Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-24
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relatives at Harold Saturday.
o. S. Hawking and family left Mon
day for their new home at Sioux CITY.
Rev. Trodie of Blunt occupied the
pulpit at the Methodist church Sun.
day.
f. M. Byrne, went to the Black
Hills Saturday on a short business
visit.
hay Branson came up from Nit
chell Tuesday on a short business
visit.
George Holm has accepted a posi-
tlon with the American Express Com
pany.
The high school operetta. "Sylva,''
viii be given at the Grand Tuesday
evening.
MISS Sophia DeIand went to Mitchell
yesterday, where she will spend sever.
al days with friends.
Mrs. d. V. Hill returned from a
several weeks visit with a daughter
at Huron Saturday.
How will this proposed tax on cos
metics affect the lady who goes aroul d
with flour on her nose?
Lit sounds somewhat like a cam
palgn year, but "Be sure to Register"
In fact you'll have to.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. ID. Jennings re-
turned Tuesday from Highmore,
where they have property interests.
The Kings Daughters were enter
tanned by Mrs. Bailey and Miss Hazel
Rood at the Bailey home last evening.
Chas. Woodland of the Redield
lress, arrived in the city Monday on
a combined business and pleasure
visit.
L. M. Dotson returned Saturday
from Aberdeen, where he attended q
meeting of the State Funeral Di-
rectors.
Guy Barton of the state insurance
department, left Monday for Bis.
marck, N. D., to look after official
business.
Those who desire ice cream for sew
enth day dinners should keep a COW, an
ice house and freezer. It's the only
sure way.
Mrs. John Peterson came up from
Harold Saturday for a visit at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
|. krimbill.
The man who declines work this
season ought to be put at the job of
breaking up a selected pile of "nig-
ger heads"
Mesdames GIeckler, Policy and Ket-
chum are entertaining at the Policy
home this afternoon complimentary
to Mrs. f. M. Byrne.
Willard Ihli will leave the last of the
week Tor Fort Smelling, where he has
been ordered to report for entrance to
the officers training camp.
The-lire boys are putting in good
time each evening in practicing for
the races Of the state tournament to
be held at Rapid City next month.
An inch and a half rainfall Sunday,
followed by warm weather, is causing
vegetation to grow rapidly Mature to
smile. and men and women to look
pleasant,
Members of Company F of Mitchell,
comprising the Border quartette, will
give q concert in Pierre on Memorial
Day. The concert is given under the
auspices of Company A of this city.
a mum Der of bankers from the
Twin Cities arrived in Pierre Tuesday
enroute to Sturgis to attend a meet
ing at that place. In the evening the
visitors gathered at the st. Charles
hotel with local bankers to discuss
methods of interesting the public in
theLiberty Loan bonds.
The Women's Cemetery association
will hold a food sale in the vacant
room east of the Hits grocery on
Saturday afternoon. The proceeds
are to be used in the beautifying of
the cemetery and any contributions
of food from the ladies of Pierre and
vicinity will be greatly appreciated.
Now that the farmer has been over
loaded with gratuitous advice relative
to just what he shall do; just what
he shall SOW; just how he ought to Gull
tivate it and SO on and so forth, he a
go ahead with the throttle wide open
and do just as he pleases. Chances
are be will do that anyway, advice or
no advice.
The time is pretty nearly up for
garden planting. In a couple of
weeks it viii! be too late to do much,
consequently we are grasping this
last chance to tell youto get busy.