Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-08
VA. Carver is up from Blunt to.

VA. Carver is up from Blunt ID.
day:
i r. Knowlton Of Canton. Is ia the
today on business matters.
Miss Edith Anding returned yester.
day from visit in Minnesota.
Z. N. Rowley Of Cresbard, was in
the city Yesterday on business mat.
tiers.
Lou Lillibridge came in today from.
Aberdeen for q short visit with
friends.
a. Sherin of WATERFOWL, is in the
city today on business before the
supreme court.
Mrs. Roy Conklin Of Orton, made
final proof on her homestead today be-
fore U s. Land Office.
3. G Kneeland, president Of the
First State Bank of Wall, was in the
city yesterday on business matters
The Carrollton club will be enter
tanned this evening by the Misses
Blower, Ruth and Josephine Hengle.
at the home of the former.
Down in Oklahoma, it seems, all
this reference to the Indian as .spoor
iLo' IL much out of place. Some Of
them make 500, 900 q year on the land
the government forced them to accept,
Mrs. Emily Holmer passed away
Yesterday at the old Schooner place.
Deceased had been i'll for some time.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
and the remains will be taken to
Craig, Nebr. Deceased leaves q hus.
band and six children.
John Wight, q Polander, twenty
five years of age, in the employ of the
9. & N. w. on the riprap work on
the river below this city was drown d
yesterday forenoon. The river was
idynamited to bring his body to the
surface in case it was lodged there,
but the current is swift at that point
andknow doubt went repidly down
stream.
+ The message of the colonel to his
progressive followers, delivered at
the Canton meeting, warning his ad-
iherents to avoid ENGAGEMENT with the
republican party will be received with
emotion by his South Dakota breth-
rem, who must entangle themselves
with the republican party or lose
their chance to run for Office. "A spec
ial dispensation will be required for
their relief.
The state educational department
has completed the marking of the
papers for the April teachers exam
nations, and finds that small mar
gin over so per cent of the applicants
passed on their papers. There was
q total of 1896 applications, and out
of this dist 40 were granted second
grades; $50 third grades; ID primary
certificates, and 74s failed to get
through on the schedule which would
grant them certificates.
The severe frost of Friday night
will no doubt work havoc with the
wild fruit along the Missouri as most
of the bushes were in full bloom, The
apple orchards in that part of the
state were also most Of them far
enough advanced that the frost would
likely them severely. The govern
ment building at Pierre was down be-
low 81, and on the ground it was
much lower, forming ice at several
places.
The quietude Of Judge Slindee's court
was disturbed today. A complaint was
lodged there charging that R. G.. Evans
had committed statutory crime. The
accused was arraigncd, after which q
continuance was granted until tomorrow
(Friday). There is much force to the
evidence already taken, and he will be
railroaded off to the penitentiary Sc
soon as the matter can be reached by
the court, is the prediction of limb OF
the law. Evans is in jail, having de.
faulted in furnishing an appearance
bond in the sum Of $1,000 He came tc
Pierre about year ago.
State Land Commissioners Hopper.
lee and State Engineer Derr have
gone to Marshall county on Official
business. This business is the first
move toward state aid for cross state
highways. South Dakota holds con.
siderable territory in that part Of
the state and county authorities az
we'll as private parties who have
built roads up on either side Of THU
land want to find some way to gel
across. lie probable that the offi.
Gals can Ok things up for the use OF
fnnds appropriated by the last legis
lature for helping along work OF this
kind.