Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

from 4 Visit III Iowa.
Gov, Norbeek left Tuesday for the
eastern part of the state.
Mrs. Frank Newman of Fort Pierre,
Is q patient at the hospital.
5. A. Travis has gone TO Sioux
Fails on a short business visit.
Fine Cigars and Tobacco at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
The Gettysburg basketball team
will play the locals here tomorrow.
Miss Dorothy Sias of Blunt, sub
mitted to an operation at the hospi-
tai Tuesday.
The Lutheran League will be enter
tanned tomorrow night at the home
of +. H. Ramsey.
W, w Underwood, county agricu,-
tural agent, has gone to the western
part Of the state,
Attorney John Sutherland arrived
home Sunday from a trip to Chicago
and Sioux Fails.
Chas McCafree. immigration
commissioner, returned Tuesday
from a trip to Huron,
Twins, q boy and girl. were born
to Mr. and Mrs E. II. Pnhr of High
more at Tie hospital yesterday.
Mrs. Forrest AuIdredge went to
Highmoae Tuesday where she Will
spend several days with relatives.
Alfred Zoske, member of the state
rural credits board, came in from
Draper sunday on Official duties.
The High school basketball team
was defeated in a game at Miller
Friday night, The score was is to 81.
The Eastern Star Social club mem
bers and their husbands will enjoy a
dance at Temple Court tomorrow even
ing.
w. c. Robinson arrived today
from Marshal, MINI, for a visit at
the home of his brother, Doane
Robinson.
The Lutheran Aid society will be en-
t%ertained at the j. n. LinIstrom home
this afternoon by Mesdames Amund-
son and Lindstrom as hostesses.
After February % it will be against
the law 10 sell or buy hens or pullets
for fooi. The rood commission pro
poses thsy shall be kept for laying
purposes.
N. E. Knight, state land commits
s%ioner, II j. Il. Handlln, state audi
tor, left Monday for the western part
of the state to again take up their
work of appraisiug state lands.
The Mennonite mill al YanBton
was closed I|utaday by United states
auJhorlJies. Ground g,ass Is said to
have been found in The mill. Inc
glass was discovered Saturday by a
customer at the mil, II IS SAID.
Daughters Of The American BeYolu
tion III South Dako,a have raised.
unds to purchase a IL d Cross am-
Duiance a. q memorial TO Robert
Warren, son of President Warren,
who died in the amouiaLee service in
France.
Despite the unusually large crops OF
potatoes last year, only 4 small part OF
them have been marketed up TO Feb. |,
and growers and dealers may find them
selves in difficulties unless steps are
taken to mar&et these crops gradually
during the next W months.
Mrs. Nellie Leach went TO her home
near Canning saturday after spend
ing the week here and at Fort Pierre,
A daughter, Mrs. G.. ID. Mathieson,
living near Fort Pierre, has been ser
iousiy III and will undergo an opera
zion al the hospital here this week.
Miller Sun: Some person stole the
Sums thermometer that was a Christ
mas present and which aas kept us
sbivering by pointing II the cold
figures. Ii il to be hoped that the
weather nan viii make it hot for the
THIEF.
The local Federal Loan people have
received their checks and are closing
up the loans, which have accumul-
ated. Hereafter loans can be closed
the sam day IS made. The Interest
rate is 10y. Address, Federal Loan
Board, 2o3, Secretary and Treasurer,
Pierre, IS. D. IL
A live stock company has been or
gained III Pierre, the organizers be-
ing E. F. Dorothy, Frank Harbaugh
and Fl. G.. Jaynes. These men are ex-
perienced in the cattle business and
their efforts In urging the handling of
a better grade of cattle in this section