Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01

from Canning yesterday.
Louis R. Bloom Of Capa. was a
Pierre visitor yesterday.
The Odd Fellows will give a dance
At the auditorium May Is.
L. K. Dennis was in from DeGrey
yesterday on business matters.
Chas. Dalton was over from Onida
Tuesday, visiting with friends.
The local Eagles will give cotillion
party in Billinghurst hall tonight.
Mrs. McNally of Huron, is visiting
her daughter here, Mrs. Dick Purcell.
j. w. Laughlin left Tuesday on
business trip to Aberdeen and Faith.
j. R. Houck and A. Richardson
were down from Gettysburg yester-
day.
Chas. E. Crew left Monday on
business trip to the eastern part of the
state.
w. w. Waite of Blunt, passed
Tuesday in the capital city, on pusi-
ness matters.
F. E. Dorothy left Monday for
Chamberlain, where he will purchase
some cattle.
Arthur Wilson, a Pierre boy in the
long ago. is now cashier in the State
Roplr a Halo hird
Judge John F. Hughes has been
selected to deliver the Memorial Day
address in this city.
Father Stencil left Monday for Ca
YOUR, where he attended a meeting of
missionaries held on Tuesday.
A. r. Holman, representing the
John Leslie Paper Co., of Minneapo-
lis, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Chas, L. Hyde and daughter,
Miss Ruth, are entertaining company
of ladies at the st. Charles this after
noon.
With the thermometer on slow up
ward climb the weatberman believed
that real early summer conditions soon
will prevail.
Capt. Johnson, who has had charge
of the Salvation Army, left Saturday
for Minneapolis. Capt. Laverick will
take her place here.
], Fred Rademacher has accepted q
position as travelling salesman for q
Philadelphia drug firm and will leave
in short time for that place.
The. state engineer has appointed as
assistant in his office, E. 81. Quincy of
Rapid City. under the new law giving
the engineer such additional power.
JOS. B. Gossage, editor and publish
er of the Rapid City Journal, was an
agreeable caller at this Office Tues
day. Mr.. Gossage is one of the ablest
writer's in the state.
Chas. LaCroix of Stephan Mission,
and Mr. Douglas of Highmore were
in the city Saturday and took degree
work in the Capital City Commandery
Saturday.
Owing to the sickness of Mr.. Nc
Gruder, the case of McGruder vs..
Iytle, which was to have been held
Monday, was continued to the Sept
ember term.
D. L. Kelly, of Huron, has been Sc
lected by the South Dakota railway
commission as rate clerk. He has
been employed for several years in
the freight department of the North
western railroad.
Miss Ethel Benton and Hiram
Davis, both of Fielder, we're united
in marriage Monday at the home of
the BRIDES grandparents in East
Pierre, Rev. Dexheimer officiating.
The young couple left Tuesday for
Aberdeen, near which place they will
make their home.
The executive accountant has ap.
pointed as assistants under the new
law relating to his department, w. A.
King of Pierre and G. j. Alexander of
Bonesteel. The work of these assist.
ants will be that of making examina-
tions of the accounts of county, city,
town and school district officials.
Under the new automobile law the
owners will be required to pay So for
their license. The fee is paid to the
county treasurer who will issue metal
numbers and placards furnished by
the state. One-third of the fee goes
to q state road fund while the other
two-thirds stays in the county road
fund. The law is effective July L.
The Pierre Commercial club has
taken up the work of securing pied
ges asked for the location of an alfal-
Fla products company at that city
which is practically centrally located
for the great alfalfa section Of South
Dakota, and the indications are for
the location Of such a manufactory