Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-22


at the Variety Store.-Adv.
Misses Nellie and Ida Thurby of Alb
erdeen, were Pierre visitors Monday.
Chas. Grandle came up from Can
ming Monday on a short business visit.
Mr., and Mrs. E. C. Glazier of Hur-
or, passed Tuesday in the Capital city.
The Kings Daughters were enter
tanned yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. II. G, Fuller.
Mrs. Linstad is entertaining the
ladies of the Lutheran Aid society at
her home this afternoon.
G. A. Pike, new yard master for the
Northwest tern here, arrived Tuesday
with his family from Huron.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L.. Melton came
down from Redfield Tuesday on a COM
blned business and pleasure visit.
Mrs. Nellie Leach and daughter,
Mrs. G d. Mathieson, were in the
city Friday from near Canning.
Mr. and Mrs. P.J Dougherty en-
tertained Attorney Henry Robertson
of Dell Rapids at dinner Friday,
Neal Matthews left Friday for his
farm in Minnesota, where he will
superintendent the spring work on
his farm.
Tomorrow being Arbor Day, the
city schools will celebrate in ohser-
vance of the day by the planting of
trees and flowers
Mrs. Leslie Jerome arrived Friday
from Missouri aud went out to Field
er for q visit with her sister, Mrs.
John Millette.
III. r, Homer left Friday for Ores
bach, MINI, where he will join his
wife and spend some time at their
summer home
w. s Dudley of the st. Charles, is
the possessor of a fine Chalmers auto.
The car is 8 beauty and is among the
hest in The city.
A new Studebaker automobile to ex-
change for cattle, horses or sheep. 1t
is a 5 passenger car, self starter, with
electric lights. Inquire of the owner,
Gustav Grosz, Canning. S. d.
Wheat took another jump in price
last week. It's pretty evident that
some of the heavy loads of debt car
ried by u farmers will be removed
forever this fall.
The Junior class play, ."The Time
Of His Life" was presented at the
Grand Friday evening. a large audi
ence was in attendance, and the play
was well presented throughout.
A regular meeting of the G A. R.
and S. of V. was held at their hall
last evening. Preparations and plans
for the observance of Memorial day
were the main features of the meet
ing.
The newly organized Capital City
band held their first rehearsal Mon.
day evening, with Z. w. Fisher as
director. They will give their first
open air concert the fore part of May.
The Gilreath Auto company is now
occupying their new quarters at the
corner of Pierre street and Sioux
a unr,n Tho hrilIi,r r;unc Mo ~,
pany fine display quarters and is a
model location.
for putting in crops seems to be liv.
ening up business in all lines. There
will be a large acreage planted and
this, of course, opens a demand fol-
supplies as we'll as labor.
The visiting county superintendent
of the state. who were in attendance al
the meeting of superintendents were
given an auto ride about the city Tues
day afternoon by the Commercial club
members.
Summer tourist business in the Black
Hills is expected to be greatly ~increas
ed this year as the result of the pas
sage of a law by the last congress which
provides that anyone may select a five
: acre sight in the national forest ant
thereon build a summer home.
For the first time in four month,
the roads are in shape for auto driv
ing. Cars began to appear the last
of the week. and Sunday and Monda,
, several long drives we're made. Witt
the exception of an occasional low
places which is muddy, the roads ar,
!, in quite good condition.
] Forest City Press: E. n. Squirting
3 the Indian trader at Cherry Greek
2 has taken his family to Hardingrove
where he has business interests. Hi
brother, Ira Squirting, who was for
merly employed in Fred LaPlant'
store at The Agency. has charpa n