Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30

Boat traffic between this city and
Fort Pierte is soon to be resumed.
Arthur Christensen of Bancroft.
spent Sunday in the city with friends.
Mrs. H. I. Kenney returned Fri.
day from a several days visit at
Mitchell.
Mrs. Louis Dennis of Canning. sub
mltted to an operation at the hospita al
yesterday.
Mrs. Earl Howard and son came up
from Huron Monday for a visit with
homefolks.
Mrs. V. Nj. McFall of Onida, is
spending the week at the Fred Bon
sey home.
Mr., and Mrs. +. Jacobsen enter
tanned the Dickens club at their home
Monday evening.
Mrs. G, B. Patrick entertained the
East Pierre Womans club at her home
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs, Iodia Middleton has been ill
at her home the past week with ar
attack of the measles.
Mrs. G, B. Patrick entertained the
East Pierre Womans club at her
home Tuesday afternoon.
Harry March arrived home from
the Vermillion university Tuesday to
spend the spring vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pond of Onida,
have been in the city the past few
days visiting the latter's parents.
Joe Fellows, day clerk at the Locke,
has decided to locate soon on Farm
Island, where he will spend the sum
mer.
Editor Lang of. the Harold Jour
nal, was in the city Monday on a
combined business and sightseeing
trip.
Miss Hazel Baker departed this
morning for Lewiston, Montana,
where she has accepted a position as
clerk in a dry goods store.
40 acres alfalfa $50 per acre. so
acres of which IS acres are in alfalfa,
$50 per acre; wild hay, 80 90 per ton.
j. H. Johnson, Fort Pierre, S. d.
The Womans Mission circle of the
Baptist church is being entertained
this afternoon at the St. Charles by
Mrs. Dudley.
Chas Oimstead of Charleston, ILL.,,
was an arrival last week to look af-
ter spring operations on his farm
north of the city.
Hans Voss and wife, who have
been employed at the St. Charls, left
Friday for Spring Brook, Wis where
they will make their home.
w. A. Donnely OF Aberdeen is the
latest candidate filed, democratic, to
be national convention delegate. He
is the tenth to file under the Rock
Lee faction.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Interstate Transfer Co,
at Jefferson with a capital of 50, 600.
The lncorporators are: Geo. Walsh,
Jas. Walsh, Ed. Walsh and Luke
Walsh.
The next regular meeting OF the
South Dakoth board of pharmacy for
the examination of candidates for
registration and general business
will be held ! n Bookings, April 30
and 81,
Mrs. Katherine Stephens disposed
of her interests in the MarinelIo par
lor last week and departed for Sioux
City, wnere she Will visit with rela-
tives, prior to going to the Pacific
coast to reside,
The Missouri river has been cut
ting into the bank south Of Yankton
at a great rate since the flood sub
aicEu' LII SpuS pldCpS tigDty 1Set
have been cut away and the river. is
nearer the city than it has been since
1881.
7. j. Dougherty and j. J. Murphy,
Murphy, railway commissioners; O. O..
Sweet, attorney, and O. B. Linstad.
s~tenographer, left Monday for Water
town, where a hearing was held in con
nectiou with the recent wreck near
that city, in which there was a loss Of
life.
March / the closed season on game
fish opened in this state, except that
for trout which commences November
l. Fishing for game fish is prohibit
ed from March to April 1, when the
trout season opens. The bass season
opens or Decoration day, and the
season for all other game fish opens
on May l.
Capt. Claude McCurdy, command
ing the Redfeld company of National