Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-06
LOCAL NEWS

MISS Rose Hengle underwent an
operation at the hospital Monday.
Guy Moulton has accepted a posi-
tion wife the Golden Rule grocery.
If September has any temperature
to exhibit, now is the time to let it
rise.
G. j. Corrick arrived home Satur-
day from a visit with a son in
Colorado.
Mrs. Howard Lane returned Friday
from a several days visit with home
folks at Rapid City.
Miss Minnie Cox left Tuesday for
Sioux City, where she has accepted a
stenographie position.
Miss Mary Hengel left yesterday
for Winona, where she will attend
ST. Theresa's college.
Miss Dorothy Dudley returned the
first of the week from a visit with
friends at Rapid City.
Miss Hazel Baker went to Chicago
Sunday, where she will make an ex-
tended visit with friends.
Misses Carroll Carter and Margaret
Address arrived home Monday from
a visit i'll the Black Hills.
Rev. Address of the Congregations
al church arrived home last week
from a several weeks absence.
Miss Helen Gilkinson arrived from
Bismarck, N. D., Tuesday, and will at,
tend school here again this year.
Mrs. Dick Odle of Lacy and sister,
Miss Marguerite Cox of Wasta, were
Pierre visitors the first of the week.
DR.. Isenberg and family and Mrs.
VIM. Bailey left the first of the week
for an auto trip to Minnesota points.
A number of friends of Foster Ed
wards gave him a surprise party at
his home Saturday in honor of his
18th birthday.
Mrs. b. B. Lee and daughter, Miss
Thelma, and Miss Daisy Brown, ar
rived home Sunday from an extend
ed stay at Hisega.
Mrs. r. G. Woodruff arrived last
week from Grand Islaud, Neb., for a
visit at the home of her father, Attor-
ney John Sutherland.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Monroe came
down from Watertown Sunday for a
short visit with Miss Clara Bowen
before her departure for Europe.
Mrs. Mary Saunders and son arriv-
ed home Monday from an extended
visit at Lake Okoboji, Iowa. Mrs.
Saunders is a teacher in the city
schools.
f. l.. Villas, deputy U. S. marshal,
ii. M. Reed, G. E.. Hanon and G. ii.
Pinckney left this morning for Dead
wood to attend a session Of the fed
eral court.
Members of the state educational
survey board have been appointed by
Governor Norbeck as follows: A. M.
Anderson, Sturgis; G. E. Swanson,
Sisseton, and Miss Ruth Sabin of Lake
Preston.
The city schools opened Monday,
but were dismissed before noon for
the observance Of Labor Day. The
~nan fhjo / 10 orra o,1
many students from surrounding
towns have enrolled.
A geogical party from the state
university which has been working
in the Missouri valley near Forest
City reports the location Of an extern
slve ledge of magnesia near the mouth
OF Steamboat creek, which they say
Is, the most extensive deposit 80 far
known in the state.
Potter County News: DR.. Riggs of
Pierre was in the city again last night
to assist DR.. Hurley in performing
an operation for appendicitis on the
seventeen year old 0 of the late
lssac MCGEE. The boy was in bad
shape, but it is reported this m ornine
that he stood the operation we'll.
The convention of the State LII.
bIary association convened in this
city Yesterday with q good attend.
ance. The meetings ars being held
at the library. This evening the
gathering will meet at the Capitol in
the house chamber, where's cordial
Invitation to the phblic has been ex.
tended.
Forest City Press: Announcements
are cut for bids to be opened again,
Sept. 18th, OF $50 tracts of land OF
the Cheyenne River Reservation, ap
praised as low as $500 per acre,
Many of the tracts consist of 32(
acres. while there are sever that con-
sist of 400 and over. This land is not
poor leftovers, but In many cases