Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-17
W. E. Lounsberry Of Fort Bennett.


w. E. Lounsberry of Fort Bennett,
was capital city visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Hutchinson underwent
an operation at the hospital yesterday.
Miss WEIGH left the first of the
week for Omaha, where she will visit
kinfolk until May l..
Hon. Theo. Quale was in the city on
Monday, from Blunt Professional bus
mess brought him to Pierre.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Goldsmith and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Stevens left Sun.
day for q short visit in the Twin
Cities.
School books for the coming year
were adopted at meeting of the state
educational authorities in Mitchell one
day this week.
4 Mrs. Grace Reed Porter of Fl. Pierre
is busy in Pierre these days, being en-.
gagged in work on the state teachers ex-
aiming board.
We want farm loans. Our rates are
lower than you can get elsewhere. Drop
in and see us before you make your
loan.-Pierre Banking & Trust Co. If
| DR.. Gearhart left Monday for
Texas, and was accompanied by n.
| o. Branch and j. w. Latta. Mr..
Branch goi, G there for Enlightenment
of his health.
| w. 81. Smith, proprietor of the Ok
ford Cafe. left Tuesday for Montana,
with Billings as objective point. Mr..
j Smith said he would return to Pierre
, about May 1.
F. 81. Hartzelle of Deadwood, dis
patched business in Pierre on Tues
day. He reported much business
activity in the Hills portion of the
state.
J, Blunt Advocate: Last Friday, Willie
Nelson. son of Andrew Nelson, living
ten miles north OF Harold, was seri-
ously injured by being kicked on the
head by horse.
The secretary of state has charter.
ed the Gordon Maxwell Co.; of
Wichita, Kan. capital stock $780,
600 and the F. R!Duxbury Land Co.,
of St. Paul, stock $50, 600.
The state library commission has
selected Miss Lillian Robson of Two
Harbors, Mimi, rs librarian in
charge of the new state circulation
library plan, provided for by the last
legislative session.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Journal Publishing Co,
: at Winner, with capital of $4,000.
1ncorporators, Chas. n. Owen, Mar.
tin K. Folan, John w. Shevlin, Ray
p. Snow, Steve A. Hamilton.
As soon as the snow melts all the
forest rangers on the Harvey Peak
forest reserve, near Custer, will re
sumo the work of seeding with pine
cone seeds about 700 acres of the re-
serve which was burned over by for
est fires.
: Four civil war "twelve FOUNDER
cannon have been received from the
Rock Island arsenal. Two of them
have been located on the state house
grounds, one in the court house yard
and one at the central school build
ing.
An assembly of the grand Master
w. J. McMacken to meet in Rapid
City on April 18th, when the new
100000 federal building will be dedi.
Gated. The Masonic lodge will have
charge of the ceremonies of laying
the corner stone.
/ The land commissioner has receiv.
, ed word that the Brookings county
state lands sold for an average price
l of S51. 70, with a total sale of $32, OOC
and considers this doing very we'll, 81
much of the Brookings land which
had been offered for sale was but
culls, the better land not being or
sale at this time.
The secretary of state has licensed
the corporation of the Hawley Con.
struction Co., of Chicago, capita
stock $100, 900; also the Granite I'm.
plement Co., with j. V. Isen, j. N.
Jensen and o. b. Kilness of Del
Rapids, to conduct an implement
store in that village. with capita
stock of $15, 900.
1t is rumored that Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Wilson will remove to Aber
deem in the near future, where Mrs
Wilson will assist in Attorney Gen.
eral Johnson's Office and MI. Wilson
has position in view. We very much
dislike to have these young people
leave Highmore but wish them sue
+ cess in their new location. -Highmore
Herald.