Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Nellie Leach of Canning, was
in the city Tuesday.
A son was born to MIR. and Mrs. l..
d. Howard of Blunt, at the hospital
Monday.
Miss lima Schubert has returned
from a several weeks outing at Hi
sega.
Rev. ]. A. Edwards and family have
gone to the Black Hills for a visit with
friends.
Fl. G. Wegner went to Watertown
Tuesday, driving back an auto for a
local customer.
State Sheriff Shanks arrived from
Parkston by auto Tuesday to look
after official duties.
Miss Sophia DeLand arrived home
today from an extended visit with a
sister in New York.
c. j.. Bach arrived yesterday from
Hurley for a visit with his daughter,
Mrs. j. R. Mcknight.
Mrs. Marvin Hurlbut has gone out to
her home at Mentor after spending sever
al days in the city with friends.
Mrs. John Peterson came up from
Harold Tuesday for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.. Krimbill.
Mrs. Anding will entertain the For
eign Missionary society of the Metho-
dist church at her home tomorrow
evening.
The figure "6' has become a magic
one to the L. w. w. organization.
They demand Sc q day, 6 hours a day
and 6 days q week.
Eugene Harshman of Stanley county,
and Frances Elmer of Omaha, were
united in marriage by Rev. w. a. Ty-
Ter in this city Monday.
1t has been suggested that the pota-
to blossom be made the national flower.
That will suit us here in Little Ireland
all right.-Montrose Herald.
An examination for grade pupils who
have been making up grades during the
summer will be held at the high school
building ON August / and September /.
John Hirning, state bank examiner,
is making preparations to again make
his home in Pierre. He will move his
family to the city from Herreid.
Attorneys Goldsmith and Stephens
and families have returned from an
extended outing in the Black Hills.
They made the trip by auto and expert
enced no mishaps,
Troop G. First South Dakota cav
airy of Huron, is now part of the reg.
ular army. The troop of 105 men and
officers WAS mustered into the service
of the federal government.
Every one admits the weather is hot
but why should you complain like it is a
visitation on you personally. 1t is seas
enable weather we are having, just the
kind of weather it is necessary to have
to produce crops.
Miss Bess Devine, operator at the
local telephone exchange for a num-
Der of years, will leave the middle of
August for Yankton, where she will
enter a hospital for a 3-years' course
as nurse.
Mrs. Dick Odle, who has taught in
the primary department of the city
schools for a number of years, has
rendered her resignation to the board
of education. and will go out to the
ranch near Fort Pierre, where Mr..
Odle is now located.
passed through VoIga Monday morn
ing while on his way from Pierre to
Brookings. He has received a trans
fer from Company "C"at B~rookings
to the hospital corps of the First
South Dakota Cavalry with the rank
of sergeant.
The state legal department holds
that S physician cannot carry liquor
in his medicine case to supply to
patients individually. All he can do
in case of his belief in the need of Ii.
quor is to give a prescription which
must be taken 20 a licensed druggist
to be filled.
Philip Review: John Pond, who
has been employed at the Ed, G. MeY-
or barber shop for some time past,
has given up his position there and
with his wife and baby left Sunday
night for Harold. We understand
that at the time of his departure he
had nearly completed the purchase of
q barber shop in a town iii the south
eastern part OF the state.
In front of a little village postofice
an old farmer was holding his Fright
ened team while an automobile rush
ed by. Queer how horses are so
skeered of them things, ',said one of