Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-09
Julian Blount arrived from Huron

SlOuX r ais.
John Garner is in from Onida visit
ing his sons.
G. ID. Irish numbers among the visit
ors here from Mt. Vernon, S. D.
The building formerly occupied by
the Star shoe store is being remodeled
and as soon as completed will be occu-
pied by tea and coffee firm.
This week the Northwestern has
been busy laying the new 72pound rails
from Holabird to Messing ton. BUSH
ness seems TO be picking up all along
the line.
The South Dakota socialists consider
it good business to advertise them
selves as undesirable citizens" 1t is
possible they will be unable to work up
Joint debate over the matter.
The per capita circulation OF money
of April was $3.50. The circulation
is all right as to quantity, and as to
quality it is deficient mainly IN the
matter of elasticity, as you may have
| heard.
| President Roosevelt has extended an
invitation to Gov. Crawford to dine at
the Whitehouse May 18th. This is an
honor that does not often come to a
western governor and indicates the
high esteem in which Gov. Crawford is
held by the president.
John w. Lewis was brought here
last Thursday from Highmore by j. H..
Pilkington and placed in the county
jail to await trial at the November
term Of court. He is charged with
criminal assault upon j. L. Kusser
of Hyde county.
The mandamus case, appealed from
Lawrence county, of j. g. Ballinger to
compel the county auditor to place his
J name on the primary election ballot
without the payment of the tee pre-
I scribed by the primary law, will come
before the supreme court for oral argu
ment on tomorrow morning.
7 Onida Waterman: Miss Minnie
Livingstone opened a spring term OF
school in the Fisher neighborhood last
Monday :. Republican electors will
meet at Onida, Saturday, April IL, Al
l p. NJ, for the purpose of selecting
candidate for member of the legislature
, Rapid City Journal April Z: Hon
:. H. A. Ustrud, state superintendent o
f public instruction, and j. Fred 0lan de-
r chief deputy of Pierre, were in the
city yesterday on their way to Dead
wood to attend the meeting of tn
Lawrence county teachers and schoo
!. patrons.
s A. H. Sprowle, of Elgin, ILL.,, on Fri
day purchased two buffalo out of tn
Philip herd, which will be shipped t
Il Elgin for park purposes. The ones sc
10 cured on this trip are yesr-olds, an
. Mr.. Sprowle expects t. return earl
next winter and secure two OF tn
% older buffalo.
/ Articles of incorporation have bee
y filed for the Independent Publishin
Co., of Fort Pierre with a capitalizatio
4, of SIS 900. The incorporators are M.
e, PARCELS, Manuel Sylvia, Fred A. Nj:
t L. b. johnson and John +. Hughes, a
n. Of Fort Pierre, together with Thorn:
J. H. Tolton of Fort Bennett and H. \
. Monson of Pedro.
re- Among those from here who attende
,e the convention at Huron Tuesds
were: G. E. Deland, Richard PURGE
O. c. Dokken, A. w. Ewert, b.
49, Cummis, Chas. H Burke, &. H. Jayne
:, G. b. Billinghurst, Frank Crane, j.
- Binder, John Erickson, L. E. Cassill,
70 A. Platts, M. A. Adams, John Bibe
heimer, D. w. March.
- Argus Leader: The state board
% railroad commissioners convened at
:, headquarters in this city yesterday
y adjourned session, The adjourned NEE
ing is held chiefly for the purpose
nt- giving further consideration to t
nd portion of South Dakota lying west
tor the Missouri river, and it is expect
that before the railroad commission
"a adjourn they will decide upon a n
ore schedule and take the necessary ste
the to have it placed in force.
pie An extradition warrant was grant
icy on request of the governor Of Wiscc
sin last evening for the custody
ass George Tyler, who was arrested
nee Mobridge on charge Of wife des
rad ton and bigamy. Tyler is the n
! a who came to Aberdeen where he Y
saa married, and within a few days he g
e his wife created sensation by both
tempting suicide. A news item to t
axe effect brought query from anot
on wife in Wisconsin, and an inve sti
0m ton resulting in the arrest
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