Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-03-02
March came in like a lamb and will
40 doubt so out like lion.l

March came in like lamb and will
no doubt go out like lion.a
Miss lisa Sutley of Lymsn county,
was the guest of Pierre friel DIS yes
terday.
The weatherman seems to be pro-
NJ citing spring weather IN an effective
manner.
The order of Elks will hold a state
convention at Aberdeen on June
| 18th and 9Th.
The members of the Carpenters
Union will hold a business meeting
on Monday evening, March u.
| The cattle market is in very I'M
usual situation; feeders and stockers
bring just about the same price as do
fat cattle.
Jas. Mann, a prosperous farmer of
Hardingrove flats, in Stanley county,
was a business visitor in the city
yesterday.
Team traffic on the ice, between this
city and Fort Pierre, has been discon-
tinued. No rise of Importance is pre-
dicted this spring,
The district convention of the Re-
bekahs was held in this city yester-
day. After the business session the
mem bers were given hanquet at
Temple Court
Rapid City Journal: Miss Flor
ence Bedding, of Pierre, was an ar
rival from Pierre Saturday and
spent Sunday in the city, the guest of
Mrs. George Hunt.
The masquerade bah to be given at
the auditorium on March II promises
to be one of the best ever held in the
city. Music will be furnished by the
Nickel & Gobel orchestra.
Yesterday being Ash Wednesday
Lent was ushered in and the Lenten
season was started. The Catholics
and Episcopalians are enjoying the
restrictions that the Lenten days
demand.
Ice in the Missouri river is not as
thick as it usually is at this time OF
the year, and it would not take much
of thaw to break it up Various
crossings throughout the state are
considered unsafe.
5 II takes very little change il
weather to bring the boys to believe
that spring is here. Yesterday sever
= al games of baseball were being play
ed in the vacant lots and marble
:, games were not uncommon.
Miss Marie Hohau and Bert Knost
well known in this city, left Saturda,
for Moline, H., where they Were
g united in marriage yesterday. Mr.
knost is employed at the Workman
plumbing establishment. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Knost will make their home il
. this city.
: The young lady members of TIN
y M. CA. OF the high school held al
enthusiastic meeting at the Contra
school Saturday evening. a length,
, program pertaining to,childhood day
6 was rendered after which light re
freshments were served.
The legislature almost invariabl,
wastes considerable valuable time dur
ing the early part of the session, an,
: as result when the closing time is fas
> approaching they hurry some measure
through without due. consideration a
a to their merits. This is the reason TO
so many unsatisfactory laws.
The Chicago and North Western com
N pany has thus early began construction
work on the Cherry Valley line, iron
: Newell eastward. 1t is thought tina
h the line will cross the Cheyenne river a
: Leslie, and also, that the line will b
s extended to a connection with the Bone
steel before the close of the wear.
t The Free Press erred last wee
"heu ~ S9dtSu 1lidO llie case DrOugn
e by the attorney general against Oh
/ Milwaukee railway company to com
! pei the building of bridge over tn
Missouri at Chamberlain had bee
+ dismissed by the supreme court. Th
o case has not been dismissed, but
b pending before the supreme court. /.
The board of directors of the Stat
Teachers Reading Circle met in an
d nual meeting at the st. Charles Tues
day. Those present were: Presi
: dent, G. &. Swanson; secretary, j. +
Olander, and members G. G. Law
/ renee of Pierre, and Superintendent
Jodas Leyman of Yankton, The oh
n ject of the meeting was to select ne,