Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-07
Mrs. Frank Grandle has been re-
leased from the horpital.

leased from the horpital.
Daily Papers and Magazines at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
Miss Emma Stainer is in from Cot
tonwood for a visit with h%omefolks.
Ex-Gov. Elrod of Clark, passed
Tuesday in the city looking after le-
gal business.
The Dorcas Knitting society was
entertained at the Johnson home on
Monday night.
Chas. McCaffree, state immigration
commissioner, went to Redfield Tues
day to attend a meeting OF farmers.
Attorney Dan Conway came up
from Sioux Falls yesterday to look
after matters before the supreme
court.
Wild geese are reported to be num-
erous along the river and swamp
beds.
Miss Hazel Baker entertained the
Queen Esther society at the Stainer
home Monday evening.
Mrs. Valentine Buel was released
from the hospital Friday and went
out to her home near Fielder.
Attorney Puhr of Highmore, &C
companied his wife and twins HON g
from the hospital here Saturday.
j. R. Mcknight has rendered his
resignation as city commissioner, 10
take effect at the annual election.
Carl Mathews came In from Van
Metre today to look after business
matters and make a visit to relatives.
Mrs. G. H. Jaynes underwent an
operation at the hospital last week
and is reported to be getting along
nicely.
Palmer Gilbertson of the state
t%reasurer's department, has gone to
his home at Vermillion on a short
vacation.
Mrs. o. N. Hoyt has returned from
a trip to points over the state as a
member Of the woman's investigating
board.
The high school students have or
ganized a High School War Savings
society with Mourice Lynott as pres
ident and Miss Gretchen WEIGH as
secretary.
The marriage of Miss Katie S. Put
nam of Canning, and Roy D. Rice of
Deadwood, took place at the Congre-
g%ational parsonage Tuesday, Rev.
Address officiating.
The Pierre Hide and Fur company,
which has been in business here fol-
several months are planning on clos.
ing their business here. Mrs. Lezek,
who has had charge of the business
will go to Perry, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ogle of Lewis
ton, Mont, arrived yesterday for a
visit at the Stainer home. Mrs. Ogle
was formerly Miss Clara Stainer OF
this city. MIR. Ogle is on his way to
Fort Riley, Kan, after being absent
on a short %furlough.
The Pierre Fire Department hello
their annual meeting last night with
the election of the following officers
81. N. Walker was re elected chief;
Louis ~Pfotenhauer, 1st assistant;
Harry Bruce, End assistant; Edward
Hengel, reelected as secretary; Ear.
Hall, treasurer.
In many towns associations of girls
have been formed who pledge them.
selves to eat no candy during the
war. That will sweeten the ration
of the soldier Somewhere in France
and allow an additional taste for 8
child in France or Belgium. Doesn't
that make so small a sacrifice worth
while?
Stores where the food administra
ton posters do not appear are being
checked up under direction of fedora
food administrators, in order to de
termine whether the absence of The
poster in any Ease is merely an over
sight Or an actual unwillingness t.
cooperate. If unwiilingness to co.
operate is discovered matters are tt
be Investigated to learn the reason
for this attitude on the part of tn,
grocer.
Souix City Journal: Drafted mel
from South Dakota points numberip,
about 100 spent yesterday Afternoon
in the city while on their way to en-
ter service at Fort Riley, Kan. (
larger contingent is expected t,
spend several hours here today. Til
canteen committee of the Red Cross
Mrs. Oscar Ruff, chairman, and tn
Commercial club provided entertain
ment for the men. They visited tn