Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-18
Rev. w. H. Thrall was an arrival

Rev. w. HI. Thrall was an arrival
Saturday from Huron.
o. x. Whitney of Philip, is in the
city on a short business visit.
Trinity Guild will serve a delicious
supper at the Guild hall next Tues
day.
Mrs. M. E. Besancon came up from
Blunt yesterday for a short visit with
friends.
Attorney H. G. Fuller left today
for Potter county on professional
business.
Geo. Hanon of Sibley, Iowa, is a
guest at the home of his brother, G.
E. Hanon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Corey are in
the city today from Wendte on a
shopping trip.
Mrs. j. l.. Sudduth died Tuesday at
her home on Bad river. The remains
have been taken east for burial.
r. P. Stewart, United States dis.
trict attorney, is in the city from
Deadwood on professional business.
With three days of beautiful, sun
shiny weather this section is again
donning its summer-like appearance.
Hugh Gardner of Rec Heights, is in
the city visiting with his brother,
G. w. Gardner, chief clerk of the
House.
The citizens of Highmore have decid-
ed to grant a franchise for the opera
ton of an electric light plant, with "a
hours service.
Mrs. f. f. Reich is a patient at
St. Mary's hospital. Her mother,
Mrs. Stoermer of Philip, is in the
city to be with her.
An engine and snow pillow were derail.
ed near German IN Monday, but none
of the Lrainmen were injured. Train
traffic was delayed until next day.
Mrs. Thompsonof Minnehaha coun.
ty has joined her husband, Repres.
entative Thompson, and will remain
in Pierre until the close of the SEES
sion.
Mrs. Jane Partridge will depart to.
morrow for Purcell, Oklahoma for {
uicif wit h q hrofhnr NJ o Do - friIor
has spent several months here will
her son, Homer and family.
H. A. Sassy came in from Henry
yesterday to renew his aquaint
ance among the members of the legis
lature. Mr.. Sassy was a member o
the house at the lass session.
Rey. D. d. Tallman of Hot Springs
is in the city in the interest of tn.
South Dakota and Presbyterian Syn
DDS for the purchase of the Nichols
Sanitarium, which if purchased, viii
be used as a hospital.
w. j. Leach of Canning, is report
ed as seriously i'll in this city. Mr.
Leach was at II time a resident O
Pierre, but for a number of months
has resided in the east portion of tn,
county. His many friends hope TO
his recovery.
Flour has been selling locally a
around So % this week, the highes
point it has ever reached in the mem
DRY of most of us. The price o
wheat has gone clear out of sight, OF
account of the war, and it looks a.
though it would go higher.
A district meeting of the Rebekahs
was held in the city yesterday. Mrs
Knott, assembly president, was presen
and gave a very interesting talk. Al
open meeting was held at the evenin,
session which was largely attended b
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. A delici
Gus supper was served at the close O
the program.
Prof. Hansen says land that wi
grow alfalfa is worth s400 per acre
Better do a little demonstration wor
along this line as hundreds of farms i
central South Dakota are producing fin
alfalfa-best in the world-and this Ian
should be worth as much to you as t
anybody. At a mere paltry hundre
dollars per acre your l6O-acres farr
would be worth sixteen thousand dol
lars, a sum not to be shifted at.
The population of Forest City
not large enough to Justify it's organ
ization as a town, and a movement i
under way to orgaize a civil towr
ship, in order to preserve the peace
Sentiment in this direction was jr
creased the other day when two girl
in their teens quarrelled over some
thing and INDUCED in a "knockdow
and knockout" fight.
South Dakotans have been wadin
through drifts for the past week wit