Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-08
LOCAL NEWS

G. T. Coyne and wife of Midland
are capital city visitors.
Mrs. q. E. Hanon returned Tuesda,
from a short visit at Sioux City.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
M. F. Sammis has purchased a new
motor truck for use in his transfer
business.
Miss Maud Murphy came over
from Onida Tuesday for a visit with
friends.
w. l.. Villas, deputy United States
marshal, went to Willow Lakes or
Tuesday last.
Ross Cream of Okobojo, suffered a
broken collar bone Monday by being
thrown from a horse.
F. M. Rood, secretary of state,
returned Tuesday from a visit to
his farm near Philip.
Miss Flora Harvey came up from
Sioux Falls Saturday for a short Wis
it with homefolks here.
G. H. Jaynes went to Sioux City
Monday, to which place he took
thirteen carloads of cattle.
Doane Robinson went to Highmore
Saturday, where he assisted in the
organizing of a Y. M. G.. A. society
E. F. Dorothy went out to the Black
Hills Saturday, where he will purchase
cattle for shipment to eastern market.
Chas. L.. Hyde, Jr., left Tuesday
for Omaha, where he will take the
examination for entrance to the avia.
ton corps.
Mrs. HOLSTER of Woonsocket, moth
er of Principal Miss Anna HOLSTER of
the city schools, arrived last week for
a short visit.
Miss Bess Devine, who is taking a
nurses course at the Yankton hospi.
tai, arrived home the first of the week
for a short visit.
Redield Press: Mrs. Frank Beld.
ing is enjoying a visit from her
mother, Mrs. Harding of Pierre, who
will make her an extended visit.
The food sale held Saturday by tie
pupils of the Central school for the
benefit of the soldiers Christmas
boxes Melted in the neighbarhood of
$25.
The month OF October, all through,
was a very disagreeable month, cold
and windy, but no snow. November
started out we'll and we may yet have
our Indian summer.
A "war kitchen" social will be Civ
en- at the East Pierre school tomor-
row evening. Fifteen cents will be
charged, and the proceeds will be
turned into the Red Cross fund.
Ira Taylor left today for Parkston,
where he was called by the death of
his little 3 year-old daughter. The
cause of death was typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor have the sym
pathy of their many Pierre friends in
their sad loss.
Attorney H. G. Fuller returned yes
terday from a two weeks visit with
his brother, Major Arthur Fuller at
Fortress Monroe, Va, and at other
points east. Mrs, Fuller and daughter
stopped off for a visit with relatives in
Illinois.
The many friends of Miss Bertha
kalder, teacher in the city schools,
will be grieved to learn of the death
of her father, which occurred at
W%oonsocket Monday. Miss Raider
left for Woonsocket a couple of weeks
ago to be with her father, who had
been ailing for some time.
Eureka Blade: Fred Hepperle re.
turned last Saturday from IN extend
ed visit to Phoenix, Arizona, and
other points. Mr.. Hepperle's west
ern trip was made in search Of an
agreeable climate in which to recup,
crate from a recent illness. He re-
ports a pleasant trip and we trust
it was a beneficial one.
A meeting of the Dorcas Knitting
society was held at the Handlin home
Friday evening when eighteen mem
bers we're present. Mrs. J. E. Nipple
gave an interesting talk on Red Cross
work and a number of musical selec-
tions were given The society will
open Red Cross headquarters at the
Mckinley school for the convenience of
it's members.
The Milwaukee bridgemen are hav-
ing their troubles again. The river
is so low that the pontoon bridge sets
on a %sandbar, and cannot be opened
or closed, with floating ice threaten
ing to break the bridge in two. The
floating ice also makes ferrying by
boat impossible, so that ever mail
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