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


lis a rainy'day job to Fix the porch
and screens. Then swat the fly.
Mrs. j. Welch and daughter. re-
turned home Sunday from a visit at
Omaha.
f. j. McCalmont arrived Friday
from the east. He is now a knight of
the grip sack.
Mrs, j. II. McCord will entertain
the Baptist Aid society at her home
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Hits viii go to
Sioux Falls on Monday next, combining
business with pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Elrod have re-
turned from a several days visit
with a daughter at St. Paul.
ii. r, Grenard and family have. NOV
ed to rooms over the building once oc-
cupied by the Black Hawk drug store.
The Convention of 7th Dist, w. C.
L, U. Will open in the Congregational
church, Monday eve, April 5.h, hold
ing two days.
Bert Knox, who is a student at
Brookiogs college, arrived yesterday
and went out to his home at Little
Bend for the spring vacation.
Fred Peterson has disposed of his
interest in the Peterson & Morse
barber shop to Mr.. Morse. Mr.. Pet
erson has accepted a position in the
Scholz barber shop.
Mrs. Katherine Schuppert of Yank-
ton, has been appointed as a member
of the state free library commission
to succeed Mrs. Zillah Wilson of
Aberdeen.
Jas. Mckay, who has been in Fon
du Lac, Wis, the past two weeks at
the bedside of a brother, writes home
that his brother is still in a crltica!
condition and no hopes are held out
for his recovery.
Rev. kasberg is loading his house.
hold goods today, preparatory to leay-
ing for DEBORAH, Iowa, where the
family will make their home. In there.
moval of this estimable family Pierre
loses a highly respected family.
The promise of spring is calling the
hobo from his winter quarters, and a
few seedy looking globe trotters have
reached Pierre. The policeman's re-
quest that they 'tMove on" is not be-
ing needed with promptness.
N. M. Hanson is longer connected
with the state public lands depart
ment; his resignation, filed a month
ago, went into effect yesterday. Mr..
Hanson served in that department for
more than ten years, and his work
merits highest spraise: He will open
an abstract office in kadoka.
f. l.. Cooley, who has been with the
Northwestern here as roadmaster for
several years, is preparing TO move to
Rapid City, where he has a like posi-
ton with the company. Mr.. Cooley
will be succeeded here by E. e. Barton
of Huron, who has already arrived in
Pierre and is making arrang to
move his family here.
Mrs. r.. O.. Wescott Of Highmore,
passed away at st. Mary's hospital
Tuesday. Mrs. Wescott gave birth to
a child a couple of weeks ago and had
been quite i'll several days prior to
her death. Her husband and mother
were here with her and her death was
a severe shock. The remains were
taken to Hignmore yesterday, where
the funeral was held today.
On account of the early snow in Butte
county, the effort to trap antelope for
the state forest reserve has not mater
ialized. A water hole which was the
regular watering place of the antelope
band which it was desired to capture,
was surrounded by a concealed wire
renee, DuU ABOUT the Time the renee vas
completed the country was covered with
snow, and the antelope no longer came
in for water, and the work was with
out results.
The old adage that runs to the effect
that if March opens stormally it will
end with ideal spring weather, is prov
ing true this year to the entire salts
of people who have become
tired of winter and long for an oppor-
tunity to enjoy outdoor life again, and
especially of the army of juvenile
marble players now in complete pos
session of the city. Although a cool
northwest wind has kept the tempera-
ture from rising to points generally
reached in March, the last day of the
month is very iamblike, and the ipcen-
tive to overhaul the automobile not yet
taken out of winter quarters. look over
last years summer suit and prepare
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