Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-26

G. H. Barber of Fielder. was in the
city today.
Judge Hughes is in the city from Fl.
Pierre today.
A farmers conception of leisure is
a town mans work.
o. S. Basford of Red6eld, is renew
Ing old acquaintance here.
School closes tomorrow for the
spring vacation of one week.
Douglas Archer of Agar, has enter
ed the hospital for treatment.
A novelty dance will be given this
evening at the St. Charles.
Don't forget the big mask ball at
the auditorium April IA.
Mrs. o. o. Smith is still quite ill,
though reported some better today.
Mrs. Calking of Miller, is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Clark.
The county board or commissioners
meet Tuesday, April z, in regular quar-
terly meeting.
Howard Hulse arrived home yes
terday from an extended visit with
relatives in Iowa.
j. E. McGaffee came up from Har-
rold yesterday on . combined bust
ness and pleasure trip.
Fred Hepperle, state land commits
sioner, returned yesterday from q
business visit to Eureka.
Tomorrow night is the date for
holding the regular monthly meeting
of the local board of education.
j. G. Kintzie has inaugurated a spec
ial sale of shoes and millinery ware, and
continue the same until after Easter.
Miss Mildred Straight who was
taken to a hospital at Minneapolis
for treatment, is reported as recov-
ering.
The next regular meeting of the
South Dakota Board of Pharmacy
for the examination of candidates
for registration and general business
will be held at Brookings April 22nd
and 23rd.
Officers. deputies and clerks from
the state house reached home Mon
day from district portions of the
state. Many of them just been down
to their old locality and incidentally
do a little feeling, politically.
Rev. R. L. Kelley will close his
passionate at the Baptist church Sum-
day evening. S. P. Shaw, general
secretary of the Baptist association,
will conduct the services and also
hold conference as to the appoint
ment of his successor.
Ten thousand men will be put to
work on the railroads leading out of
st. Paul as oon al spring opens up.
1t is expected that this will be one of
the busiest seasons in the history of
the country in every line of industry.
The snow is melting on Mars, says
scientists. This is nothing, South
Dakota has hardly any NOW at all
and did not have any to speak of the
whole winter long. Even Mars can
not beat a western state at the snow
game.
Additions are to be made to the
Star creamery plant. Among the
improvements to be put in next week
is an ice cream making machine. The
manager is finding ready sale for all
products, and cream is coming in
faster than anticipated.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
club was held Tuesday with the cleo
ton of the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Lenora Policy; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. lone Russell; secretary,
Mrs. May March; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Maud Carter; treasurer,
Mrs. Mabelle Patrick.
An ice gorge that is piling the water
back six feet on the lowlands and is
likely to cause plenty of trouble has
been reported. This gorge is thirty
five miles above Bismarck and ought
to spread out enough to cause little
trouble by the time it reaches this
locality, but it is hard to tell what
the outcome may be.
Fire at the Northwestern freight
depot early Monday morning was the
cause of great excitement. The FIRE,
of unknown origin, started in the
central portion of the building, but
the early arrival Of fremen prevented
the flames from spreading to the
Office quarters and second floor,
though some damage was dene by
smoke and water. The loss amounted
to about 500.
At the meeting of the State LIVE
Stock Sanitary board, and Prof. Lipp.