Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18

D@hh az Mldland, IS In the city TODAY.
G. A. Henry of Platt, deputy state
hfe marshal, passed Monday in the
city.
Arthur Keith has returned to the
city after spending several months at
Omaha.
Gerald Purcell has been suffering
the past few days with an attack of
rheumatism,
Inc Dickens club was entertained
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
Maud Carter.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Young came
IN from Midland Saturday for a short
stay in the city.
MISS Agnes solberg returned Tues
DAY from a several days visit with
friends at Blunt.
The Pierre and Huron basketball
teams will play at the Auditorium to-
morrow evening.
Nobody has yet seen a robin Rut.
then mighty few of us have detected
a hen of late either.
Attorney IL. E. Hitchcock of Nit
cheil, attended the states ATTORNEYS
meeting here Tuesday.
George Mcclure and family are
guests at the home of Mrs. McGlure's
sister, Mrs. Joseph Ihii.
w. M. Smith, who is engaged in
the banking business at Mitchell. was
a Pierre visitor Tuesday.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served a fine turkey dinner and sup
per at the church Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. t. f. Riggs left Mon
day tor Wood, where they were call
ed by the illness of q friend. +
John Hirning Of Herreid, arrived
tuesday to look after matters with
the state banking department.
VIM. j. Bryan conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson on Monday. Mr.. Brvon
has Just returned from a trip through
the south.
The East Pierre ladies gave a dance
for Company A at the Auditorium
Monday evening, which was quite
largely attended.
Misc Ella Griffin, who has spent
some time in Pierre, has gone to the
home OF a brother near Blunt, where
she VIII remain.
w. ID. Nelson left the FIRST of the
week for Rock Island. Ill, where he
attends q meeting of the board of
auditors of the M. w. A.
The Eastern Star Social club will be
entertained at Tempe Court tomorrow
afternoon with Mesdames Gearhart.
Ruble and Fisher as hostesses.
Miss Mary Middleton was quite
badly burned about the face and chest
the first of the week by the turning
over of a coffee urn, which was filed
with hot coffee.
The infant child of Mr., and Mr.. Glen
~Jernberg passed away at the family
home Tuesday. Funeral services were
held yesterday. Rev. Moore of the
Evangelical church officiating.
The dance given at the st. Charles
Saturday evening by the American
orchestra of Huron was largely atten-
ded. The orchestra also furnished
music at the St Chsrles on Sunday.
Among the visiting attorneys in
the city to attend the states attorneys
meeting ale M. J.. Staven, Britton;
H. w. Simpson, Sioux Falls; p. n.
Helm, Custer; w. A. Bauman, Yer
million.
The Wegner Auto Company have
plans drawn and arrangements fully
made to double the size of their Euclid
avenue garage building, next spring.
This will give them floor space of 74x1oO.
Construction work will be commenced
about April 10.
On Tuesday the County board of
commissioners selected the Pierre
Free Press, Blunt Advocate and Har-
rold journal, the official papers of
Hughes county for 1917. The Free
Press feels very grateful to that body
for including it among the papers so
chosen.
In the Jones County election last
week, Murdo was chosen as the coun-
ty seat. The county officers elected
were Clyde Mcdonald, auditor; l.. M.
Powers, supt. of schools; E.E. Cable,
treasurer; n. R Harrington, clerk of
courts; II. L. Bode, states attorney;
Mr.. Callihan, register of deeds; Mr..
Jones, county judge.
The states attorney association
met in this. city Tuesday, q large
nnmherO of ATTORNEYS from over the