Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21

Tulilp, are guests AT Lne >. IL. Green
home in this city.
The Dickens club met at the capt.
toll Monday evening, with Miss Abbie
Whitney as hostess.
Mrs Otto Pyles is numbered among
the number that are i'll. She occupies
quarters in the city hospital.
Miss Georgia Summerside went to
Harold Tuesday, having spent sever
al days at her home here.
Mrs. j. w. Laughlin entertained six
teen ladies at her home Tuesday. A s.
course luncheon was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Stoyer returned
yesterday from Texas and will again
take up their residence in Pierre.
Miss Edith Rozelle arrived Tuesday
from Des Moines, Iowa, and is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. O. N. Hoyt.
Miss Dorothy Jacobsen entertained
a number of friends Tuesday after
noon in honor of her 18th birthday.
Seth Bullock, United States Marshall,
passed through Pierro on Monday even
ing, enroute to his home in Deadwood
Miss Barbara Mckay, who has
been the guest of relatives in the city,
departed Tuesday for her home in
Minnesota.
There appears to be a difference of
opinion as to whether this weather is a
continuance of the past winter or the
beginning of next.
B. G. Lee of Rapid City, registered
Monday at st. Charles. He is of the
opinion that Rapid City will do a
whole lot of building this year.
The Aid society of the Baptist
church was entertained by Mesdames
Oldaker, butcher and Lynott at the
butcher home yesterday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church were entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mesdames
Swartz, Gregory and Ramer, at the
home of the former.
They say that March twenty years
ago was colder than the present one.
This is possibly true, but it is CALLING to
progressive people of today to think we
are going backwards.
Attorney c. w. Humphrey dispatch
ed business yesterday before the circuit
court court in Fort Pierre. Mr.. Hum
phrey stated that the terrc calendar
there contained but few important cases.
M. M. George of Aberdeen, came tc
Pierre on Tuesday and closed up bust
ness affairs. He says the management
of settlers to lands west of the river
through Aberdeen, is now at f1ooc
height.
w. d. Buckholtz was in the city
! Tuesday from Newell. He stated
that conditions, in a business way
are picking up in that locality anc
that settlers are returning to theil
holdings.
Eben w. Marten. congressman from
the Third district, arrived at bis
home Monday from Washington. He
will pass a week in looking after biz
political fences, which are up and il
good repair.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed for the Roseheld Telephone Co 1.
Turner county; capital $4,000. Th,
, incorporators are Ben C. GRADER, j
E. Gruber and j. f. GRADER, all o
Marion, S. d.
j Danna Alberry, who for the past
two years has been manager of the
Western Newspaper Union at Siou.
Falls, has resigned that position an,
is succeeded by George E. Sampson
of Des Moines
j. j. Dalton sold quarter section o
land in Stanley county the first of tn
week. Real estate began to NOV.
, early this year, and Pierre dealers ar
confident that 1912 will be busy yea
with all dealers.
r A. j. Kendall is in the CITY fror
3 Brookings. This week he purchase
} five quarter sections of land and fou
2 lots in Pierre. 1t is his intention t
8 build dwelling upon one of the lot
' to which he has just acquired title.
(. Miss Jessie Livingstone is a candi
i date for superintendent of schools i
: Sully county. She is we'll qualifie
r to fill the position and her host {
: friends in Pierre and Hughes count
e hope the majority vote in the prin
g aries will be for her.
Red6eld Press: E. d. Robinson
v who has been working in the Spiri
office at Pierre for the past year, a.