Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-16
Firemens' dance tomorrow night.

Firemens' dance tomorrow night.
James A. Clark of keystone, was
transacting business matters here Sat.
.urday.
=. a. Warren, an able attorney, was
in the city today from Flandreau.
The parcel post promises to be a.
real competitor for the grasping ex-
press companies.
y Il. French. leading merchant
at Onida, dispatched business in
Pierre on Tuesday.
Attorney Quimby was in the city
yesterday from Onida, to attend the
state bar association.
A r. Nord, auditor of the Atlas
Lumber Co was taken to the hospital
Saturday suffering with pneumonia.
The times are paradoxical. Not
withstanding the high cost of living,
market baskets are said to be grow
ing larger.
The South Dakota Press association
will meet in Sioux Falls on February
8 and Z. Sioux Falls was chosen as
the place of meeting by postal card
vote c. the members.
L light falls Z snow over the range
country are reported to be boon to
live stock. While feed has been good
the water holes had frozen over, but
the snow will give the cattle needed
water supply.
The swan song of Senator Bailey
of Texas was a masterful effort and
was recognized as such by the dis.
tinguished audience that packed the
Senate chamber while it was being
delivered.
There seems to be little uneasiness
over the fact that the number 13,
appears in the date for the present
year, which is evidence that the world
is out growing many of it's childish
superstitions.
Highmore Herald; Art Wilson
went to Pierre last Friday, where he
underwent bloodless operation FOL
rectal trouble. He expects to go
down the last of this week again.
hn -
administration will recognize the
fact that by parting with the Phil
| ippines the United States canno,
throw off its obligations with rela
tiop to the future welfare of those
| islands.
Honorable Dick Haney, of Mitch
ell, retiring judge of the suprem.
court, is an active candidate fol
| United States senator and arrived OF
grounds Monday night to take charge
of his candidacy. He is accompanied
! by delegation of prominent friends
from Mitchell.
| Before adjournment today, TIN
County Board of missioners Sc
lected the Free Press, Blunt Advocate
and the Harold Journal, as the Off
cial county newspapers, for the yea
1918. Our thanks are due and hereb,
extended to the member OF the board
j. W. Grandle, long deputy auditor
has been appointed to the position O
deputy county treasurer Mr. Grandl
is popular and competent fellow, &C
commodating, and takes great deal o
pride in giving information desired b
those who have business to transact a
or about the court house.
After having been "dry" for
period of two years, saloons one
more have been opened in every tow
in Lyman county. Although tn
county was without saloons for tw
years, it had never voted dry" TIL
board of county commissioners hav
ing taken it into its own hands t
declare the county dry by refusing t
grant saloon licenses. The count
now is enjoying as much prosperit
as any county in the western half Q
of the state, and accordingly the com
missioners decided the resident
could again afford the luxury Q
| saloons. and now licenses have bee
granted in the various towns.