Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-15
LOCAL NEWS

I. r. Kelley of Harold, passed Mon
day in the Capital City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Wall of Gcttvs-
burg, are Capital City visitors.
Guy Harding has contracted to sell
Ford autos at Pierre this year.
j. L.. Dillon came over from Onida
Saturday on a short business visit.
Miss Winnifred Guyer of Hopewell,
entered the hospital for treatment
last week.
Will Robinson, who went with the
Yankton guards to the border, is home
for a visit.
Miss Ruth Binford, nurse, went out
to Midland on professional duties
Saturday.
l.. l.. Stephens returned yesterday
from Deadwood, where he went to dis
patch legal business.
Governor Norbeck has gone to the
eastern part of the State on "a several
days business visit.
Mrs. Roy Conklin, who was released
from the hospital last week, left for
her home at Lindsay.
Judge Haney of Mitchell, was in
the city Saturday on a combined bust
ness and pleasure visit.
S. A. McGaffee, II of u prosper
Gus ranchers near Blunt, transacted
business here Saturday.
Members of the Degree OF Honor
were entertained at the j. w. Laugh
lin home Monday evening.
With the ground hog living up TO his
6-weeks' schedule, no doubt we will
soon get our spring weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayes arrived
from Minneapolis Tuesday for d visit
with friends here and at Fort Pierre.
Jud Hurlbut arrived last week from
Waverly, Iowa, and is visiting at the
home of his brother, Gene HurIbut, at
Mentor.
G. G. Bennett of the First National
bank, returned home yesterday from a
business trip to Chicago and other
points east.
Earl Hardwick, who retained last
week from the border with Company
A, has gone to st. Laurence for a visit
with homefolks.
Leo lhli was given a surprise party
at his home Friday evening by anum
Der of his school mates in honor of
his 18th birthday.
The annual tournament of the
South Dakota High School Athletic
association convenes at Huron today
for a 3 days session.
State Game Warden Hedrick of
Chamberlain, was in the city Satur-
day to look after matters before the
state game department.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con
gregational church was entertained at
the Mallory home yesterday afternoon
by Mesdames Spargur, Parry and Nal
lery.
The Gilreath company, heretofore
distributors of Ford autos, will hereaf-
ter deal IN automobile accessories, and
intend to hustle right lively for bust
ness.
The local Hook ard Ladder company
will give a st. Patrick's ball at the
Auditorium tomorrow night Music
will be furnished by home talent and
everyone is promised a coed time.
The Missouri river continues TO
show signs of high water, The ice in
the river is covered by five feet Of
water. 1t IS predicted that the Ciey-
enne river will break up early next
week.
G. II. Jaynes accompanied a ship
ment of cattle to the Sioux CITY mar
ket Tuesday and on his return will stop
off at Vermiliion for a visit with his
son, Alfred, who is a student at the
state university.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. V. Ketchum re-
turned from New London, Ohio,
where they were called several weeks
ago by the death of theformer's moth
er. Mr.. Ketchum's father, w. w.
Ketchum, returned with them for a
visit.
The hens have commenced to lay and
the corner on eggs will go like the
blush of a stage beauty. For a corner
smasher Biddy beats a congressional
investigation seven ways for a trip to
Tipperary.-Brookings Register.
The development of coal deposits in
the vicinity OF Isabel is apparently the
object of the South Dakota Coal com
pany, which has filed articles of incor-
poration in this state, with headq1art-
ers at Isabel and a CAPITAL of 500. 900.