Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-04
I. E. Phillips is reported quite i'll at

Tuesday for supplies.
E. c. Perisho of Brookings college,
was a Pierre visitor Saturday.
Deputy State Auditor O'Donnell is
visiting with his family at Onida.
j. I. Smith arrived Tuesday from
Yankton on a short business visit.
j. H. G%ropengeiser of Onida, visit
ed Pierre relative Monday and Tues
day.
Congressman Royal C. johnson
was an arrival from Aberdeen yes
terday.
Mrs. w. H. Natter left Tuesday
for DeSmet, where she will visit a
daughter.
Mrs. Eleanor Shaftoe came up from
Blunt Tuesday and will visit here
with friends.
Mrs. b. NJ. Hart and Mrs. Roy
Huffman of Blunt, were Shopping in
the city Tuesday.
Dan l.. Kelley. of the railway depart
ment, left Tuesday for Chicago, on a
short business trip.
Miss Elizabeth Lucas entertained a
large number of little friends Tues
day afternoon at a birthday party.
An old church at Fort Randall will be
r~emodelled and fitted up as a resting
place for tourists on the Yellowstone
Trail.
j. II. Deithner, S. p. Hurley and f.
Coye of near Kadoka, arrived Tues.
day to remain till the close of the
session.
Miss Bernice Hazen came up from
Miller Tuesday for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Mccoy, who is ill at
the hospital.
The bill for the appropriation of
$40, 600 for the Improvement of the
capitol and grounds passed the SEN
ate Saturday.
he South Dakota state college band
composed of 40 pieces, will tour South
Dakota IN May, under the direction OF
Prof. Carl Christensen.
Mesdames j. E. Nipple aud C. e.
b Coyne are entertaining a company OF
ladies at a musicale at the Nipple
home this afternoon.
Ihe annual meeting of the Ladies
Missionary society of the Congrega
] tional church vas held at the churcl
: yesterday afternoon.
Attorney j. II. Johnson Of Fort
Y PIERRE delivered an interesting ser.
Z, at the Lutheran church Sunday. His
S subject was 1.-The Trial of Christ"
Articles of incorporation have beer
y filed for the Citizens State Bank o
4 Washington, with Il capital of $4,000
incorporates: w. H. Stewart, Chas
Gank, e. b. Dinsmore.
Hans S. p. Hansen of st. Law
renee and Julie l. Hansen, a recen
arrival from Norway, were united il
marriage at the Locke hotel by Rev
| kasberg Tuesday afternoon.
Y The epidemic of smallpox is COINS
the rounds at Aberdeen, several case,
breaking out at the Normal school
Health authorities are taking ever,
precadtion against the spread of tn
; dread disease.
Articles of Incorporation have beef
tiled for the Farmers Co Operativ
> Creamery company of Lodge Pole
' incorporates: G. l.. Hubbard, job,
Beld, j. II. Schoenmann; capita
stock, IS, 600.
March l6 is the date set by the stat
= land department for leasing Of schoc
lands. The state land depart
q ment has a specified minimum amour
per acre for which the land mus
lease, but any bids above the amour
may be accepted.
' With about two feet of snow owe
q this section of the state, and still snow
a ing, stock of all kinds was never in
better condition for this time of th
, year. Indications for a fine sprin
b opening are good. No wonder peopl
are getting the "buy a South Dakot
g. farm" bunch.
Stockmen and ranchers are CON
IS complaining of the rapidly increa.
ing number of wolves and coyotes
These animals in the Black Hill
counties, where little or no bounty
n paid, are increasing in number at a
- enormous rate, and are destroyin
n deer and game birds.
If According to John Cloud, an OIL
Sioux Indian of Standing Rock resel
walton, 1915, 1916 and 1917, will Sc
extremely wet weather and followin
that will be three dry years. Locs
DeODle have heretofore nlaced oraa