Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
FINE Cigars and Tobacco at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.

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Herbert Benion has returned to the
city after a several months absence.
The Dickens club was entertained
at the sebree home Monday night.
Fred Baade of DeGrey. submitted
to an operation at the hospital Tues
day.
George Ridgeway returned Tuesday
from a several days visit in Minnea-
polls.
Miss Ruth Solberg, who teaches
school at Mentor, spent Sunday at
her home here.
Geo. w. White of Kennebeck. has
oeen appointed as a member of the
STATE live stock board.
Miss Kalder, teacher in the West
Ward school, spent Sunday at her
home at Woonsocket.
Walter Peterson of Blunt, is a ma.
tient at the hospital, having under
gone an operation Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Homer have re-
turned from a summers stay at their
summer home in Minnesota.
The ladies of the Fort Pierre Wom-
ans club will fill 25 Christmas boxes
for the soldiers at the front.
Palmer Gilbertson returned Mon
day from VermilIion, whore he spent
several days with homefolks.
Eidon Anderson wentto Clear Lake
Tuesday to take up his work as agri-
cultural agent in Deuel. county.
Will Frandsen arrived Monday
from the eastern part of the state,
where be has spent the summer.
Mrs. Matthew Murphy will arrive
the latter part of the week from Far.
go, N. D., for a visit at the Burke
home.
Clair Laird has sent in his applica-
ton for entrance to one of the govern
ment aviation schools and hopes to
be called soon.
Walter LaFortune and Miss Wani-
ia HohansheIt, both of Highmore,
were united in marriage by Justice
Anderson Monday.
Christmas presents and other gifts
from home for American soldiers in
France must be restricted to parcels
of OF more than sever pounds each.
Miss Mana e. Gilbert, editor of the
Salem Register, VisiStd at the Nor
beck home the first of the week, being
%enroute home from q trip to the Black
Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Schooner of
Faith, visited with relatives here
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs, Schooner
made the trip by auto and report a
most pleasant trip.
Ray Dahl, who is stationed at the
Great Lakes naval training station,
arrived home Tuesday on a 10 days
furlough. His many pierle friends
welcome his visit home.
The Boy Scouts of the city will give
an entertainment at the Auditorium
next Wednesday evening. No ad-
mission will be charged and a cordial
invitation is extended TO all.
Lange, the we'll known eye man,
coming again. Will be at hotel in
Blunt Thursday, Oct. IS, d. N. only,
In Pierre Thursday, Oct. %, p. 10.
only. Delays ere dangerous and ex-
pensive. Save the school children.
The first annual convention of the
South Dakota Parent Teacher associa-
tious will be held in Huron, October 26
and 27. Prominent educators and child
welfare leaders will appear on the pro-
gram.
Harry Gardnsr and family came up
from Pierre Saturday night, Mrs.
Gardner stopping to visit at.the Rum
rill home over Sunday and Harry GO
ing up to Stone Lake to hunt ducks.
-Onida Waterman.
Capa Hustler: Stephen and Fabian
Kelley had abig fight with rattlesnakes
somewhere near the Shae place, in a
prairie dog town. They tackled the
snakes with a spade and an ak, killing
seventy two in three quarters of an
hour.
E. G. Crotty of Dubuque, brother
of j. l., Crotty of this city, died at
his home in Dubuque Monday, fol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis. Mr..
and Mrs. Crotty g this city left Tues
day for that place.
Onida Watchman: F. N. Hatfield
was in town Saturday wearing a
smile owe a. business deal he had
just completed. He has 100 acres of
fine corr and owing to the scarcity of
help decided to sell it in the field
rather than try to pick it, He dis