Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-12-02

Chas. Crew transacted business a,
Blunt Saturday.
Mrs. j. G. Reid and son of Blunt
were shopping in Pierre Monday.
Mrs. N. L. Howard is in at he,
home, having suffered a stroke Of
paralysis,
l.. N. ulrey suffered a stroke e1
paralysis last evening and is reported
quite i'll.
Miss Elsie Brandt spent the fore
part of the week at her home near
Onida.
Earl Howard of Huron, is in the
city. called here by the illness of his
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs, Chas. Young went to
Highmore Saturday after a short
visit with friends in Pierre.
Rev. j, S. Schroeder will hold a
series of services at the Baptist
church at Onida next week.
1onng people in the vicinity of
blunt and Canning are enjoying skat-
ing on the small ponds and creeks.
Miss Fern Spencer came up from
Blunt Monday for a visit with her
mother. who is a patient at the hos
pital.
Mrs. Chas. McCaffree and Mrs. L.
w. Saudys have returned from a sew
eral weeks stay at the Paci-
tic exposition.
A. w. Ewert, who put into stack
many hundred tons of hay this year., is
forwarding to market centers at the
ten cars a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt, Coleman arriv-
ed IN the city yesterday from Canada
and went out near Okobojo for a Wis.
it with relatives.
Business called j. p. Youngberg to
Pierre on Monday. lie stated that corn
gathering was the industry INDUCED in
on the farms near Blunt.
Walter Born is in Pierre from Meers.
where he is engaged in stock raising.
and like all others engaged in that in.
dustry, is prospecting well.
Mrs. Walter Brandhuber went to
Miller Tuesday, being called there by
the Illness OF her uncle, VIM. Waters,
who is quite we'll known in Pierre.
For Fine all rliiabIe 800 acre
tract, Sec. 10 1l1.76 and N. w. a IA
ll1-76 Hughes Co, S. d., only 6 miles
from Blunt, write: Lock Box 10,
Cook, Nebraska. Adv.
Hon. Loomis S. Gull of Rapid City
was in the city the first of the week
Mr.. Gull is an attorney of acknowledge
ed ability, and was here on matters be
fore the supreme court
George w. Perkins says the pro-
gressive party will nave a full ticket in
the field in 1916. And the colonel has
declined to permit his name to appear
on the republican primary ballot in
Nebraska.
d Crary, who has been An inmate
at the county poor farm for several
wears, was taken before the insanity
board yesterday and found to be of
unsound mind. She will be taken to
the 4ankton asylum this week.
John b. Kelley will go to st. Paul
next week, where be will deliver an adj
dress before the gathering of Farmers
Equity Cooperative association. Ex-
%cursion trains will run from Aberdeen
and Sioux Falls to ST. Paul on Tuesday.
Sioux Falls Journal: Ex-Governor
Nessey, who is now a resident of
Chicago. engaged in promoting a
credit company, has been in town
this week renewing acquaintance
and promoting the interests of the
company he represents.
AT Rapid City much interest is be-
ing manifested in a community
Christmas tree which is TO be held on
Christmas day. A large tree is to be
erected at the intersection of two of
the streets and is to be beautifully
lighted with electric lights and an
illuminated star at the top. 1t is to
be left up during the holidays and
the lights turned on each evening.
Rev. II. l.. Russell, rector of the
Trinity Episcopal church here since
1908, has rendered his resignation as
pastor of the church and will leave
shortly with his family for Minnea.
polls, where he has accepted a call as
rector of the All Saints church. Rev.
Russell aud family have a large cir
Gle Of friends in Pierre who will re-
greet their departure.
Governor Byrne has been rendered
an invitation to become one of the
guests of honor of Henry Ford on a
trip to Chrissiana, Sweden, to sail
sail from New York on December a
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