Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Fran4 Alderman was in Pierre Sat

Mrs. Walter Brandhuber has gone
to Miller for a visit with relatives.
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Born, December z. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Price of Field or, a daughter.
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. McT.aurin of
Rapid City, were in the city Satur-
day.
Mrs. j. N. Thompson of Gettys-
burg, was shopping in the city yes
terday.
Guy Barton of the state insurance
department, has returned from a trip
to Helena, Montana.
Miss Sarah karcher arrived last
Friday from Freeport, ILL.,, for a visit
at the Henry karcher home.
l.. E. Snyder OF Onida, passed
Tuesday in Pierre. Mr.. Snyder ia
connected with the First National
Life.
Clerk Of Courts j. e. Slindee issued
a license to wed Friday to A. c..
keipke and Media Lorea Carr, both
of Harold.
Steve Bowen and Scrub" Carlson,
two of u high school boys. are in
Omaha, taking examinations for en-
try into war service.
Midland Mail: j.. f. Calhoon of In
terror, took his wife to the Pierre
hospital Sunday where she will un-
dergo an operation. Midland friends
hope she will pass through the opera
ton successfully.
Joe Peyson, who filed in 1893 upon
public lands near Hayes, is in Pierre,
and may decide to locate here perma-
nently. His acquaintrnces in years that
have passed are pleased to hear that he
is here to begin residence again.
A farewell dinner party was given
Friday evening at the st. Charles by
the employees of the post office, in
honor of Dean Starkey and George
Besendorfer, who left Monday morn
ing for Aberdeen, to take final ex-
animation for entry into the aviation
corps.
Mrs. w E. Rem arrived Tuesday
from Frederick for a visit with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. A G. Satter-
lee. Mr.. Rem will arrive in Pierre
shortly and after a visit here they
will go South for the remainder Of
the winter.
Huronite. Mrs. Mary Van Ness
has received word that her son, G. G..
Van Ness OF Spokane has Joined a
regiment of u. S. engineers, This is
the second son to answer the coun-
try's call. Harold, another son is
already in a training camp. The two
boys are brothers of Edgar Van Ness
of Huron and gIandsons of Mrs. Hol-
den Cook, also of this city.
The funeral of j. ID. Tracy, brother
of Mrs. B. A. Lee, took place from
the Catholic church Sunday morning.
Mr., Tracy went to Hot Springs a
short time ago for the betterment of
his health and seemed to BIO improv-
ing, until a change for the worse oc-
currfed, resulting in his death Fri
day. The remains were shipped to
Pierre for interment.
Okobojo Times: Fred Cole left yes
terday for Pierre where he will take
a short course in telegraphy with the
intention of enlisting in the army
signal service. ~. Glen Davis is the
latest Sully county boy to offer his
services to the government, having
enlisted in the aviation service at
Pierre Monday. Ray Bagby, former
Iy of Okobojo, now of Mentor, also
enlisted at the same time.
Mrs. o. b. Lund arrived home yes
terday from Camp Grant. Rockford,
H., where she spent several days
with MI. Lund, who is a member of
Company f, 21st RegimentaI Engin-
GERS. and to which company a large
number of the boys of the Dakota
division of the Northwestern belong.
Company F was scheduled to leave
Camp Grant for Norfolk, Va, and
in all probability will arrive in France
before January 1st.
Philip Review: Rev. O. E. Tell
has resigned as pastor of the Presby-
terian church, and the resignation
was accepted at a meeting of the
church board held the fore part of
last week. AT the recent meeting of
the synod in Aberdeen he was named
as moderator and will devote much of
his time to that work. He will also
engage in eyangelistic work and
leaves Sunday for Mcintosh. where
he will conduct meetings for two
weeks. The selection of q pastor for
the local church has not been made.