Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26

for a dance at the Auditorium this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Cummings left
Tuesday for thei. homestead west Of
the river.
Palmer Gilbertson returned Monday
from a several days visit at his home
at Vermillion.
"A. w. Ewert arrived home Tuesday
from Sioux Falls, where he had been on
a short business visit.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Wilson of Lindsay. at the
hospital Tuesday,
I'll. c. Preston, a member of the
state tax commission. was an arrival
Monday from Mitchell.
w. II. Baddeley, a prominent Stan
Icy county rancher, is IN the city
today from north of Meers.
Mrs. G. L. Starr arrived Sunday
from Cody, Wyo., having been cali
ed here by the illness of her son.
1t is u experience hat Chautau-
que attractions never are as good look.
ing as the pictures painted them.
Carl Gaumnitz, representing the
Drovers Cattle and Investment Co.,
st. Paul, vas in Pierre on Monday.
The commission form of government
at Fort Pierre carried by a majority
of II votes at the city election last
week.
Bert Waite, who spent a portion of
last week looking after his ranch in
Sully county, departed Monday for his
home at Sioux City.
Mrs. A. e. Beaumont came up
from VermiIlion Monday to look
matters IN the interest of the uni
versity extension work.
q. j. Starr, reported seriously i'll
last week of pneumonia, is fast mend
ing now, and his physicians look for his
recovery within a few DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolly Algers left the
first of the week for Piankinton,
where they were summoned by the
illness of Mr.. Algers' mother.
The old Anderson office building near
the %postoffice, is being moved to the
country, having been purchased by
parties who will use it as a residence.
For sale or trade, cheap-5 room
house and lot, small barn, and chick
en- house; near East Pierre school
house, q block from Capital avenue
Phone 1-6-B-Carl Hansen.
With butter soaring to SOC a pound
on the local market and eggs bring
ing as high as 35c, the high cost of
living is playing a mighty stiff game
when it can produce such inflated
prices at a time when both are quite
plentiful.
Owing to the refusal of the Canton
Cooperative Telephone company tc
pay their telephone operators higher
wages and shorter hours, the "hello''
girls at that place went on a strike
last week. They asked for a raise in
wages from s25 to $40 per month.
Vermillion Plain Talk:-The young.
ster of military age has conflicting
emotions-he is between the devil and
the deep blue sea. He does not know
which to do: Go to war and take long
shances on stopping a German bullet,
or get married in order to evade serv-
ing the colors. OF the two evils choose
the lesser-go to war.
Iceland Walker went to Vermil.
lion Sunday for visit with his broth.
er, Carl, who was one of the state
university students who intended TIC
go to Aberdeen 10 enlist for coast ar.
tillery duty, but after considering
the matter arrived home Monday aDd
joined the ranks of Company A.
MIR. and Mrs. S. A. Cummings anc
daughter were given a farewell recep
tion at the l.. E. Cummings home
Monday evening by a large circle o.
friends. The guests came laden with
edibles and before taking their depar
ture presented Mr.. and Mrs. Cum.
mings with a sci OF lemonade glasses
and spoons.
Mrs. A. j. Spain, field secretary OF
the Northwestern society for the pre-
vention of vice, will lecture to the wo
men of Pierre at the Congregations
church Sunday Sunday Sunday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. She will also lee
ture at the union services at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening. Every.
body cordially invited.
The high school students were dis
missed at eleven O'Clock Monday fore
noon that they might gather ut the
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