Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
j. P. Erickson is sojourning in

Inc state board of railroad COM
are in session at Huron.
j. R. P. Brown occupies quarter in
the city hospital. He is i'll of grip.
The annual session Of the South
Dakota state corn show will be held
at Mitchell January 1921.
Roscoe Mercer and wife of High
more, were shopping in Pierre Satur-
day.
Mrs. c. g. Hedger, mother of F. C..
Hedger, formerly of this city, died at
her home in Aberdeen last Sunday.
DR.. H. 7. Kenney is planning to go
to Sioux City on Christmas. Santa
Claus is certain to beat him to the
big city.
Hon. E. G. Issenhuth is in the city
from Redfield. He is here to select
quarters during the legislative ses-
sion, which opens January 9.
John B. Hanton, the well-known
and able lawyer of Watertown, was
in the city yesterday. He argued
motions before the Supreme court.
On Tuesday mortgage was filed in
the office of the secretary of state for
the the amount of $500, 900 from the
Sioux Falls Traction Co. to the Col
umbia Trust Co.
Time has cut it down to just ten
more shopping days before Christmas
Every day you put it off means taking
an additional chance of not getting
the best of satisfaction.
Mayor Mallory has appointed as the
executive committee to take charge of
the inaugural bali and reception, C. 81.
Anderson. H. R. Horner, j. Newell,
A. w, Ewert and Senator John Dalton,
Pierre chapter % R. A. M. has
selected the following officers: E. P.
H., j. H. McCord king, L. II. Glow;
scribe, j. p. Erickson; secretary, F.
E. Williams, treasurer, P. F. Nc
Clure.
State Land Commissioner Dokken
is taking up the matter of indemnity
lands for school sections with the
congressman. He desires more
equitable manner of acquiring the
lands.
WANTED-a bunch of about 40
horses to winter; fresh range; good
shelter; plenty water; 80 tons hay
for storms. Price s. per ad.-Ad-
dress John Roberts, Ames, S. D.,
Hand County.
Articles of incorporation were filed
for the Starr bank of Starr, Hutchin-
son county, with capital of $4,000.
Incorporators A. F. Grimm, w. H.
Shaw, A. G. Baurer, James Stincher
all of Parkston.
The latest candidate for the position
of the chief clerk of the house for the
coming session to get into lime light is
F. A. Countryman of Codington coun.
ty. who is out after the place with a
desire to land it if possible.
Mrs. Puggemiller, former resi-.
dent of Pierre, died at the family
home near Fort Pierre Sunday. The
deceased leaves a husban and sever.
al small children. The funeral will
be held this afternoon from the
Lutheran church.
James j. Hill says that extrava
gance is the evil of the age. Why not
of the ages? 1t was complained O,
when Egypt was young. 1t was ;
scandal in Rome. In England they
once tried to pass law prohibiting
any but the rich from owning car
riages.
1t appears that Stanley county vol
hunters have been securing a double
bounty on wolf scalps, one from the
county, and another from the state or
the same scalp. The matter is being
investigated, and in case the count,
pays bounties, the state fGnd will no,
apply to pay on any such claims.
The government analysis of the
Pierre natural gas was made re-
Gently. The following was the re.
suit of the test: Oxygen, 4.s per cent
Carbon Dioxide, IL per cent; Carbon
Mionaxide, 90; Illuminants, 90:
Methan, 24.S per cent; Hydrogen, O o;
Nitrogen (by difference) 1871 per cent
B. 7. u, 1926 per cent.
Information given out to the effect
that there will be a change in com
mandant of the Soldiers Home al
Hot Springs ere long. Col. Linn, on.
of the members of the board of con
troll is authority for the staten en-,
that Col. Geddes, the present com