Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
L. E. Gaffy spent Saturday and

u. Il. GaIy spent Saturday and
Sunday at Rapid City.
Mrs. Marie Jensen of Fort Pierre,
has entered the hospital for treat
ment.
Attorney B. S. Payne and family
have moved to the st. Charles for the
winter.
Mrs. Peter Norbeck went to Red
field Tuesday to attend a meeting of
the Eastern Star.
G X SelIars arrived home the first
of tie week from a visit at points
over the state.
Mrs. j. f. Thomas is entertaining
the Baptist Missionary society at he,
home this afternoon.
Walter Gideon and family left on
Tuesday for Foster, Miss, where
they will make their home.
Mrs 0. n. Hoyt left yesterday for
points east in the interest of the Won.
ans investigating board, of which she
is a member.
A. j. Hauge, an extensive cattle
man of Van Metre, left today with &
shipment of $50 head of cattle for east
ern markets.
Misses Bernice and Kathleen Smith
went to Rochester Saturday for a
short visit with their father who is
at the Mayo hospital.
A. G. Perrin and family and Mrs.
Edwards and son will leave the last
of the week for Sioux Falls, where
they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Knight ar
rived Tuesday from Thomas for a
visit at the home of the formers par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. N. E. Knight.
The first annual convention of the
South Dakota Parent-Teachers' asso-
citation will be held al the high school
building in Huron on Friday and
Saturday.
On November 2, the new postage
rates take effect. Three cents on
letters and two cents on postal cards.
The postage on local drop letters re-
mains as at present, one cent.
Halloween Entertainment, Byron
Hall, Oct. 30, 1917. Given bv the
schools Buckeye No l3 and Byron
No, 3. Admission free. Program
followed by games. A small fee will
be charged for lunch.
The $50 Uncle Sam will receive
from the sale of q little Liberty bond
will purchase LOOT cartridges for the
boys "overtbege." Have you furn-
ished the boys any ammunition?
E +, Mathews, formerly a resident
of Pierre, but who moved to eastern
Minnesota, is coming back to Pierre.
lie has rented a dwelling in East
Pierre and his family is expected to
arrive tomorrow.
Blunt Advocate: Mrs. q. M. Qninn
is visiting at the John Hall home
near Harold and is assisting her
niece, Miss Alberta, prepare for her
wedding which occurs next Tuesday.
The lucky young mans name is Mr..
John Miller of MellowVille, N. ID.
The officers of the Pierre Lodge
held their annual business meeting
Monday night. The awards made by
the Lodge for the largest trout caught
by club members were awarded Tony
Hengel of this city, for a II inch rain
bow trout, and M, A, Lang of Rapid
City, for a 10 inch Dolly Warden.
St. Lawr8uce News: Rev. G. II.
Quayle. who has been pastor of the
NJ, E Church here the past two years,
has been assigned to a charge at
Clear Lake. He intends to leave here
tomorrow. His many friends here
will wish him success in his new
field.
Sven Nystrom of Lewiston, suffer-
GU az dtCluSut IhSG week tl2t nav
cost him his right arm. He was tend
ing separator for the Pat Kane
~threshing outfit when in some man
ner his arm became entangled in the
drive belt and both bones were brok-
en- below the elbow and the flesh hor-
ribly mangled. He was taken to
Gettysberg and DR.. Riggs summoned
from this city to assist in dressing
the wounded member. He seemed to
be getting along alright until last
Wednesday when it was discovered
that infection had set in and he was
brought to the hospital here for treat
ment.
Sioux City Journal: The steamboat
Gros Ventre, piloted by Capt. Shep.
herd Green of C~larksville, Tenn.
stopped at Sioux City yesterday to
replenish its oil supply. The boat
II Ia inh TnnIn q a. -, ~ e.