Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-30
GETS WORD SON is ILL
IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL

Yanlfton. S. d.. Nov. 25.-Word has
been received here that Robert Warren,
youngest son Of President II. K. War
rem, Of Yankton college, Is very low at
Bordeaux, France, and not able to sail
for home as was hoped. DR.. Warren is
now in New York. expecting to meet
his son, who was near Paris when Dr..
Warren left Yankton. Mrs. Warren
left Thursday for New York, and Doth
may leave for France. Robert Warren
has been In American Red Cross work.
ABERDEEN-Two men. Charles Wet
more and A. c. McNeely. who were ar
rested at Webster, were bound over to
the district court charged with the muir
der Of an Andover policeman last sum-
mer. Attorney L. T. Van Slike, Of this
city, who has been retained by the de-
PENDANTS, secured a writ of habeas cor
pus for the release of the men on the
ground that there was insufficient evil
dence. The men were released and imme-
diately rearrested.
YANKTON-Yankton will have a new
Company NJ OF the South Dakota National
guard. The old Company M is now with
the Fourth regiment at San Benito, Tex.
but arrangements were completed with
Major Aldrich, of Sioux Falls, for the for
nation of the unit of the Fifth regiment.
Yankton has nan old guardsmen who
"a u1NS VI NlAO iiAaNlCl dilN 4hdJ. ETeU
B. Ray. who saw service in the Philippine
Islands. will take command of the new
organization.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS State cola
lego students are still with the national
guard on the Mexican border, according
to this weeks Industrial Collegian, which
Is devoted largely to border news Thirty
four OF these men are in Company c, one
with Company E. Of Howard. one with
Company l. of Aberdeen. the other being
. member Of the North Dakota guard.
Ths absence of these men Is felt in the
college attendance and athletics.
BR1DGEwATER-The tenth anniyer-
sary OF the pastorate of the Rev. q. jan
Zig. Of the German Lutheran church, OF
this city. was observed by a reception
and banquet given at the opera house.
1t was attended by $50 guests. Besides q
liberal donation in cash. Rev. and Mrs.
Janzig were the recipients of many val
liable gifts as tokens OF the esteem in
which they are held in this community. /,
DEADWOOD-The Woman's auxiliary
Of Deadwood has announced the annual
charity ball will be given at that place oil
December s. The affair will be in the
auditorium. and Is expected to bring in
large sums for charity. besides being the
premier society event Of the season. Last
year the charity ball yielded about 500 for
charity.
FAuLKTON-At their annual business
meeting the members of the local Eastern
Star lodge elected the following officers
for the coming year: Worthy matron,
Mrs. r. e. Snider; worthy patron, f. r.
Reid: associate matron. Mrs. w. j. ia
cobs; conductress. Mrs. F. r. Reid: assoc
:iate condGstress, Emma Niemeyer; sec
rotary. Mr.. v. r.. Sickel: treasurer. A. M.
Moore.
BANCROFT-A car load OF SOFT coal ar.
rived In Bancroft this week and was sold
out ~ fast MS It could be unloaded. and
many who sought to buy could NOT be
accommodated. Many South Dakota
towns ars running on q close, margin, SO
far AZ their fuel supply is concerned.
BROOKINGS - G. HI. Karlstad. or
Dempster has been appointed cadet major
OF the State college student cadets. Ray
Cunningham. OF Condo. and Joe Lawior, OF
Miller. are the new company captains.
The lieutenant positions will b flled by
Gilbert. Clark: Verne Collinge,
etuTgis: Guy Austin. B~rookings, and Clark
JaclDon. Dell RapidA