Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-27
LOCAL NEWS

and Mrs. M. C. Helm.
DR.. and Mrs. Brodevick of Red6eld,
passed Monday in the city.
H. G. Wegner has gone to Mime
apolis on a short business visit.
Select your seed corn. 1t is the
patriotic duty of every farmer.
Mrs. j. Il. Phelps underwent an op-
GRAFTON at the hospital yesterday.
Miss Maude Williams returned yes
terday from a visit in Minneapolis.
Tuesday. October 9, will be observ-
ed IN South Dakota as Fire Proven
tion day.
John Hirning, state bank examiner,
went to Watertown Tuesday on official
business.
Lieut.. Will Robinson, who is sta
toned at Howard, spent Sunday at
his home here.
Jack Frost was nosin' around We'd.
nesaay morning. But be found corn as.
hard as a nail.
A daughter was born at the hospital
Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram schaf-
fer OF Ottumwa.
Joseph Wallace of Walker, N. d.,
visited in the city Tuesday with his son.,
Lieut.. Ara Wallace.
N. p. knight, state land commits
sioner, returned Tuesday from a Wis
it at his home at Thomas.
The Indians on the Cheyenne Ind
ian Agency will hold their annual
fair on September 81 to October Q.
Mrs. Thos. Brown left Tuesday for
Chicago, where she will spend the
winter months at the home of a son.
Geo. Farrar left Tuesday for Ham
llton, this state, after a several days
visit with his mother, Mrs. Larson.
G. FL. Bronte has been exhibiting
some fine samples of corn which were
raised on his ranch north of Pierre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cook left last
week for points in Connecticut, for a
several weeks visit with relatives.
Mort Adams of the state land de-
partment, went out to Sully county
Tuesday to look after matters for his
department.
R. l.. Hall and Miss Hall came up
from Harold Tuesday for a visit with
Mrs. Marriette Hall who is a patient
at the hospital.
Leroy Beemer and family have
moved to>the city from Platte. Mr..
Beemer is connected with the Capital
company as salesman.
A 20, 900, 0oO-bushel buckwheat crop
is forecast in August-plenty of buck
wheat cakes in sight to take the place
of wheat cakes and biscuits.
+. M. Rood, secretary of state, N.
E. knight, state land commissioner,
and G. X. Sellers, have gone to Forest
City to attend the Indian celebration.
Mrs, l.. l.. Stephens went TO Fort
Smelling last week for a visit with
her husband, Attorney Stephens, who
is stationed at the officers training
camp.
The Hand County Registered Stock
Sales ASSOCIATION of st. Lawrence
will hold their first Pure Bred COM
bination sale in their pavilion Octo.
Der %.
So rich is a deposit of gold that has
been discovered in the Malay States
that particles of the precious metal
came up with the roots when grass is
pulled.
The young ladies of the high school
have prepared a box of candy for each
member of Company A which will be
presented to them before their de-
parture tomorrow.
The members of the Epworth league
of the Methodist church gathered at
the O'Neil home in East Pierre Tues
day evening and spent the evening as a
farewell to Miss Beatrice O'Neil, who
leaves soon for Chicago to attend
school.
Among the Pierre attorneys who
went to Onida Tuesday to attend the
fall term of the Suliy county circuit
court were John Sutherland, Karl
Goldsmith, G.. W. Martens, l.. E.
Gaffy, d. w. March and Albert Gun
derson.
The ladies of the city are more than
busy baking cakes and other good
things to eat for the big banquet to
be given Company A this evening at
the Auditorium and also for the many
lunches to be put up for them. The
loyal housewife is never too basy to
lend a helping hand for Uncle Sans
boys.
Sn0d oa ra from tho heat, nroduoipu