Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-01

yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Walsh are in
the city from Van Metre.
}. ID. Fitzgerald aud E. B. Harsh
man were arrivals yesterday from
Wolsey.
j. b. Marso and Il. l., Hall of Har-
rold, were Capital City visitors yes
terday.
DR., Woodruff of Chicago, arrived
yesterday for a visit with his wife at
the John Sutherland home.
Mrs. j. S. Green and sons came up
from Huron yesterday for a week end
visit at the Farmer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. f. klatt came up
from Blunt yesterday on a combined
business and pleasure trip.
VIM. Bush is seriously i'll at his home
on Rec street. His son, John Bush,
arrived yesterday from Gettysburg.
W. H. Whitney of Canning, made
a shipment of alfalfa seed to Iowa
the first OF the week.
Miss Alice Brandt came over from
Onida Tuesday for a visit with her
sister, Miss Elsie, at the Riveryiew
hotel.
Ed. ID. Sutton of Sully county made
a big shipment of horses the first OF
the week. The bunch were consign-
ed to the far east.
Wallace L Calhoon went to Onida
on Monday to be present at the fun
eral of Mrs. A. A. Calhoou, held at
that place on Tuesday.
Huron Huronite. 80: Conductor Ed
Hlttle, who has made Huron his home
for a number of years, is planning to
leave Huron and locate in Pierre soon.
The Queen Esther society was royal
ly entertained at the Locke hotel Tues
day evening, the hostesses being Mrs.
w. d. Johnson and Miss Mildred
Eager.
Blunt Advocate: j. L.. Eiehholz is
again able to be on our streets after
his accident of breaking his leg. He
still has to use a cane but it viii not
be long before be will be ableto walk
without any assistance.
Dope fiends are showing up in this
city almost every day. They seem to
have an idea that the forbidden fruit
can be secured here, but they soon
learn to their sorrow that there is moth
ing doing.
The North American Buffalo g.
Cattle company of Fort Pierre has in
corporated with a capital of $500, 900.
The company has purchased the fam
GUS Scotty Philip buffalo herd and will
engage in the raising of buffalo and
cattle.
Suit has been brought against the
City of Pierre by the Robinson, Cary
u Sands company of Chicago through
their attorneys, Gardner & Churchill
of Huron, to recover 81, ISL 80 bal.
ance claimed TO be due upon a gas
engine and fixtures which was pur.
chased in 1910.
Word from Mrs. t. j. Henley, form
erly of this city but now residing at
Sioux Falls, announces that her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Grace 1inrichs, underwent a
serious operation at a Sioux Falls hos
pital several days ago and is now rapid
ly recovering. Mrs. Henley is now
clerking in the Bee Hive store there.
A position on the city commission
is to be filled by election at the annu.
al election, held this month. Cameron
Starr and G. ID. Mead have announced
ohelr willingness TO become candidates
for the position. j, +. Thomas is can
dldate for a position on the city beard
of education.
f. &. Humphreys arrived Monday
from Belle Fourche to enter upon his
duties as ticket agent at the North
western depot. Mrs. Humphreys and
three children will arrive next week
and will go to housekeeping in rooms
over the freight depot. Former Ticket
Agent Smith has been transferred to
Midland.
Reports of local papers show that
there are more milk COWS being brought
into the country this spring, and that
the cream industry which was given a
boost for the past two years is being
extended. Practically every section of
the state reports the bringing in of
such shipments and the cream checks
will be larger than ever for South Da-
kota this year.
a new forage piaat for the the
northwest is promised by Joseph
Hendrick, of Fruitdale, who after six
years of effort has succeeded in cross
ing alfalfa and clover and secured a
plant which has the characteristics