Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Walter Smith is visiting friends at


Falls were in the city Friday.
E. I. Williams returned Friday from
Sioux Falls on business trip.
Alfred Nichols, U. S. commissioner
at Hayes, was visitor here Friday
w. s. Rillinghurst arrived here Fri
day from Ashton for visit in the CITY, |
L. A. Munson returned Friday from
a trip through the eastern part of the
state.
d II. Smith, railroad commissioner,
came in from Miller Tuesday on official
business.
l. o, keothe representative of the
Carpenter Paper Co. was in the city
yesterday.
j. j. Fletcher was elected mayor Of
Fort Pierre on Tuesday by a small
majority.
Mrs R. e, Johnson. of ST Paul ar
rived here Tuesday for visit with Mrs.
Frank Crane.
State Engineer S. H. Lee lett Friday
for Rapid City to attend to contest on
a water right.
w. |. Walker arrived last week from
Omaha, Neb., to look after property
interests here.
Contractor Olson arrived in the city
| Tuesday to look after work on the
capitol building
H. G. Smith has purchased lots east
of &. f. Gitford's residence and will
erect new dwelling place,
Nick kass, of Huron, arrived in the
city Tuesday to look after the building
of two houses which he is erecting.
The Opportunity Club dance at the
Auditorium Monday evening was well
attended and good time is reported.
Mrs S. w. Clark and children, who
have been visiting relatives in the city,
returned Tuesday to their home at
Redfeld.
A fall of rain today was welcome
visitant to this section Of the state
West of the river the fall was much
heavier.
| w. Il. Doolittle, a veteran railroad
engineer, Tuesday defeated F. M. Pills
bury by 49S majority. Licence carried
by vote 553.
a petition of nomination for G. E..
Warner of Hazel, 5. D. for the Office OF
state auditor has been filed with the sec
ratery of state.
Governor Crawford on Monday grant
ed parole to John Gergen, who was sen
fenced from Meade county on charge
of shooting with intent to kill
Mrs. Florence WINNER arrived in The
city the fore part of the week from
Long Beach. Calf, to look after pro-
peIty interests in the city.
George Barney returned the first OF
the week from st. Paul where he has
been for the past three weeks He re-
ports his wife as improving,
"Quincy Adams Sawyer" which was
presented at the Grand last Thursda!
evening was first class play and en-
joyed by all who were in attendance.
T. S. Williams, M z. Martin and J i
} Erickson leave overland today with al
: automobile where they will go t.
Chamberlain to receive the Knigh
: Templars Degree.
y A band of gypsies camped within tn
q city limits Saturday. They are a
: picturesque and dirty as ever. Th
women were about town and told fe,
u of their future actions and life.
= Governor Crawford is in the Blac
Hills this week, and his mastery ad
dresses are easily solidifying the sent
L ment already practically solid in tina
" region for his election to the nationf
q senate.
John Miller, an old time settler Q
Hughes county, died at St. Mary
70 hospital Saturday morning, from a
~ attack of asthma. Interment was mad
Monday morning from the Cathol
q church,
The supreme court on Monday ad
% mitted on the examination held at tx
present term: James S. Conry, A be
" den; Donald Fellows, Plankintol
N Ward L. Dyer, Fort Pierre; Theodol
RS Quale Blunt; j Ohm H. McCord, Pierr
Orville Schubert entertained Pro
10 Won Geltch, Bandmaster Collins ar
: fourteen of the South Dakota Uniye
p sity band boys at 6 o'clock dinner Mo
day evening. The tables were decorate
3. with Easter lilies, the place cards b9i1
Of Easter eggs.
le Miss Bertha Suffer and Samuel |
Rossiter were united in marriage Tue
in day afternoon at the Grand Paci1
k, Hotel, Rev. Russell officiating. Bot
I'd parties have been employed at the hot