Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-12-16

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Mrs. Edna Garrett was up from
Blunt Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Solberg visited with
relatives at Blunt Saturday.
5. II. Putnam came up from Canning
today to do his Christmas shopping.
Mrs. Julian Estes of Clinton, Maine,
is a guest at the Summerside home.
State Auiitor Handlin returned to-
day from a trip to the Black Hills.
For Sale Some short yearling steers;
also, good cows. See Bushman, Pierre.
Miss Hazel Terry was given a linen
shower at her home Friday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Coyne of Mid.
land, are in the city on a shopping
trip.
Trinity Guild will hold their food
sale at the Spargur hardware store
Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Hoyt of Vinton,
visited with relatives in Pierre the first
of the week.
M. E. Cogley, one of the many %influen-
tial democrats in Sioux Falls, was in the
city yesterday.
Attorney E. E. Wagner came up
from Sioux Falls TODAY to dispose of
legal business.
Mrs. Emma Mockler of Hayward,
Wis, is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. r. h. Bitney.
Mrs. Aldrich of Philip, is in the city
for a visit with her husband, Deputy
Accountant Aldrich.
Clifford Dixon of Mitchell, former
ly of this city, is here today on a
short business visit.
Mrs. r.. A. Furman of Miller, is a
patient at the hospital having under
gone an operation Monday.
Ebb Matthews of Arnott, this county,
registered yesterday at the St. Charles.
He bought a generous supply of Christ
mas gifts.
Jas. Ryan of Blunt, broke his log
just below the knee Monday when a
team which he was holding started,
knocking him down.
H. F. Chapman, of the state tax de.
partment, has returned from Mitchell
where he attended a meeting of coun.
ty commissioners.
A pardon has been granted to f. FL
Morse, sentenced from Bon Homme
county on a charge of assault with 6
dangerous weapon.
Joseph lbli, deputy county auditor
has gone to Harold and Blunt, al
which places he will check up the
county book depositaries.
Among the out of town attorney
in the city today are e. l.. Granthan
of Aberdeen; Robt. Jones, Milbank
Z. q. Morrison, Mobridge.
Prof. j. G. Reid and Misses Gladys
Nash and Margaret Opperud, o
Blunt, were in the city Saturday, at
tending the teachers meeting.
Otto Lindbloom has taken a TEN
porary position as stenogIapher a
at the First National bank during
the absence of Miss ArYilla Edgar.
The grain shipments from station
west of here has been the heaviest i
the history of that section. Careful es
Inmates place the number of cars road
ed out on P. & r. G.. at ALP since De
cember began.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davy left toda
for a holiday visit with relatives a
points in Iowa, following which the
will leave for Tampico, Mexi &C
where they will remain during the re
mainder of the winter.
Mrs. Ida Crazy, an inmate at til
county poor farm for several years
died Tuesday at the age of 45 years
Mrs. Crary al %adjudged insane b
the insanity board several days ag
anu was to have been removed to uh
hospital at Yankton.
The Kings Daughters at their meet
ing last night elected the followin
officers for the year: President, Mis-
Meiitta Brandhuber; vice-presiden
Miss lima Schubert; secretary, Mis-
jerks; treasurer, Miss Helen Binford
The merchants in Pierre have mad
unusually elaborate prepa rations fo
Christmas trade this year. Their stock
are large, and their efforts are bein
rewarded by perhaps the largest trad
ever seen in Pierre. One of the mos
important features of merchandiain
for attracting trade is the display VIII
dows. And Pierre merchants are nc
neglecting their show windows this sea
son. The merchants of the city an
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