Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-29
Daily Papers and Magazines at the
Smoke HOuse.-F. N. Beacon.

Daiiy apeTS anu Magazines at the
Smoke House,. n. Beacon.
Mrs. C. d. Mead was hostess at a
Red Cross luncheon at her home Sat-
urday.
ii. z. Williams and family went
out to Midland today for a short Wis
it with relatives.
Mrs. G. N. Wyatt has moved her
household goods to Fort Pierre and
will MAXI her home there.
A cooked food sale win be held at
the Thomas grocery Saturday after
noon by the Catholic ladies.
Rev. G. I. Notson of Mitchell,
preached at the Methodist church
Sunday, returning home Monday.
The Watertown and Pierre foot
ball teams will play a THANKSGIVING
game in this city at Hollister field.
j. &. Ziebach of Gam Valley, a
member of the state rural credits
board, is in the city on official bust
ness.
Lieutenants l.. l.. Stephens and F.
ID. Sahr arrived home Yesterday from
the Fort Smelling officers training
ctulp.
MIS-. John Griffith and baby were
released from the hospital Tuesday
and have returned to their home at
Midland.
ID. W. Lyman and j. H. Starkey
county auditor, returned Sun az,
from Aberdeen, where they served
as jurors in the federal court.
j. r. Mcknight and e. M. Quinn
arrived home Sunday from Aberdeen
where they served as jurors in the
United States court.
The city schools closed Yesterday
afternoon for the remainder of the
week to enable the teachers to attend
the State Educational meeting at
Sioux Falls.
Miss Marjorie Starkey left yester-
day for Kansas City for q visit with
her brother, James, who is a member
OF the 7th railway engineers at Fort
LeavenWorth.
"A large number of young people
went out to the Pietrus farm Friday
night to attend a big barn dance.
There was a big crowd in attendance
and all report a good time.
I'm. Rood, secretary of state, and
Mrs. Rood went out to Sturpis YES
terday to attend the celebration of
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mi. and Mrs. II. O. Anderson.
Mrs. o. b. Lund arrived home on
Sunday from a visit with Mr.. Lund
at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill, and
Will remain here for a short time
when she will return TO that point.
Hiram Rowe of Fort Pierre last
week received notice of his appoint
ment to the aviation corps and will
report at Berkeley, Cal, on December
8. His many Pierre friends wish him
success.
Almost 5000 teachers and educators
OF the state are gathered in Sioux
Falls to attend the 35th ANIMAL con-
vention of the South Dakota Educa-
tlonal association. Many prominent
speakers are on the program.
The 1917 potato crop is estimated
to consist of 453, 600, GEO, 900 bushels.
or half again as much as last wear.
Reports from the commission on car
service indicate that more than 75O..
900 cars will be needed to handle it.
Harry Hale of the state game de-
partment, took a large shipment of
bullheads to the western part of the
state Sunday, where they will be u.s.
ed in stocking up small streams and
ponds. The supply was taken from
Lake Alice.
Geo. Fallon, who was injured in a
gas explosisn here some time ago,
came in from Rochester Sunday,
where he has been taking medical
treatment. Mr.. FalioD will remain
in the city for a short time and will
then return to Black Hills points.
Onida Watchman: Albert Schrieyer
resigned his position at the First
State Bank the fore part of the week
and went to Pierre to enroll as q
student in the teleg raphy class being
organized there with the intention
of fitting himself as an operator and
join the army or navy signal service.
Andrew Long of ST. Paul, a news
butcher on the Northwestern, was
arrested several days ago on a charge
of violating the state liquor laws.
Longs arrest came as a result of a
complaint that he was disposing of
liquors to residents along his run
and he is held under $3.50 bonds.
Charles l.. Hyde, Jr., through whose