Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-04

DR.. B. M. Hart of Onida, was a
Pierre visitor Sunday.
Miss Hortense Pettyjohn spent
Sunday at the parental home at Har-
rold.
Ed Howell came up from Sioux
Falls Saturday on a short business
visit,
A meeting of the State Educational
Survey board will be held in the city
tomorrow.
Mrs. Edward Corwell of Blunt, I'M
derwent a slight operation at the hos
pital Monday.
Miss Ellen Dristy of Blunt, is a pa
tient at the hospital, having submitted
to an operation.
Mrs. Flora Barnes, mother of G..
+. Barnes, arrived last week for a
several weeks visit.
Dale Palm left today for Fort Riley,
Kan, being II of the men drafted
from Meade county.
Mrs. H B. Martin of Harold, visit
ed IN the city yesterday at the home of
her brother, j. A. Laughlin.
MISS Genevieye Anderson returned
to her home al Midland Saturday af-
ter q visit at The Ihli home.
Bert Waite of Sioux City, passed
Sunday in the city, having came up
to look after farm interests near the
city.
Mrs. G. w. Mcknight, mother of j..
IL, Mcknight, departed Sunday for her
home in Kansas after an extended visit
here.
Miss kaldeI returned Sunday from
Woonsocket, where she attended the
golden wedding anniversary of her
parents.
The many Pierre friends of Elmer
Ryan will rejoice in the news that he
has arrived safely in France with the
United States navy.
Mrs. Mary Squirting returned last
week from & visit in Iowa, and after
q visit here AZ the home of her son, I.
G. Squirting, will return to her home
at Leslie.
Mrs. j. E. Nipple and Miss Eliza
beth Burke returned yesterday from
Minneapolis. where they spent some
time taking 2 course in Red Cross
work.
Carl Hirning and family of Ashley.
N, d, arrived the first of the week for
a visit at the home of his brother, Chris
Hirning. MIR. and Mrs. Peter Junker
of Herreid, are also guests at the Him
ing home.
Chas. kirkpatrick, lineman for the
Dakota Central Telephone company
and an expert in his line, has resign
ed his position here and will 20 to
Huron in a few days, where he has
accepted a like position.
The Pierre Woman's club gave a
reception Tuesday evening at the
club room in the library in honor of
the teachers Of the city schools. State
superintendent Lugg gave an enter
tanning address and a program was
disposed Of.
Lyman and Jones counties cannot
agree on the division proposition as
far az the money part is concerned.
The state accountant says Lyman
owes Sc. 700 instead of Jones owing
Lyman $l4, 900, as the latter claims.
The matter is in court.
IL. l.. Evelaud, county auditor of
Gregory county, has been appointed
by GOV. Norbeck as q member of the
state tax commission to 6llthe vacan-
cy caused by the resignation Of c.. M.
Henry, who is now at the head of the
rural credits board.
Residents of southern Hyde county
are complaining of losses thr ugh the
work Of horse rustlers, and talk of or.
gani2ing to put an end to the depreda-
tons. There has been no trouble in
this line for some time in that country,
but it appears to be starting again.
High prised corn means high pric-
ed pork. Yon can explain it either
way. 1t msy be that the high price
of corn makes pork high, and again,
pork at fancy figures may drag up
the price of corn. After all, it makes
little difference how it is explained,
if you are going to market.
The Commercial club elected off,
GERS for the year at their annual
meeting Tuesday night. The officers
for the year were chosen as follows:
President, G. a. Jaynes; %vice-presi-
dent, F. e. Hits; treasurer, H. C..
Quackenbush; secretary, G. j. Starr.
The board of directors, composed of
G. II. JaYIes, c., E. Grew. 7. X Me-