Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
Attorney A. A. Plowman of Dead
wood, is a Capital City visitor.

Mrs. j. S. Sebree entertained the
Dickens club at her home Monday eve
ming.
For Stakeholder Laced Wyandotte
Cockerels.- Z Euclid Ave. Adver-
tisement.
A regular meeting of the Woman's
club was held at the Carnegie library
Tuesday.
The state association of a%bstractors
will hold its annual meeting at Pierre
January 5 6.
Mrs. l.. A. Munson departed Taes-
day for points in Montana, where she
will remain during the holidays.
F.. M. Rood, secretary of state elect,
has moved with his family to this city
from Philip, occupying a residence in
East Pierre.
Rabbit hunting on the island is af-
fording hunters fine sport. Rabbits
are plentiful there, and hunters bag
from 20 to 80 in two hours.
Mrs. c. g. Lawrence r'and sons left
yesterday for their new home at Can
ton. Prof. Lawrence is now connected
with the city schools at that place.
Railroad Commissioners Murphy,
Smith and Robinson and 7. E. Cassill,
secretary of the commission, left yester-
day for Sioux Falls where a telephone
hearing will be held.
Glen NJ. Waters, senator.elect from
Hand aud Hyde county, was united
in marriage Monday to Miss Carolyn
Waite of Miller. Mr.. Waters is a
brother of Mrs. E. T, Clifford, and is
we'll known here.
Notice calling attention of the
owners of automobiles to the law
which necessitates the taking out of
license for 1915. The use of any of
these cars after January /. 1915, with
out exhibiting the 1915 license sub
Jects the owner to prosecution.
Attorneys G. w. Martens. Karl
Goldsmith, Judge John F. Hughes and
w. j. Flanagan, court reporter, went
to Onida Tuesday, where they will try
the contest case of j. H. Cole and Pat
rick Walsh for the office of county
treasurer.
James e. Slindee, referee in bank
ruptcy, is IN receipt of notice of his
reappointment at the hands of Judge
j. b. Elliott. Mr.. Slindee is a meri.
torious fellow, and his official acts
In the past has certainly pleased the
court.
Two buffalo in the herd corralled
at Fort Pierre last week for shipment
to the Black Hills reserve were found
dead the following morning. The
animals belonged to different families
and had ought to death, both show
ing deep cuts from their horns.
The northwest cannot we'll complain
about the fall and early winter wealth
err. Ample time was had to fully pre-
pare. for bad weather when it did come
and a great deal of feed was saved by
the mild fall weather. Now winter
should have no terrors for the fore
handed farmer.
Argus Leader, 10: Miss Lillian M.
b. Borreson of Pierre. is the guest of
Miss Nettie Current for over Sunday.
MISS Borresou is the field librarian
for the South Dakota state library
commission and is on her way home
from Dell Rapids where she has been
helping organize the new public Ii.
brary of that place.
at a meeting of the Degree of Hon.
or Monday the officers for the year were
elected as follows: Mrs. Jeanette
Hegglund G. H.; Mrs. Dudley, P. C. Ell;
Mrs. Carlin, l.. H.; Mrs. Dotson, C. C:
Mrs. John Laughlin, Recorder; Mrs.
Ruble, Receiver; Mrs. S. Harris, Ush-
er; Mrs. Farnham, Asst. Usher; Mrs.
Guthrie, Inside Watch; Mrs. A. B.
Nelson, Outside Watch; Drs. Farr and
Gearhart Medical Examiners.
At the annual business meeting of
the Congregational church last Thurs
day, the following officers were re.
elected for the new year: Deacons.
G. B. Taylor, H. F. Craig; Deaconess
Mesdames Hyde and Mead; Associate
Deaconess, Mesdames Payne and
Stevenson; Trustee, j. l.. Lockhart:
Associate trustees, Messrs. Binford,
Uhrig and Straight. Mrs. G. S.
Fisher was elected as church. clerk ia
succeed Mrs. j. A. Rose, resigned.
Among the changes to be made ir
employees az the state house after
January l, will be C. T. King, who will
succeed O. 0. Young in the state edu.
c%ational department as deputy state
superintendent of public instruction
Miss Florence Glenn of Deadwood will
succeed Miss Pauline Bow and Miss