Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-20
LOCAL NEWS

in the city.
Company A has received another do.
nation of 5000 from the patriotic citi-
zens of Philip.
A daughter was born at the Dickey
home Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wiley of Arnott.
ii. .. Anderson arrived Monday from
Sturgis to attend a meeting of the state
brand commission.
Leo Heck went to Vermillion Sun
day, where he has resumed his studies
at the state university.
The alfalfa palace celebration at
Rapid City is on this week and is re-
ported to be a great success.
Pierre is well represented in Fort
Pierre today, the attraction being the
holding of the Stanley county fair.
G. G. Moulton submitted to an oper-
alton at the hospital Saturday and is
reported to be getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Bennett depart
ed Saturday for Tulsa, Okla, where
they intend to remain for several
months.
Frank Mutually, who spent several
days here with relatives, departed
Monday for his home at Juneau,
Alaska.
Enos Mercer of Blunt was in Pierre
yesterday. For years Mr.. Mercer was
a member of the county board of com.
m%issioners.
Mrs. A. E. Beaumont departed the
first of the week for Vermillion to take
up her duties as an instructor at the
state university.
Miss Amanda Lund came up from
Washington Tuesday for a visit at
the Satterlee home. Miss Lund will
return home tomorrow.
Rev. H. l.. Moore of the Evaneeli-
cal church went to Revlllo Monday,
where he attended a district meeting
of the Evangelical church.
Among the young people from this
city who have left for the state univers-
ity at Vermillion are Miss Louise Dem
ton, Claire Laird and France Hengel,
Lieut.. Walter Burke arrived home
Tuesday from Harvard, Mass, for a
short visit. Mr.. Blu Ike has been in
training at Harvard under French Of
ficers.
1913 horses were purchased in Pierre
last week by government horse buyers.
Ut the large number brought in for
sale many were found to he too wild
and were consequently rejected.
Peck's orchestra Of WATERFOWL, fur
nished music for the military ball at
the Auditorium Saturday night. The
event was given for the benefit of Com
pany A and was largely attended.
Dan Kelley arrived home Sunday
from Mare Island, Cal, called here by
the death Of his mother, Mrs. r. T..
Kelley. Mr.. Kelley is stationed at the
navy yards at that point in the wireless
service.
Watertown Herald: Fred Rada-
macher left Monday for st. Law
renee, west of Huron, on q business
trip. Fred is now selling farm tract
ors tor a Lacrosse, Wis, factory, and
says he likes the job very much.
DR.. Phelps, state veterinary sur
geon, is improving nicely; he submit
ted to an operation ten days ago, and
today he is going about calling on
friends. DR.. Riggs certainly treated
him in a skillful manner in removing
a kidney.
A meeting of the potato growers of
the state has been called for Tuesday,
next, and will be held at Watertown.
The marketing of tubers with the in
tent of securing uniformity in grading
and price based on modern marketing
methods will be taken up.
Our many sportsmen who have
been getting up early in the morning
in order to get on the hunting grounds
before daylight are reporting all
kinds of luck. Many have succeeded
in bagging the limit allowed by law
while others have Jared pretty slim.
The young people of the Episcopal
church gave an informal reception at
the church Friday evening, compli-
mentary to Stanley Jones, who left
Monday for Faribault, MINI. Mr..
Jones has acted as missionary here
during the summer and has made
many friends during his stay here.
John Anderson, who has been en-.
ployed at the Dave Eads farm near
Blunt, a arrested at Harold Mon
day and brought to this city for safe
Keeping. Anderson ia charged with
the forgery of three checks on Mr.,