Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-20
LOCAL NEWS


Miss Nellie Grant came mp from
Miller Saturday on a short trip.
DR.. H. L. kenney left Monday for
the east, ticketed TO Sioux City.
Jesse Zigler returned Monday from
a two weeks stay at Gettysburg.
Thos. MoXson came up from Madl-
son Monday OF a short business trip.
Attorney General G. G. Caldwell
returned Saturday from an eastern
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. r. Ward of Har-
rold, spent the latter part of last
week in Pierre.
H. e. Cutting returned Tuesday
from a several days visit with his
family in ST. Paul.
S. j. Wood went out to the Steele &
Gowdy ranch yesterday to seed a 49,
acre tract to alfalfa.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Biliinghurst de.
parted yesterday for Mitchell to attend
the l.. o. o. r. convention.
Attorney FL. G. Fuller arrived home
Monday from a professional visit to
the eastern part of the state.
Mrs. Robert Clark of Sioux Falls.
arrived yesterday to join her husband
here for a visit with homefolks.
Mrs. Il. G.. Smith arrived home
Saturday from Columbia, where she
spent several days with a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Brewer came
over from Faulkton Monday on a
combined business and pleasure trip.
A freeze which occurred Sunday
night following a cold day is believed
to have hurt the corr and potato crops.
Mrs. Ella Blodget, who has spent
several days here with relatives, left
yesterday for her home at Charles City,
Iowa.
F. e. Campbell, agent at the Chev-
enne Agency, was in the city Monday,
enrout to Deadwood to attend the U.
S. court.
Mrs. CarIa Binford, who spent sew
eral weeks in the city with her faith
er, Emmett Cole, left Friday for her
ranch near Leslie.
G.. H.. Hoffman of Selby, passed
through Pierre yesterday enroute %
Rapid City to take in the state G.. A.
r. encampment.
Mrs. V. M. McFan of Onida, who
has been a guest at the Fred Bonsey
home, departed Monday fora visit at
points in California.
The city commission met in regular
session Monday evening, when all mat
tiers which came up before the commits
sion were disposed of.
1t is'quite safe to get ont your fish
ing tackle, but wisdom suggests the
annexation of an overcoat as a pre-
cautionary measure.
z. j. Dougherty and j. j. Murphy,
railroad commissioners, left Monday
for various points over the state
where hearings are to be held.
a rain which started the first of
the week continued again yesterday
and is still sending forth the mighty
good. A good rain is what this sec,
ton needs.
Chas. E. DeLand has presented the
Carnegie library with one of his late
books, entitled "Mistrials of Jesus
Mr.. DeLand is an able author and
this periodical will no doubt prove
very popular.
z. III. Lugg, state superintendent,
returned the first of the week from
the western part of the state.
He reports people in that section
jubilant over the prospects for a
bumper crop.
Buyers of the warning nations are
securing South Dakota for horses for
Infantry use. Horses which earlier
in the war were culled are now be-
ing readily accepted.
Judge J. d. Elliott has appointed
George j. Danforth referee in bank.
ruptcy to succeed Henry A. Muller
whose term had expired. Mr.. Dan
forth will enter upon the duties of
the new position at once.
aCapa Hustler: s. J.. Wood has
bought the former Atlas lumber shed
and office building and one of these
days Otis Root will undertake the
job of moving the structures to Mr..
Woods land on the east side of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Hall arrived
Saturday from Rutledge, Mimi, for a
visit at the Mathews home, Mr..
Hall. a former resident here, is suf-
fering from paralysis and came to
Pierre for medical treatment.