Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-28


r. E. Enos of Gettysburg. is guest
at the st. Charles.
CD. Olson returned yesterday from
North Dakota.
Miss Eva Devine is the guest of
huron friends today.
G. d. Long of Highmore registered
yesterday at the st. Charles. =
A large crowd attended the benefit
dance given at the st. Charles last eve
ming.
"Brewster's Millions will be pre-.
sented a the Grand opera house Satur
day evening.
Mrs. Richard Purcell entertained a
few friends Tuesday in honor of Mrs.
Frank Edison of Chicago.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Smith and children
came in yesterday from Browns VAL
ley. for visit at the Krimball home.
Mrs. j. II. Mccoy entertained twelve
ladies Tuesday complimentary to Mrs.
L.. L. Boucher, who leaves soon for her
new home at Aberdeen.
The Indian department. has accept
ed Burke Hail. at the Indian school
at Pierre, the structure having been
formally turned over Wednesday.
The South Dakota Educational as
sociation adjourned last night after one
of the most successful conventions ever
held in the history of the body. The
association decided to meet next year
in Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Patience Hall. mother of Mrs.
r. P. Farr, of this city, died Friday
morning, November %, the funeral
services being held Monday afternoon.
The body was taken to the old New
Hampshire home for burial.
Onida Watchnnan: The dwelling of
George Gunsalus of Buffalo township
was totally destroyed by fire caused by
defective hue on Wednesday of last
week, destroying everything the house
contained including nearly $1,000 in
money.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for
the Dakota Cereal Company of Aber-
deem, with a capital of s25, 900. In
corporators are: Blanche II. Bushnell.
j. L. w. Zeitlow, j. F. Zeitlow and L.
O. Curtiss.
Starr Furniture Co. have taken the
agency for the National Vacuum
Cleaner which has just been demon
strated in our city and is giving uni
versal satisfaction. Call OF phone
Starr & Sons for demonstration.
Price $3.50.
The North Western railroad COM
pany recently issued an order forbid
ding all of its freight conductors from
carrying passengers, but the ukase
met with such roar of protest from
commercial men that the order has
been rescinded.
Those persons who feared there
would not be turkey enough to meet
the demands of the Thanksgiving ap-
petite are discovering, this early, that
the trouble lies in trying to stretch
the appetite to the point whore it can
take care of all the turkey.
Members-elect of the legislature,
from west of the river, will make u
strong effort to secure lower freight
rates to all points in that portion of
the state. The Chicago & Northwest
ern and the Milwaukee railroads have
long maintained freight schedules
there that are little short of robbery,
Frank D. Bangs, attorney, of Rapid
City, was in Pierre the first of the
week; he argued the case of the st.
German Irrigation company before
the supreme court. The suit involves
the rights of all AUDITING property
owners on Rapid Creek from Pactola
to the Cheyenne river.
A shirt factory contract in any state
prison looks like graft. and Judging
from the way the present law was
passed for the shirt factory in the peni-
Tertiary of thissstate and it's immediate
letting to an outside concern certainly
looks like some one secured something
for the efforts put forth. Sioux Falls
Journal.
The Fall brothers, who were released
from federal prison at Leavenworth by
Judge Elliott, under a supercedeas bond
were given banquet when they reach
ed home at Rapid City. The brothers
who are twins, were greeted at the
Northwestern station by over 200
friends. The banquet was presided
over by the pastor of the Congr egatlon
al church, and Ben M. Wood and others
responded.
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