Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-16
Editor Besancon of the Blunt Advo.

Editor Besancon of the Blunt Advo-
cate, passed Saturday in Pierre.
Is the barberry swatted yet? If not.
no time to lose. Now is the time for
it's harvest.
Mrs. Ross Miller has returned from
an extended visit with homefolks at
Huron.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Horner return
ed Saturday from q visit at Minnesota
points.
Lieut.. Hiram Rowe of Fort Pierre,
arrived home Monday for a visit with
homefolks.
b. A. Cummins left Saturday for
the Twin Cities on a several days.
business trip.
II. S. Hedrick, state game warden,
came in from Chamberlain Tuesday on
official business.
Attorney j. B. H%anten, of the Code
Revision Board, spent Sunday with his
family at Watertown.
Bert Burton of the state auditors
department, returned yesterday from
a visit at his home at Sturgis.
Floyd Brown arrived from Lead on
Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
board of charities and corrections.
Gov. Norbeck arrived home Tuesday
from a trip to the eastern part of the
state in the interest of his campaign.
The Farmers Equity Union Of
South Dakota will hold its annual
convention at Mobridge on June 1920.
Miss Ruth Bonsey returned yester-
day from Vermillion, where she has
been a student at the state university.
Rev. Anthony of the Episcopal
church went to WATERFOWL Tuesday
to attend the State Sunday School con-
vention.
Mr.. and Mrs. John. Hirning have
gone to Rochester Mimi, where Mrs.
Hirning will receive medical treat
ment,
Rev. Address of the Congregations
al church will deliver the baccalaur-
cate sermon at the Methodist church
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage Sorenson of De-
Smet, and Miss Grace Natter of Hur-
on, visited at the Matter home near
OkoboJo Sunday.
The staley ranch, eleven miles
north of Pierre, has been purchased
by G.. II. Jaynes, who will take pos
session this fall.
Rev. Draper of the Methodist
church will go to Fort Pierre Sunday
to deliver the bac~calaureate sermon
of the class of '1S.
Rev. Mueller is in the city from
Kimball, Mimi, to which point he
will accompany Mrs. Mueller and
make their future home.
Mrs. M. G. Sherwood and daughter,
Miss Edna, came in from Philip on
Saturday. Miss Sherwood underwent
an opnration for throat trouble at the
hospital.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Nelson of Onlda at the
hospital yesterday. A son was also
born to Mr.. ana Mrs. l.. l.. Cross.
waite of Highmore.
Mira. Binford and Jas. Walton we're
in from Manila Monday, Mrs. Bin
ford closing up a deal in which she
bought three quarters of land north
of Notwithstanding Mail.
The Epworth League. of the Metho.
dist church gave a farewell party on
Tuesday evening in honor of Paul
Noren, who was n of the boys who
left yesterday for Minneapolis to re.
port for service.
Rev. McCaffree, who has been q
guest at the home of his son, Immigra-
tion Commissioner McCaffree, depart
cd yesterday for his home at SCOTS
Bluff, Neb. Charles McCaffree accom-.
panied him home for a visit.
Mrs. A. w. Zimmerman and daueh-
ter, Miss Elda, will leave shortly
after the close of school for points In
Minnesota and Wisconsin where they
will spend a greater portion of the
summer on a visit to relatives.
The county commissioners of Pen.
nington county were in the city Fri
day for a conference with commits
%sioners from counties which bordel
on the Black and Yellow trail. Til,
matter of improvements along tn
trail was the topic of discussion.
Friends of Charles Buell., son O
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. j. Buell. of .Rapi,
City, and the news of whose dealt
in France was received here q few
weeks ago, will be interested II