Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-30

OiiHsou VI dHudIl underwent an OpeF-
alton at the hospital Tuesday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Wosmurk at the hospital on Friday.
E. F. Dorothy left this afternoon
for Texas on another cattle buying
trip.
Heavy rains visited this section Tues
day night The weather has been cool
this week.
Mrs. Roy Howes of Midland, Under
went an operation at the hospital on
Tuesday.
Jay Turner left Friday for Fort
Dodge, Des Moines, toIeport for mil
itary duty.
Frances Hengel arrived home Fri
day from a visit short with friends at
Yankton.
Miss Pauline Kindley came up from
Huron Friday for a week end visit
with homefoIks.
A o was born at the hospital
Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Will
liams of Midland.
Mrs. Montgomery came from Stur-
gis Friday for a visit at the home of
her cousin, Harry Samuels.
Miss Louise Denton arrived home
Tuesday from her school studies and
a visit with friends at Centerville.
Miss Bessie Meigs came up from
Highmore yesterday to accompany
her sister, Miss Irma, home from the
hospital.
Mrs. H. A. McGannon and children
came in from Okobojo Monday and
left for Lennox, where she will visit
with relatives.
Miss Adelaide Ayres will leave
next week for her homestead in Per-
kins county. where she will remain
for some time.
Mrs. d. V. Hill and family left
Sunday for Cleveland, Ohio, where
they will join Mr.. Hill and make
their future home.
Mrs. M. j. Schubert entertained a
large circle of friends at her home
last evening in honor of Mrs. Ii. E..
Cutting of st. Paul.
Fay Hockett, who is now residing
on a ranch near Promise, in Dewey
county. was an arrival Tuesday for a
visit with a son and daughter, who
make their home here.
Good rains the past week in this vi
cinity makes crop conditions ideal.
Small grain never looked better at
this time of the year, and with the
advent of warm weather corn Will
make a rapid growth.
Ed Lotfswold, mail clerk on this
division for a number of years, has
been transferred and ia making his
headquarters in Aberdeen. Mrs.
Loffswold aud children plan on NOV
ing to Aberdeen in a few weeks.
The number of men suddenly becom-
ing skilled farmers" and "indespensa-
BILE to the government work. is report
ed the cause for the War Department.
action. Every unfair case found will
be Immediately reclassified and the re-
gistrant sent to camp.
The president of the United Sta ties
has designated Memorial Day, Thurs
day, May 80, as a day of prayer and
fasting and requests that it he observ-
ed in an appropriate manner and tina
there be no ball games or sports
of any kind to desecrate the day.
Aberdeen News: They're talking
about raising the age for enlistments
in the army from 40 to SIS. If this
action is taken a lot of middle aged
men who have been talking about
how they banker after taking a
whack at the kaiser, but are kept out
of 1t because of the age limit, are apt
to develop severe cases of chronic
indisposition of some sort. But a
lot more of the old boys, the News
ventures to predict. will hop to it and
show the young fellows that fighting
patriotism, after all, isn't confined to
youth.
That the consumption of all meats,
Including poultry, be as nearly as
possible reduced to two pounds pei
week for each person over four years
of age, was urged by Herbert C
Hoover, United States food ad minis.
traitor, in his special message to the
people of this state which was reaC
from all pulpits Sunday. That the
two pounds represents the weight OF
meat as purchased from the dealer
and not the weight of the meat after
excluding bones and trimmings, il
explained by the food adm Illustrator
in a telegram to G. N. Herreid, STATE
administrator.
Feeding dead animals to hogs
should be a criminal Off ense, says
In. n q