Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-22


day from : trip to the Hills.
4 "A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bagby Mon iay.
]. s. Austin Of Minneapolis. is in
the city today on business matters.
Hugh Smith, Of the tax commission
is}in the city today from Mitchell.
c. H. Amndell Of Mitchell. is in
the city today on business matters.
w. B. Mower and Jas. Keane Of
Cottonwood. were in the city yester-
day.
Nels Larson returned yesterday
from visit to his old home in Swe-
den.
Miss Anna Hollistef is receiving y
visit from her mother of Woon-
socket.
NJ. B. Haverly has sold part cf
the fixtures of the Cozy restaurant to
Fred Bonsey.
Mrs. j. A. Fellows of Springfield
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. F.
P. Glassner.
State Engineer Derr went to Wall
yesterday in the interests of the irri-
CATION project.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Mccormick and
attorney Bicknell returned to Web
ster yesterday.
Miss Leone Davis returned yester-
day from Harold. near which place
she had been teaching.
Conductor Reich says that traffic
between Pierre and the Black Hills
is largely on the increase.
R. A. Eversor arrived from Volga
Tuesday, and has taken q position
with the Schubert Drug store.
There will be a reception at the NJ !.
E. church Friday evening, in honor
of Bishop Luccock of Helena. Mont.
Mrs, R. N. Oliver returned to her
home at Gettysburg today. Mrs. Oh
liver has been patient at the hospital
the past three weeks.
j. F. Scholz is improving his dwell
ing property in East Pierre. He is
building an addition thereto, and also
putting in cement foundation walls.
Ed Wilson of Huron is at Pierre
for a short time, acting as chief train
dispatcher in the absence Of Ernie
Halves, who is taking short vaca-
tion.
The usual number of Pierre people
are planning to go to- their summer
home in the Black Hills country about
June 20. Many are now longing for
an opportunity to angle for trout.
The supreme court yesterday hand
ed down an opinion by Gates in the
case of William Kinkaid VS. j. O'Don-
ovan Rossa, from Union county, in
which the lower court was affirmed.
News from Sioux Falls Wednesday
was to the effect that the building
and stock of the Brown Wholesale
drug company had been laid waste
by fire on the previous day, The loss
being $4,000.
Court will convene at Leola, June
8, Judge ]. FL. Bottum of Faulkton,
presiding. One of the principalcases
to come up will be that of Mrs. Maud
Griffin charged with the killing of
her husba there a couple months
ago.
Otto B. Linstad, captain of Co. A,
has received word that the regular
campof instruction for the officers
of the South Dakota national guard
will be held at Redfleld June % to
June 81 Colonel Wade of Howard
will be the commanding officer.
The fair weather flag is flying to-
day from the weather station staff !,
giving promise to an agreeable inter-
ruption Of the rainy spell that has
been with US all the week. Warm
weather, with plenty Of sunshine, is
the demand of the farmer who is
watching his crops, although he is
more than thankful for the great
abundance of rain.
The state pardon board at meet
ing last Wednesday recommended q
communication of the life sentence of
Francis Van Moore, from life impris-
onmeDt to q forty year term. Moore
was sent from Stanley county on q
charge of numbering an Indian wo-
man, and the recommendation is one
to allow him to hold. title to property.
The indications appear to be that
several towns over the state will Sc
cure new enumeration of population
under the six hundred to one saloon
bill for the purpose of settling the
number Of the saloons to which they
are entitled under that law. Upg to
the present the towns Of Sioux Falls,
Flandreau, Elk Point and Mobridge