Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-04
Judge Gaffy went to Onida TUESDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Wentz spent
Sunday with friends at Blunt.

Mrs. Ralph Nash of Hayes, is the
guest of Pierre friends.
Get your Sunday papers at the
Smoke House.-F. N. Beacon.
A meeting of women interested in
suffrage will be held at the library to-
night.
Sunday, May u. will be observed
throughout the United States as
Mothers Day.
Mrs. Carla Binford came in from her
ranch west of the river yesterday on a
short business visit.
Judge l.. E. Gasfy returned Saturday
from North Dakota points, where he
had been on insurance business.
The Womans club held a reception
at their club rooms at the library Tues
day nigh hit in honor of their daughters.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Howard will be pleased to note
their removal from Yankton to Hur-
on.
Harry Nj. Whipple and Miss Efie Nj.
Barclay, both of Tracey, Mimi, were
united in marriage Tuesday by Justice
Eager.
A. w. Helgerson arrived Monday
from Mt. Vernon, and has entered up
on his duties in the state treasures de
partment.
j. E. Ziebach of Gam Valley, is in
the city to attend a meeting of the
rural credits board of which he is a
member.
Philip Laurence of Huron, was a
! Capital City visitor Monday. Mr..
Laurence is a member of the Soldiers
Home board.
Guy Burnside, manager of the st.
Charles hotel, returned Monday from
a business trip to his former home at
Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Senator Zoske, we'll known among
Pierre people, has moved his family
from Draper to Rapid City. Mr.. Zoske
still retains his banking interests al
Draper.
N. e. Knight, state land commission.
err, and Deputy Mort Adams left the
first of the week for Belle Fourche,
and other points, where school land,
are offered for sale.
Every vacant lot or garden in Pierre
should be cultivated. Those who have
more ground than they can plant
should pass it along to someone who
will make good use of it.
Palmer Gilbertson, who has held thu
position of book keeper in the state
t%reasurer's department. left Tuesda.
for Sioux Falls, having accepted a pos
ition with an automobile company.
Farmers are asked to market tn
balance of wheat in their possession
before May Is, as it is needed for us
in making -four and for export. On
ly enough for seed should be retained
The annual meeting of the shardhold
ers of Pierre Lodge was held at tn
court house Tuesday night. The boar
of directors elected for the year wer
C. B. Billingh1rst, H. M. Straight, A
ID. Hengdl and M. A. LANCE.
The annual meeting of the EpiscC
pal church vas held Monday night
Officers for the year were chosen a
follows: Senior warden, j. FL Gates
junior warden, w. H. TWeedle; Col
> Chas. II. Burke; vestrymen, p.
!. Mcclure and G. j. Crandall.
The local Federal Loan people hav
received their checks and are closin
up the loans, which have accumul
Z ated. Hereafter loans can be close
the same day as made. The interes
rate is low. Address, Federal Loa
q Board. 2s3, Secretary and Treasure
J. iCilC, -. - VI
Farmers who have been holding pot
toes all winter for advanced prices al
now peddling them at prices from ST.:
u to 81. so a bushel. This time la
year they were bringing SO SO a bushe
An enormous crop was raised in tn
8 country and hundreds of bushels we
J, stored away for a high price. tt
country market is glutted.
y In addition to the regular servic
and Sunday school at the Bapti
re church or Easter Sunday Il
g primary department contributed
program of songs and recita ito
3, which was greatly enjoyed by /,
n present. The participants did cree
to themselves as welfas to those wi
had charge of the program.
he Parties IN from the north rep(
hundreds of fish laundering arou
in shallow pools where they ha
oy been left by the receding waite