Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-14
LOCAL NEWS

Tuesday in Pierre.
A. w. Ewert was an east bound
passenger Monday.
Gov, Norbeck left Saturday for the
eastern part of the state.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
James Alderman of Midland, tran
sacted business matters in the city
today.
Miss Eva Stevenson was given a
surprise party by the members of the
Girls club Saturday evening.
Mrs. f. S. PECK, who has been Wis.
itlpg her parents at DeadWood for
several weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. X. C. Barton, who spent the
week with the Wadleigh family, left
today for her home at Boston, Mass.
Kenneth Matter left Saturday for
Camp Funston, Kan, after spending
his f%urlough at his home near Oko-
boj0.
Attorney j. H. Johnson, has open
ed a law office at Blunt and will be
al that place on Saturday of each
week.
Ghas. II, Burke went out to Kadoka
Tuesday where he addressed a gath
ering in the interest of the Red Cross
work.
Rain began to fall Tuesday afternoon
and continued until 7:30, when the
storm changed to snow. The storm was
heavy and continued throughout Thurs
day.
j. E. Slindee, clerk of courts, will
spend tomorrow and Saturday at
Blunt, aiding residents of that local
ity in making out their income tax
report.
Word has been received here of the
marriage OF Cornelius Mueller, son of
Rev. and Mrs. Mueller, 10 Mrs. Jen-
ME Scharff of Waterloo, Iowa which
took place last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Sitter and
Miss Dolly Sitter are in the city
from Rapid City, Mrs. Sitter under
going an operation at the hospital.
Miss Sitter is a trained nurse.
Cbas. McCaffree, immigration COM
missioner, returned Monday from
Sioux Falls and Brookings, having
attended a seed corn meeting at the
latter place.
Mrs. H. G. Hanson of Vermlllion,
who came to Pierre for a visit with
her daughter, Mrs, f. G. Simonson,
suffered a stroke of paralysis Satur-
day and is reported quite i'll.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. b. Wadleigh re-
turned Saturday from an extended
visit at Boston. Mass. They were
accompanied home by their daugh-
ter, Mrs. K @. Barton, who expects
to make a short visit here.
The Red Cross benefit at the Blieu
ItNSdhJ h'SIt 'f"O iGtSGiy 3GbcllGtN .
The house was taxed to its full capac
ity at the opening show and many
were lined up IN the outside for en-
trance to the second show.
Blunt Advocate: While in Pierre a
few days ago c.. E. Granger was in
formed that the road leading out north
east from Blunt through the DR.. Hart
place had been officially opened, and
that it was now authorized for use as a
public road.
Spring must be near fer a dande-
lion blossom was brought in to this
office yesterday by F.. 2. Hooper.
Somebody saw q robin, SO there is
hope that we may have an early
spring notwithstanding the grounding
saw his shadow. The next thing is
for someone to find a crocus.-Capi.
tai Journal.
e. G. Issenhuth and E. o. Snyder
of Huron were arrested last week,
charged with boarding food, Their
homes we're raided by Huron police
aud Deputy U. S. Marshal Fred Villas
of this city. t%ssenhuth had twenty
one sacks of flour IN his cellar, while
Snyder had eleven sacks slowed
away in his cellar. Their hearing
was set for today.
Art Young, engaged in farming and
rancbing near Vinton, Stanley county
was in Pierre or Saturday. Mr.. Young
is urging the Commommissioners Of
Stanley couaty that, in order to increase
the cultivation in that county, the com
missioners could aid by leasing theii
tractor engines to farmers to pull
breaking plows during May, June ant
July, before road repairing begins il
each year.
The South Dakota boy and CIR
canning team which won the 4 stat
championship last fall are in Wash