Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25

yesterday on a snort business trip.
M. M. Ramer left yesterday for
Chicago on a several days business
trip.
Secretary of State Rood returned
Monday from a trip to Black Hills
points.
Mrs. Milo Brown Of Onida, is in
the city for a visit with relatives and
friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Fl. b. Martin of Har-
rold are in the city for a visit with
relatives.
G. j. Corrick went to Canning Sat-
urday to look after work in the paint
ing line.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Feeney of
Harold, were Capital city visitors
yesterday.
Miss Ella Griffin returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit with homefolks
at Blunt.
Mrs. Alice Ludwig came over from
Onida yesterday for a visit at the
Palm home.
Mis- Dorothy White returned yes
terday from a several days visit at
Sioux Falls.
j. I. Smith Is in the city from
Yankton in the interest of the First
National Life.
Mrs. G. N. Wyatt and daughter re-
turned Saturday from a two weeks
visit in Minnesota.
The commencement exercises of the
Fort Pierre high school will be held at
that place this evening.
Miss Georgia Summerside of Harold
passed Sunday at her home here, re-
turning to that place Tuesday.
Miss VERNE Battray is up from
Blunt for a visit with her father and
to take in the Birth of a Nation. r.
Attorney Harry Brown and wife of
Philip, attended the play The Birth
of a Nation here Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Koch of Har-
rold, We're among those who took in
the Birth of a Nation here Mon
day.
Mrs. Stanley Philip passed through
the city yesterday, enroute to her
home at Fort Pierre from an extend
ed visit at points in Arkansas.
Attorney j. b. Hanten of Water
town and Attorneys Joe Kirby and
e. e. Wagner of Sioux Falls, were in
the city yesterday on matters before
the supreme conrt.
The widest yarns come into news
paper offices. A mar has just come
in to tell us that on Dakota avenue
he saw a girl whose skirt reached
clear down to the ground.
The Harding County Fair associa-
ton has filed articles of Incorporation
with headquarters at Camp Croop. The
incorporators are l.. A. DeBelloy, A.
r. Mcdonald and G. L. Martin.
The Cottonwood Farmers Cooper
alive Cream association was organ
lied just a year ago, and it's annual
statement shows it has done a bust
ness of over 1923, 900 during the year.
The state game department is call
ing attention of all wardens to the
law prohibiting bird dogs running at
large through the months of April,
May and June, when they are likely
to destry bird nests.
Z. B. Taylor, who was recently
transferred to the land office at Rapid
City, is in the city preparing his
household goods for shipment to that
place. Mrs. Taylor and daughter
will leave for Rapid City al the close
of the school year.
The Firemen's annual tournament
VIII De neld IN this year,
June 12-16, and the Pierre firemen are
getting ready for the big event. They
plan on entering the big contests. They
organized a good team and plan
Oh taking a large delegation.
Miss Margaret Kelley of Capa, who
disappeared from her home two
months ago, was found on Friday by
Sheriff Quinn, working as a domestic,
on a farm in the vicinity of Harold,
this county, and accompanied to
Pierre where the mother awaited her.
The city commission has made the
following appointments for the en-
suing year: City auditor, j. A. Rose;d
city treasurer. II. P. Williams; en-
gineer and assessor. Thor Soleglad:
chief of police, C. w. Rohrer; night
police. w. c. Gassoway; police JUS
tice, J. E. Slindee; city justice, C, c..
Moulton.
The CITY schools close q week