Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-27
Firemen's dance tomorrow night.

d SHORT business WISH at huron.
N. Murphy left Monday for Sioux
Falls, where he has a second hand store.
Miss Sarah Reeve of Watertown is
among the county superintendent in
the city
The Womans Missionary society of
the Congregational church met yester-
day at the Mccoy home.
Miss Dora Umfried went to her home
Gettysburg Tuesday, having been dis
charged from the hospital.
Sheriff Quinn has gone to the eastern
part of the county in the interest of his
candidacy for representative.
The base ball benefit dance at the
auditorium Friday evening netted the
the team the neat sum OF Sl75.
w. G. Bickelhaupt of Aberdeen, was
a Pierre visitor Monday in the interest
of the Dakota Central Telephone Co.
A meeting of the Parent Teachers
association of the Central and high
school was held at the high school Mon
day,
Members of the railroad commission
and employees were entertained by O.
b. linstad at his home Monday eve
ming.
The first game of ball of the season
will be played between the locals and
the Gettysburg team here next Thurs
day.
Clyde Il. King of Salem has heen APP
pointed as county judge of McCook
county to succeed NJ. A. Buttertied, de
deceased.
Rev. Father Harrington went to IIur-
on Tuesday where he is substituting
for Father Desmond, who is in a hospi-
tai at st. Paul.
County Superintendent Linden, Supt.
Helm and members of the Capital Sup
ply Co, entertained the visiting county
superintendent at a weiner roast at
Snake Buttes last evening.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for The Brownell company at
Sioux Falls with a capital of $50, 600.
Incorporators: Fl. F. Brownell, II. IL.
Brownell and j. X. Brown.
Monday many citizens of Pierre will
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ana planting Of trees at the auditorium
park. To wind up the days work, the
ladies will serve a fine supper and this
will be followed 10y a dance in the
evening.
Prof. and Mrs. Jones left Sunday for
their home at Nermillion, having spent
several days in the city in the interest
of university extension work. While
in the city they were guests of Supt.
Helm and wife.
II. M. Reed left Tuesday morning
for Watertown, where he went to at
tend the annual meeting of the South
Dakota Association of Optometrists.
of which he is secretary. The session
opened yesterday and closes today.
According to the bulletin issued by
the state fire marshal, South Dakota
loss by fire for January, February and
March of this year was $l36, 561.01, OF
about so per cent less than for the
same period last year,
Seeding and spring work generally
have been much DELAYED by rains anC
unfavorable weather, and there is yet
considerable grain that is not sown
The acreage of wheat will be smaller
while oats and barley will be about
normal.
At an auction sale near Moenville
which was held several days ago, q
record price for COWS WAS establish.
ed. :Sl02 was the average price re
ceived for milk lows. One COW witt
a calf by her side sold for $115. A 2
year-old heifer sold for SIS and two
yearllrgs brought s39 and SAL.
Gustav Eisenbrau of Wall, is in the
hospital in this city with a bulle'
lodged in his head, and Alex JAMS il
under arrest at Wall. having giving
himself up to the sheriff after the al.
legged shooting by him. Apparently
the trouble was of long standing ane
Eisenbrau vas shot in the back o
the head as he was walking away from
Jams.
Monday, at the state republican com
mlttee meeting held here, 7. B. Rob
erts, in behalf of Pierre presented thu
name of this city as the place of hold
ing the state conventions; Jas. Buchal
presented the name of Highmore, ane
w. j. Halloween that of Miller. and Fl
G. Preston asked that Mitchell be chos
en-. Pierre was unanimously chosen a
the place of holding the convention
which will meet July 5.