Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04

Carl Mathews of Van Metre, pass
ed Saturday in Pierre.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Purkapile Sunday.
A May dance will be given at the
Locke hotel Saturday evening.
Dean Starkey has entered upon his
duties as clerk at the postotfice.
Mrs. Orville Cunningham of Fort
Pierre, is a patient at the hospital.
Miss Blanche Burrus IS the new
night operator at the telephone office.
The hearing in the Webb disbarr-
ment case of Doland, will be held May
18th.
Miss Georgia Summerside of Har-
Told, visited at her home here over
Sunday.
Chas. E. DeLaud entertained the
Dickens club at the Dahl home Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs, Karl Goldsmith left
Saturday for Minneapolis for a sew
erai days stay.
The 18th and Sth grades will present
their operetta, The Pixies at the
Grand tomorrow evening.
Miss Minnie Ovitt and Roy Thomas
both of this city were united in mar
riage in this city Tuesday
0. e. Sweet, attorney for the rail
way commission, went to Sioux Falls
Monday on professional business.
This is clean up week and coming
at late a date, finds a great portion of
the cleanup work done a month ago.
Dick Haney came up from Mitchell
Tuesday on a short business visit and to
renew his acquaintance among old
friends.
Gus Bergen and Fay Hockett, who
have homesteads in the Moreau river
country. are in the city for a several
days stay.
The grounds east of the high school
are being graded and put in shape for
a tennis court. which is being fitted up
by the Girls Athletic club,
Miss Muriel Eakin came up from
Blunt Saturday for a visit at the
Quinn home, later going out to the
Gowdy ranch for a visit.
e. G. Ravens has accepted a posi-
ton with the Thomas Grocery com
pany, having severed his connections
with the Moore store on May /.
Misses Vivian Rathmell, Castle Car
lin, Hazel Eckles and Emma Stainer
entertained the members of the senior
class at the st. Charles last evening.
a Leap year ball was given at the
St. Charles Friday evening by a mum.
Der of the young ladies of the city
Music vas furnished by Morrison's
orchestra.
The dance given by the Firemen at
the auditorium Friday evening was
not as largely attended as was antici-
pated, owing to the disagreeable
weather.
Wanted Men who desire to earl
over 1925 90 per month write us to. da,
for position as salesman; every op
poTtunity for advancement. Contra
Petroleum Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed for the Dakota Mortgage com
pany with a capital of 1925, 900; incol
porators: Ii. E. Hemingway, j. b
Fairchild, E. j. Geblie and others.
Rev. Address of the Congregations
church, Miss Dorothy Jacobsen an
Stanley Stevenson went to Huro
Monday to attend the convention G
the State Sunday School association.
The Birth of the Nation, will b
in Pierre at the Grand Opera Hous
the week of May %, a movie tina
carries forty people with the fines
: orchestral on the road and the mos
wonderful show,
A reorganization of the school boar
was made at their meeting Tuesda
evening. The officers are: President
G. a. JaYnes; vice president, G. L
! Grew; treasurer, b. j. Blnford; seer
tary, T. G.. McNamee.
The following officers were electe
Tuesday evening by the members {
the Episcopal church: Senior warder
: j. II. Gates; junior warden, G. M. Ho
lister; vestrymen, w. H. Tweedle, +,
r. Mcknight and Karl Goldsmith.
, Rev. Dexheimer left today for Ri
} Stone, where as a member of til
board Of examiners of junior minis
ers of the Evangelical church, he wi
assist in the holding of examination
He will remain in that city until a
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