Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-03

Harold Tuesday.
j. T. Smith was in the city from
Yankton yesterday on business trip.
John Steiner was in the city Friday
from Harold on q short business
trip.
A son was born at the hospital to
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Caspers OF Capa,
Monday.
H A Kemm of Philip, was Pierre
visitor Saturday, returning home
Sunday.
Mrs. n. S. Fenton of Owanka, sub
mitted to an operation at the hospi-
tai Saturday.
Mrs. w. E. Rem went to Aberdeen
Saturday for visit with her sister,
Mrs. c. F. Conditt.
Mrs. A. G. DeLand was released
from the hospital Monday and went
to her home at Huron.
E. L. Barribeau returned yesterday
from Texarkana. Texas, where he has
spent the past two years.
M. M. Ramer ha. gone to the south
ern part of the state in the interest of
the Capital Supply company.
Prof. j. w. Heston, president of
the State Normal at Madison, was an
arrival from the east Saturday.
George Griffin, barber at Leola,
was shot and instantly killed by his
wife Sunday, following quarrel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Elrod returned
home Monday from q stay of week
in Minneapolis, where they paid a
visit to relatives.
Miss Ruth Miller went to Laurel
Saturday, where she will visit her
sister, Miss Lydia, who is teaching
school near that place.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Newell of Chicago. Sec
rotary of the Women's Baptist Home
Mission society, spoke to the ladies
at the Baptist church this afternoon.
Hon. E. w. Martin, congressman
from the thirt district, is we'll on his
way to Washington to attend to his
duties as congressman, which begin
again on Monday next.
G. L. Powell, formerly engaged in
the confectionery business here was
in the city Monday, enroute to Web
ster City, Iowa. Mr.. Powell bad
been on short business trip west.
School closed last Friday for the
annual spring vacation of two weeks.
Many of the teachers left Saturday
for their homes over the state, while
several remained here.
Mrs. j. E. Ripple and two sons and
Mrs. G. b. Billinghurst left Monday
for Aberdeen, where they will attend
the meeting of the State Womans as
ISOLATION. From there they went to
ST. Paul to take in the dog show.
Twenty-Five Boy Scouts of East
Pierre, under the direction of o. B.
Linstad and Rev. r. d. Dexheimer.
tramped to the hills north of this city
saturday, where the day was spent in
camp.
VIM. E. Arnold, at one time resi-
dent of this county, was killed at the
Homestake mine at Lead Monday by
being crushed between motor and a
side shaft A father and sister reside
at Fort Pierre.
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the
VIM. Burrus home occurred the mar
riage of Miss Anna Chapman and Mr..
W. o. Drebing, both of near Sansarc.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Wilkinson in the presence of the brides
father and few intimate friends.
A new vein of Ignite coal showing
a thickness of twelve feet has been
discovered on the farm of James
Crone near Isabel. AS this vein of
coal is covered by only about sixteen
feet of earth it is in good shape for
stripping out by taking off the earth,
mining by tunneling not being prac-
tical on account of lack of stone lay
er over the coal for roof.
Announcement was made in the
city Saturday of the marriage of Mr..
Alonzo M. Airey, clerk at the St.
Charles, and Miss Matilda Fisher of
this city. The marriage occurred in
this city on Sunday, March %. Mr..
and Mrs. Airey left Saturday for Chi
cago, where they will spend 9 couple
of week with relatives. Their many
friends extend them their heartiest
congratulations.
In the storm of the 14th Of last
month, seven horses took shelter in an
abandonek building near Ash Creek in
northwestern Stanley county, and the
snow piling about the building shut
them in completely. so that there was