Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-01
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Attorney Philo Hall OF Brookings, is
III the city on professional business.
Mrs. Robert Hillery visited with
relatives near Canning over Sunday.
The optomist already has his a
open for the note OF first robin of 1917.
Prof. Hansen of the State Agricul-
tural college, was among the arrivals
Monday.
h. A. Bielski came in from Philip
yesterday to remain until the close of
the session.
Miss Flora Harvey left today for
Sioux Fails for a several days visit
with friends.
VIM, Larry of okobojo, shipped a
car OF fine hogs to the Sioux City
market Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. King entertained the
East Pierre Womans club at her home
Tue day afternoon.
President Johnson of the Aberdeen
Normal, is among the visitors at the
closing OF the session.
Miss Gertrude Mishler of W~orthington,
Mimi, arrived the first of the week for
a visit at the Parry home.
Miss Hildegarde Olson came up
from Canning Sunday for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. McCauley.
Mrs. II. b. Martin came up from
Harold Monday, called here by the
death of her nephew, the little Laugh
lin boy.
The Congregational Aid society was
entertained at the parsonage yester-
day afternoon by Mesdames Address
and Jaynes.
Burke O'Brien arrived from Lead
Saturday for a visit with his son, w.
$. O'Brien, and to take in the closing
days of the session.
Mrs. l.. F. Redmond Of Martindale,
Mont, and Mrs. w. H. Waters of
Miller, spent the fore part of the
week with their sister, Mrs. E. f.
Clifford.
A meeting of the Fourth District
Medical society was held at the hospi-
tai yesterday. DIR. /. f. Riggs was
chosen as president and DIR, A, H.
Youngs as secretary.
The operetta Little Miss Muffet
Lost and Found" presented by the
pupils of the Mckinley school at the
high school building Saturday night,
was largely attended, and about $40
was taken in to add to the fund for
the purchase of a moving picture
machine for the city schools.
A grand council recently was held
by the Sisseton Sioux Indians, at
which they empowered one of their
number to sign contracts with attor.
neys preliminary to bringing a suit
before the federal court of claims fol
SO, 500, 600, which they claim is due
them from the United States govern.
ment.
In some years of the past farmers
have been able to do some of theil
spring seeding in February but this
year it appears they will do we'll i
they are able to do anything alon.
/ that line in the month Of March as i
IS reported there is more than iv,
feet of frost in the ground. Sound
a little like seasons actually ar,
changing.
t AL Neiman, buyer of draft horses, 10
! Gated in Chicago, and who has bough
horses upon this market for the pas
fifteen years, is in Pierre, for the pur
pose of purchasing horses for the war
> and he wants a goodly bunch of them
ranging in age from 5 to 0 years. Mr.
4 Neiman Is a liberal buyer, and he vii
' exchange a handsome sum for a goo
animal. You can meet him at tn
Palace Barn, March 8.
Not as a tip to milliners, but 70
the assurance Of those who wear mil
iinery, we may say that present ind
cation are, that III most sections.
good opportunity will be p~resente
r for the display of Easter hats an,
a other snowy toys According t
Hicks, the Sh falls between tw
storm periods, and one could hardl
: pick out a day of fairer promise witt
IN a week of Easter, either way.
' Sioux Falls journal: Williar
Roche of Blunt, who accompanied hi
s daughter here to enter a nurses
y school, says stock is having a prett
n hard time of it right now. The
managed to get along fairly we'll fo
s a couple of months, which is the usu
e al length of winter, but the drag
beginning to tell on them, particular
e ly where there is poor shelter or tb
q rancher is short of feed. Stockme