Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-03
LOCAL NEWS


c. C. Jorgenson has entered upon
his duties as chief of police.
Louis Dewitt of DeGrey, transact
ed business in Pierre yesterday.
Mrs. E. l.. Johnck of Cottonwood,
spent Friday and Saturday in Pierre.
Mrs. Maggie Sorenson and daugh-
ter were in the city Tuesday from
Oahe.
A daughter was born Saturday to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Fulton of East
Pierre.
Jack Dalton was in this city from
Sioux Falls last Friday renewing &C
quaintances.
George and A. E. Cordy of the lit
tie town of Hawley. were Pierre Wis
itors Friday.
Fred Hill of Van Metre, visited
Tuesday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Jas. Mckay.
Miss Josephine Heitzelman has
gone to Avon for an extended visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Rice and Miss Eta Hub
bell of Canton, Mimi, spent Friday
in the Capital city.
Miss Minnie Rowley returned Tues
day from an owe Sundays visit at
her home at Huron.
Walter Rose arrived Saturday from
Omaha for a short visit with his par
ents, j. A. Rose and wife.
A. X. Gardner of Huron, attorney
for the Northwestern road, is in the
city today on legal business.
Miss Florence Brown has gone to
Belle Fourche, where she will spend
a couple weeks with homefolks.
III. E.. Dickinson of Huron, upper
%intendent of the Pierre division of
the Northwestern, was in the city
yesterday.
j. E. Handlin, state auditor, and
family went to Sturgis Saturday,
where they spent Memorial Day with
homefolks.
A petition is being circulated at
Fort Pierre asking that the city coun-
Gil take charge of the saloon business
at that place.
Mrs. Williams, who has been a
guest of her son, Hal, left last week
for a visit with relatives at Mitchell
and Iowa points.
The state treasurer has received from
the general government a draft for
SIS, 400 as national aid to the state sol
diers' home at Hot Springs.
e. H. Wood left Friday for eastern
Minnesota, in which section he owns a
number of farms. Bright crop outlook
there is forcing a land boom.
Mrs. Clara Lukens of Mitchell,
Past National Junior Vice President
w. r. c., has been the guest of
friends in the city this week.
Rev. R. D. Dexheimer returned
Tuesday from North Dakota, where
he attended the Evangelical confer
ence. Rev. Dexheimer was returned
to this passionate for the ensuing year.
George Coates was in the city Mon
day from Canning goods buying. He
says crops of all kinds are growing fast
and that cattle and horses are growing
as never before.
Mrs. w. H. Brown, who spent sew
eral days at the homes of Mrs. Nola
Brown and Mrs. Eliza Brown, left
the fore part of the week for her
home in Chicago.
l.. A. Munson was in the city Tues
day from Quinn. Mr.. Munson appears
certain that land prices will advance
materially this year, forced up by good
crops and rising prices.
Special preparations are being made
for the coming State convention to be
held in Sioux Falls June 8 to 10.
Every effort has been put forth to
gather a program of stirring interest
10 everyone IN
A fishing party composed of Judges
Smith. Mccoy and Whiting of the
supreme court L. 3 Albright, and
j. r. Mcknight left yesterday for a
several days outing at Enemy Swim,
in Day county.
Rev. j.. S. Schroeder and family
have gone to Burton, in the northern
part of the state, where they are in
attendance at the Baptist convention.
Mrs. Schroeder and children will also
spend some time with relatives at
Lake City.
Rome Glover, who. during the
eighties was engaged in the saloon
business in Fort Pierre, and has been