Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-08
J.R.P. Brown is about after an

J. r. P. Brown is about after an
illness of week.
A. w. Ewert left Tuesday for Min
neapolis on business trip.
Mrs. L. E. Gaffy is visiting with
friends in Minneapolis this week.
Thos. Dalton, brother of Senator
Dalton, in in the city from Onida.
Mrs. U. S. Griggs returned today
from visit to relatives in Illinois.
B. S. Sutley, representative-elec
from Lyman county, is in the city.
1.-The House of Thousand Can
dies. /" will be presented at the Grand
Dec. 10.
The Congregational Ladies will hold
cooked food sale Saturday afternoon
at Hits store.
| The telephone cables are being con-
nected from Pierre street to the new
telephone office building.
What is the use of picking up the
presidents message when there is so
much fun lying around loose?
w. E. Jenkins, an extensive far
mer in Sully county, has gone to
Iowa to spend the winter months.
Warren, Coppage & Co. are display
ing large and magnificent stock of
goods. None should miss their store
during the holiday shopping days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Adrian enter
tanned last evening at whist. Prof.
Slindee was fortunate in winning the
first prize which was box of bonbons.
j. w. Grandle, deputy county
auditor, had an operation performed
yesterday for an ailment upon his
face, origination with an liberated
tooth.
The ladies of the society of Macca-
bees will meet for practice Saturday
afternoon to prepare for the state
commander, who will visit the order
next week.
With the senatorship and the extra
congressional seat promised by the
census, to fight over, there should be
a warm battle in South Dakota two
years hence.
f. M. Byrne, the lieutenant COVER
nor elect, has filed his expense ac-
count with the secretary of state
showing an expenditure of $172 to Sc
cure his election.
The frame school building OF
Bridgwater, located 215 miles north
west, was completely destroyed by
fire entailing loss of $500, Ooo, partly
covered by insurance.
Christmas shopping waves have
been rolling with noticeable momen.
tum this week, but the high tide OF
t holiday buying will probably not be
4 reached until next week.
If the recommendations of the vari
j Gus educational institutions of thu
: state are carried out by the coming
legislative session the appropriations
: will be materially heavier than fol
t the session two years ago.
Moores Store has been busy plac,
" during the week. Goods of the frs
; quality, sold at liberal prices, is at
g tracing the attention of people in ant
outside the city. Goods from thei
store cannot fail to please the buyer
e The state board of pardons was con
# vened today. The application of Fac
7. Flote, Indian, convicted of murder
was denied, and the application TO
- pardon Of Ralph l.. Rust, convicte
- upon larceny charge, was granted.
Both the M. E. Brotherhood and tn
Ladies Library association hav
splendid entertainment courses fo
- this winter, and these with the regr
~ lar run of parties, dances and opera
It of the Pierre people and their friend
IF By affirming the decision of tn
N lower court in the case of the Stat
VS.. Nels 2. Swenson, from Clay coul
e ty, Swenson is given new trial Q
r the charge of numbering his daughte
is in law, Bertha Swenson, by the us
a of strychnine.
Teachers and pupils of the schoo
a will only have weeks holiday v;
d, cation this year. Usually two weel
r. are given, but because the teache
a. were given week to attend the ed
OF cational meeting at Huron last mont
the'holiday vacation will be shorte
re- ed.
ut The robbers who broke into II
4: bank at Bushnell and White we
II caught at Egan late Thursday afte