Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12
LOCAL NEWS

Verne Dorothy has gone to the
BLACK Hills for a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Horn visited
with friends at Huron over Sunday.
Mrs. Maynard Calhoon of Blunt.
visited with relatives in Pierre Tues
day.
Will Green, publisher of the Oko.
boJo Times, was in the city Tuesday
on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hengel ar
rived home Sunday from a visit with
relatives in Sioux City.
A dance will be given at Byron hall
tomorrow night. Music will be fur
nished by the Froiic orchestra.
Harry King left the first of the
week for Aberdeen, where he has ac-
cepted employment in a garage.
f. N. Beacon left Monday for
points east in the interest of the
Erickson Hanuigan Cigar
Miss Frances Gearhart went TO
Mitchell last week. where she will
make an extended visit with friends.
Mrs. q. j. Reach of Mcleod, Cana.
ia, sister OF Mrs. Hugh Burgess, sub.
mltted to an operation at the hospi-
tai yesterday.
Miss Ruth Ryan entertained mum
Der of friends at her home in East
Pierre Tuesday evening in honor of
Miss Effie Old6eld.
Henry Huney arrived last week
from Rochester, Mimi, called here
by the illness of his brother, Ben
Huney, who passed away Tuesday.
Boys with air guns and small rifles
are getting away with the robins
pretty lively, and these birds are
natural enemies of the cut worm.
Maurice Starr has returned to the
city from Cody, Wyo., and will assoc
ciate himself with his brother, Gam.
eron, in the furniture business here.
A dance wa given at the st. Char
les last EVENTS in honor of Company
A. The Jass band, recently organ
lied, furnished music for the occa-
sion.
Misses Edith and Emma. johnson.
employees at the Capitol, will leave
shortly for Fiandrean, near which
place they will spend a couple of
months with relatives.
Man and wife with several wears
experience want location on ranch.
Steady and reliable people and can
furnish AL reference. For particu-
lars call or write this office.
Mrs. .. j. Langland of Howard
and Mrs. Andrew Torkelson and two
children of Bristol, mother and SIS.
ter of Mrs a. M. Gardner and Mar
tin L%angland, arrived Tuesday for a
visit.
Miss Jean Mallery left Tuesday on
a vacation visit to Minneapolis, Du-
iuth and other points, following
which she will go to Fargo, N. d.,
for a visit with the Mathew Murphey
family.
Willard lhli arrived home the first
OF the week. from Fort Smelling, hav-
ing failed to pass the required exam
nation for entrance to the officers
training camp or account of defective
eyesight.
Okobojo Times: The people of Oko-
bojo and vicinity met at the cemetery
Tuesday and put in new fence posts,
moved the grass, re-surYeyed the
lots and had q general cleanup which
was much needed and greatly i'm.
proved the looks of the place.
On Monday several arrests were
made by Sheriff Laughlin and the
city police of auto drivers who failed
to carry proper license plates on their
cars. When this routine of work is
completed the speed demons who
operate in the city limits should be
given a '~'touch-up."
DR.. III. L. Kenney of this city, has
been promoted from first lieutenant
of the 4th $. ID. infantry to major in
the 1st S. ID. cavalry regiment in
charge of the medical corps. This is
a promotion we'll earned and the
Doctors many friends over the state
are glad to learn of his advancement
in the ranks of Uncle Sam.
Midland Mail: A benefit fund for
Co. A, Pierre, was started in Mid
land on the 18th and as a result S115
was raised. A number of Midland
boys belong to this company and it is
gratifying that Midland people re-
spondec so heartily to the raising of
a fund. This first sun will undoupt-
eddy be reinforced from time to time.
There are two kinds of girls in the
world--the girl who works and the
girl who gads. Commend us to the