Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-09

day from a short visit with friends a,
Aberdeen.
Mrs. George Travers of Highmore,
submitted to an operation at the hos.
pital Saturday.
Mrs. G. o. Bentley was released
from the hospital Saturday and return.
: ed to her home at Midland.
MISS Hazel Rood arrived home on
Tuesday from a several DAYS visit
with friends at Philip.
Or. and Mrs. T. F. Riggs left Tues.
day for Minneapolis, where they will
spend several days.
The republican state convention
will be held in Sioux Falls Julv 2.
according to a call issued by the
chairman.
DR.. l.. M. Davis came over from
Winner Saturday to attend a meeting
OF the state live stock board. of which
he is a member.
The Kings Daughters were enter
tanned at the Mccoy home last even
ing by Misses Mccoy and Schubert,
Misses Nora and Delta Tumble ar.
rived home from Huron college TODAY
and went out to their home near Oko.
bojo.
Mrs. w. j, O'Brien and daughter
came in from Van Metre Saturday,
Miss O'Brien underwent an operation
at the hospital for the removal of her
%tonsils.
Mrs. W. Fl. Troth and daughter ar.
rived Sunday from Sturgis for a visit
with MI. Troth, who is a member of
the state council of defense.
G. H. Anderson arrived home Mon
day from Sioux Falls, where he had
been in the interest of the state coun.
Gil of defense.
State Engineer Derr and State Game
Warden Hedrick left Tuesday for the
state game preserve near Custer to
look after official duties.
Rev. Gunderson of the Baptist
church., went to Mitchell Tuesday,
where he is in attendance at a meet
lug of that society.
j. c. Stoner, register of the U. S.
land office at Lennon, was among
the Black and Yellow trail boosters
in the city Tuesday.
The Junior class held a surprise pic
mic party at the power house park
Tuesday night complimentary to Miss
Lillian Olander, one of their instructors
w. 5. Dudley, manager of the Roy.
al hotel at Huron, was among the
Capital City visitors Tuesday. Mr..
Dudley has many friends here who
welcome his visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Phelps left on
tuesday on an extended visit tC
points in Iowa, Oklahoma ADD other
states, expecting to be absent most
of the summer.
Fire chiefs knowing of persons stor.
ing, handling or using dynamite OF
other explosives without permission
from the government, should notify
the State Fire Marshal and the infor.
nation will be forwarded to tn,
proper United States officials.
The Eagles met at their hall Sun
day afternoon for the dedication O
their service flag which contains buI
one star. and that for Carl Walker
who is with the expeditionary forces
A musical program was given which
was followed by an address by j. H
McCord, past president.
The Pierre Rockdale company hav,
their cooperative store opened up al
the corner of Pierre Street and Siou,
avenue. They purchased the Telfai
grocery stock last week and moved i
to their quarters. J.. C. Eager is man
ager of the new enterprise.
Raymond Taylor, brother of Mrs
George Sayers and a former Pierr,
resident, passed through the city Sat
urday enroute to New York, havin,
been transferred from Seattle, Wash.
to that point. Mr. Taylor had been OF
a visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C
b. Taylor, at Rapid City.
G. N. Herried, food administrators TO
South Dakota, has issued a statemen
urging farmers to obtain their grail
= bags as soon as possible and to max
. every effort to use bags which the,
have on hand. He pointed out tina
great difficulty in obtaining jute from
, India and the great demand for bag
for the trenches, caused a heavy short
i age.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. N. Walker toda,
received a %cablegram from their son
Carl, who is with the Expeditionar,