Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-25

Mrs. W, j. Leach and Mrs. G. ID.
MathIeson came up from Canning Tues.
day.
George Fallon of Lead, was in the
city Tuesday attending to some busi-
ness transactions.
Phil Du Fran is fast regaining his
health in Hot Springs. Ark. He in
tends to return April II.
e Il. Besancon has gone to Texas
on a prospecting trip, and will not
return to Blunt until June.
The Hayes Homestead, which was
recently pure hased by Messrs. Coyne
aad Norby, will o o be moved
from Hayes to Fort Pierre, the county
seat of Stanley county.
Okobojo Times: On account of bad
roads the County superintendent has
decided to hold the meeting of school
officers at Okobojo on the 3rd day of
April, instead of March 81.
Charles Flynn, proprietor of the
Vanderbilt hotel at Miller, aged
about fifty years, was stricken two
days ago and died without 'regaining
consciousness.
James Ryan of Blunt was in Pierre
today, and disposed of some business
m atters. Mr.. Ryan came to Hughes
with the first settlers, thirty-three
years ago. since coming here he has
gathered about him a goodly share of
this worlds goods.
K. w. Purcell returned last week
from a thirty mile drive northeast of
here and SAYS that the snow out in
the country is worse than any one
can imagine and ii is almost impos-
slbie to travel at all. The snow is
three or four feet deep on the level.
The Womans club held their annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon. The fol-
lowing officers were re- elected for the
year: President, Mrs. Policy; vice
president, Mrs. Russell; recording g
rotary, Mrs. Meuhs; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Garter; treasurer, Mrs.
Patrick.
For Sale or Trade-Improved SIXTY
acres one half mile west of Philip,
so. OAK, formerly the Horse Shoe
Bend Poultry Farm. Six room house
and other buildings. Well of soft
water at door, lots of fine timber.
some alfalfa. For information in
quire of owner at 166 Pleasant Drive.
Pierre. So. Oak.
The assessors will be busy officials
this year. Besides the regular list
ing of real and personal property,
they are required to take the census
and also compile agricultural statis-
tics, recording the various kinds and
acreage of crops raised by the differ
ent individuals in their districts.
Taking the assessment this year will
be quite a job.
There is little change this week in
the condition of the big ice field in the
Missouri river along the shores.
The ice is holding firm all along the
line, and it will take much warmer
weather, or a large volume of water
from above, to start it down stream.
mus far the weather at all places in
the state has been rather cool. and
there is no reason to believe that the
ice up stream will break sooner than
it does at this point.
Judge Hughes, of this circuit, is
holding a term of court in Penning-
ton county. Tuesday he signed a de-
cree in the suit brought by the coun-
ty against former Treasurer Flayin.
ordering the National Surety com
pany to pay the county So, 942 At.
This is the finding in the case tried
about a year ago and together with
other judgments, makes a total of
81, 522. AT, recovered by the county. 1t
also includes a Judgment of 1890 paid
by former Treasurer HALEY.
The next term of the supreme court
begins Tuesday. April 6, at which the
regular examination of applicants for
admission to the bar will be held. But
under the new rules adopted by the
court, the next regular examination
will be the fourth Tuesday in lime at
the close of the school year and the
next one the first Tuesday in February,
which will be the two regular dates for
examinations after the one held in
April this year. These changes have
been made by the court to allow the
examination to conform to school work
of those taking law courses, aud the
old dates will be eliminated after the
April examination this year.