Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-01

their home last evening,
Rev. Anthony has arrived from
Pennsylvania and will hold services
at She Episcopal church Sunday,
Halloween passed off rather quiet
ly in Pierre. The windows OF a num-
Der of the business places were pretty
we'll escaped up'' by youngsters.
Federal Farm Loans al 5 per cent,
5 to 40 years, optional payment. Call
or write First National Farm Loan
Association, 2S5 Pierre St, Pierre,
s. D. 2O4.
Chas. Fl. Burke, who has been spend
ing his entire time working for the Red
Cross, will be the principal speaker at
the patriotic entertainment which will
be held at Miller tomorrow evening.
Miss Elsie Stroup, operator at the
local telephone exchange, was given
a miscellaneous shower at the Kirk
patrick home last night. Miss Stroup's
marriage to Carl Wagner of Fort
Pierre takes place in the near future.
The marriage of Miss Regina Hol-
lister and Frank b. Mcknight of this
city will take place at Huron this
evening Following the ceremony
the young couple will leave on an ex-
tended wedding trip. following which
they will go to Junction City, Kan,
to reside.
my Soldier Girl' played at the
Grand Tuesday evening in Pierre was
greeted by a good sized audience.
The attraction was we'll received and
was filled with an abundance of com
edy, solos and chorus numbers. The
scenic effects and costumes were very
pretty.
Farmers iii this section of the copn-
ty have commenced the picking of
corn, and some of them have secured
help enough so that they are pretty
we'll along with the work. The yields
so far reported show that the crop
has turned out better than was ex-
pected. There is some soft corn.
but the amount is very small.
Mrs. j, l. Pyle Of Huron, presi-
dent Of the State Equal Franchise
league, and the executive board Of
the league, composed of Mrs. Camp
bell of Sioux Falls, Mrs. Nina Petit
grew of Belle Fourche, Mrs. Christ
of Miller and Rev. Mrs. Poweli of
Spearfsb, are holding a business ses-
sion in the city.
Blunt is to have a second banking in
s~titution-the Security State Bank of
Blunt has been Incorporated. Its off
GERS are: President, W N. Farmer;
vice President, c. I. Dixie, Huron;
Cashier, A. v. Wilson, Blunt. @The
new bank will be opened in the former
Hughes County Bank building. 1t is
expected Mr.. Wilson will have charge
of the bank.
r There were a great many potatoes
} raised in this vicinity this fall, but the
farmers seem somewhat reluctant to
> sell just at this time. and there is not
an overahundance of tUbers in town.
If the farmers plan on holding their pc.
. tatoes for a big price in the spring
. they may be disappointed, as the gov
eminent report shows that there are
twice as many potatoes in the Unitec
: States as there we're last fall, which
would indicate that potatoes will bt
much cheaper next spring than a yea
: ago.
The First National Farm Loan AS.
4 ISOLATION of Pierre is meeting will
good success under the Federal Farm
Loan and has applications to thu
amount of $50 800. This will Drinl
= in a lot of eastern money for the far
!, mer at a low rate of interest. |
takes ten members to organize a.
association but after the association
/" is once organized any individual far
' mer cal apply for a loan. A grea
= many seem to have the idea that it i
: necessary to have ten OF his neigh
. bors 60 in with him and apply. Thi
% is not the case. Any land owner VIII.
= is cultiyating or employing some on
else to cultivate the land a obtai
b a loan for the purpose of improyiu
% the farm either in the matter of buy
n ing stock or machinery to u tn
Z, same.
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