Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-10
LOCAL NEWS

Karl Graf of Canning, is spending
the week in the city.
Malcolm Byrne went to Aberdeen
Tuesday on a short business visit.
Mrs. Corson arrived home yesterday
from a trip to Leavenworth, Kan.
Mrs. j. R. MCGEE. of Gettysburg.
passed Tuesday with friends in Pierre.
Mr. and Mrs. II. e. Walsh came ia
from Van Metre yesterday for a short
stay.
For efficiency and reliability phone
Daniel 2. Brown. Fort Pierre, S. d.,
the piano tuner.
G. E. Granger and wife came upfrom
Blunt on Tuesday, combining business
with pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Heffrom of
Deadwood. visited at the Jennings
home Tuesday.
Glen w. Martens, attorney, went to
Onida on Tuesday, to look after pro.
feSSlonal
Mrs. Clinton Shown came in from,
Underwood the first of the week for a
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. johnson have
moved to the LaughIin residence ON
West Capital avenue.
w. N. Van Camp, commissioner of
insurance, left Tuesday for Sioux Falls
to close up official duties there.
Mothers day-Sunday-will be OBJ
served at the various" churches of the
city by special sermons and music.
b, Jacobsen of the state land depart
ment, has returned from an extended
stay at the state reserve at Custer.
Leo Kantowski left Tuesday for
Choteau, Montana, where he has ac-
cepted a position in a meat market.
The Hornes residence opposite the
court house is nearing complete n
and will soon be ready for occupancy.
III. N. Walker, chief of the local fire
department., went to Sioux Falls YES
terday to attend a state meeting of
chiefs.
Miss Brownie Mather, stenographer
to Gov. Norbeck, returned Tuesday
from a several days visit at her home
at WATERFOWL.
Okobojo Times: A load of house
hold goods belonging TO I'll. Fuller of
Pierre, passed through Okobojo Mon
day enroute to his ranch at lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.. Beavers came
in from 0kobojo Tuesday, where they
had been guests at the VIM. Harry
home, and left for their home at ,Jetfer-
son.
Miss Ahbie Whitney, deputy game
warden, returned Monday from Water
town, where she was looking after the
interests of the state about the fish
hatchery.
Geo. Schultz arrived yesterday from
Brookings for a visit with homefolks,
While at Brookings George took the
examination for entrance to the officers
training camp
Rev. j. a. Edwards arrived home.
yesterday from a several DAYS trim
to Milwaukee, Chicago and other
points. He reports business thriving
at points which he visited.
Onida Waterman, 3: Sutton & Fair.
bank of Sully county, have been award
ed the contract to furnish the Chev-
enne agency with 800 heifers, so bulls.
20 cows and 26 mares, being the lowest
of fifteen bidders.
Miss Edna Thomas returned the
first OF the week from Hot Springs,
where she went to visit her brother,
Ivor, who was badly Injured in s.
railroad accident. He is reported as
getting along nicely.
Instead Of spending your vacation in
idleness take a course in the Mankato
Commercial College. A few months
of study in that great school is worth
many times the cost. This is your OPP
portunity. Send for their catalog.
A number of farmers of C%odington
county have invested in a drilling
machine for the planting of sugar
beets, which they will raise as a
demonstration and inducement for
the installing Of a sugar beet factory
in that county.
The tractor demonstration given in
East Pierre Tuesday afternoon by w.
b. Kinsey, representative of the Inter
national Harvester company, was
quite a drawing card. The tractor is a
kerosene burner and can be operated
at a cost. of 25 cents per acre. Binder
and Borst of This city are the local
agents.
The South Dakota Industrial Com