Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-10
a son was born to Rev. and Mrs,
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Mrs. Jas. Snow Of Midland. is in
the city, the guest of friends.
=. 3. Sorenson of Agar, has enter
ed the hospital for treatment.
W. A. Morris, adjutant general, ar
rived Saturday from Redfeld.
John Reed went to Sioux City Sat-
urday on a short business trip.
Chas. Dalton returned to Onida
Tuesday after short visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.. VanWalker of
Miller. visited friends in Pierre Sat-
urday.
The spring term of circuit court in
Sully county convened at Onida
Tuesday.
Judge { E. Gaffy left Monday for
Montana points in the interest of the
First Nationaltife.
John Ihli went to Onida Tuesday,
where he was summoned as a juror
IN the circuit court.
Rev. Emil Mueller has received q
call as pastor of the. Evangelical
church at Big Stone.
Geo. F. Reed, the new engineer at
the Indian school, arrived last week
from Sante Fe, N. NJ.
Herbert Gregory Of the state insnr-
ance department, went to Chicago
Saturday in the interest of his depart
ment.
Harvey Grenard left Tuesday for
St. Paul, where he will attend the
funeral of his father, who died Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Scott of Des
Moines. Iowa, arrived Tuesday and are
guests of the formers sister, Mrs. A..
Gunderson.
Mrs. Farmer and granddaughter,
Miss Ruth Farmer, spent several days
last week at Huron, returning home
Saturday.
Governor Byrne left Pierre on
Monday for trip to various points
throughout the state on official bust
ness, his first stop being at Redfield.
M. G.. Helm, superintendent of the
city schools, went to Mitchell last
week in the interest of educational
matters. He returned home Satur-
dty.
The voters of Van Metre township,
Stanley county, at a special election
authorized the issuance of bonds for
the drilling of three artesian wells in
the township. 1t is expected the
wells will furnish ample water for
stock and other purposes.
There will be several state house
/ changes the first of May. G. N.
Leedom, of Stanley county succeed
ing Mr.. Bergstresser as field deputy
in the state land department., and
! Mrs. Buechler of Eureka succeeding
| Miss Mogre as stenographer in that
department. Harry Freeman of this
city will probably be the new clerk in
the department of the secretary OF
state, in charge of automobile work
in that department.
The land sales in Sanborn county
/ brought the state S55 ,490 for 1,57(
acres sold, being an average of about
$35 per acre. The highest appraisal
made in that county was $55 and the
lowest $25, SO the state received
about the appraised value for the
lands sold. A much smaller amour,
of land was offered for sale in Jerauld
county, and the returns show tota
sale Of about $1,000.
Clarence Three Star, the newly
elected Indian states attorney OF
Bennett county, with III NJ. Robert.
son, the newly elected county judge
of taat county, appeared for law
examination before the supreme
| court, being week late on account
of Misunderstanding as to che date
| for the regular examination. AS the
error was through no fault of theirs
they have been given an opportunity
to take the examination at this time
| Tie Minnesota Alumni Weekly
published be the Alumni Association
of the University of Minnesota con.
tanned the following among its per.
sonals concerning members of the
association: Julius II. johnson oil
Ft. Pierre, s.. D., is one of the con.
testants ina four cornered fight fol
congress in the Third district Of
South Dakota. Though the election
is a year and half in the future
| politics in the district are red hot and
Mr.. johnson will be in at the finish
S. J. Wood, register of deeds, is anx.
ious that an experimental alfalfa farm
be established at Pierre this spring,
and to that end he is hustlirg right
lively. He has received much encour-
Il