Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-21
LOCAL NEWS

MISS HlduyS NSlhSl itlL SATURDAY |
for a visit at Tracy, Mimi.
Guy Bushman and family are moving
to their homestead near Vinton.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
Attorney j. H. johnson trantacted
business at Sioux Fails Monday.
Miss Josephine Thorne of Capa,
was a Pierre visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dryborough came
down from Rapid City Tuesday.
E. III. Quincy was called to Alexan-
dria Tuesday by the illness of his moth
err.
The young ladies of the high school
sold $3.50 worth of Thrift Stamps Sat
urday.
Mrs. Guy Harding left Friday for
a visit with her mother at Wadena
MINI.
Miss Elva Payne returned Saturday
from a visit with relatives at Yer
million.
l.. A. Munson arrived Tuesday
from Quinn on a combined business
ano pleasurs visit.
A meeting of county auditors of the
state convened in Pierre yesterday with
a large attendance.
Miss Emma Thompson is a patient at
the hospital, having submitted to an
operation on Monday.
And, too, it's going to be a strain
on the sad-eyed consumer to take his
rhubarb pie unsweetened.
G. T. Webb of Highmore, is a pa
tient at the hospital. Mr.. Webb sub
mitted to an operation on Monday.
FL. j. Rice, grand secretary of the
|. o. o. f., came up from Huron on
Saturday Oh a short business visit.
Miss Matte Ballard left Tuesday for
her home at, White Hall, H., where
she was called by the serious illness of
her mother.
President and Mrs. G. G. Wenzloff
of the Springfield Normal, were ar
rivals Saturday to take in the open.
ing of the session..
Mrs. George D. Mathieson of Fort
Pierre, daughter of~Mrs. Nellie Leach
of Canning. underwent an operation at
the hospital Tuesday.
Mesdames J.. l.. P lie of Huron and
Paul Rewman of Deadwood, were
guests of honor at a reception at the
Norbeck home yesterday.
Miss Marie Moore came home from
Yankton college Saturday and is now
a patient at the hospital, where she
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis.
Ex-Gov. Byrne arrived from his
home at Faulkton Tuesday and will
spend several days here mingling with
acquaintances among the legislative
body.
The daylight saving bill was signed
by President Wilson Tuesday. 1t puts
all clocks forward one hour on the last
Sunday in March and turns them back
on the last Sunday in October.
Representative Lewis Benson and
Senator Robert Daley, both of Moody
county, and among our old acquaint
ances, are among the active legisla-
tive members who are on the job.
The jury in the case of Thomas
Boulding, charged with the recent
murder of Hayes Winters, near Sen,
eca, rendered a verdict acquitting
the defendant on the ground Of self
defense.
The temptation of spring fever must
be resolutely put aside this year. If
we are going to "see it through even
the humblest of US must keep his
Sioux Falls Press.
The ice in the Missouri river at this
point has broken up in the south
channel on the Fort Pierre side and
the water is gradually rising. The
ice still holding is covered with water
and a crash in it's move is looked for
ward to.
D.. w. Lyman, who has been inc
mar for the Northwestern railway
for a number of years, on Tuesday
took up his new duti es as brakeman.
The company is short on railroad
men and every man available IS be-
ing assigned to transportation work.
Ski Gebhardt of Raymond, claims
to have the most patriotic ben in
South Dakota, according to the Ray
mond Gazette. This. hen lays an egg
that measures s by 4 inches in cir.
conference on each Tuesday of the
week. On each Saturday she lays an