Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
I, II. Campbell came up from Huron

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Conquess yesterday.
Any way it is not so long ill spring
time as it was two months ago..
q. e. Frary, state food inspector,
was an arrival from Vermillion Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crotty have gone
to ~Creihgton, Neb., for a visit with
relatives.
Mrs swander came down from Rap
I'd City yesterday for a visit with her
son, Don Patten.
VIM. Harry of Okobojo. returned
tuesday from an extended visit with
relative in Oregon.
Representative Wlthee was called
to his home at Parker Monday by the
illness of a daughter.
State Game Warden Hedrick arrived
yesterday from Chamberlain for a short
business visit in the city.
The Pierre basket ball team was
defeated in q game at Huron Friday
night by a score Of 26 to Is.
Sopt. G, I, Dixie and Attorney A. X.
Gardner came mp from Huron yester-
day ON a short business visit.
Mrs. Chas. Sanborn came up from
Hurley last week for a visit with her
husband, representative Sanborn.
Mrs. w. H, Miller and daughter of
wall, are in the city, the latter under.
gong a slight operation at the hospi-
tai.
Mesdames Swartz, Rood and Greg
ory entertained a company of ladies
at a kepsington at the Swartz home
Monday afternoon,
Stephen Potwin, brother of Thos.
Potwin, arrived from Connecticut
Monday to attend the funeral of lit
tie Florence Potwin.
Miss Beryl Mather returned to her
home at Radield Monday, after a visit
with her sister. Mss Brownie Mather,
stenographer to Gov Norbeck.
A marriage license was issued by
Clerk of Courts Slindee Tuesday to
Miss Augusta Geuther of Manhattan,
III, and L. b. Alexander of Huron.
Hon. O. ID. Anderson OF PIankin-
ton, arrived ia the city Monday to
look after interests before the com
mittee on marketing commissioner.
"CiViliz9tion" at the Grand Opera
House February 81 % is the most
immense photo production ever made;
40, 600 people acting in this produce
tion.-Ady.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church was
entertained at the parsonage yester-
d afternoon by Mesdames Edwards,
Sanford and O'Neal.
y. j. Tscharner, former speaker of
the house, passed the first of the week
in the city sojourning among old &C
ordinances among Legislative mem
beFs.
The death OF Mrs. Ella Bryan oc-
cHrred at the home 81 her sister, Mrs.
w. S. BouneIt, Sunday. Tke funeral
vas held from the Bonueli home
Tuesday afternoon,
The production Of Ramona at the
Grand last evening drew out a large
crowd and those who ATTENDED were
well pleased With the pictures. Ramo-
ma will also be shown this evening.
Chas. McCaiffee. immigration com
missioner, returned Friday from
Kansas City. where he attended a
meeting OF the farm labor exchange,
being president of the organization.
Highmore Bulletin: Harlan j.
BashGeld of Miller, has d clded to
become a candidate for attorney gen.
eraI in 1918 This suits Hyde county
who will give him a rousing vote
when the time comes.
A number Of cases of chicken pox pre-
vail in the city, and some of the late
cases are said to show symptoms of small
pox. A strict quarantine should be put
on all cases to avoid spread in case the
more serious disease develops.
A meeting of the South Dakota
Real estate dealers association was
held in Pierre Friday and was largely
attended. I. S. Everett was chosen
as president and z. e. Crew of this
city as secretary. A state wide
meeting will be held at Huron on
April As.
Harold journal: Joe J. Marson
will leave Saturday for Wyoming
where he has purchased 1850 head of
cattle. Mr.. Marso expects to return
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