Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
LOCAL NEWS

A. G. Granger came in from Ka-
doka Tuesday.
M. II. O'Brien is in the city today
from Highmore.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
b. A. Cummins left the first of the
week on a business trip east.
j. A. Silvernail snd father Of High
more, passed Saturday in The city.
George Philip of Rapid City submitted
to On operation at the hospital Monday.
Mrs. Dick Haney entertained the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary society yester-
day afternoon.
Trinity Guild was entertained at
the home OF Mrs. p. Il. BeAnett yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monte Bcicbman have
returned from an extended stay at
points in Minnesota.
A meeting of the Contra South Dl-
kota Poultry association viii be held
at the cour house tomorrow 1igbt.
Prof. E. c. Perisho ana wife arrived
Tuesday from Bookings to attend a
meeting of the state educa. ional survey.
Miss Eva Robinson " eoc4pm-
les department of .he ; ate Uniyers-
itg vas ia the city NJ ga ofi o.il.
duties.
John Fish, father Of Mrs L W.
Sandys, departed Tuesday for bis home
in Canada after a several weeks visit
here.
Miss Ruth Bonsey leaves Saturday
for Vermillion where she will again
take up her studies at tbs state uni
versity.
Anskar Hauge, one of the prosper
Gus ranchers of Van Metre, is in the
city today on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
Traffic upon the ice, between Pierre
and Fort Pierre, has opened again. The
continued cold weather has served to
supply a solid roadbed of ice.
Sunday Pierre experienced its first
Sunday without passenger service.
No mail was received and the day
passed in an unusually quiet manner.
MI. and Mrs. F. II. Rugg have moved
to the city from Rapid City. Mr. Rugg
has been appointed state accountant and
moves to Pierre to be nearer his head
quarters.
The pupils of the city schools are
Investing in Thrift Stamps. Many
of The little tots are saving up t cir
pennies to make their first stamp
purchase.
Miss lima Kelley departed Monday
for New York, where sae VIII enter q
base hospital unit and wiis leave
within a short time Tor France TO
engage in hospital work,
William Burrus of Hayes is in the
city from that place. lie drove to
Pierre on Wednesday OF last week,
since which time he has been conha ed
to his room with rheumatism.
The Miller Candy Kitchen was turn
ed over to the Red c oss ladies late
yesterday afternoon. a chicken pie
supper was served and the ladies dis
posed of lots of confectionery goods.
[ have $40 acres, good clay loan,
clover land, with some timber, we'll
located in every way. VIII sell or eN-
change for stock of merchandise. M.
A. Peoples, ~LadysLaith, WIS. Ii
Highmore Herald: Word was re-
ceived IN Highmore the first of the
week that Mrs. L.. w. Thompson,
wife OF Rev. Thompson, formerly of
this place, had died arths home in
Miller last Saturday and that the
funeral was held last Tuesday after
Miss Ellen McComber died at St.
Mary's hospita! Tuesday, the cause of
her death being the infrmitias of old
age. "Ellen,' as che was Familiarity
known, was we'll known to Pierre peo-
pie, having resided here for many
years. The only known relatives re-
side in New York.
The masquerade dance given at the
Auditorium Friday night by Hose
Company No. l as a Red Cross bene-
fit was a success in every particular.
The music, donated by the Odemark
orchestra, was good and the floor was
filled with dancers. The lunch was
served by the Red Cross ladies. In
all $298.335 was taken in.
The state banking department. is
preparing to pay per cent divi-
depd to the depositors Of the Old
Meade County bank of Stnrgis. This
gives the depOsitors as per cent of