Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

DR.. b. M. Hart was in the city
Tuesday from Blunt.
Senator Waters and wife were ar
rivals Sunday from Miller.
Noah Newbanks returned yester-
day from a visit in the Twin Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Cox Of Harold,
visited at the Greenough home Sat
urday.
VIM, Summerside of Harold, spent
the fore part of the week with his
family here.
Misses Sara and Emma Beckwith
have returned to their school work at
Watertown and Webster.
Henry Walthers of Lead. arrived
Tuesday, having received the APP
pointment of page in the senate.
Miss Kathleen Swartz left Monday
for Mitchell, where she is a student
at Dakota Wesleyan university.
Dennis O'Leary, a representative
| Of the Sioux City Tribune, is in the
city and will remain here during the
session.
Julius Hurley came in from Cotton
wood Tuesday, having received the
appointment as n of the pages dur
ing the session.
The Max Frolic orchestra of Lead,
gave a dance at the auditorium last
evening. A large crowd attended
and all report a most enjoyable time.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers & Merchants
bank at Willow Lake with a capital
of $40, 900; incorporators: ID. H..
Chase, David A. Olsen.
Mrs. Rex Snyder came up from
Canning Tuesday and after a short
stay in the city departed for her
home at Charles City, Iowa.
Senator Bilber and wife of Fall
River county were called to their
home at Ardmore Tuesday by a mes
sage announcing the loss of their
home by fire.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Electric Shop of Sioux
Falls with a capital of $40, 0O0; incor-
porators: II. b. Bessler, w. c. Bes-
! q lar q II Rnco1ar II 1t pnec1o,
Harry Gardner of Huron, has been
appointed chief of the enrolling and
engrossing force at the capitol dur
ing the session. Harlan Whisman,
also of Huron, has secured the posi-
ton as assistant secretary of the
senate.
Harvey Helm is one of the latest
victims to take an unlocked for dip
in the lake at the capitol. The little
fellow would have been drowned Sun
day had it not been that several
skaters were within call.
The 3-months-old daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. VIM. Hid was found dead
in bed Monday morning at the Krim-
bill home, where the little one was
being cared for during the illness of
it's mother at the hospital. No cause
is known for the baby's death.
The Northwestern depot at Capa
suffered a small loss by fire Sunday
nigh Since the burning of the de-
pot at Wendte the week previous,
railroad officials are inclined to be-
lieve the work to be that of incen-
diarians, as the blaze at Capa was
discovered in the middle of the floor
of the waiting room.
Sioux Falls Press: Rt. Bev. Bishop
Thomas O'Gorman returned home
yesterday afternoon after a six weeks
visit to Naples and Rome. Most of
the time was spent in the Eternal
City, where he was presented to Pope
Pious x. At the bishops residence
last night it was said he was very
tired after his long trip from the
east. He reached New York Wednes-
day, but started for home the next
morning.
Monday the employees of the state
auditors department presented State
Auditor Fl. B. Anderson with a ring
bearing his monogram on the outside
and state Auditor, from the office
force, Jan. 5, 1915" inscribed on the
inside, the ring being presented in be-
half of the employees by Deputy p. j..
Murphy. Mr.. Anderson responded in
a few we'll chosen words of apprecia-
ton. Deputy Auditor Murphy was
then presented with a ring by G.. IL.
Pinckney, which was also d gift from
the employees. Mr.. Murphy rendered
his many thanks for this token of es-
TEEN, which took both gentlemen in
utter surprise.