Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02
Miss Margaret Brekke of Harold,
passed Monday in the city.

Mrs. w. S. Dudley was called to
Omaha Monday by the illness of q rela.
tive.
Miss Edna Holm arrived home from
Mandan, N. d., last week for a short
visit.
A number from the city will 60 out
to Byron hail Saturday to attend a
dance.
DR.. Riggs gave an interesting lecture
on Req Cross work at the st. Charles
last evening.
Miss Winnifred Gearhart came in
from Philip Tuesday for a visit at the
March home.
Judge Mccoy arrived home Tuesday
from a business visit to the eastern
part of the state.
Martin Langland left Saturday for
Lake Andes, neal which place he will
work during harvest.
Mrs. j. FL. Gropengieser of Onida,
was i'll the city Tuesday in the interest
of Red Cross work.
Neal Davis returned to Brookings
yesterday, following a short visi.
with relatives here.
Mrs. G. M. Henry and daughter de-
parted on Tuesday for a visit with
relatives in California.
The play "Polly of the Circus will
be played in Pierre under canvass on
the evening of August Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Charrlin of Can
ming, brought their infant child to the
city Monday for medical treatment.
Josef Steiner & Son of this city
have been awarded the contract for
putting in a cement basement in the
school house at Blunt.
Miss Irene Manning left yesterday
for her home-at Sioux City, after a
several DAYS visit with her sister,
Mrs. Edward Hengel
T, S. Peck of Deadwood, is in the
city from Deadwood in attendance at a
meeting OF the state highway commits
sion. which'is in session today.
Walter Smith went to Columbia Mon
day for a visit with a sister, after
which he will go to Princeton, Nd, to
enter an aviation training school.
N. e. Knight. state land commissions
er, and Deputy Mort Adams have
gone to the Belle Fourche irrigation
district. where they will offer state
lands.
Report has it that there are a mum.
Der of cases OF anthrax at Powell, and
that one person is also afflicted. A
great many stockmen there are very
wisely taking the p%recaution of having
their cattle v%accinated.
Surplus fruits, beans, tomatoes and
other vegetables produced in home
gardens are allowed to spoil on the
vines or rot on the ground. A morn.
ing's work would can and preserve
such surplusage for use when fruits
and vegetables are scarce and high ir
price.
Arrangements for the annual con.
vention of the State Pharmaceutical
Association which will be held ir
WATERFOWL, August Ii, 1917, are al.
most complete and the local commit.
tee is ready to guarantee that the
meeting will be a hummer from start
to finish.
A record breaking draught is re.
ported throughout North Dakota an6
is burning up what chances there re-
manned for a fair crop. Prairie fires
have also done considerable damage
Hot weather records were shattered
at Fargo Monday when 1O9.8 degrees
were recorded.
A report states that it is expected
the preliminary work of turning s
portion of the surplus waters of tn.
Big Sioux river into Lake Poinset,
through Dry Lake soon will com
mence. The proposed improvement,
is one of the most important ever un.
dertaken in South Dakota. and wher
completed will make Lake Poinset,
one of the best fishing, hunting anc
pleasure resorts in the state or north
west.
Miss Carrie Warren of Wessingtor
was drowned in a plunge at Miller FRIDAY
while in bathing with a number of youn,
people. The rest of the party had gon,
to the rescue of her companion when tn,
unfortunate young lady sank to the bot
tom. Both were unable to swim. Mis-,
Warren was 20 years of age and hat
taught school at Bruce the past year.
Robert z. Stewart Of Deadwood
has heed reappointed United State,
district attorney for South Dakota
by President Wilson. Mr.. Stewar
has given good account al himsalf 1,