Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-04

| William Il. Hoover, architect, lie it
today for Minneapolis.
Sully Post, G. A r., will hold an
old-time campfire tonight.
| c. n. McIlvane, commissioner of
immigration, is here from Huron.
Dick Thompson will leave in the
morning for his home Chicago.
Does anybody remember whether
the grounding theory worked out
last year?
Ask for flour made in Pierre. And.
take no other. 1t equals any on the
market.
Mrs. j. j. O'Dowd and Mrs. f. w.
Binkley were Pierre shoppers on Mon
day from Canning.
Mrs G s. Millett, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bibel-
heimer returned to her home at Hud
son.
The Highmore inebriate asylum bill
got boost in the senate yesterday by
the adoption of favorable commit
tee report, and the bill is made a
special order for Saturday.
A large shipment of live stock will
be made from Pierre tomorrow by
George Olmstead. He intends to for
ward to Chicago seven carloads of
IT. ahnjna ~ la fnnr Of oh
of hogs.
The decision in the Egan case which
was expected today, was not reached.
1t is said the delay is due to the alb
sence of Justice Whiting, who is de-
tanned at home by illness of members
of his family.
Governor Nessey today, on recon-
mendation of the state board of par
dons, granted pardon to Andrew
Standing Bear, who WAS sentenced
from Pennington county in 1906 for
seven years on charge of larceny Of
horses.
Dealers in horses are now going to
the eastern markets and buying heavy
horses and bringing them here to sell
to farmers The demand for heavy
horses is caused by the large amount
of breaking prairie which is expected
to be done in the spring.
Death claimed G. W. Hague, editor
of the Bad River News, as it's victim
yesterday. Bro. Hague was stricken
down by pneumonia on Saturday and
was not thought to be dangerously i'll
upto the hour he expired. He was a
good writer and his death caused a
cloud of sorrow to gather and break
over this portion Of the state
The discharge of two United States
commissioners Of South Dakota for
alleged Irregularities in Office marred
the routine Of the federal court work
yesterday. Judge Garland issued
walking papers to Charles Nash OF
Marietta, and Davis p Thomas OF
Wasta, on behalf of Uncle Sam.
Fairplay: George w Harris of De.
Gray was among Fort Pierre business
visitors the fore part of the week
MIR. Harris was among the early resi-
; dents of our city and, in company
Il. b. Murdoch, opened the first rea
estate office in Fort Pierre, which was
located on DeadWood street, on parj
of the present site of the Stock Grow
: ers bank building.
: Coe |. Crawford will deliver the ad
dress on Lincoln's birthday anniver
f Sary at Huron. He will also be ac
4 corded public reception by citizens
q Huron and Beadle county on the even
: ing of February -, prior to his de
4 parture for Washington Many prom
inent people from different parts 0
the state have signitied their intention
to be present.
a The appointment Of l.. w Sandy
e to the position of deputy register O
deeds meets with the hearty approya
n OF all his quaintances, and those
r having a large amount Of business tt
q transact in that department. He is
gentleman of superior business quail
iiIdtions, courteous and palnstaking
In him Register Latta will ever find
y prompt and competent assistant.
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