Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-24
LOCAL NEWS

day in the city.
A light frost was reported at this
point Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Harry Pearson of Blunt passed
Monday in the city with friends.
Robert Vessey arrived Saturday
from Chicago for a visit with friends
here.
Ivan Howes of Midland, nnder.
went an operation at the hospital Sat-
urday.
Judge c. S. Polly returned Satur-
day from a business visit to Dead
wood.
Mrs. Clyde Tyler returned yesterday
from a visit with homefolks at Red
Wing, MINI.
For efficiency and reliability phone
Daniel P. Brown, Fort Pierre, S. D
the piano tuner.
VIM. j. Mundt left Monday for SEN
eca, where he went to close up sorpe
business matters.
Rev. j. A. Edwards will deliver the
baccalaurate sermon at the Method
ist church Sunday morning.
A dance will be given at the Locke
hotel this evening. Music will be
furnished by Irons orchestra.
F. Nj, Byrne went to Carthage on
Tuesday, where he delivered an adj
dress at a big Patriotic celebration.
The East Pierre Ladies Aid society
was entertained at the Burgess home
yesterday by Mesdamea Burgess and
King.
Miss Marjorie Breeder left Sunday
for Washington, ID. c., where she
will visit the family of Senator Ster.
ling.
G. d. Gilreath arrived home Satur.
day from Huron, where he spent sew
eral days looking after business in.
terests.
Memorial services will be held at
the Episcopal church Sunday. Mem
bers of Companies A and I will at
tend in a body.
Misses Ruth and Francis Brink
are expected to arrive today from
Moorhead, Mimi, for a visit with
their brother. Pierre.
The Congregational aid society. was
entertained at the church parlors
yesterday by Mesdames Gowdy.
Brandhuber and Harris.
A petition was filed with the city
commission Monday, asking that
Riverside cemetery be taken over BY
the city as municipal property.
Miss Alta Kipgley of Minneapolis,
arrived Tuesday and has accepted a
position as stenographer with the law
firm of Sutherland and Payne.
Miss Bessie Burke and Miss Mar
guerite Karcher went to Sioux Falls
this morning to attend the commence
ment exercises at All Saints school.
A Gregory county man in hunting
gophers was himself killed. He leaves
a widow and six children. In Sioux
City a boy shot at a dog and hit g. man.
A number Of the grades of the city
schools have enjoyed their annual
picnics during the week. The schools
will close next Friday for the sum.
mer vacation.
Miss Russ has been transferred
from the Western Union Office here
to the Huron office. The acanc
here has been filled by Miss Stone of
Minneapolis.
The high school debating team was
defeated at Alexandria Friday night
two to one. The local team took the
negative side and was accompanied
to that point by Prof. McMasters.
The state land board has decided to
offer for sale 1000, 900 feet of matured
lumber near Piedmont at a minimum
OF So SO per 1000 feet. Grazing per-
mlts on state forests were fixed at
1886 for horses and $1.75 for cattle.
Sunday and Monday the soil of
South Dakota received another good
soaking. Most of the crops are in
Sne ground and now a return of sea-
sonable warm weather has brought
Ine smile that anticipation of bum
per crops is sure to bring.
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Beresfofd Republican: z. S. Pierce
n Rev. r. ID. Dexheime- returned
from Montana last Thursday. Mr..
Dexheimer together with three other
ministers own a section of land there
and Mr.. Pierce also invested. 1t is a
wheat country, and with, the present
prices of grain it would look like a
good investment.
The entertainment given at the
Auditorium Monday evening by the
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