Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-26
A Happy New Year to all readers

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ness trip to Onida the first of the
week.
Miss Cora Mccoy arrived today and
is q guest of friends in Pierre for the
holidays.
w. e. Gowdy. the we'll known stock
raiser, came down yesterday from
near Gettysburg.
Rev. A.C. Muller left yesterday for
Fox Ridge country, where church
matters called him.
j. W. Latta returned Wednesday
from Omaha, where business called
him two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Stoyer left yes.
terday for the south; they were tick
eted to Kansas City.
The Armory is being moved from
the Gas Belt building to the Wood.
man Hall in the Hyde block.
A. w. Ewert and V, " Ketchum au-
toed to Onida today, where they have
large interests, banking and otherwise.
3. s. Payne went to Highmore on
Friday, where he represented clients
IN an adjourned term of the circuit
court.
A son of l. A. Burke, of Canning,
was given quarters in the city hospi
tai today. He has been i'll for many
months.
The five shortest days OF the year
are 20, 81, %, %, and "a. Christmas
dap is one minute longer than i've of
its predecessors.
The local Terpsichorean Club will
give cotillion party at the St. Charles
tonight, in honor of students who are
in Pierre for the holidays.
Miss Lucilla McCalmont, teacher
in the city schools at Big Stone, ar
rived home Saturday, and will re-
main for the usual holiday vacation.
Christmas was observed in all the
churches yesterday. At the Baptist
church Santa Claus had modern quar-
ters, and he was at home to an army
of friends.
Coal has been found ON the Nc
Clure ranch across the river and
specimens have been brought to town
for examination. 1t resembles the
Wyoming coal a great deal.
Bernard and Chris Jorgenson left
today for Mexico, Mo-, in answer to a
Telegram announcing that their moth
er had died suddenly at that place on
Christmas.
Geo. Logan of Harold, was brought
to the hospital yesterday suffering
from an injury, caused by horse
falling on him. He is getting along
we'll and expects to go home in a few
days.
Postmaster Binder went out to his
ranch near Davenport. last week.
He reports horses and cattle as COM
ing through the winter in fine con-
dition.
B. A. Cummings, vice president of
the First National Bank, has been alb
sent from the city this week. He is in
Minneapolis on business connected with
the banking institution.
Irish Tommy" Condor, who es-
capped from Jail west of the river,
where he was being held for alleged
murder, is still missing, and the peo-
pie out there have about given up
expectation of ever seeing "Irish
Tommy" again.
Mike Riesdorfer went to Miller on
Tuesday and passed Christmas day
with hts daughter, Mrs. l.. Dlouby
Miss Edel Reisdorfer, who is enr roll
ed at an institution of learning in
Des Moines, joined them at Miller.
Football has to its credit this season,
ten deaths and sixty-seven injured
This is little lower record than form
years and while the ten are probably
not worrying about it, the sixty-se ven
will have time to think about the bully
time they had, but is it worth while?
While the inheritance tax law of this
state brought several thousand dollars
into the state treasury for the past year
an attempt is to be made at the coming
session to secure new law based or
the Minnesota law, which it is ciaimec
will bring ten dollars to the state treas
ury, where one dollar comes in under
the present enactment.
Doane Robinson of the department
of history of this state is sending iout
the following pretty little Yuletide
greeting to his friends:
The sun drips gold; the clouds
spill silver; the frost sparkles dia.
monds; the breaze filings health; the
hearth blazes happiness. lis Joy q
birthday. 1t is all for YOU"