Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
LOCAL NEWS

ooh was UoIn sunday TO Mr..
Mrs. Elmer Bennett.
Ara Wallace of Huron, visited with
friends here over Sunday.
Attorney w. G.. Miser was an arriy-
al Tuesday from Rapid City.
G. I. Baggalay and C. Wagner of
Deadwood, were Pierre visitors Tues
day,
f. j. McCalmont, now a knight of
the grip, passed the first of the week
in Pierre.
A. w. Ewert and L.. E. Gafy left
Monday on a business trip to points in
Montana.
Mrs. Chas. Roberts of Fort Pierre,
has entered st. Mary's hospital for
treatment.
The Dickens club was entertained
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
E. Jacobsen.
G. c. Redield arrived from Rapid
City Monday to attend the state com
mittee meeting.
G. W. Justice, a rancher in the vi
cinity of Wendte, was a Pierre WISH
tor yesterday.
James Buchan came up from High
more Monday to attend the republican
committee meeting.
F. w. Sellars arrived last week
from Custer for a visit with his
brother, G. K. Sellars.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold a cooked food sale at the
Battin grocery Saturday afternoon.
Local firemen will give their S7th
annual ball on the evening of Janu-
airy IS. There is where we balance
all.
A. w. Phelps of Faulkton, has re-
ceived the appointment as deputy col
lector of internal revenue for South
Dakota.
Frank Goddard came in from Cliff
ton yesterday and is a guest at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. w. E.
Calhoon.
Mrs. j. P. Erickson and Mrs. Gear
hart entertained the Eastern Star
Social club at Temple Court Friday
afternoon.
Miss Gladys Wilson, a teacher in
the schools near Canning, was in the
city Saturday in attendance at a
teachers meeting.
The annual dinner and business meet.
ing of the Congregational church will
be held today. Officers for the year
will also be elected.
G. B. Powers, secretary of the re-
publican state committee, arrived Sun
day from Chamberlain to attend the
state meeting held here Tuesday.
Mrs. Carla Binford, who was called
here last week by the death of her
mother, departed Monday for her ranch
near Moenville, Stanley county.
j. E. Handlin and family arrived
Monday from Sturgis and departed on
Tuesday for a visit with relatives east,
after which they will return to Pierre
to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lee went to Har-
rold Sunday for a short visit at the
jas. Cox home. Mrs. Cox was for
merry Miss katherine Greenough of
this city.
Frank Gregg. applicant for the
postotfice appointment at Blunt, was
in the city Friday. Four in that town
are shaking the patronage tree for
%postoffice fruit.
Boyd Bierman of the state railway
commission department, went to Sioux
City Monday, where he will remain for
several days on professional business
for the department.
The merchants of the city have
made unusual efforts to care for their
holiday trade this season, and the
people of the county will find large
and we'll selected stocks.
Rev. L. l.. Ketman of Chicago, rep
%resentative of the American Baptist
Publication society, delivered an aes
dress before a large audience at the
Baptist church Monday evening.
G. G. Rhodes arrived Saturday
from Red Oak, Iowa, for a visit with
his mother, Mrs. Rhodes, and sister,
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Reed. Mr.. Rhodes de-
parted Monday for his home in Iowa.
1t is greatly to be regretted that
Governor Vessey. formerly Of South
Dakota, was seriously injured by
Jumping from a runaway automobile
q few days ago at LaPorte, Indiana.
The hope that he may recover will be
voiced by the state he once represent
ed as chief executive. =.
w. S. Dudley, of the ST.