Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
LOCAL NEWS
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Miss Margaret Lockhart has return
ed from a visit with relatives in Iowa.
Mrs. Hattie Namanny and daugh-
ter left Saturday for Watertown to
reside.
Sidney LANCE returned Monday
from a visit at the parental home at
Lead.
Miss Lorraine Brown, a student at
Huron college, spent Sunday at her
home here.
Mrs. Lytle entertained the Metho-
dist Aid society at her home yester-
day afternoon.
7. r. Kelley of Harold, passed
yesterday in the city looking after
business matters.
FL. S. Hedrick, state game warden,
came over from Chamberlain Tuesday
to look after official duties.
Miss Gertrude Harvey has COM
menced a term If school in the Nc.
Macken district near Okobojo.
Members of the Chlids' Conservation
league were entertained at the A. e.
Lucas home on Tuesday evening.
Yesterday was observed throughout
the state as Liberty Day. The city
schools were closed during the after
noon.
Attorney j. B. Hanten, member OF
the Code revision board, left Tuesday
for a short visit at his home at Wat
ertown.
Eben w. Martin, ex-congressman,
was in the city from DeadWood Tues
day TO look after matters before the
supreme court.
w. III. Skinner of Castlewood, has
been appointed as circuit Judge Of the.
3rd circuit to succeed Judge Sher-
wood, resigned.
Among the list of promotions in
the medical corps at FIT. Riley, is the
name of j. l. Mertens OF Gettysburg,
to First Lieutenant
G. Ii. Anderson, president of the
state council of defense, left Monday
for Mitchell to attend q meeting of
the officers of the home guards.
Frank Snuff of Shenandoah, Iowa, ar
rived in the city the first of the week
and will! take up his duties Of superin-
tendent of the city power plant.
The old Fuller residence east of the
capitol has been purchased by a. w.
Ewart, having come into his possession
through the capitol commission.
The wind blew a fierce northwestern
nearly all day Monday. That re-
minds a good many to lay in q supply
of coal that have not already done so.
Old Sol is destined to continue his
ruthless warfare on the shiyering
populace of Pierre. The leaden skies
may be responsible for a few snow
~tlurries this week.
Governor Norbeck has appointed j.
l.. Browne of Aberdeen, a member of
the state soldiers home board, to fill a
vacancy caused by the resignation of j..
l.. Turner of Springfield.
Okobojo Times: Parties from Dead.
wood have arrived with two carloads of
ranch supplies and are moving to the
Judge Policy place which they will &C.
cup for the next five years.
See LANCE, the Eye Man, at hotel
in Blunt Thursday, Oct. 25, a. m
only; Pierre Thursday, Oct. %, p. m.
only. Bring the children, Be Oh
time. Delays are dangerous. Last
trip until Feb. 1st.
Aage Rasmussen and Carl Stevens
are now proprietors of the local bowl
ing alley, and it is situated IN Dakota
avenu Both are nice fellows, good
business men, and would appreciate a
call from you.
Mrs. w. g. Benedict OF Belle
Fourche, who has been the guest of
Mrs. lone Russell, left yesterday for
Dell Rapids, to attend a meeting of
the advisory board of the Odd Eel
lows Home, being chairman of the
board.
Clarence Nelson, who left with Com
pany A several weeks ago for Char
lotte, N. c., arrived home Wednesday,
having been rejected for physical disa-
bility. Clarence was injured in an
auto accident before leaving Pierre and
no doubt this is accountable for his re
lection.
Sioux Falls Journal, IS: Deputy In
dustrial Commissioner Steve Travis. of
Pierre, was in the city last week on the
first cast under the new Workmen's
compensation act passed by the last
legislature. Relatives in Asia Minor