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

e. III. Minor of MINNEAPOLIS. liz in
the city today.
9. f. Holt of Woonsocket. is . cap
itsl city visitor today.
! R. 7. Purcell returned yesterday
from trip to Plankinton.
Z, Fl. Raber of Mitchell, is 3 CAPT
tai city visitor today.
L Charles Hyde, jr., arrived home
this morning from Beloit.
/ j. r. Mcknight left yesterday on a
business trip to Sioux Falls.
G. d. Howe of Sturgis, is transact
ing business matters here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Grandle of
Canning. are guests of relatives here.
Mrs. ]. E. Marston of Miller, was
released from the hospital Monday.
+. w. Ford, of Elk Point, member
Board of Regents. is in the city to.
day.
Mrs. Crowell of Blunt, submitted
to an operation at the hospital this
morning
Agnes Barnes of Canning, under.
went an operation at the hospital
this morning.
Christmas is near and the Salvation
Army will give baskets of food and
cheer to families that are poor.
Report has it that Judge w. w.
Soule of Rapid City, we'll known
democratic attorney, will be a candi-
date for election to the United States
senate at the meeting Of the legisla-
ture the first of the year.
j. c. Bergstresser, new man in
the office of commissioners of school
and public lands, taking the place of
81. o. VEN. is in the Gsld department
ane is not in the Office for the winter.
until the spring weather permits of
/ future field work for that department.
| Governor Wilson announces that
the person who starts money panic
after he becomes president, for the
purpose of preventing economic re-
forms, will be gibbeted at about the
attitude occupied by Haman. The
governor should be encouraged along
that line.
Pierre had a light fall of snow the
other night, while more or less of a
blizzard ragged over other portions of
the state west, but the golf players os
the capitol are playing their game with
their balls painted red, for the temper
allure is ideal for the game, even though
the links are covered with little snow
| Huronite, 1S: Miss Mabel Dickey
left for Pierre this morning to spend
some time visiting there. ATTORNEY
A. B. Fairbank of Sioux Falls, was
in the city last evening visiting
friends for short time on his way to
/ Pierre. =. e. j. Hannigan of Pierre
arrived in Huron this morning for q
business visit here.
I Doane Robinson, state historian
and librarian, addressed the students
OF the State college at Brookings in
last weeks convocation, on the sub
Ject of the Sioux Indians. His lecture
included most interesting series of
anecdotes concerning the Indian
leaders at the time of their last stand
against the whites
Harold Journal: j. G.. Damn. our
popular county treasurer, was in
Harold Wednesday of this week.
in the interest of the New York Life
Insurance Co. After the first of Jan
uary he will devote the most of his
time to the insurance business. Mr..
Damn left on the afternoon train for
Sioux City
By majority of 118 of vote of
6o4, the people of Pierre declared in
favor of the motion picture shows
given on Sundays by the publisher Of
the Capital Journal. The ordinance
forbidding Sunday exhibitions was
repealed by that majority on refer
endum vote at special election and
Pierre can look at the pictures on
Sundays as freely as on other days.
The DeGrey Sunday school will
have tree at the schoolhouse Xmas
evening, also short program. Eyerv-
body is cordially invited to come and
enjoy 9 good time and it is expected
of all that are not interested in the
Sunday school to put on the tree any
thing they wish to for their children
as the Sunday school will put on only
for the members.
Articles of incorporation were filed
| yesterday for the Fairmont and Vebien
Railway company, with headquarters
at Veblen, s. D., and business Office
in Minneapolis. The comp any is capt.
talized at $3.50. 900. and its purpose is
the construction of railway fifty miles
4 in length from Fairmonnt, N. d. to