Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-14
LOCAL NEWS
Miss Maude Murphy of Onida, is
q guest at the Anding home.


A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Smith of East Pierre,
Otto Pyles came up from Parker
Tuesday on a short business visit.
Mrs. Hall and daughter of Harold,
are guests at the e. M. Quinn home.
Alfred Zoske of Draper, spent Sat
urday and Sunday in the Capital
City.
The Methodist Aid society was en-
t~ertained last evening at the Swartz
home.
Clarence Coleman, postofice in
spector, was an arrival from Rapid
City Tuesday.
Chas. McCaffree, immigration com
missioner, went to the northern part
of the state Monday.
Help Wanted-Woman or man for
kitchen work, also waitress Frank
I'm Cafe, Deadwood, S. d.
Mrs. Jennie Morford came in from
Midland last week and will take up
her residence in Pierre.
Hook and Ladder Company No. /
will give their big masquerade bail at
the auditorium March 1S.
MISS Henrietta Behringer OF Hot
Springs, has accepted a position in
state railway department.
Mrs. G. L. Dorothy and daughter
came in from Philip Monday for a
visit at the E. +. Dorothy home.
Mrs. j.. w. Laughlin, department
president of the w. r. c., went over
to Onida Monday on official work.
Able bodied men found loaling
around the streets this summer should
be larshly dealt with and put to
work.
Mrs. G. S. Whiting left today for
Huron, where she Will attend a state
meeting of the Woman's Council Of
Defense.
j. E. Ziebach, member of the state
rural credits board, is a Pierre visi-
tor, coming in from Gam Valley
this morning.
c. H. Burke has gone to the east
ern part OF the state where he will
work in the interest of the Liberty
Loan campaign.
The Red Cross society at Canning
will hold a big auction sale Saturday
when they will offer many useful
articles for sale.
w. o. Lamb of the state educa-
tional department., left Tuesday for
Aberdeen to look after matters for
his department..
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy McMackin of Okobojo. Is a pa
tient at the hospital, having under
gone an operation Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. e. Gray came
down from Rapid City yesterday.
Mrs. Gray submitted to an operation
at the hospital and is getting along
getting along nicely.
John Woodruff, pioneer resident #
Hughes county, died at his home at
Harold Saturday.. Funeral services
were held Tuesday and werein chaIle
OF the Masonic order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Radam left on
TbnpIou fnv I2nnhnotnr ~hnro. . ;,av
will make their future home. MT.
Radam has been employed at the
cigar factory for the past two or
three years.
Bert Latta was in Pierre the first of
the week, and while here sold a farm
near Blant, for $50 per acre. Mr.. Latta
may relocate in this county, having
not as yet decided upon what he may
do or where to invest.
Mrs. Margaret Pattee expects TO
leave tomorrow for Wadena, Mimi,
near which place she will visit with
her mother. Mrs. Carl Wagner OF
Fort Pierre, will take her place at
the telephone exchange during her
vacation.
Onlda Watchman: Chas. Warnecke
returned Saturday from California,
where he spent the winter for the bet
terment of his health He states that
he feels much better thar he has for
several years and intends to 60 north
as soon as the hot weather sets in
for the summer.
Large posters advising farmers to
give their requirements for farm lab
or for the coming season to the rural
route carriers, postmaster or the
county farm agent have been printed
and are ready for distribution by the
department CT labor at Washington.
The South Dakota Potato Growers
association at their meeting at Red
field last week selected officers for
the, wear as follows: G.. M. Dixon,
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