Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-21

ing is a relief generally valued. There
Is no reason why places of amusement
should be allowed to break the truce
and gather money on SUNDAYS to which
more necessary lines Of trade have
equal right.
STATE OFFICIALS ATTEND.
tributes to South Dakota were the fea-
ture of the meeting and dinner of the
South Dakota society OF Washington
last night at which Governor Byrne
n Governor-elect Norbeck were
guests. Governor Byrne challenged
any other state to show more per cap
tia wealth than South Dakota.
MAD1SON-Mrs. Lucy Handorf, aged %,
died suddenly while preparing for an
operation. She has just recovered from
an attack o. tonsiiitis. and with her hus-
band had gone to the office of her ply
sicians to have her tonsils removed. She
was not completely under the influence of
an anaesthetic when the physicians
noticed that she was growing weak. Eff
forts to revive her failed. Mrs. Handorf
was born in Lyon county, Iowa, and came
to Lake county with her parents when
only one year old. Prior to her marriage
she was a school teacher. She is sur
vived by her husband and a son Z weeks
old.
BROOKINGS-Most of the professors az
State college will forfeit their Christmas
vacation in order to look after instruction
III the farm and home course at the col
lege, December $3.50. This course is alb
~solutely free to the farm men and women
of the state, and includes an unusually
good program of entertainment in addi-
ton III the practical instruction features.
MADIsON-Next year will break all
records in Lake county in the reclamation
of flooded lands. Arrangements nave been
completed for the digging of IL drainage
bitches. as well as a share in two joint
county bitches. The work will reclaim
$500 acres of land within the county,
which Is valued at $500, O0.
HURON-Rev. Benz. II. Burtt, of Au-
rora, H., has been called to the pulpit of
the First Congregational church of Huron,
and now has the matter under considera-
ton. Mr.. Burt was pastor Of the local
church 20 years ago, and has recently
filled the pulpit during d visit III Huron.
SIOUX FALLS-To find a postal card on
the street Ave years and five months after
1t had been mailed to A. NJ. Main, of Sioux
Falls, but had never reached him.. was the
experience of Mrs. Main. The postal card
was mailed from Madison, wis, to Mr..
Main in Sioux Falls by a relative.
Observation-Disclosures of the local Ma
sonic lodge. at their annual business meet
ing, elected the following officers for the
coming year: Master. RI. A. Bergren;
senior warden. G. w. Collins; junior ward
Ell. NJ. McKusick; secretary. j. A. Cope
land; treasurer. C.. II. Barrett.
DALLAS-James Wanchell, aged As, a
prominent real estate dealer, dropped
dead in his home. He had not complained
OF being Ill. He leaves a widow, three
sons and a brother here. He was q Rose
bud pioneer. coming here from Nebraska.
PARKSTON-Louis Bertram, of this
city, an old pioneer and veteran of the
civil war, is dead. He was rs years old
q few weeks ago. He was one OF the
first pioneers of this section.
MILBANK-G. Fl. stengel, a prominent
citizen ns this place. has a brother in
q nI--fy who has had three sons and
three sonsinlaw at the front. He has re-
ceived a letter that the youngest had been
killed.
SIOUX FAL.IS-A sudden attack of
heart failure caused the DEATH, of Frank
Newbold. aged So. One of the surviving
sons is n member of Company b, Fourth
South Dakota infantry. now on the Texas
border.
VOLGA-Harry Sen1rnen. employed on
the farm of L.. II. Burdick, near yolya,
was kicked in the head by a horse end is
In q critical condition. His skull was frac-
tured.
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