Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-05

Mrs, H. NJ. Straight was released
from the hospital Saturday.
Mrs E. A. rlatts and, daughter. re-
turned Monday from a visit at Sioux
Falls.
Pierre scored 10, Bookings 2, in the
football! game played at Brookings,
Thanksgiving day.
Jesse Branch returned to Mitchell
Friday, after a few days visit with his
brother, Lyle.
| Miss Caroline Bergerson spent
Thanksgiving with her folks at Lake
| Preston.
Carl Walker returned Saturday from
Huron, having stopped off there on his
return from Brookings.
Miss Margaret Wright returned to
her home at Huron Saturday, after
visit with friends here.
C. e. Wisard left Saturday for Inter
national Falls, Mimi, where he has ac-
cepted position as superintendent of
the electric light plant.
| Elsewhere in this issue appears the
quarterly financial statement of the
American Exchange Bank, of Pierre
1t is splendid showing, too.
Philip Review: Attorney l.. L.
Stephens, of Pierre, was in Philip Sat-
urday. He was the attorney for the
defense in the preliminary hearing of
the State VS.. Frank Kinney and Tillie
Kinney.
Mrs. B. S. Payne and Miss Louise
Checker were hostesses at luncheon
Saturday at the Payne home, compli-
mentary to Miss Winifred Mead, a
December bride
M. A. Dunlap, of Onida, died Tues
day from the effects of gasoline ex-
plosition which was caused by him
mistaking a gasoline can for a kerr
osene can in using the gasoline to
start fire in q basement furnace.
He came out of the basement and ran
some distance before the flames we're
put out. He was badly burned from
waist o knees.
S. II. Lea, state engineer, left Fri
day for Aberdeen and other points.
He will go to Helena, Montana, where
he will confer with engineers of the
U. S. Geological Survey concerning
stream measurements and will inspect
irrigation projects, from there he in
tends to go to Fort Collins. Colo, to at
tend meeting of Engineers of the u.
S. Reclamation Service on Dec. and 6.
/ A petition has been filed with the
city commission asking for an cleo
ton on the question of Sunday even
ing moving picture shows. The Pc
tition contained over three hundred
4 names, and the commission has set
! Tuesday, the 18th of December. as
the date for the election. The minis
ters who are opposing the move ask
ed for more time before the election,
but two weeks was considered as suf
ficent time in which to present the
case.
After week of discussion it has
been discovered that an ordinance
has been upon the books of. Pierre
for long time prohibiting Sunday
shows of any description, and the
new ordinance introduced will likely
be dropped. Manager Nipple of the
Bijou, who started the whole con
troversy by giving a Sunday evening
show, says that he will test the ole
ordinance just the same as he woult
] have tested the new one proposed, b,
taking it to the people of the city
through the referendum,
A week ago, a man from Sully coun
: lty, by name of James Griffin, came
down to Pierre and brought his dog
! with him. He Dragged considerable
, about his fighting talents of his dos
and Ed. Miller challenged him tt
! bring his dog along and fight his. AL
. went to Elliott's livery barn, where
the fight took place. One dog was sc
badly injured that it had to be shot
J and in the excitement which ensued
the men were arrested and Monday
Miller and Griffin were each fined SIS
for the offense The Humane society
took the matter in charge and brought
the prosecution.
Joe Kirby, attorney for Mrs. Nellie
Mcmahon has filed an application in
the supreme court for writ of haD-
cas- corpus for the release of his client
from the insane asylum at Yankton.
Mrs. Mcmahon was sent to the asy.
lum after her acquittal of murder OF
David Thomas at Sturgis, on the
ground of insanity. Last summer
Kirby attempted to secure the release
of Mrs. Mcmahon through writ
asked from the circuit court, which
= was denied Now he comes to the
supreme court and the date Of hearing