Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-25
LOCAL NEWS

day in the city.
Red Cross auction sale in Pierre
next Friday.
For sale: Pure strain White Rock
hens.-G. M. Livingston.
Attorney John Keegan was1in the
city yesterday from Watertown.
W. r. Walpole of Philip. transac'-
ed business in Pierre Tuesday.
Mrs. Clyde Tyler returned Tuesday
from a visit with relatives in Mime
sofa.
R. G. Riley of Lead, has accepted a
position with the state highway de-
partment.
Ivor Thomas arrived home SATURDAY.
from Fort Leavenworth, Kan, on a
short %furlough.
S. A. Travis, industrial commits
sioner, has gone to the southern part
of the state on official duties.
Hal Williams and family have gone
to Highmore, near which place they
will visit with Mrs. Williams par
ents.
Mesdames Hegglund and Harbaugh
entertained the Methodist Aid society
at the church parlors yesterday after
noon.
Paul Laird left last week for Omaha,
having Joined the navy. Paul expected
to be sent to the. Great Lakes training
station.
Lieut.. Virgil Laughlin left Tuesday
on his return to Fit. Crook, Neb., af-
ter spending a short fnrlough at his
home here.
Miss Gladys Bennett was released
from the hospital Tuesday, having
fully recovered from an illness of
pneumonia.
Walter Brandhuber went down to
Huron the first of the week to drive
his auto home which has been there
since last fall.
N. E. Knight, state land commits
sioner, left Monday for Eau Claire,
Wis.,, where he was called by the
death of his father.
The Odemark orchestra will furnish
music for the big Red Cross dance to
be given at the Ed Cooper home south
east OF Blunt next Wednesday night.
From the various kinds of weather
the last ten days, one is easily con-
WINGED that the northwest had it's
May in March and is now having its
March in April.
Mrs. w. S. Dudley, department
treasurer of the w. R. c., came up
from Huron Saturday for a several
days visit with friends and to look
after department work.
Mrs. Harley Stafford of Montrose,
Mich, charged with making @disloyal
remarks, was taken from her home
last Friday night and tarred and
feathered by a crowd of women.
The local exemption board on Fri.
day issued the names of the follow
ing men who come in call No. 1872:
Earl l.. Mosteller, Perry E. McGaffee,
Joseph A. Marshall, Nels August
Juhlin and Herbert Bert Magub.
Mrs. P. H. Phelps was entertained
at the East Pierre Red Cross room
last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Phelps,
who has been one Of the active workers
of that society, left Monday on an ex-
tended visit in Oklahoma and other
points.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Trople of Wasta, is again at the hos
pital here and is in quite a serious
condition. The child underwent an
operation for appendicitis several
weeks ago and has never fully re-
covered.
Mrs. Frank Porter was given a
surprise party and shower at her
apartments in the Pierre Street block
Monday evening. The guests each
came prepared to make merry" and
not until near the midnight hour did
they take their departure.
Mrs. Mary Stenger, a resident of
Pierre for q numbes of years, passed
away at the home of her son, Harry
Stenger. in East Pierre Sunday after
noon, aged 76 years. The funeral
was held from the home Monday
afternoon. The remains we're taken
to Howard for burial.
Frank w. Burke, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Burke. is the first enlist.
ed man from Sioux Falls to meet
death at the hands of the German
enemy. News Of his death was re-
ceived in Sioux Falls Saturday. The
Lake Moor, q new American mer-
chairman, on which young Burk was
q sailor, had been sent to the bottom
by a torpedo from an enemy submar.