Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-20

passenger Monday.
4 Chas. B. Hunt of Wasta, was a
Pierre visitor Monday.
| Mrs. L. E. Snyder was down from
Onida the fore part of the week.
NJ. O'Brien and II. Person were
in the city yesterday from Blunt.
4 G. Il. Walker of Sansarc, came in
yesterday for supplies for his store.
4 7. W. Dwight of Sioux Falls, was
transacting business matters here yes
terday.
\ Mesdames S. j. johnson and P. s..
johnson of Blunt were Pierre visitors
last Friday.
The winter has been unusually dry.
but the legislature is not sympatheti-
cally affected.
The ladies of the St. Charles gave a
dinner in the form of George Wash
ington reception at the hotel yesterday
afternoon.
The receipts of the Elson Art Exhibit
held at the high school during the past
week were about s55, after expenses
are settled, there will be about S45 to
buy pictures for the city schools.
1t is quiet day in Mexico when. it
isn't confronted by crisis of some
sort. but the present one appears to
be more serious than any of its prede-
cessors in quarter century.
The Board of County Commissioners
yesterday appointed G. A. Knapp as
commissioner to succeed J. FL. Starkey,
and the contract for building the county
bridges was awarded to the Standard
Bridge Co., of Omaha.
/ The Royal Arch Masons of this city
are anticipating a great time on the 9th
of this month when work will be done
in the afternoon and evening in all de-
grees. 1t is expected that two teams
will be initiated and exalted, and ban
quet in the evening.
Plans for Catholic COLONY to be
founded by Bishop Joseph F. Busch,
of the Lead diocese, are about com
pleted. Rapid City business men and
financiers of Minneapolis and St. Paul
have pledged support The colony will
be located near Rapid CITY.
The Dickens club held an interest
ing meeting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. F. Swartz Monday evening.
A number of papers were read which
proved interesting. Mrs. Youngquist
favored them with couple of Indian
songs. At the close light luncheon
was served
Officials Of the Northwestern, Mil
waukee and the st. Louis roads are
present fighting the Haafkke rate bill
which comes up in the house today.
The schedule provided for in the
Haafkkee bill is practically reen-
actment of the lower rates provided
in the legislation of 1909. which was
deferred from operation by federal
injunction.
Residents of Meade and Dewey
counties of this state are anxiouslv
awaiting confirmation of repeated
rumors that the Milwaukee railroad
will extend it's Faith branch west
ward to the Wyoming coal fields.
The residents of western South Da-
kcta believe lower freight rates would
follow the extension, and the they
are also anxious to secure access to
! the Wyoming coal fields.
State Treasurer A. w. Ewert. puts
in an emphatic denial to the Dead
wood story that he is to be a candi-
date for United States senator in the
next primary campaign in this state.
He says in regard to the story that it
is manufactured without any material
to start on, and that all he is looking
forward to is to serve the state as it's
financial head for at least two years.
G. G. Lawrence, state superintend.
ent, leaves today for Canton and other
points in the eastern part of the state,
before leaving for Chicago, where he
will be Joined by Supt. Helm of this
city. Supt. Saam of Lead, Supt. John
son of Aberdeen. Supt. McClinton Of
Mitchell and Supt. Mcdonald of Sioux
Falls and together they will go to
Philadelphia, to attend the National
meeting of state and city superintend-
ents.
The Masons' lodge Of Pierre is con-
sidering the building of Masonic tenn
pie and committee is out now looking
for suitable site for such structure.
The present quarters are the third floor
of the Temple Court building. erected
some four or five years ago, with q
view to accommodate the Masons,
though some other lodges use the apart