Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-25

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from Sansarc.
Judge Gatfy has gone to the Black
Hills on a short business visit.
Mrs, Jas. Cox of Wasta, spent Sun.
day in the city with her daughters.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet in special session to-
morrow.
The chilly weather the past week
causes many to cling to the old
winter coat.
Mrs. Harry King left Saturday for
her home at Huron, after spending a
week at the Clifford home.
Mrs. Oscar B. Lund will 30 to
Washington and Huron Saturday
for an over Sundays visit.
Have you gotten your Liberty
Bond yet? Don't be q Stacker in the
matter, its your patriotic duty.
Mrs. F. Z. Hits arrived home ca
Tuesday from a several weeks visit
with her parents in California.
Bert Waite came up from Sioux
City Saturday and went out into Sully
county to look after. farm interests.
Mrs. o. N. Hoyt entertained the
East Pierre Womans club and their
husbands at her home Saturday eve-
ming.
George Ridgeway expects to leave
shortly for some point where he will
join some branch of the United States
army.
Thor Soleglad has resigned She pos
itlon of city engineer and has accept
ed a position with the state highway
department.
Full report and list of of democratic
nominees next week.
The ladies of the Congregational
church have arranged to hold q chick
en- pie supper at the church on the
evening of May Is,
Alfred Jaynes arrived home Tues
day from Camp Taylor, Kentucky,
and will spend a several days fur
Tough with homefolks.
H. O. Anderson left Saturday for
his home at Sturgis, having attended a
meeting of the state brand commission,
of which he is a member.
B. e. Hepperle returned Monday
from Berkeley, Cal, where he went
several weeks ago. He failed TO pass
the required examination for entrance
to the aviation school.
The Woodman camp at Gettysburg
will hold their annual picnic for July
3-45. The picnic will be conducted
along the same lines as last year and
will be held at the same place.
Hughes county will hold it's big
Red Cross auction sale in Pierre next
Friday, May 8. An effort is being
, made to raise $1,000 at this sale, so
come prepared to do your bit.
Mrs. James Hopwood passed away
at the family home on the Bronte
ranch last night, the cause of death
being diabetes. Funeral arrange
ments await the arrival of relatives
from Illinois.
> In the special election held Tuesday
to determine the election of a mem
Der of the city commission, the regu-
lar election resulting in a tie between
A. P. Ward and Z. G.. McNamae, the
former won over his opponent with a
mojority of 125 votes.
Adolpb c. Kock came up from Har-
!, rold Tuesday OF a combined business
. and pleasure trip. MI. Koch and t.
A. Mathews of Arnott are getting up
a Red Cross dance to be held az the
Ed. Cooper home next Wednesday
night.
The East Pierre Womans club held
its annual business meeting at the
Hoyt home Tuesday afternoon. OH
GERS for the year were chosen as fol-
lowsw: President, Mrs. Hoyt; vice
president, Mrs. Slough: recording
secretary, Mrs. Ernest Smith; cor
> responding secretary, Mrs. Ustrud;
treasurer Mrs. Scholz.
A public prosecutor says that horse
stealing has died out and auto steal
ing has taken it's place. In the good
old days the nan who stole a 800
horse vas lynched. Nowadays no.
body ever dreams of stringipg up his
, successor in crime who steals a $1,000
auto. He gets off at the worst with
! a few days in Jail. And mauy q car
owner signs, "Alas for the gooG old
{ days."-Ex.
, Argus. Leader: The lot Stacker III
. Sioux Falls is not yet.licked but we
have taken his first and second
trenches and have him worried. The
man who asks an extortionate rental
e for lots in war time is not d patriotic