Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-08

Rev. E. Mueller goes to Iroquois
tomorrow to fill the pulpit of the
congregational church at that place
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Hastings are
we'll on their way to Mexico, where
they intend to make their home in
| the future.
A number of contagious diseases
are reported by DR.. o. n. Hoyt. Par
ents should guard against the spread
of these diseases.
| Arthur Newlin, manager Of the
Hay and Feed Co.. is away to the
eastern portion of the state, on a grain
purchasing trip. He is prepared to
sell corn and oats at prices below any
competitor.
p. w. Dougherty, of the firm of
Robertson and Dougherty, of Dell
Rapids, appeared in the supreme
court Tuesday and entered a0general
denial of the disbarrment charges fill
ed against that firm by William B.
Fey. The court announced that at
a later date it would announce the
names selected as referee and counsel
for the court in the hearing.
Sam Craddock has been arrested by
| hn tor o,,th
brought in from Weta on a larceny
charge. While the specific charge
against him is that of the theft of two
saddles from residents of that part of
the county, and the theft of two suit
cases from the hotel at Weta, he is
also SAID by the authorities to have
been connected with NJ. NJ. Edwards
in his work in that section.
John B. Hanton last night secured
from the supreme court an order to
show cause, returning ON Monday next,
in the Hamlin county seat row. He
seeks to restrain the circuit court from
issuing All injunction. In prevent the
county officials from removing the re-
cords of that county from Castlewood
! | to Hayt;, the town which won in the
, election. A contest is on, but the con-
3 tention of Hayti is that pending the de-
} cision of the contest the announced re-
suit of the election shall stand that
: there be the county seat in fact until
: the contested questions are settled.
3 Boys at Rockford have been having
a good laugh at the expense of DR..
GearhardJ and a few other profess
f sional men from Pierre who hunted
: there. They spent q week at Roch-
= ford and became wellacquainted with
= the hunters around that camp. When
they finally started for home as a
o trophy of the hunt. While putting
| their belongings into the wagon which
f carry them to the station their host
O glanced up and saw on the hill op-
posite, and almost within gunshot,
two deer, buck and a doe, walking
down the ridge. This excited the
e party but as it was nearly train time
. they could not go in pursuit. TIE
Rockford boys insist the deer were
coming Gown to bid them good bye.
Salaries for militiamen who attene
e specified number of drills during
" the year is a question to be taken VI
y by congress in the present session
q If the bill is passed it will affect thu
Il general standing of militia companies
L throughout the country, and it is tn
l. expectation of the national guart
k guard officers that better ATTENDANCE
r, and greater choice in selecting mel
" for the companies will result. Unde
d the present order men join the servic
from no other inducement than tina
70 of patriotism, excepting the small
"a amounts paid them for the time epen
~ in the annual encampment. Their
n are many who would take an interes
40 in this work for slight considers
10 ton and the increased number c
available candidates would give or
portunity for much better guard.