Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
LOCAL NEWS

sale in Pierre, May g..
a. d. Hengel left Tuesday for Chi
cago, on a clothing buying trip.
Miss Joy Miller came in from Mid
land Tuesday for a visit at the Hoyt
home.
Miss Fauchon Carson left Saturday
for Chicago after.a two weeks visit
at her home here.
Representative j. G. Mcfarland of
Watertown, was greeting acquaintan-
es here Tuesday.
Mrs. j. M. Coon arrived Saturday
for a visit with her father, Attorney
John Sutherland.
Mrs. FIN. Byrne and son, Emmons,
came owe from Faulkton, Tuesday for
a visit with friends.
Mrs. F. N. Beacon was called to
Winthrop, Iowa, last week by the
death of her mother.
Burt Burton OF the state auditors
department., went to Sturgis Satur-
day for a short visit.
Fred Hinckley arrived Saturday from
Camp Funston, for a furlough visit with
his mother and sister.
G. FL. Lugg, state superintendent,
returned yesterday from Huron, where
he attended a conference of educators .
Attorney G.. w. Martens delivered
q Liberty Loan address at Lebanon
Friday night, returning home Satur-
day.
Miss Dorliska Crandall, a teacher in
the Northern Normal at ABERDEEN arriv-
ed home Sunday to spend the spring va
cation.
Hughes county so far takes the ninth
place of counties in the state in the
sale of War Saving and Thrift
Stamps.
The state convention of the knights
of Columbus will be held at Mitchell
May 1914. Sixty candidates wifi be
taken into the order at that time.
A. G. Brenau arrived Monday from
kadoka to take up his.new position as
secretary to the state tax commission,
to succeed Carl Butterfield, resigned.
Many hearts were gladdened Satur-
day when the flow of letters from
the boys with the EXpeditionary
Forces in France again started out.
Mrs. John Lea and daughter arriv-
ed Saturday st. Paul to join her hus-
band, who is now associated with his
brother, e. G. Lee, in the harness
business in Pierre.
H. ID. Jennings arrived home Sat
urday from Hot Springs, where he
has spent several months at the state
Soldiers Home. He is considerably
improved in health.
Sargt. Chas. Schwab spoke to the
men at the Congregational church
Sunday. Mr.. Schwab has been in
the army for many years and is an
interesting lecturer.
Wade O'Neil, who enlisted here last
week and was sent to Jefferson Bar
racks, St. Louis, has returned home,
having been rejected on account of not
being of military Age.
The coal barge constructed by w.
d. Lyman to be used in transporting
coal down river, was pushed into the
Big Muddy last week. Mr.. Lyman
hopes to make the first trip up river
this week.
John T. Cogan, register of the us.
land office, went to Sioux Falls Fri
day for an over Sundays visit with
his family, and to attend a meeting
of Minnehaha county democrats held
on Monday.
Men in the draft can enroll n the
Naval Reserves if they will ask for p
signed statement from their local
board, stating that they are not need
ed in the current quota which the
board ia calling at present. ANY
board will be glad to give this state
ment if possible, as provided by the
war department.
Mrs. A. w. Zimmerman received a
letter Monday from her son, Walter,
who is with the Expeditionary Forces
in France, which is the first word she
has had from him in two months, and
which had caused her much anxiety.
Walter was under quarantine for
some time while i'll with %diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Calhoon, who.
moved to Blunt from Interior q short
time ago, are now residents of Pierre,
having moved 20 the city last week.
Mrs. Calhoon is a daughter of A. e.
Beaumont, secretary to the state live
stock board. Mr.. Calhoon is employ
ed at a local garage.