Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28

81. F. Hanson and hiss Lucille Black
mer, OF Roy, s. D., were Capital city
visitors Monday.
The recent warm weather has given
the plumbers rest. The water pipes
will not freeze until the weather
changes.
The senior class of the high school
were entertained last night by Miss
Harriet Haney, at the home Of Mrs.
John Westlund.
II. L. Garner will establish himself
in the grocery trade. He will be locat-
ed in the Hyde block, and will no doubt
succeed beyond expectation.
Representative Horny of Moody has
recovered from his late illness and an.
swered to roll call Monday. He is one
of the strong members in the House.
Ranch men are alarmed by the set
ting in of cold weather again and the
prospect of snow. A little stormy
weather at this time would mean a
loss of stock
Pierre dealers in building material
are storing up large quantities of lum-
Der. Every train brings in from six
to twenty cars for our dealers. Local
dealers see busy building SESSION
ahead.
The yards in this city are filling up
with cars billed to points west OF the
river. Freight traffic across the river
is closed for the present A few cars
loaded with coal were the last to go
over yesterday.
A. fl. Harvey, long a resident of
Fort Pierre, died at the Soldiers home,
in Hot Springs on Tuesday. Veterans
are fast passing to their reward. and
within few years the snow and grass
es will cover them all.
Friday morning we seen girl of II
pulling big boy on sled. Her face
was in pink of glow, from the ex-
ercise in the cold, and she was smiling
and happy; about the prettiest thing
we have seen this year.
A meeting of the County Teachers AS.
ISOLATION is announced to be held in the
Central School building, in Pierre, on
March %. 1t is the wish of the County
Superintendent that all teachers be
present at this meeting.
In Pursuance of a house resolution
Speaker Cheney Oh Monday appointed
Representatives kleinsasser, Oviatt
and Olson to examine the buildings
and state fair grounds at Huron and
report their findings this week.
Members of the Dickens club me-
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. E
A. Platts, with Prof Kerr as host
President Gault of Vermillion was &
guest of the club and his scholarly
talks were enjoyed by all present.
Monday last Governor Crawford ap
pointed G. M. Hopkins of Aberdeen tt
the position of hotel inspector Thi
position was created by an act passe'
a few days ago, and Mr.. Hopkins,
commercial man, will fill it to dot.
The State Capitol Building commits
sion met Tuesday for the first time
Mr.. Bell, supervising architect, was il
attendance. The commission will ad
vertise for bids to erect the complete
building. June is the date fixed fo
opening the bids.
/ Col. T. H. Brown of Sioux Falls wa
in Pierre on Tuesday. His mission her
was to file with the Secretary of State
copy of a mortgage which the Roc
Island Railroad company has give
upon its lines in this state. The Roc
Island will do some building in th
state this year.
A. L. Thorn, who experienced vi!
ion of stamps month ago, has bee
appointed postmaster at Capa. Car
is new town on the Northwestern
road, forty miles west of Pierre, and a
office will be opened in a few day
The Free Press is pleased to hear tt
success attained by Mr.. Thorn in shall
ing the patronage tree.
john Benson of Rock Rapids, IL
passed through Pierre on Tuesday Ell
route TO Butte county, whittier he we1
to file q homestead entry. MI. Bensc
stated that no less than twenty will g
from his neighborhood into that POI
ton of South Dakota which, he declal
es. is the section of corn, cattle an
t confidence.
Dakotan: Robert Philips left Tuesd.
morning for Minnesota, where he W
J be married the first Of the month
: Miss Lillian Rohrer. They will NAL
their home in Fort Pierre. Miss Rhor
Q is sister Of Deputy Sheriff Rohrer al
9 has visited in this city. Mr.. Philips
. a brother of Mrs. Herman Anding al
has resided here for some time.
XII President f. b. Gault of the Sta