, who would like to be
state treasurer. Mr.. Leighty has many
friends in this city.
Every hotel at present seems to be
overlooking with guests, and more
coming each day. Most of The people
are from the eastern counties of the
state, and Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska
and other states farther east. They
have been attracted to Pierre at this
time by the sure prospects OF big
land boom both east and west OF the
river, and are busy interviewing our
numerous real estate men with view
Of taking homesteads and are buying
land before the same are gone or raised
in price.
"Highmore Shober was here last
p night carrying a brace Of reyolvers and
, dirk knife. looking for the editor.
on the 1870 train The above item
j was written and left on the Free Press
v desk Tuesday, presumably by some
, body from Highmore, during the alb
O Il.
p Der was in town that day we are i'll
O clined to believe ourself lucky in being
q absent during the call
Word is received that through tho eff
forts of Mr.. Burke in the house and Mr.
c Kittredge in the senate Mr.. Ferguson
q one OF the Old soldiers who has been &
OFT hos H.
+ nally been allowed pension Of $50 pei
month, though the senate committee
tried to cut it down to SS24. Mrs. l.. M
Jones. widow of the Old veteran who
% died last year, has also been given
pension sufficient for her support.
" Wilmer ID. Nelson, as secretary O
n what is called the Pierre Commercial
y association, which it appears was or
% ganized in 1861 issues Il call as TIN
le secretary of the association for citizen
Is meeting to be held in the council rooms
, Friday night, to talk up the matter o
securing such enterprises for Pierre "a
"a knitting, cracker and packing plants
ri WOODEN mills, etc. All citizens are in
10 vited and urged to be present
ne Governor Elrod and Land Commits
10 sioner Bach departed Tuesday for tn
lg Black Hills to inspect and price th
IS native stone there as useful for tn
H. new state capitol. They will meet |
e D Wipt, secretary of state and tn
other member of the commission
tv outside of state Auditor Halliday, WI
,r is in GaIfornia-at Sioux City.
e. To-day is the birthday of the faith,
lie of the greatest country in the world, {
be that the world has ever known. III