Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
LOCAL NEWS

VII III oIlOpUlIS,
Miss Irma Meigs of Highmore I'M
derwent an operation at the hosnita1
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Eager of Oni-
da. spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Trinity Guild served one of their
delicious cafeteria dinners at their
hall today.
The eighth grade commencemep t
exercises were held at the high school
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Jones and Mrs. M,
Maum of Gettysburg, we're shopping
in the city Saturday.
Burdette Bailey left Monday for
Marshall, MIMI, where he Joined an
orchestra company for the summer,
Miss Marion lhli closed q successful
term of school in Logan township
Friday and has returned to her home
here.
s.. ii, johnson arrived last week
from Custer and has accepted a posi-
ton with the state highway depar t.
ment.
The War Saving Festival held at
Rousseau last Thursday uight result
ed in the sale of $500. 65 worth of
stamps.
Most of the educational faculty of
city schools will leave tomorrow
afternoon for their homes at various
points.
Mrs. Alice Beal returned Tuesday
from Ohio, where she was called a
couple of weeks ago by the death of
a relative.
Miss Hulda Brown left Monday for
her home at Belle Fourche after a
several days visit with her sister,
Miss Florence.
Chas. McCaffree, immigration COM
missioner, left Friday for Kansas
City, where he attended a meeting of
the national farm labor board.
A big Red Cross auction sale was
held at Fort Pierre yesterday. j.. l..
Lockhart made the opening address.
Several from this side we're in attend
ance.
Ex. Gov. Herried, who is at the
head of the state food administra-
ton, is in the city from Aberdeen in
attendance at the Retail Merchants
convention.
The May term of the Circuit Court
was adjourned last week until June
Is. The adjournment was had to en-
able the farmers to go ahead with
their spring work.
The demand for the conservation
of sugar has brought forth the in
genius receipts for potato candy and
carrot fudge, according to one of our
food administrators.
Kiron Hughes, who left with the
last draft of men from Stanley coun-
ty, writes to homefolks in Fort Pierre
that he expected to leave the United
States on Tuesday of this week.
M. T. Devine and daughter, Miss
Eunice, were called to Minneapolis
Monday by the death of the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dorm.
Mrs. Dorm was formerly Miss Eva
Devine.
Miss Gertrude Rines, Red Cross
nurse, Miss Daisy Solberg, county
superintendent, Miss Lynch, County
Agent Nelson and G. E. Morrison,
live stock specialist, spent the latter
part of last week in the eastern part
of the county.
The Bureau Of Publicity of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce has
invited the editors of South Dakota
and Western Iowa to be its guests
June 20 20, during the social session
of the Nebraska Press association.
Among the graduates in law from
the State University this year is Gin
ton j. Crandall of Pierre, son of Supt.
Crandall of the Indian school. Her.
bert Repperle of Eureka, a former
Pierre resident, is also a graduate
from the law school.
Byron S. Payne of this city is a can
didate, in the primary next week, for
the republican nomination for attorney
general of the state. Mr.. Payne has
practiced law at Pierre since 1905 and
for the past four years has been assist
ant Attorney General, and in charge of
the office at Pierre.
Miss Lena Borgeson is expected to
arrive home tomorrow from Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, where she went to
accompany a brother home. Mr..
Borgeson joined the army here last
fall and shortly after going into camp
was seriously i'll with pneumonia,
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