Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-08
A. A. Calhoon of Blunt passed Tues.

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Bert Latta came up from Harold
today on q short business trip.
Fine Cigars and Tobacco at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
Miss Selma Norbeck celebrated her
7th birthday at her home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffin Of Mid
land. spent Sunday in the city with
friends.
Judge l.. L Gaffy returned Tuesday
from a business visit to the Twin
Cities.
L.. A. Munson came in from Quinn
Tuesday on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
A meeting of the Child Conserva-
ton league was held at the Uhrig
home Tuesday night.
Louis Lezek IS opening up a fur and
hide establishment in the Gunderson
building on South Pierre street.
The Hughes County Sunday School
convention will meet in Pierre on
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Mrs. j. j. Dalton of Huron, is a
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hodoval, and numerous Pierre
friends.
w. l.. Henderson arrived from Du-
pree Monday to take up his duties as
secretary to the state securities COM
mission.
Next Tuesday is the opening day of the
November term of the circuit court for
Hughes county. The term will continue
for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pettyjohn of
Harold, visited with their daughters.
Misses Lucille and Ilortense, in the
city Tuesday
A fire at the Hutchinson home in
East Pierre called out the fire ladies
yesterday. Only slight damage was
done to the residence.
Mrs. w. j. Henry, who spent sew
eral days here with her aunt. Mrs.
Shurtleff, departed Tuesday for her
home in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Bailey return
ed Tuesday from Minneapolis, where
they attended q meeting of Reming-
ton Typewriter agents.
CHS Bridal Night" presented at
the Grand Tuesday night was largely
attended and those present report the
show AS a first class attraction.
The sports are still bringing full BAGS
of ducks. They seem to be as plentiful
as in the fall, although thousands nut
on their angel plumage early IN the fall.
Chas. Il. Burke, chairman of the
Pierre Hughes County Red Cross socie-
ty, went to Minneapolis Monday to at
tend a meeting of chairmen of Red
Cross societies of the district.
Nelson Barnes left yesterday for
Chicago, where he hopes to secure
employment with the government at
one of its ammunition plants, in that
he failed to pass the required exam
lnatlon for service in the army,
The Spargur hard ware store has q
fine window display of appropriate
articles for Christmas gifts to the sol
diers Somewhere in France" which
will aid those who are arranging
their share of these remembrances.
Get busy and fill a box Or two.
Huron and Beadle county hunters
who are bemoaning the approaching
end of the duck season might well
lay plans fora series,of rabbit drives.
AS the melancholy ~wheatless DAYS
grow thicker, a jackrabbit day now
and then might serve to break the
monotony.-Huron Hnronite.
The Postofice Department is planning
to issue 13c postage stamps for registered
and special delivery letters. Heretofore
q ot1iiP lldS DcCI III use Dur the IN
crease in postage makes the new starnn
necessary. The stamp will bear the head
of Franklin and will be of the size and
border design of the current issue above
2 cents.
Superintendent Crandall of the In
dian school left today for Bismarck.
N. d., where a number of the pupiIs
from the Indian school there will be
transferred to the school here. A
number of the pupils will also be
be transferred to the Flandreau In
dian school, as the school at Bismarck
will be closed.
Blunt Advocate: j. G. Higgins de-
monstrated this year what might be
done with al alfalfa field. Joe had
about eight acres of alfalfa which he
allowed his pigs to ru in until the first
of August. From this eight acre patch
he has sixty bushels of seed, besides
eleven tons of hay. The income from
this eight acres is at least S110O inst