Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-15
LOCAL NEWS

The Dickens club was entertained at
the Doane Robinson home Monday ev-
ening.
Attorney 7. II. Null came up from
Huron Monday to look after court
matters.
Mrs. Ed Purcell is entertaining the
Catholic Altar society at her home
this afternoon.
Miss NADIA Pinckney left today for
California where she will spend the
winter with relatives.
f. L. Villas, deputy United States
marshal. left for the east Sunday,
ticketed to Sioux Falls.
Miss Mabel Fades of Blunt, spent
the fore part of the week in the city,
the guest of Miss Libby Seeley.
Miss Louise ellis entertained a
number of little friends at a birthday
party at her home Monday afternoon.
O.. l.. Nelson left Tuesday for
Minneapolis, after a several days
visit with his mother, Mrs. A. b. Nell
son.
Miss Lucille LaPlant returned to
her home on the Cheyenne Agency
Monday after q short visit at the
Steiner home.
Attorney L.. l.. Stephens arrived
home yesterday from the officers
training camp at Fort Smelling on a
short Through.
Miss Bertha Kalder returned Sun
day from Woonsocket, where she
was called by the illness and death
of her father.
Misses Evelyn Parry and Margaret
Lockhart will entertain the Kings
Daughters society at the Lockhart
home this evening.
Don't let the extra one cent postage
on letters make you angry for it is q
direct war contribution just as the
extra pennies you pay at the movies.
w. D. Oldfield came down from the
FL. G. Fuller ranch in Sully county
Monday. He is thinking of trying
life upon the Geiger ranch in Stanley
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Mitchell ar,
rived Monday from Huron for a visit
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. W. Baker. Mrs. Mitchell
was formerly Miss Marcia Baker.
After all there is nothing in q
strange land like a newspaper from
home. Even a letter in many re.
spects is nothing n'comparison will
it.
The Congregational Aid was enter
tanned at the st. Charles yesterday af
ternoon by Mesdames Hyde, Hits ant
Payne. The time was spent in Re-
Cross work.
Chas. l.. Hyde Jr., arrived HON
Tuesday from Omaha, where he sue
ceeded in passing the examination 70
entrance to the aviation corps an
expects to be called shortly.
Conductor Hart of Huron, one o
the Oldest conductors on this divisio
of the Northwestern. passed away a
his home in Huron Tuesday night o
pneumonia, from which he had sui
fered for several days.
The neat sum OF $3.50 has been 70,
warded to Major n. T. Kenney
which is the amount secured by tt
dlsposaI~of a horse which "a give
to a committee by Noah Newbant
for the purpose of raising the fund.
Leland Walker left Monday ft
Boston, where he accompanied
shipment of government horses. l.
land will go on to Long Island, |
Y, where be will visit with h
brother, Carl, and the rest of tt
Pierre boys.
The pupils of the Dry Run scho
will hold q basket social at the
school house next Wednesday ey
ming. The proceeds will be turn,
into the Y. M. G. A. and Soldier
Library funds. Pierre people shcu
endeavor to attend.
Otto A. LinablooD. who is wi
the rest of the Pierre boys ut Can
Mills, Long Island, N. Y. writ
home Of his recent promotion to t
rank Of 2nd lieutenant in Bate
c 147th f. A. This is a well plac
promotion and Otto's many Pier
friends rejoice in the news.
Mother is knitting a sweater, sist
has finished q scarf, brother b
bought a pocket book, grandmott
has bought a laundry bag and faith
has invested in a fountain pen, all
send to son who is in training cam
or "somewhere in France" All
them have the best intentions, {
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