Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24

day from Blunt.
Rev. Father Harrington left yester.
day for a short visit at Parker.
John Boil of The Western Union, has
returned from a visit at Lead.
Mrs. E, Nj. Quinn visited with rela-
tives at Blunt over Sunday.
Frank Galhoon of Midland, is in
the city on a business visit.
John w. Laughlin, candidate for
sheriff, passed yesterday in Blunt.
G. X, Sel}ars departed today for a
trip south, expecting to be gone sew
era weeks.
Yesterday the president nominated
I. NJ, Simmons to be postmaster at nu.
ron, this state.
Dr.. n. B. Gearhart left today for
Tampco, Mexico, where he has prop.
erty interests.
Mrs. l.. L. Stephens has returned
from a several days visit with rela-
tives at Aberdeen.
A cooked food sale will be held at
the Hits grocery Saturday by st.
Margarets Guild.
Mesdames |. w. Haswell and p. II.
Phelps are spending the week end
with friends at Huron.
Miss VERNE Battray of Blunt. is
among the teachers in the city to
take the examinations this week.
Already large shipments of cattle
from west of the river are passing
through the city to eastern markets.
Haaken Person, long engaged in the
mercantile trade in Blunt, is in Pierre
today looking over the county political
field; he may toss his hat in the ring.
+. q. Humphrey, ticket agent for
the Northwestern here for several
months has been transferred to Win
ner. Mr., Humphrey will take up his
new duties about March 1st.
A large ice gorge which formed in
the Missouri river near Yankton was
reported to have broken out Tuesday
and the river at that point is now on
Its good behavior for the present at
least.
One of the Pierre high school de-
oatihg teams, composed of Wilbur
Mundt, Ernest Stephens and Eugene
Tillman, have gone to Clark, where
they will meet in debate with the
Clark team tomorrow night.
IL b. Cummings, James Holm and
W, l.. Villas left Wednesday for Mitch
ell to attend the state mass meeting of
democrats, held today. Like all other
democrats, these gentlemen are conf
dent of party success in the state in this
year of our Lord, 1916.
Natertown Public Opinion: Byron
). Payne, an attorney of Pierre, spent
yesterday In Watertown looking after
business interests and calling on friends.
MI. Payne will be remembered by
many people of Watertown. as he was
principal of the local high school from
1900 to 1902,
The State Boosters organization
Will hold a two days convention at
Huron on March rs, and it is expect
ed that fully a thousand enthusiasts
VIII be IN attendance. The meeting
is under the supervision of Chas.
McCatfree, immigration commits
sioner.
A debating team from the Clark
high school will be in the city tom or.
row and in the evening will hold a
debate with the local team. The
question is, Resolved, That the
united States should further restric t
immigration by means Of the literacy
test The students representing
Pierre on the negative side are Maur-
ice Lynott, Edwin Bartlett and Robert
Nipple.
a woman went TO a local doctor to
nave some corns removed. The doc
Tor brought her a basin of hot water
and told her to soak them for half an
hour and he would then remove them.
In the meantime he went to attend
another patient, and upon his return
was ~astonished to find the oma
sitting in the basin. Rather pointed
ly he told her that he had requested
her to soak her feet in the water.
Inc doctor nearly tainted when she
told him that she guessed she knew
where her corns were after having
ridden in a Ford car all last summer.