Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-28
LOCAL NEWS

Farmers are busy working in their
fields, blowing, discing and dragging.
DR.. LaDgsdale came up from High
more Monday on a professional bust
ness.
Guy Erickson of the state land de-
partment, left Tuesday for the east
ern part of the state.
Don't FORGET to set your clock an
hour ahead Sunday if you expect to
keep pace with the rest OF US.
Attorney j. b. Hanten came down
from Watertown Tuesday to look af-
ter matters before the supreme court.
Karl Graf will return to the city to-
morrow from Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he has spend most of the winter with
relatives,
Mr., and Mrs. George Holley came
in from Fort Bennett today and eX-
pect to leave for MINES ota to make
their home.
Mrs. Geo. Traver and Mrs. c. w.
Trent came up from Highmore Mon
day, the former coming up for medi-
cal treatment.
Mrs. j. e. Nipple and Mrs. C. T..
Coyne have gone to Minneapolis,
where they are receiving instructions
in surgical dressing.
Misses Esther Odemerk and Ella
Ramsey carried out a surprise party
at the Ramsey home Tuesday night,
complimentary to Rudolph Smith.
Mr.. Telfair has moved his grocery
store from Dakota avenue to Pierre
street in one of the store rooms of the
old Grand Pacific hotel building. He
has also added to his line of goods.
Arrangements have been conclud-
ed for a state convention of the South
Dakota Holiness association to be
held at Mitchell commencing April
9th and continuing for five days.
G. C. Bennett left Sunday for his
home at Tulsa, Okla, after spending
several days here looking after business
interests here and renewing acquaint'
ances.
Mrs. Harry Hoyt of Vinton, vel
passed away at her home Saturday
Mrs. Hoyt was a sister of Mrs. John
Mellette of Fielder.
Arthur Young, one of the pros
porous ranchers in the vicinity o
Vinton, Stanley county, passed Wed
nesday in the city on q combine
business and pleasure visit.
An informal reception was held a
the Congregational church yesteIda
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Andres
of Nebraska, mother of Rev, Al
dress, who is visiting in the city.
E. f. Dorothy, who left las Wee
for Ute, Iowa, where he was calle
by the illness of a brother, sent HON
word that his brother had passe
away before his arrival there on Sui
day.
A Service Flag with 10 stars wa
dedicated at the Baptist church Sunda
morning with appropriate service
Each star represents a soldier fro
that church who is Serving with tt
colors."
The Ladies Aid society Of the LutI
ohnrnh hoo donated a nnItt.t
the local Red Cross society. II
Lutheran ladies are always ready
be of service to a worthy use.
Mrs. A. G.. Satterlee has prove
herself one of the early chicken raj
ers, out of a Cyphers incubator s
with ia eggs she realized a hatch
no chickens, which is considered e
ceptionally good for a March hatch
The South Dakota Hotel Mems ass
citation will hold their annual conventi
in Sioux Falls. April % and %. Seer
tary Mccartney, late of Hot Spring
has sent out notices to the hotel men
the state regarding the meeting {
uOICl pCopiS.
About one-half of the immigrar
expected here this spring from q
ferent eastern states arrived befo
the bridge at Chamberlain went OF
Nearly every day, however, someo
arrives by the round about way
Pierre and Rapid City.-Presho Po
Delegates to the General Council
Sioux Indians to be held at Or
Creek agency on April Bird were CHI
en- at the council held at Cheyen
agency last week and are Black Sp
ted Horse, Paddy Miller, John La
man and Clarence Ward. The mat
of taking steps to recover pay for
Black Hills section of the state FRI
the government will be planned.
delegation to go to Washington,
M