Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-01
LOCAL NEWS
A son was born last week to Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Middleton.

Mrs. Josef Steiner is spending the
week end with q daughter at Blunt.
Photographed Iceland returned Oh
Monday from a short stay at Nit
chell.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Hengel at the hospital Tues.
day.
Chas. l.. Hyde aud family have
moved to the st, Charles hotel for the
winter.
George Coates was in Pierre yester
dayfrom Canning. Business called him
here.
Irons orchestra of Huron will furn-
ish music for a dance at the st. Charles
this evening.
Attorney I. G. MeNamee and fami-
ly have moved to their new home on
Euclid avenue.
l. o. Bourke of Okobojo sold sew
eral loads of produce on the Pierre
market this week.
Clair Laird left yesterday for Center
vile, this stale, where he has accepted
a clerkship in a store.
Doane Robinson, state historian,
went to Gettysburg Monday on a
short business visit.
Guy Harding left Monday for Min
neapolis, from which place he will
drive home an auto truck.
Fl. ID. Jennings left Monday for
Hot Springs, where be will spend the
winter months at the Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Hartley went out to Philip on
Monday, where she will spend The win.
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Brown.
Mrs. B. A. Cummins entertained a
number of friends at her home yes
terday, complimentary to Mrs. M. II.
Goodner of Seattle, Wash.
a. G Ferrin lett Pierre today, 60
ing to Sioux Falls. There he enters
into the employ of the government,
serving as inspector Of meats.
The marriage of William Sugars
and Mrs. Eta Heines, both Of Athol,
took place in this city Monday, Rev.
Address performing the ceremony.
Q. H. Lugg, state superintendent.
arrived home the first OF the week from
Seattle, Wash, where he attended q
meeting of the National Educational
association.
Miss Kalder, teacher in the city
schools, was called to her home at
W~oonsocket the first of the week by
the illness of her father. Her place
is being flied by Miss Lille Pearson.
9 The students of the Central school
will hold . food sale Saturday to aid
in the raising of funds for the pack
ing of N-mas boxes for the soldiers.
The Pierre Rid Gross chapter will
furnish rs boxes.
The annual show of the Central
South Dakota Poultry association will
be held in Pierre December II %. The
association is putting forth a great eff
fort to make the exhibition of poultry
exceed that of former shows.
The Queen Esther society at their
meeting Monday evening, elected offic
ers for the year as follows: President;
Miss Sophia Leland; vice president,
Miss Anna Holiise Ger; secretary, Miss
Henrietta Matter; treasurer, Miss Ha-
Eel Baker.
The young people of the Methodist
church held a surprise party Monday
evening at the HoWes home in honor
of Foster Edwards. The evening
was spent in playing games and
music, which was followed by a dain
ty luncheon.
Pierre boys who left here as mem-
bers of Company A for Camp Greene.
Charlotte, n. c., and later trans
ferred to the infantry. have arrived
at M%ineola, Long Island, N. <. q.
units of the 41st division, which in
cludes IL, 600 soldiers.
Quite above the ordinary run OF
musical comedies will be Che Offering
at the Grand Opera House Tuesday
November 6. 1t will be Fredeyick
Bowers in ellis Bridal Night from
the pen of Lawrence Rising and Mar
garet Mayo The music vas com
posed by Mr.. Bowers.
Some of the ranchers on White tivel
have threshed their alfalfa and find the
seed this year to be of excellent quail.
ty, and the yield is reported as being
from four to six bushels per acre
While grasshoppers worked in som
fields and partly destroyed the seee
crop, alfalfa growers, as a rule, are
well pleased with the returns from then
fields this year, man. having as high
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