Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26

MISS ruth PETERSON Monday evening. |
Judge Polly is now the owner of the
German ranch, near thetown of Fair
bank.
DR.. Mertons came over from Gettys- |
burg yesterday on a short profession
Il visit.
Mrs. H. L. Melchert of Quinn. sub
mitted to ar operation at the hospital
yesterday.
Representative McGrath of Lyman
county, passed Sunday in the city
with friends.
John Longstaff came up from Huron
Monday on a combined business and
pleasure visit.
| Mrs E. 81. Ramsey is entertaining
the Lutheran Aid society at her home
this afternoon.
The ladies of the Catholic church will
give n of their popular bazaars and
food sales on May 3.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Childs
Conservation league was held at the
library Tuesday night.
The members of the Luther League
will be entertained tonight al the home
OF Mrs, G. Hammerstein.
Mrs. G B, Patrick arrived home the
first of the week from a visit with
relatives at Austin, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Schaaf left yes
friday for a several days visit at
Minneapolis and points in Iowa.
Jupiter Pluvius is lending his kindly
aid in making good the food shortage.
Let us hope his efforts will be fruitful.
Joe Heck and family have moved to
this locality from Aberdeen. They
will occupy the Hardy ranch north of
Pierre.
Mrs. Znmwalt and daughter, who
have spent several weeks here with a
son and brother, departed Tuesday for
their home at st. Louis.
Members of the Monday Musical
went to Fort Pierre Monday evening
where they were entertained at the
home of Mrs. G. r Coyne.
An entertainment will be given at
the Methodist church tomorrow even
ing by Miss Pauline Mayo, under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid society.
Redfield Press, 49,: Lieut.. n. T.
Kenny, of the South Dakota Medical
Corps, of Pierre. vas doing inspection
work in the city Sunday afternoon.
Members of Company l of Rapid
City, who are stationed here on guard
duty, were given q supper at the ST.
Charles Monday evening by Manager
Dudley.
A new design in women's hosiery
displays the American flag just above
the shoe top. The flag should not be
displayed at half mast in these piping
times of war.-Ex.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Jaynes left on
Monday for Aberdeen for a visit with
their sons, Alfred and Edward, who
enlisted at that point for service in
the coast artillery.
The merchant in the interior who
forces up his prices merely because he
can do it is simply pouring water on
ALL ,-la11, ~ al
state.
A number of the high school stud.
ents enjoyed a social evening at the
st. Charles Saturday night, dancing
being the main feature of entertain
ment. at the close of which supper
was served at the j. Z. Nelson home.
A military movement is on foot at
Murdo and the preliminary arrange
ments we'll under way for the organ
izing of a volunteer battilion of in
fantry west of the Missouri river, in
South Dakota. The movement was
started west of the river where it is
expected to take on rather large pro-
portions in the very near future &C
cording to the large amount of en-
thusiasm shown toward it during it's
primative stage.
Gettysburg News: Sam Blakeley is
in Minneapolis this week with j. Ell.
Williams. They are trying to buy
enough beans to seed a quarter sec
ton of land. A. G. Williams and the
two men mentioned above are in the
deal. With beans at the present high
price it is an attractive gamble, and
the experiment will also be watched
with interest to see how a bean crop
will work out in this county. They
are expecting to have some difficulty
in finding the necessary quantity of
seed beans.
Chamberlain Register: Wednesday
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