Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
Harry Fulton has entered the hospital

Charles tomorrow night.
J.J. Daulton of Hutton, is confined to
his bed with pneumonia.
Fine Cigars and Tobacco at the
Smoke House.-F. n. Beacon.
DR.. n. B. Martin came up from
Harold Tuesday on professional bust
ness.
Nine young men arrived in Pierre on
Monday morning, coming from Rapid
City and enlisted in Uncle Sans strong
army.
H. L. Eveland of the state tax commits
sion, has returned from a trip to the
soutoern part of the state.
George Norbeck arrived the fore
part of the week from Redield for g
visit at the home of Gov. Norbeck.
A Red Cross dance and basket So
clal will be held at FIT. Pierre tomor.
row night. A large nsmber from
here plan to attend.
The Eastern Star Social club will
be entertained Vt Temple court to-
morrow afternoon by Mesdames Bin
ford, Truran and Schaaf.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Adams was taken to the hospital
for treatment Tuesday The little
child has quite ill for several days.
The Supreme Court of the District of
Columbus upheld on January the order
of Postmaster General Burleson revok-
ing the second class privileges of the
Milwaukee Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. c D, Smyer, who have
resided in Pierre for several months, will
leave next week for Nebraska. Mr.. Smy-
er is a salesman for the Armour Packing
company and makes the: move for a
change of territory.
An appeal to President Wilson for ma
tionalization of the packing plants was
made on January 18 by a delegation of
packing house men headed by John Fitz-
patrick and Edward Nockels of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor.
"We have reached the time in our
national life when no loyal citizen in
the country "a afford TO spend a
dollar for wasteful iuXuries. Such
an expenditure resolves itself into a
dlsloyal act. "-Cardinal Gibbons.
General Gales, Governor of the Mex
lean State of Sonora, has notified the
public that those who violate the law
strictly forbidding the sale of Intoxicating
liquors of any description viii suffer the
death penalty. The reason given for
this severity is the war condition brought
about by the rebellion of the Yaquis.
DR.. Dinwoodie of the state college
arrived Monday for the holding of vet.
Urinary meeting throughout the county.
A meeting was held at the court house
Monday evening. Mr.. Dlnwoodie and
W. w. Underwood, agricultural agent
have gone to the eastern part Of the
county where meetings are being held.
Harriet and Dedrick Woodland, students
at the Mckinley school, are the largest
private purchasers of Thrift Stamps in
the city schools, holding SIS worth OF
stamps which they have purchased at
various times. Each school in the city is
making a big drive for the sale of stamps
and a few purchases like the above sale
will cause much enthusiasm in the
schools.
AS "the 1st of July was the last OF
August" it looks like that January
thaw is going to occur sometime IN
February-or March. shes" been
pretty snug the past week, the TEN,
perature hanging around the zero
mark most of the time, and then TAX
ing a duck Of twenty to thirty de.
grees the past couple of days
Watertown Herald.
We are learning nov the bitter les.
son that coal, a gift of nature to al
mankind and a vital public necessity
is monopolized by a few individuals.
There is plenty of it in the ground
but it suited the selfish caprices OF
certain men last summer to close the
mines. 1t must never happen again.
The owners operation of this great
national resource must be taken
over by the nation.
On last Thursday Robert Cryer re.
ceived a shipment of meat products
from an Omaha packing firm, says
the Anita Tribune. A part of this
was liverwurst which on K mia.
ton was found to contain broken o,
ground glass. A small mouthful OF
it chewed up by a party contained
three pieces of sharp edged glass
about the size of a radish seed. Mr.
Cryer shipped the whole lot back tc
the packero the next day. This is the
second shipment that he has received
from Omaha within a montn.-Wal
mt RLroan