Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-13
A social dance was given at the st
Charles Monday evening,

The state board of charities will meet
in Pierre within few days.
The Dickens club were entertained
Monday evening by Mrs. Maud Carter.
Mrs. j. G.. Mcfarland of Water
town, is visiting with Pierre friends.
g. N. McIlvaine of Huron, was
transacting business matters here
Tuesday.
B. j. FROZEN of Howard, is visiting
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Sam Harris.
M. B. Haverly and Walter Spencer
of Onida, have purchased the Cozy
restaurant.
Miss Francis Lee arrived Tuesday
from Benson, Mimi, for visit with
relatives here.
Masquerade ball given at the Audi
forum tomorrow evening by Hook
and Ladder No. /.
Chas. Knapp left for Sioux City
Iowa and points in Nebraska, Tues
day, on business.
w. r. Townsend of San Francisco.
is in the city in the interests of the
Panama Exhibition.
Chas. Roher has returned from
Minneapolis, where he was called by
the death of his father.
j. M. Miles of Red6eld returned
home Tuesday, after attending the
legislative grind few days.
j. P. Erickson and two brothers
left Tuesday for Minnesota, called
there by the death of their father.
William NJ. Powers, of Yankton.
member of the board of charities and
corrections, was in the city Tuesday.
Miss Clara Rollins of Huron, has ac-
cepted position as committee clerk
during the remainder of the legislature
Mrs. j. w. Laughlin entertained at
a five-course luncheon Monday evening
in honor of Virgil's twenty-fir birth
day.
There are only few exceptions to
the rule that the city man who wants
to go back to the farm never lived on
one.
Mesdames B. A. Cufnmins, H. R.
Horner, j. j. Dalton and E. C. War
rem have issued invitions for bridge and
luncheon Friday and Saturday.
L. c. Nichols of Sioux Falls, repre-
senting the Home Insurance Co, of
New York, is in the city on business
pertaining to the adjustments of the
Grand Pacific Hotel and saloon fixtures.
A lease was filed at Pierre by which
the Illinois Central railway company
leases operating equipment to the
value of $8,ooo.oo from the Com
mercial Trust company of Phila-
delphia.
The attempt to GUST the secretary of
state as the custodian of the capitol
failed. Itwas merely desire to COB
BILE a little additional patronage for
the machine, and was very dignified
move at that.-Argus- Leader.
The recent change of ownership of
Sylvan Lake, six miles from Custer
City, to Chicago company, is the
beginning of extensive improvements
and engagements that will be made
at that we'll known summer resort in
the near future.
The new proposed state game law.
after considerab BILE discussion, was lost
in the house by close vote. 1t is
now probable that the state will have
to get along with the old law another
two years. The most interesting ques-
ton is the disposition of the state
game fund.
The banquet and smoker given by
the Elks at the st Charles Tuesday
evening, filled the dining room of that
hotel to the limit, and the antlered
herd put in most of the night in their
celebration. Senator McMasters of
Yankton, las POSTMASTER, kept up his
reputation as a public speaker and
the responses by such men as Cover
nor Byrne, Speaker Tscharner, and
members of both houses of the legis.
lature were in keeping with the oc-
casion and of the order.
In the South Dakota senate Satur-
day afternoon there was an addition
al demonstration that the ..brother-
hood of man" cannot be disturbed by
such trifiing thing as political diff
ferences. Progressives, stalwarts
and democrats united in good wishes
and tokens of personal regard to Lieu
tenant Governor 3. L. Abel, who con
cluded his work with the session Sat
urday evening in order to go south
with his wife, who is suffering from
nervous trouble.