Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04


Fred Hoitz of Canning, came home
yesterday from visit to relatives in
Iowa.
g. E. Wisard, electrician, made
business trip to Harold the first of
the week.
The South Dakota State Dental So
ciety meets in Aberdeen on MAY l6
and II.
V. Holvenstot and Fred Chapman
left Monday for Watertown, Wis,
for the summer.
X. +. Dowdell, the we'll known
newspaper man, came in yesterday
from Woonsocket.
Register of Deeds Verne Clause of
| Alexandria was in attendance at the
| Woodman convention as delegate.
State Fire Marshal Craft and Dep
uty Grams We're in the city the fore
part of the week on official business.
pontoon bridge has been put in
from the east river bank to the sand
bar for convenience of patrons of the
boat line.
DR.. Horace w. Tilden has received
q call from the First kap.;s: church
of Brooklngs, and will probably ac-
cept same.
Governor Wesley went to Sioux
Falls yesterday, where he delivered
an address at the meeting of the Boy
Scouts held today.
James Cox was brought in from his
ranch to the hospital today suffering
from injuries received in being
thrown from broncho.
Hugh H. Neary of Pierre, has pur
chased the Buffalo saloon in High
more, with the understanding that
the city grant him the license.
State Superintendent G. G.. Law
renee will go to Rapid City and Stnr-
Sis next week TO attend district teach
ers' meetings at the two places.
w. D. Kenney of Owanka, father
of DR.. III. L. Kenney, arrived Tues
day and entered the hospital for
treatment, suffering with hemorrage
of the nose.
Last Thursday a telegram came to
Pierre, stating that ex-senator A. B.
hlttredge had expired at Hot Springs,
Ark. We published it. in substance.
1t was untrue and we are glad of it.
| Maine Investigators have discover
ed that the high price of Holsters is
due to the laziness of the fishermen.
who make so much money that they
"loaf around the house all day"
| G. c. Champion arrived here Monday
from Woodbine, Iowa. Mr.. Champion
owns fine tract of land near Pierre,
and is proud of his holdings. He will
have large acreage broken during the
year.
The annual meeting of the River
side Cemetery association was held
Monday for the purpose of electing a
board of trustees. also president, sec
rotary and treasurer of the associa-
ton.
| The postmaster general, satisfied
with the experiment thus far conduct
ed, las decided to establish from 50
TO loo postal savings banks each
month for an indefinite number of
months. The thing works all right.
Arguments were made today in the
supreme court in the disbarment pro-
ceedings, brought month ago against
Attorney General Johnson. The state
was represented by T. H. Null of HUI
ron, and l.. L. Stephens put up a strong
defense for Mr.. johnson.
The condition of Ex-senator A. B,
| Kittredge, according to late reports
remains practically unchanged. His
friends feel that they hardly dare
hope for a favorable turn. and vet
the fact that his vitality has held out
so long does tend to lend them a
little encouragement.
Monday, o. N. Heyt, president of
the state board of health, exhibited
in this office a copy of the Iowa re-
port for March, just published. The
report shows that during that month
25 deaths occurred from measles, ]
from smallpox, II from scarlet fever.
10 from diphtheria. DR.. Hoyt has
commended for years that all persons
suffering from measles should be
qua1antined, and the reports of other
states quite bears him out in the
belief.
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