Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-15
LOCAL NEWS

Judge Hughes is holding court in
Huron this week.
Harold Cummins returned Sunday
from a short eastern visit.
Mrs. VIM. Mills of Hermosa, has
entered the hospital for treatment.
Arthur Christianson of Bancroft.
passed Sunday in the city with
friends.
State Supt. Lugg has gone to the
eastern part of the state on education
al work.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Calhoon of Mid
land, visited with Pierre relatives
Saturday.
j. j. Dalton came up from Sioux
yesterday on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
Prof. Oxtoby Of Huron, occupied
the pulpit at the congregational
church Sunday.
Mrs. Babcock of Reserve. is a patient
at the hospital, having undergone an
operation Tuesday.
Mrs. E. P. Theim and children re-
turned the first of the week from a
several lays visit at Wolsey.
Carl Walker returned Sunday from
Vermillion, where he has been study
ing law at the State University.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. g. Obershow ar
rived home Saturday from a short
visit with friends at Sioux Falls.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and
their families enjoyed a picnic at the
power house park Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. j. l.. Dillon and daughter,
came over from Onida yesterday and
will remain in the city until tomor-
row.
Mrs. W. a. Bailey is entertaining
the Womans Mission circle Of the
Baptist church at her home this after
noon.
The East Pierre Bandits gave a
dance at the st. Charles Saturday
evening, which was quite largely at
tended.
Mrs. r.. E. Daley of Nevada, arrived
Tuesday to join her husband, who is
employed IS farmer at the Indian
school.
Miss Geneyieve Truran, WHO has
attended school at Oberlin, Ohio, the
past year, has returned home for the
summer.
Mrs. Frank Lucas, sister and
daughter departed Sunday for points
in Pennsylvania, where they intend
to remain.
Miss Louise Checker, who has
taught school at jackson, H., arriv-
ed home the fore part of the week to
spend the summer.
Edwin Bartlett and Mr.. Hammer
stem left Saturday for Leith, N. D.,
where they have several weeks work
in the electrical line.
Did you ever notice that the less rea-
a woman has for wearing a short
skirt, the shorter she wears it? "Peo-
pie who can't shouldn't"
Mrs. Anna I.atta arrived the first
of the week from Waverly. Iowa, and
will make her home here with her
daughter, Mrs. Rathmell.
A good game of ball was played at
the ball park Sunday between the
Miller and Pierre teams. Pierre lost
to the visitors by a score of Z to 6.
Mrs. G. w. Spargur and children re-
turned yesterday from Huron. She
was accompanied home by her sister,
Miss Grace Gernsey, who will visit here.
Dan Jones of Rapid City, a former
Pierre resident, arrived Saturday and
has taken up the dutids as manager
OF the Erickson Hannigan cigar fac
tory. His many friends are glad to
welcome him back.
Misses Lydia, Ruth and Hilma Mil
Ter and brother. Will, left Monday
for Danbury, Wis, where their par
ents have located on a farm Will
will return after a short visit there.
Miss Aline Cummins, who has at
tended school at Washington, d. c.,
the past year, arrived home Sunday
She was accomsanied home from Chi
cago by her father, B. A. Cummins,
who had been in attendance at the
republican national convention.
With a few weeks of sunshine and
warm weather the crops of South
Dakota will make such advancement
that it will not be remembered that
this has been a cool and wet spring.
South Dakota soil aided by plenty of
warm sunshine accomplishes wonders.
The annual convention of the South