Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-21
LOCAL NEWS

M. L. Tobin was an arrival Tues
day from Huron,
y. j. Spencer of Newell, was a
Capital City visitor Monday.
The East Pierre Woman's club
entertained at the Baker home Tues.
day.
Elmer johnson of Violin. visited
friends in the city the first of the
week.
re- Cloewer came up from High
more Saturday for an over Sundays
visit.
Miss Gladys Kramer returned Tues
day. from an extended visit in Illinois
points.
Mrs. E. Jacobsen entertained the
Dickens club at her home Monday
evening.
Trinity Guild will hold a cooked food
ssale at the Warren hardware Saturday
afternoon.
T. S. Gilbertson of Vermillion. has
accepted a position in the state audi
tors office.
G. N. McIlvaine, secretary of the
state fair association, is in the CITY
from Huron.
+. l.. Cook, president of the Spear
fish Normal, was a Capital City
visitor Tuesday.
F. w. Ricklus went to his home at
Harold Monday, following an illness
Ut the hospital.
!. Mrs. Nola Brown returned Monday
from a several days visit with
friends at Huron.
John Sandys, father of l.. W.
Sandys, arrived last week from Elan
ders, N. j., for q visit here.
Hon. Dick Haney left Saturday for
bis home at Mitchell, following a
several days stay in Pierre.
The western portion of the state is
covered to a blanket of snow. A
fall of a foot occurred this week.
The Iceland Art Studio has been
awarded the contract for the senate
and house group pictures for 1915.
MI. and Mrs. John Latta left Tues
day for their home at Waveriy, Iowa,
after a visit at the Rathmell home.
Senator Bickel of Clark, was taken
to st. Mary's hospital last week,
suffering with the effect of gal
stones.
L. A. Temniy.of Onida, had the mis-
fortune to lose his valuable office furni-
ture and records in a big fire at Blum,
last week.
Prof. H. T. French arrived Tuesday
from Vermillion. Prof. French was al
one time superintendent of the Pierre
schools.
Rev. d. @ Pervin of Rapid City
was a guest at the home of Rev. 90
Smith Monday, being enroute to his
home from a trip east.
The Methodist Aid society W as en-.
tertained yesterday afternoon at the
parsonage by Mesdames Matchmaker,
Sebree and McCaffree.
Among the large exhibitions at the
poultry show this week was M FRS. A
D.. Gentle of Brookings, who had Ct
birds on display.
The state conservation congress
will be held at Aberdeen February
l1-12 10, in connection with the state
land and alfalfa convention.
LEE. Snyder of Onida. is in the city
to remain until about April 1, in the
interest of the First National Life In.
surance company, of whirh he is an Of
ficer.
Philip Probst, a pioneer settler OF
Selby county, died at the Onida hospi
tai, following an operation for stopping
of the bowels. He is survived by a wife
and one son.
The announcement Of the engage
ment of Miss Marguerite Doyle of this
city and Chas. Dalton of Onida, was
made by Rev. Father Harrington al
the Catholic church Sunday.
The mid-winter meeting of the
South Dakota Press association will
be held at Sioux Falls February 4 S
1t Is. certain the association is to en-
JOY an interesting and profitable meet
S. H. Blackwell, prominent in re
publican politics in South Dakota fo1
many years and, q member of tn,
state board of charities and correc
tons, died at his home in PlaDkintor
last Friday.
A meeting of the State Board O.
Agriculture was held here Tuesday
Among those in attendance were W. S
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