Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-01
Fine Cigars and Tobacco at the
Smoke House.-F. n. Beacon.

F. NJ. Byrne and son came over from
Faulkton Sunday for a short s%ojourn in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Greenough have
moved to their new residence on East
avenue.
Mrs. Ed. Loffswold is entertaining
the Lutheran Aid society at her home
this afternoon.
Mrs. Abbie Shurtleff is enjoying a
visit from a niece, Mrs. w. j. Henry
of Portland, Me.
FL, M, Straight went to st. Paul Oh
on Saturday, where he purchased a
snowy stock of holiday goods.
A meeting of the w. G. t. U. was
held at the Dorothy home Tuesday,
a large number being in attendance,
MIR. and Mrs. Leonard Knight left
Saturday for their home at Thomas, af
ter a several days visit with relatives
here.
A number of Pierre people went
out to Byron Han Tuesday night to
take in the Halloween entertain
ment.
The Byron Community club will
give a pie supper Thanksgiving night
at Byron Hall for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
The pupils and teachers of the city
made a good showing in their subscrip.
tons to the liberty loan. In the neigh
borhood of $ $1,000 was turned in.
l.. B. Albright. of the wholesale gro
Gerry firm of l. b. Albright & CO., left
yesterday, ticketed TO Sioux Falls. He
is away on a goods buying trip.
Milbank Review: Mrs. l.. L Steph-
ems OF Pierre visited the first of the
week with the Thad j. Fuller family,
departing Tuesday for q visit at Big
Stone.
Mrs. j. A. Edwards and son will
leave the last of the week for Wash
ingtop, D. G.. where they will join
MIR. Edwards and make their future
home.
Gov. Norbeck, Judge Mccoy, w.
N. VanCamp and j, Fl. McCord went
to Kadoka Monday to be present at
the dedication of the new Masonic
hall there.
Harold journal, %: S. f. Schind-
erling, of Winfred, this state, arrived
the first of the week to>take possession
of the Roy Latta farm which he pur-
chased six months ago.
". j Harris, who has spent sever
al weeks at the officers training camp
at Fort Smelling, has returned home.
Mi. Harris was foIced to give up the
work OF account of i'll health.
A c~ablegram received by relatives
here, announces the safe arrival in
France of Miss Clara Bowen of this
city, who will act as secretary to Miss
katherine Holt, founder of homes for
blind soldiers,
The country from North Dakota east
to Chicago got considerable snow last
week. No snow here, but several days
of cold, wintry weather were expert
enced. Early snow would NEAR hard.
ship in getting out the corn.
The good crops in this section this
year has stimulate the land business
and many pieces are being sold to 10.
cal parties as we'll as to eastern men.
The day of cheap land is passing, anc
it is predicted that instead of twenty
five dollars. land will soon be selling a.
forty dollars an acre.
Food Commissioner Hoover has ap
pointed ex Governor Herried, O
South Dakota, as the food commits
sicaer for this state. 1t is a good an
pointment and if he looks after ev
erythlng as it should be he will be ;
busy man during the rest Of the war
A coal commissioner is now needed
Then things will nov along.
The 79sh birthday of Grandma Ly
man, also her 59th wedding ann!Yer
sary, were celebrated at the home O
her son, d. w. Lyman, on Wednes
day of last week. A postcard Shove
was one of the gentle reminders 0
the day aud Grandma received som
sixty cards from relatives and friend
from four different states. Man
wishes for the return of the happy
day were extended.
Albert Runyan, an early resident o
Pierre, passed away at Yankton tn
first of the week. Mrs. Fannie Run
yam and daughter, Mrs. Fox of Grind
stone, and Walter Runyan of Kadoka
mother, sister and brother of the dc
ceased, arrived in the city Tuesday t
attend the funeral which was held fror
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