Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02
W. Q. DUBOIS of Harold. is a pa.
tient at the hospital.

Swung Wu.-luqulT JllS once.
j. Nj. Deck of Gettysburg, has enter.
ed the hospital for treatment.
Mrs. H. d. Hatfield Of Seneca under
went an operation at the hospital Tues
day.
Kenneth Clifford came up from Mil
Ter yesterday for a visit at his home
here.
Ivor Thomas returned Tuesday
from q visit at points In the Black
Hills
Mrs. H. G. Freeman went out to
Hisega yesterday for an outing of
several weeks.
Misses Florence and Gladys Larson
went to Rochester, Mimi, Monday, for
a visit with their mother.
Col. E. P. Farr; commandant at the
Soldiers Home at Hot Springs, is in the
city for a short stay.
DR.. j. j. Mertons came over from
Gettysburg Tuesday on a short pro-
fessional visit.
Mrs. 81. M. Straight and daughters
have returned from a visit with rela-
tives in the Twin Cities.
Nh. Holm of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is
IN the city for a visit at the holm of his
son, Jas. Holm and family.
Miss Ruth Binford arrived home yes
terday from Minnesota, where she
spent several weeks with friends.
Miss Georgia Summerside came up
from Harold Saturday for an over
Sundays visit with homefolks.
With all these potatoes, the enemy
will find some difficulty in taking the
starch out of the United States.
Miss Viola Carlson spent the fore
part of the week with friends at Rap
id City, returning home yesterday.
Miss Eva Stevenson of the state
house force. has returned from a vaca-
tion visit to Iowa and Minnesota points.
Mrs. I'll. l.. Russell and children of
Minneapolis, are in the city for a
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. L, hyde.
Mrs. Dick Haney and little daugh-
ter of Minchell, spent Sunday in the
with Mr.. Haney, who is chief revisor
of the South Dakota code.
Fred Jergens. ticket agent at the
Northwestern depot, win leave the city
Sunday for Cheyenne, Wye, where he
has accepted a like position.
The marriage of Henry kirkpatrick
of Stanley county, and Lorena kirkpat-
rick of Anthem, Iowa, tool place in
this city Monday, Rev. Larson officiat-
ing:
The weather for the past week has
been favorable for the corn crop,
Some fields of corn are in the tassel.
harvesting is progressing rapidly.
The potato crop is large.
The days when Maud Muller raked
the meadow sweet with hay are about
to return. 1t is said that many girls
will have to help in the harvest work
in the northwest this year.-Mandan
Pioneer.
A. law passed three years ago re-
quires the publication of a statement
of finances of every school district
for the year ending July 1, 1917. See
that your district has complied with
this law.
Mrs. Chas. Doren, long night oper-
ator at the local telephone exchange,
resigned that position Monday, and
left the city. Mrs. Doren was an
obliging and competent employee, and
her going away is regretted by many.
A proud father was explaining to
friend that on the evening of his
daughters wedding he was going to
present the happy couple with a
Ford. The friend said that it was q
novel idea for a "charlyari' and
would be a "rattling good joke"
During the heavy wind and rain
storm Monday the three large plate
glass windows in the offices of the
First National Life were blown IN
and smashed. Large branches were
broken from trees about the city and
much garden truck was laid to the
ground. The rainfall was heavy and
came at q time when it was much
needed.
The Hisega correspondent in the
Rapid City Journal has the follow,
ing to say of Miss lima Schubert OF
this city: Miss Schubert is still.
catching the largest trout OF any one,
and bids fair to get the loving cur
offered by Pierre Lodge to the one
who catches the largest trout. Mr..
Montague looks on and after studying
| the situation over decides it ia nc