Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-22
j. w. Doyle was up from Huron


Tuesday
Miss Margaret Collins was up from
Highmore Tuesday.
The city commission met in regular
session Monday night.
Il. A. Platts returned yesterday
from short business trip to Sioux
City.
NJ. Brennan of Belle Fourche, was
looking after business interests here
Tuesday
Miss Marjorie Breeder entertained
at patriotic party at her home Mon
day evening
Mrs. q. M. Livingstone entertained
the Kensington club at her home
Tuesday afternoon.
NJ. G. Sherwood, cashier of the
State Bank at Midland, transacted
business here Tuesday.
q. l.. Granthan of Aberdeen, attor-
ney for the Northwestern, was Il
Pierre visitor Tuesday.
Garnet Hedge arrived from Huron
today and will take part in the play
at the Grand tomorrow night.
Isaac McGannon, we'll known in
Pierre, is a candidate for treasurer of
our sister county on the north.
The state authorities have shotsa
number Of horses infected with
CHAMBERS in Charles Mix county.
Miss Bess Morton went to High
more Monday, where she will spend
several days with home folks.
w. II. Natter and wife came in
from Okobojo Tuesday. Mr.. Natter
left for Minneapolis on short BUSH
ness trip.
John Sutherland went to Huron and
points in the eastern part of the
state yesterday. HE'S out filling up
the ranks.
G. II. Anderson arrived today from
St. Paul, where he had been to take
evidence in case involving the title
of real estate.
| Guy Parish left Monday for Sioux
Falls, where he intends to locate.
Mrs. Parish and family will leave for
that place later.
Brookings county politics gre begin
ming to simmer gently, with prospects
that the boiling point will not be reach
! ed for some weeks.
Fl. N Walker went to Omaha Tues
day to attend the auto show, and Will
60 from there to points in Missouri
to visit relatives.
In sympathy with the slight break
on butter and egg prices in large pro-
4 ducing centers, the commodities drop
ed two cents on the Pierre market yes
terday.
Miss Olga Woodruff arrived Tues
day from Babylon, N. Y, and went
out to the VIM. Floyd home near
Okobojo, where she will visit for
some time.
The county treasurer's Office has been
somewhat busy the past two weeks as
the time approaches for the last chance
to pay the one half of taxes due for
1911 on March /, when they will become
delinquent.
Miss Alene Cummins was given a
surprise party Monday by her many
friends, the event being her 18th
birthday. Dancing was INDUCED
in, after which dainty luncheon
was served.
Louis Hughes, sheriff. of Kinks.
I Vile, Mo-, is registered at the st.
Charles. Mr.. Hughes is the owner OF
a tract of land in this county, and is
looking after his interest, and to pay
the tax upon his holdings.
Charles Schmutz, residing fifteen
miles north of Pierre, is confined to
his farm home, nursing broken
arm. He sustained the injury one
day last week, when he fell from q
!. vehicle to the ground, with the above
results.
1 A special comittee appointed to
make an investigation of the cost filed
, report with the Onida city council
recommending that the local electric
light company be asked to reduce the
rate from 25 cents to IS cents per Kill.
oWat hour.
Geo. Rice, F. G. Robinson and w.
G. Smith, member of the state rail
way commission, smet here yaster
day, when a erist of business was
: disposed of. p. W Dougherty, attor.
ney for the commission, was also
present at the session.
!, The threats of members of the Mod