Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-14
W. S. Peck came down from Water

w. s. Peck came down from Water
town Monday.
e. Roberts of Rapid City was a
visitor here today.
B, S. Payne has returned from q
trip to Vermillion.
Joe Pitlick marketed a fine lot of fat
hogs on Friday of last week.
Daily Papers and Magazines at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
Tuesday being Eincoln's birthday,
the banks of the city were closed.
Trinity Guild will hold a sale of
"war cookies" at the Spargur hard
ware store Saturday.
George Philip was released from
the hospital Monday and has return
ed to his home at Rapid City.
The poultry business comes about as
near to furnishing an all-the-year in
come as any branch of farming.
b. S. Payne, assistant attorney n
eral went out to the Black Hills Sat
urday to look after official duties.
Fred Hepperle is still confined to
his bed. He has been i'll with asth-
ma for some weeks Eureka Blade.
Roy Airey, who Is here from Camp
| Tront jpNnbFNrl III uicifal Yritb
friends at Rapid City. the fore part
of the week.
G.. w. Harrington and Frank Will
loughby of Midland, are patients at
the hospital, having undergone oper-
atlons last week.
Attorney John Sutherland left Sat-
urday for Chicago, where he went to
look after professional business, He
will visit at other points before his
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weubourne have 90
mated a pony to the local Red Cross
society. The pony has been taken to
the Harbaugh ranch where it will be
kept until spring and then sold by the
society.
The hearing of John Hansman,
charged with assault and battery up
on Mrs. Hausman was held before
Justice Eager Saturday. Much evil
dence was heard by state witnesses.
Justice Eager dismissed the defend
ant.
j. c. Groseclose of OkoboJo, well
known in this vicinity, slipped and
fell on the icy walk in Pierre the lat
ter part of the week, breaking one
of his hip bones. He was taken to
the Pierre hospital where he is get
ting along very nicely,-Onida
Waterman.
The local Federal Loan people have
received their checks and are closing
up the loans, which have accumuI-
ated. Hereafter loans can be closed
the same day as made. The interest
rate is low. Address, Federal Loan
Board, 2e3. Secretary and Treasurer
Pierre, S. d. ii
Helen Adams, the little eight
months old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Gene Adams, passed away at the hos.
pital Sunday following q several days
illness of pneumonia. The child haC
been i'll with bowel trouble which
developed into pneumonia. The
funeral was held from the BONE yes.
| terday afternoon.
Cattle on the ranges in the Blact
Hills section of South Dakota are re
ported as being in better shape thar
they were last year at this time. Th'
wheat grass and buffalo grass curet
up fine last fall which accounts for thu
better conditions. Many cattle owners
report their cattle as fat now as the,
were last fall before winter began.
, The remains of the late Mrs. Elme
Hawks of Pedro, were brought t.
Pierre yesterday morning and in th
6 afternoon the funeral was held from
. the Dotson undertaking p~arlors, Rev
. Gunderson officiating. lnterment wa
made at Riverside cemetery. The de
ceased was a relative of the kindle.
Q family.
Mrs. Ed. Corwell, who lives be
!. tween Blunt and Canning, while in
state of insanity Sunday. shot he
husband with a 81 calibre reyoive
, and then turned the weapon upol
herself, both deeds inflicting onl,
painful wounds. Mr.. Corweli wa
: shot through the back of the neck
Q the jaw bone being shattered and
tooth broken out, the shot just miss
ing an artery. The s%elf-inficte'
q wound proved to be only a seal
q wound. Mrs. Corwell has been in