Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Nellie Garden of Sioux Falls, is
the guest Of Pierre friends.
For Stakeholder Laced Wyandotte
Cockerels.-772 Euclid Ave. Adver-
tisement.
Carroll Mccoy left Monday for Min
neapolis to resume his studies at a law
school.
Mrs. Henry Kleinschmidt and daugh-
ter of Blunt were shopping in Pierre
Saturday.
Miss Grace Lockhart departed Sun
day for Menominee, Wis, to resume
her college work.
The Croker State Bank, a small
concern, is in the hands of the State
Banking department.
Harlan Wiseman came up from
Huron Saturday and will remain in
the city during the session.
Mrs. Emma Bonfaye and Miss Cuba
Dunlap, arrived last week from Clark
for a visit at the Rohrer home.
Geo. R. Douthit of Sioux Falls, ar
rived here the first of the week to at
tend the opening of the session.
Miss Quirk of Highmore, has entered
upon her duties as stenographer in the
Attorney Generals de partment.
Deputy State Auditor O'Donneli
was called to his home at Onida
Tuesday by the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Morton and children arrived
last week from New York to join her
husband, Rev. Morton of the Baptist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards left
Saturday for their home at Capa. fol-
lowing a several days visit with Pierre
friends.
Thomas Lytle ed last week
from Indianapolis, where he visited
a sister, whom he had not seen for
IS years.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Lockhart left
Sunday for their home at Centerville,
after a several days visit with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. Hunkins departed yesterday
for his home in Minnesota, after an
extended visit with his daughter,
Miss Pearl.
Mits Elizabeth V. Mcdonnell and
VIM. Fl. Staley, both of Huron, were
unite in marriage by Father H~arring-
ton Tuesday.
Mike Reisdorfer left Friday for
DesMoines, where he spent a
couple Of days with a daughter, who
is attending school there.
H. j. Gieson of Aberdeen, is in the
city in attendance at the meeting of
the State Abstractors association,
now in session in Pie IRE.
Miss Mollie Lee, who has been em-
ployed in the register of deeds office,
has accepted a position in the At
torney Generals department.
A. NJ. Brill came up from Huron
Tuesday, having Sc cured the position
of switchman in the automatic tele-
phone exchange in the capitol building.
Merchants of the city are feeling
elated over the volume of holiday
trade they enjoyed. Business this
year exceeded expectations in many
respects.
The 18th annual show aud school of
the South Dakota Corn and Grain
Growers association convenes at Nit
chell Jan. 1923. $7OO in prizes are to
be awarded.
Frank Sherwood, kindly remember
ed here by early settlers, was renewing
his acquaintance in Pierre this week.
MI. Sherwood located near Fielder,
this county, 81 years ago.
Sioux Falls has been chosen as the
meeting place of the South Dakota Re
tail Merchants association. The dates
OF May IL, IL and IL have been CHOSEN
as the days for the convention.
Owing to slim patronage the Milwau-
kee company has abandoned the passen-
ger train between Rapid City and
Chamberlain. A combination freight
and mail train will run instead.
Mrs. Trask of Casper, Wyo., sister
of John A. Laughlin of this city, was
a Pierre visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Trask
went to Harold to attend the Laugh
lin-Martin wedding which occurred
yesterday.
On recommendation of the state
board of pardons, Gov. Byrne has
granted pardons to James Darlington,
sent from Minnehaha county on a MUIR
der charge, and to Ray Van Setback,
sent up from Brule county on a burglary