Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-15

II. II. Iarbeli went to Huron on
Tuesday, where business called him.
| Joe Pitlick and family are soon to-
move to their farm home, near Oahe.
this county.
The masquerade dance at the Lock
hotel last evening was attended by
large crowd.
Much of that old fashioned snow
will be coined into new fashioned
dollars later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Howard re-
turned yesterday from visit with home
folks at Highmore.
G. j. Corrick, who has been i'll of
heart trouble since the first of the
mouth, is fast improving in health.
Insurance Commissioner Basford
went to Redfeld yesterday to attend
a meeting of the Old Settlers associa-
ton.
u. A. Tommy of Onida, the large
individual land owner in Sully coun-
ty, registered at the st. Charles yes.
terday.
The Kings Daughters society will
meet tomorrow afternoon at the st.
Charles with Misses Hyde and Smith
as hostesses.
A benefit concert will be given at
the Grand Friday evening of next
week, the proceeds to go to the Pierre
public play ground fund.
A. c. Brink left Tuesday for the
east. He expects on this trip to in
duce several parties to invest in
Hughes county lands.
w. M. Smith, restaura nteur. is en-
Joying a rush Of business. Good
things to eat. prepared by people Of
experience, serve to draw crowds to
his place.
Rev. E. Mueller lectured to the
students of the Pierre Business Uni
versity last Friday afternoon, using
as his topic, "The Ideal" and discus
sed it from different points of view.
The price of potatoes is still climbing,
Notwithstanding that Scotland has
generously come to the assistance of
United States. The only way to keep
the price of potatoes down is to cult
vate them, and there should be big
demand for back lot opportunities next
spring.
Blunt Advocate: L. Hamlink and !
son Glenn of Canning are visiting at
Kramer's. They are bidding their
old friends and relatives farewell,
being about to leave the Sunshine
State for the Sunny South. They ex
pect to farm in the older part of |
Texas.
Two young men of South Dakota
by the names of Oliver B. Peterson,
OF Lead and James d. Perry of
Brookings, have been made happy
through their appointment by Con-
gresham Martin to the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis.
Onida Waterman: A telegram was
received here Monday stating that
Arthur Pearson, who left here some
weeks ago to spend the winter at the
home OF his sister in Chicago, had
died there very suddenly that morn
ing.
l.. 81. Glow disposed of his interest
in the Clow-Schaaf Lumber company
on Friday last to his associates in the
business. G. Merrill and L.. L.
Schaaf. The new firm name is Mer-
rill-Schaaf Lumber company, and we
hope they will succeed beyond expec
tation.
The Northwestern company has
had busy time the past month keep
ing the Blunt-Gettysburg line open.
The cuts along the line were full of
snow and for several days no trains
went through, although section crews
from every direction were at work
with shovels, aided by extra help.
Everybody at the court house ex-
cept the sheriff are busy above the
ordinary condition. In the auditors
office the mailing of 1000 pamphlets
containing amendments to the con
stitution as we'll as all laws referred
to the people for a vote at the cleo
ton next fall is furnishing business
for number of men.
Sioux City Journal: This is st. Val
entine' day; and ST. Valentine has de-
generated into lover of jokes, some
of which are unbecoming to his ancient
reputation. 1t was very old notion
that on this day birds begin to mate,
but the climate in which the notion
originated, it may be assumed, was not