Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. j, w. Ivey came over
from Gettysburg Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, F. j. Gropengeiser of
Onida, passed Monday in Pierre.
Pierre defeated the Highmore
basket ball team here Saturday night.
Miss Marie Peterson of Harold,
has entered the hospital for treat
ment.
James eastman returned the first
OF the week from a several days stay
in Minneapolis.
Rev. Father Harrington went to
the eastern part OF the state the first
OF the week for a short visit.
The Dickens club was entertained
by Miss Abbie Whitney at the Sum
merside home Monday evening.
Mrs. j. h. Mcknight entertained a
number of friends Monday afternoon
IN honor of Mrs. Hotaling of Chicago.
Miss Florence Richards of juneau,
Wis, arrived the first Of the week for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Allan.
40 acres alfalfa $50 per acre. 50
acres of which SO acres are in alfalfa,
$50 per acre; wild hay, So 90 per ton.
j. H. Johnson, Fort Pierre. S. d.
Mrs. C. +. Conditt and children de-
parted Monday for their home at
Aberdeen, after a two months visit
at the Satterlee home.
Mrs. Nellie Chapman left Monday
for Brookings, after a weeks visit
here with her son, H. f. Chapman of
the state tax department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LaPlant of
OF Cheyenne agency, are spending the
week at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Kinney of this city.
Nels Peterson, a single man about
81 years old and residing in Hand
county, committed suicide last week.
No cause for the rash act is known.
Dick Odle, former proprietor of the
Scotty Philip smoke house, de-
parted Monday for a visit at points
Ia Indiana, following which he will
go to Florida.
Miss Mary Rousseau, who was
called here last week by the illness OF
her mother, departed Monday for
Lawrence, Kan, to resume her col.
lege studies.
Heavy cream shipments have been
made to creameries outside the state
| from the western part of the state
the past few months and a movement
is now on to direct these shipments
to South Dakota ~creameries.
The National Farm Labor exchange
has chosen Chas. McCaffree, immi.
grafton commissioner of South Da.
kota, as its president. Mr.. McCaf
fire. returned last week from attend.
! lilS illS doSOGihblol . DtS uIbtliIlg.
Many predictions are being mad {
as to what the Big Muddy will dc
when the ice commences to go out
this spring. The ice is about two
feet thick and no doubt much dam.
age will be done with the spring
opening.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed for the q. W. Fates Amusement
company at Aberdeen with a capita
of $4,000. The incorporates are f.
j.. Hagarty, G.. w. Gates, Nettie
lIagarty, w. G. Hagarty and a. w
Campbell.
Mrs. p. j. Weir of Miller, passed
away at st. Mary's hospital Tuesday
following a long period of illness
She is survived by a husband anc
several children. The remains were
taken to the old home in Minnesota
for burial.
Governor and Mrs. Ryrne left fol
Aberdeen Monday to attend the re.
dedication Of the Central building al
the Northern Normal, which was hello
Tuesday. Gov. Byrne was one OF
the speakers. A large number O
educators from over the state were
10 attendance.
The high school students who went
to Ashton last Friday to hold a de
bate with the high school there, tax
ing the negative side of the question
carried off the honors, thus giving
the Pierre school two victories fol
that day. The Pierre high school is
one of the best in the state and the
school which defeats its students il
any undertaking is certainly among
the leaders.
Perry Graves of Fort Pierre, is be
ing held in the Stanley county jail
charged with the theft of cattle. Graves
disposed of butchered cattle to a loca
meat dealer at Fort Pierre several days