Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11

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sioner, was "a passenger to Redtield
Monday.
E. L. Abel, candidate for lieuten
ant governor, was an arrival from
Huron Tuesday.
j. j. Dalton returned Saturday
from trip to Iowa points on real
estate business.
Mrs. E. W. Fisher returned last
week from a visit with relative at
Boone, Iowa.
Mrs. C. G. Bennett left Sunday for
a visit with her parents at Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin.
w. E. Burden left Monday for the
Black Hills on business and pleas
ure trip combined.
Frank Crane, state fire marshal,
went to Watertown on short bust
ness trip Saturday.
Miss Bertha Downing of Onida,
spent Sunday in Pierre, the guest of
Miss Marguerite Budde.
DR.. NJ. E. Walton of Huron, spent
Sunday in the city the guest of his
sister, Miss Mary Walton.
Conductor Dan Mcneil returned to
Pierre Friday, after having spent two
weeks with relatives in Wisconsin.
George Law last week exchanged
a half section of land in Suly county
for brick block, located in Harold
VIM. Summerside passed Easter at
his home IN this city. He stated that
dealers in that place report revival
in trade.
The county assessors were in town
this week getting their instructions
from the commissioners for the as
sessment work of 1912.
j. D. Deets, state commissioner of
immigration, went to Huron Tues
day where a state meeting of dealers
in real estate WAS being held.
The tax call for the quarter ending
March LIST, is practically all in and
amounts to 1858, S24. The addition to
the insane fund for the same period
was $40, 900.
Senator Robert j Gamble arrived
in South Dakota yesterday, coming
direct from Washington. Report has
it that he will remain in he state
until about June /.
VIM. Smith has been appointed by
Governor Nessey as delegate from
this state to the National Negro
Educational convention, which con-
yenes in st. Paul July 1919.
Glenn w. Martens, states attorney
went to Harold last Thursday on
professional business While in that
Village Mr.. Martens gave a short talk
to the scholars of the public schools.
| Miss Christie Hull, we'll knp vn in
this city, an Mr. Rty Ooale of Fort
| Pierre, were united in marriage at
the Episcopal church in this city
Monday by Rev. Sparkling.
Harold Journal: States Attorney
Martens was up from Pierre Tuesday
morning on legal business, and while
here gave short address to the
scholars at the school house.
j. b. Smith of the Lower Brule
country, died at the local hospita
in this city last Friday, the cause be
ing cancer of the face. Intermen1
was made at Riverside cemetery
saturday.
That homeseekers are still seeking
homes in the great northwest is the
story of the movement of emigra nts
through st. Paul. Two Thousand
three hundred and forty four cal
loads of their goods passed through
that city duling March.
Royal johnson, attorney general OF
South Dakota, and Z. W. Dougherty
chief counsel for the South Dakota
railway commission, are in Washing
ton to represent South Dakota rail
way commission, in the railway rate
cases now being heard by the su
preme court.
The work of improving the state
house grounds is moving rapidly, g
large force of men having prepared
the entire grounds for a lawn. AS
soon as possible it will be sown, and
wetted with warm water from the
capital artesian we'll. The So lamp
posts, provided for in the specilica
tions have arrived and are being sci
at regular intervals along the various
drives.
| The state game and fish depart
ment has had numerous inquiries
from interested parties regarding
their rights under the SOuth Dakota