Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16

Mrs. Jas. Ryan of Blunt. is a pa
Nent at the hospital.
George Issenhuth of Huron, passed
Monday in the city.
Harry Dixon returned Monday
from a visit with homefolks at Sioux
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. G. Van VALID of
Gettysburg, were Pierre visitors last
Saturday.
Mrs. Walton Of Huron. spent Sun
day in the city with her daughter,
Miss Mary Walton.
Mrs. Gilkinson has returned from
a several weeks visit in North Dako-
ta and other points.
f. l.. Villas, deputy United States
marshal, has returned to the city
from a trip to Wyoming.
Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick of La
Cross, is in the city for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Oblinger.
The Degree of Honor was enter
tanned at The St. Charles Monday
night by Mrs. A. B. Nelson.
A band concert will be given on the
court house lawn this evening, during
the Red Cross ice cream social.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Troy and Miss
ArvilIa Edgar have gone to the Black
Hills, making the trip by auto.
A nice shower of ram Monday night
%refreshened growing crops, and it will
make the grain in splendid shape for
threshing the first of next week.
James Temmey, editor of the Onida
Waterman, and mother and sister
came over from Onida by auto Tues
day.
Chas. McGaffree, immigration COM
missioner, has gone to Chicago to at
tend q meeting Of the state council of
defense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Eager of
Onida, visited in the city over Sun
day, being en- route to Black Hills
points.
DIR. A. H. Youngs of this city, has
been appointed by Gov. Norbeck as
re-examining physician of Hughes
county,
DR.. and Mrs. T. F. Riggs and Mr..
and Mrs. II. G. Quackenbush arrived
home Monday from an auto trip to
the Black Hills.
The many friends of Andrew Bon
sey will be pleased to learn that he
has landed safely with the U. S.
troops in France.
Miss Lille Bowen entertained a
number of friends at the st. Charles
Saturday complimentary to Mrs. II.
l.. Russell of Minneapolis.
Claire Besancon, former editor of
the Blunt Advocate and we'll known
in Hughes county, has been accepted
for entrance to the officers training
camp at Fort Smelling.
The local Red Cross society has
their routine OF work well under way
and much has been accomplish.
ed in the making of hospital supplies
A few hours each day from each lady
would be a great help to the society.
American labor will be supplied for
harvesting the Canadian grain crop
under an arrangement reached Tuesday
between Canada and the department OF
labor officials. American harvest hands
will be permitted for the first time to
enter Canada, and immigration regula.
lions will be waived by both countries
Fred G. KucheI, of Gary, a private
in the First South Dakota cavalry
dropped dead at Watertown Tuesday
while engaged in drill work. The
cause of the young mans death was
q blood clot nea the heart. This il
the second death which has occurred
in the company's ranks since theil
mobilization at Watertown.
Among the list of 104 South Dakotans
who have been accepted for the Second
Officers Training Camp, at Fort Smell
ing, the following Pierre residents are
in the list: Louis l.. Stephens, William
James Harris, Frederick Ell. Sahr,
Bruce Edison Clark. In addition te
these. a list of all applicants eligible to
selection for duty at the various train.
ing camps has been sent to the com
manding general at Chicago for use in
the future.
A month ago the cry went up from
the corn growing section of the coun-
try that rain was badly needed for
the corn and other growing crops.
The rain has fallen and it appears
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