Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
LOCAL NEWS

hussel Eakln or Blunt, was a Cap
ital City visitor Tuesday.
Gov. Norbeck will address a meet
ing at Highmore Monday.
A masquerade ball will be held at
the st Charles tomorrow night.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House,. N. Beacon.
b. \. Cummins returned Sunday
from q business trip to Chicago.
Miss Edith Andipg spent Sunday
at the Feeney home at Harold.
Tomorrow being Washington's
birthday, the banks of the city Will
be closed.
Miss Winnifred Ridgway has re
turned from a several weeks visit at
points east.
Manager Burnside of the st. Charles
hotel, left Monday on a business trip
to Des Moines.
Mrs. Bert Langland returned Sat
urday from Huron, where she visited
with a sister.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. n.
Arthur of near Okobojo, is q patient
at the hospital.
G.. II, Anderson has gone to Sioux
Falls to attend a meeting of the State
Council of Defense.
Mrs. Il. A. Ustrud left Tuesday f r
Bode, Iowa, where she was called 10y
the illness of a relative.
w. a. Morris, adjutant general,
came down from Redfe]d Tuesday
on an official business visit.
A war conference will be held iu
Sioux Falls by the State Council Of
Defence tomorrow and Saturday.
Sheriff Laughlin went to Yankton
Saturday, taking a Mr.. Parry to the
state hospital there for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. R Horner left
Monday for Seattle, Wash. where
they will pass the remaining winter
weeks.
Mrs. John Fish, mother of Mis-.
l.. w. Sandys, left today for her
home in Canada, after a several
weeks visit here.
News has reached the city of She
illness of ex-Gov. r. S. Vessey. who
suffered q stroke Of paralysis at his
home in Chicago.
Mrs. 0 N. Hoyt, g member Of a. e
Womans Investigating board, arrived
home Sunday from a visit at various
state institutions over the state.
Mrs j. w. Laughlin, department
president of the Womans Relief
Corps, has gone 10 the western part
of the state On department work.
c. II. Tuqg, state superintendent,
and G. Fl. Burke. left Monday FOR
Sioux Falls TO attend a meeting of the
committee on Junior Red Cross WORT
in the state.
March 20-29 has been set by the
state educational department as
dates for the holding of examinations
for schools which close early to en-
able students to engaged industrial
pursuits.
People in some localities have
solved the Thrift Stamp proposition
by buying one for every star in the
flag. Ii every person would do this
there would be no need for any
more Liberty Loans.
An anti candy league has been form
ed by state college girls. This action
followed a patriotic food conservation
talk by Miss Mable Ward, teacher. The
girls already are observing the meat
less and wheatless regulations.
Blunt Advocate: There will be q
service flag erected at the Presbyter-
ian church March I in honor of the
young men who have gone into the
United States service from Blunt
and this vicinity. The Christian
church society is arranging the pro
gram and expects all to JON in and
make it a community affair.
Prosecution for food boarding has
been begun in two cases in South DAG.
ota. 1t is probable many of our citi-
zens do not know there is a penalty for
food boarding, but a fine not to exceed
FIVE thousand dollars may be levied, or
the offender may be imprisoned not to
exceed two years. Anyone who has a
large amount of food under ban would
do well to return it to the grocer.
The funeral of the late Chas. How
ell was held from the Congregation
al church Sunday afternoon. Mem-
beers of the G.. A. R., w. r c., s, of