Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
LOCAL NEWS

iSIC SdtuludN.
Geo. Flavin of Rapid City, transact
ed business here Monday.
Mrs.Anna Mcclure of Howell, was
released from the hospital Tuesday.
The government inspection of the 10.
cal militia company will take place on
Tuesday evening.
supt. M. c. Helm of the city schools
went to Huron Monday on a short bus
mess visit.
Harold Bre eden of Sioux City, arriv
ed last week for a several DAYS visit at
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Barton arrived
yesterday from Omaha and will make
their home in Pierre.
Judge Rodgers of Lead, passed
through the city Saturday, enroute
home from a trip east.
The South Dakota Military band
will give one of its pleasing concerts at
the Grand tomorrow evening.
Miss Almeta Kramer entertained a
number of friends at a dancing party at
the st. Charles Saturday evening.
The Womans Missionary society of
the Congregational church was enter
tanned at the Meade home yesterday.
The Kings Daughters were enter
tanned at the Dahl home last evening
by Misses Minnie Rowley and Evelyn
Parry.
Fred Mueller of the state insurance
department, returned the first of the
week from a trip to the eastern part of
the state.
Mrs. G.. S. Whiting entertained a
company of ladies at her home last
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. j..
l.. Pyle of Huron.
John Heron, who has spent some
time with his sons family near Faith,
has returned home to remain during
the remainder of the winter.
The Altar society of the Catholic
church is being entertained at the Han
din home this afternoon by Mesdames
Holm, E. C. Lee and Handlin.
The state insurance department has
issued a license to the National Fidelity
Life insurance company of Sioux City
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n. F. Chapman of the state tax de-
partment, returned Friday from Bis
marck, where he attended a meeting
of the North Dakota tax commission.
40 acres alfalfa $50 per acre. 50
acres of which SO acres are in alfalfa,
$50 per acre; wild hay, 81 90 per ton.
j. H. Johnson, Fort Pierre. S. d.
Monday South Dakota was hard hit
by the cold wave. The mercury was
forced down to - below and high
winds drifted the snow, tieing up rail
traffic.
The local Hook and Ladder COM
pany have completed arrangements
for the success of their Mask ball to
be given at the auditorium tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crotty left Satur-
day for a visit with relatives at Nor
foil, Neb., from which place Mr.. Croft
ty will go to Portland, Ore, for a sev-
eral weeks stay.
Ft. Pierre Times: The Pierre and
Fort Pierre Bridge Railway service
was discontinued for the winter last
Friday. The hacks are taking care of
the rlvert traffic in a creditable manner.
There was no train service on the
Gettysburg line Monday, owing to
the heavy drifting of snow. Service
on this line has been handicapped
more or less during the past few
weeks.
Deadwood Telegram: Ed. Nodler
has sold his popular resort for smok-
ers, 1.-The Smoke House, to Forrest
Lee, who has been running the cigar
stand at the Franklin hotel for a
couple of years past.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Strahon Transfer com
pany at Sioux Falls with a capital of
1925, 900. The incorporators are G. l..
Strahon, H. A. Muller and E. A.
Strahon, all of Sioux Falls.
II. G. Quackenbush received word
yesterday, announcing the death of a
brother, Myron Quackenbush, at Phoebe
Nevada. Owing to the uncertainty of
train service, Mr.. Quackenbush will be
unable to leave for that point to attend
the funeral.
VIM. Mower of Cottonwood, was
brought to the hospital here yesterday
suffering from a severely wounded leg
which he received by falling on the ice
and causing a gun which he was carry