Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-14
LOCAL LACONICS


Blunt was represented in Pierre YES.
terday by G. H. Eaken.
Presiding Elder jenkins is in the
city from Sioux Falls
The Northwestern Hotel is daily
crowded with guests.
John r. Eye is laid up with case of
the all-prevailing grippe
Bro. dealey, of the ever newsy Miller
Gazette, was i'll the city yesterday.
Henry Karcher is sick at his home in
the karcher block with a severe cold.
Mrs. M. J. Cheney, wife of Speaker
Cheney, of the house, arrived yester-
day.
The doll prize, given at the fair on
Saturday, went to Josephine Heitzel
man.
G. d. Mead is again on duty in the
postot1ice, For many days grip had
strong hold hold upon him.
Guests at the Rlverview speak in
highest terms of praise of the manage
ment of that popular hosiery.
The membership of the local Rebekah
lodge are requested to attend a special
meeting to be held Friday evening.
Mrs. "A. G. Brink arrived home We'd
nesday from Chicago. Pierre people
are glad to hear of her Homecoming.
Residents of Fort Pierre anticipate
4 that the front end of a building boom
will strike that town early next spring.
Will A. Beach, one of the men who
pushed Sioux Falls into commercial
Importance, was in the city the first Of
the week.
\ Donald McCord, ambitious to do,
is our devil and the Free Press
stands behind his every act. I'VE need
thee every hour
DR., Robert Slagle, president Of the
Agricultural College, Brookings, is in
the city. He came to urge an appro
priation measure.
The roundhouse of the Chicago q
Northwestern railroad company, at Get
tysburg, together with two engines. was
destroyed by fire Monday.
Monday evening Mrs. j. l.. Lockhart
royalty entertained a large company OF
friends at her home. AT a timely houl
a bouutiful luncheon was spread.
Mrs. Abbie Shutleff who has been
sick at the st. Mary's hospitals for {
few months is now convalescent and
able to return to her rooms in the Hill
ger block.
Bad River went on bender yester
day. Under the warm rays Of the SUI
snow is fast disappearing. No grea
amount of damage from floods is likel,
to be sustained.
The Laura Frankenhed Theate
company played before large audience
Wednesday evening. The character
| were we'll represented, and the special
ties are seldom equalled.
G. y. Seward, of WatertoWn, who wa
/ speaker of the house when the popu
/ lists had majority therein, is in tn
city, comparing the scenes he thel
witnessed with what is now happening
Jack Wilson, real estate dealer 0
Miller, has been in the city for seVera
n days. He is Scotchmau to the mano
/ born, and can play the best game
I golf ever put up in the state
IL The Rebekah and Odd Fellow order
&yrwill give cotillion party at the Loo
7 tonight. The proceeds will go towar
defraying the expense Of the gran
/ lodge session, to be held in Pierre i
y June next.
H. Phillip Chausee has sold his barbf
'vlsShop in the Central block to jaime
Mackie from Luverne, Mimi. Phil hs
built up good business and expects
80 into other business soon, retainil
his residence in Pierre.
J. B. johnson, travelling engineer II
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul roo
3 is in the city. He and Mr.. Dunbar
travelling engineer for the Northwes
ern, were before committee on ra
road affairs on Monday.
/ Governor Crawford passed sunday
Rochester, at which place Mrs. GRAY
ford is taking treatment. Mr.. Graz
ford is fast legaining health al
strength, which will be welcome ney
to her acquaintance in Pierre.
4 Fl. r. Horner was takhn i'll Frlda
u and has since been confined to his b
with what his physician defines
4 typhoid pneumonia. He is having t
Il best of care, and with rugged cons
4 tuition it is hoped he may combat t
\ disease.
Mrs. Jane Waldron and Mrs. f,t
ence Jetfrios departed Wednesdi
tlcketed to Chicago, where they W
tbic ctata in national me-