Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-08
LOCAL NEWS

pital for treatment.
A. Guernsey and family have NOV
ed to the city from Huron.
Mrs. Forrest Eager of Onida, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
|. M. Dotson returned Saturday
from q business visit to Blunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. March came in from
Midland yesterday on a shopping trip.
A regular meeting of the Womans
club was held at the library Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett Charrlin of
Canning, were shopping in the city
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. D. Gilreath left
Tuesday for Lake Andes on a short
business visit.
Frank lngham and family have
moved from the Ii yde block TOT resi-
dence north of the Capital,
Mrs. l.. s, Shadd and son arrived
from Iowa tuesday for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. IL. M. Reed.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Milo Brown came over
from Onida yesterday to accompany
their little son home from the hospital
Minard Calhoon aud son of Blunt,
spent Saturday in The city, Mrs. Cal
hoon being a patient at thg hospital.
Miss Elsie Hardy came up from
Harold Sunday to visit her brother,
Robert, who returned with Company
Al
Mrs II. I, kenney arrived from
Sioux City Saturday, where she has
spent some time at the home Of her
parents.
AT the rate the snow and ice is dis
appearing there won't be much left in
a few days, especially if the fine wealth
er continues.
Nelson Barnes left Monday for his
home near Canning and from there
intends to go to Chicago for a visit
with relatives.
Otto LiDdbloom has been selected as
secretary of the Commercial club to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Gene Adams.
Mrs Mary Mcconnell who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. G. S,
Polly, for some time, left today for
her home at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
A pardon has been recommended by
the State Pardon board for Shannon
Hopper, who was sent up from Brown
county on a grand larceny charge.
Mrs. o. n. Hoyt arrived home from
Des Nome, Iowa, yesterday, where
she was called several days ago by the
illness of her sister, Miss Minnie
Rozelle.
N. &. Knight, state land commission.
err, j. E. dandlin, state auditor, and
Guy Ericsson left yesterday for the
southeastern part of the state, where
the appraising Of state lands will be
made.
DR.. IL. I. Kenney, who returned
with Company A, will again take up
his practice of medicine in the city,
having secured quarters in the Hen
gel block. His many Pierre friends
are glad he is among us again.
Good seed of aIl kinds should be
planted this year, if bumper crops
are to be raised, if America is to fare
during another yoar as she should
fare. The admonition to select good
seed should not be confined to corn as
1t has been in the past.
The county %treasurer's office wilt
be q busy place from now until after
the first Of April, as taxpayers are,
hustling TO square up before the pen
atty attaches. Many have been led
to believe that taxes are delinquent
March 1st, but the date is April LIST.
The irenen of Rapid City are max
I'D PASiIth.iGIJ arrangements III tbE
annual tournament of the Sotth Dako-
ia Firemen's association Which will
be held III that city in June. IL is ex-
pected a score or more of the voluu-
teer fire departments of the state will
send competing teams to the tourna-
ment.
The past few days of favorable
weather has caused the ice in the Mis-
souri, to take on a t~reacherous appear
ance, although there is still some traf-
fic on the ice between this city and
Fort Pierre. A break in the ice above
the bridge Tuesday opened up a large
space and gives signs Of the river
breaking up.
A gigantic comet, said to outclass in
size and brilliancy all those seer in
modern times, including the famous
HALEY comet, will be visible to inhab
of the earth durinr tho oo,o;or