Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-24
LOCAL NEWS

M. V. Bushman is among those who
are on the sick list.
Judge j. H. McCord transacted
business at Blunt Monday.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
Chas. Button of Harold, under
went an opera ion at the hospital to-
day.
Mrs. G. w. Nordin was released from
the hospital Tuesday and has returned
to her home in Van Metre.
Miss Emma Winckler has accepted
a position as bookkeeper with the
Thomas Grocery company.
G. II. Lugg, state superintendent,
arrived home Monday from a visit to
the eastern part of the state.
10 ton alfalfa, 20 tons wild hay on
Rousseau bottom for aale.-J. H.
Johnson, Box 2S4, Pierre,
Miss Maude Murphy came ovee
from Onida Saturday for g several
days visit at the And1ng home.
Fred Johnson went to Rochester,
Mimi, Sunday, where he VIII under
90 an examination at the Mayo hos
pitai.
w. D., Nelson has returned from
Rock ISLAND, III, where ne ATTENDED
q meeting of the, board of auditors
of the M. w. A.
Beresford Republic: Len Feathers
returned yesterday from Pierre, aud
announced that Berestord looked BET.
ter to him than that place.
Miss Helen Walker, who has been
employed with the Capital Supply com
pany, has accepted a position as book
keeper at the Lucas store.
$3.50 was realized by the Firemen
at their annual ball Friday night.
There was q large attendance and
the visitors were we'll looked after.
Mrs. II. Z. Purcell went to Huron
today where she will meet Mr.. Purcell
and both will go to Iowa, where they
home.
l have $40 acres, good clay loan,
clover land, with some timber, we'll
located in every way. Will sell VI ex-
change for stock of merchandise.--M.
A. Peoples, Lady8mitb, Wis. If
Hose Company No. will give theic
annual masquerade ball at the audi
forum tomorrow night. The event
promises TO be q great success. The
ball is given as a Red Gross bene1i-.
A Junior Red Cross society has
been organized in the Pierre schools
with Prof. r. e. Rawlins, County
superintendent Daisy Soiberg and
Miss Hutchinson at the head of the
society.
A regular meeting OF. the State Bank
ing hoard was held at the Capitol on
Tuesday. Among the members pres-
ent were, G.. IL. Lien Of Summit,
Louis Jacobs of Lenuox and Wm.
Hoese of Spencer.
A. A. Bluss, who has been connect
ed with the Hyde County Bulletin.
has come into possession of the IIa1
rold Journal. We look forward to
many improvements in the publica.
ton and welcome Brother Bluss into
u field of labor.
Dupree News: Harold Breeder,
who formerly was assistant cashier
of the Farmers State Bank, is expect
ed to arrive here on a short business
trip in the near future. He will en-.
ter the army service on Feb. 18th.
from Great Falls, Mont.
The Pierre ladies have had five days
in which to register. Friday and Sat-
urday of last week were given over to
registration and Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday of this week, so there is
no reasonable excuse for failing to re-
gister. The registration has been
heavy and much credit is due the ladies'
for their time and service given over to
this work.
A heavy chinook wind came up at an
early hour yesterday morning and has
since caused the thaw of ice and snow.
The ice on the river is covered with
water and traffic between the city and
Fort Pierre is pretty risky. The auto
and hacks have changed their place of
crossing to a point near the railroad
bridge, but if the warm weather con-
tinues the bridge train will be called
into service.
Blunt Advocate: Harry and George
Ocker of Manchester, Iowa, who own
considerable land in this locality.
expect to come here in the spriug to
take up their residence and improve
their half section situated a mile
southeast of of N. o. Dristy's place
in pIoorant ValJov oooordi,r - A..