Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

day.
Mrs. j. L. Humphrey of Highmore,
spent Sunday in the city the guest of
friends.
Miss Clara Sanderson came up from
Highmore Monday for a short visit
here.
Miss Winifred Gearhart was hos
tess to a number of friends at a Hal
lowe'en party.
Miss Cora Carlson arrived home
Monday from an extended visit at
Red Oak, Iowa.
Arthur H%egglund left Monday for
Custer, where he entered a sanitar-
ium for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hits and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Williams spent Sun
day at Forest City.
Miss Agnes Smith went to Yank.
ton Monday, where she will make an
extended visit with friends.
The Crystal Theatre will open up for
business on Monday next. Do not fail
to attend the opening night.
Bert Johnson has taken a position
as night clerk at the st. Charles,
Pierre Brink taking the day clerk
ship.
Mrs. E. B. Lee arrived home Satur-
day from Omaha, where she spent a
couple of weeks taking treatment for
eye trouble.
Miss Wenke departed this afternoon
for her home at San Antonio, Texas.
after spending a few days in this city
with friends.
Mesdames L. l.. Schaaf and M. A.
Adams entertained the Congregations
al Aid society at the home of the lat
ter yesterday afternoon.
Last evening the members of the
M. E. church gave a reception in
honor of their new pastor and wife,
which vas largely attended.
Onida Waterman: Mrs. Eliza J.
Brown came up from Pierre the latter
part of the week for a short visit at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Crop
engieser.
l.. b. Whitcher was in the city Mon
day from Highmore. Mr.. Whitcher
on Monday evening gave a talk at the
Democratic headquarters, as also did
Mr.. Kelley give an excellent address.
A stag dinner was rendered the
visiting members of the Aberdeen
football team and the Pierre team at
the st. Charles Saturday evening by
W. S. Dudley. Short talks were made
by the captains of both teams and
Supt. Helm.
In a drunken quarrel over some
cattle at Murdo the fore part of the
week, Elze Place was severely beaten
about the head by Ed Estes. who
used a heavy revolver as a weapon.
Place suffered a fractured skull.
which caused him to become a raying
maniac. Estes has been placed under
arrest.
Reports from practically the whole
OF the northwest portion of the state
indicates that the rains Of last week
were heavy enough to fill the ponds
and dams and will start the ranchers
into the winter with a good supply of
water, one of the requisites which is
often scarce at the beginning of win
ter, as heavy rains in the fall are not
the general conditions of weather in
the country west of the Missouri;
river.
Peter Mas, a pioneer resident OF
Potter. is in the custody of the sher
itf to await the action of the insanity
board. The sheriff and an attorney
went to the Mas farm to levy or
some property and found Mas ir
the granary trying to kill himself
with a shotgun. The two men dis.
armed Mas and brought him tf
) town. 1t ia said that he recently
made a number of threats to commi,
suicide.
Men now are engaged in construct
ing a cement dam near the north enc
of Pickerel lake, a fine body Of waite
{ near Waubay. During high water il
the spring the lake invariably over
flows into a creek emptying int
J Waubay lake, and large numbers O
fish have been carried into Wauha,
f lake. which is so shallow that fish d,
not prosper there. The construction
| of the dam will keep the fish in Pick.
{ erel lake at all times, and will max
: it one Of the best fishing resorts il
3 this part of the state.
: individuals giving their m a
. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Margerson hay
1 been arrested by the Lyman count,